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| PJD | Thursday, 28. May 2009, 12:47 |
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“Unfortunately we also have a bunch of people who think that a bit of paper replaces experience and they will brandish their Diploma in Parish management in the face of tried and trusted parishioners and demand employment and elevated status.” Penfold laid out the mine-field of accreditations – in my opinion accurately. However as regards the Catholic world, - quoting from his contribution (as above) – unfortunately this trend not only affects the pragmatics of organisation but more seriously the virtues. It is no accident that humility was regarded by the Saints and Doctors of the Church as being of prime importance; and it is no rarity that we are all plagued by self-esteem/sycophantism within our individual selves. And if we are not plagued so much by that we are plagued by temptations to frustration, gossip, and even anger etc. End of sermon; back to subject. Strictly speaking this is a problem that comes under the jurisdiction of the Bishops (or hierarchy if you like). And they have not been very well served by the laity when, in the past I might add, and in all good faith the appointments they made (governors, advisors and the like especially trustees) have proved in hindsight to contain many persons who let them down. I am thinking of the fiasco concerning SORS, Catholic Hospitals, etc. when lay decisions turned against them. However the sad part is that although one might understand ‘hindsight’, in this case it is (at least for me posting here) almost impossible to figure out how to deal with it. And even sadder that this unfortunate state of affairs filters down from top to bottom infecting the whole system – including education – leaving in my opinion only the humble parish priests unscathed – and it is the evident humility of these that keeps one’s pecker up. Bishops are treated with reverence; priests with affection (is that remark too discriminatory?) As I said before – good subject. PJD |
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