Do We Need More Relatable Clergy? Trent Says No!

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I recently read about a high-ranking prelate who remarked to the media that he wants to see clergy who fit in, who focus more attention on doing the kinds of things that lay people do like dressing casually and going bowling, rather than fixating on tradition and dogma.

And frankly, I find this kind of opining from those with real authority a bit frustrating. As a Catholic, I’m not interested in what Steve, the private citizen’s opinions are. I want to know what Archbishop Stephen teaches by virtue of his apostolic authority – that wasn’t this particular prelates name by the way.

When someone has an office with legitimate authority, it’s negligent if they avoid actually exercising that authority, instead, preferring to give interviews or make public remarks that have no authoritative content in them.
And this is especially frustrating when the actually authoritative teachings of the Church stand in contrast to some of these remarks.

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