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Pope To Meet Mccann Family
Topic Started: Sunday, 27. May 2007, 22:32 (630 Views)
Timothy
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BBC - Pope to meet McCann family

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Gerry and Kate McCann are expected to attend a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor is helping arrange for the McCanns' visit.

A spokesperson for Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor said: "The cardinal is conscious of the prayers of the entire Catholic community in this country for the McCann family at this distressing time.

"Having spoken to Dr Gerry McCann, the cardinal is facilitating the presence of the McCanns at an audience with the Holy Father as soon as is feasible. "The cardinal also assured Dr McCann of his prayers for the safe release of Madeleine and for the rest of the family."
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I am glad to see Cardinal Murphy O'Connor doing this for the family, I hope they find strength from the visit to Rome.
"An adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelty."
"Having a clear faith, according to the credo of the church, is often labelled as fundamentalism."
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BBC - Pope meets McCann family


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"An adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelty."
"Having a clear faith, according to the credo of the church, is often labelled as fundamentalism."
Pope Benedict XVI
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Em.

What is the reason behind it? Isn't it better if they stayed at home working like mad to spend the money searching for the girl? The Pope can do nothing and he could have sent them a letter.
I really cannot get my head round the reason for it.
There is a family who is propably not a CXatholic (I don't know) and there are Catholic out there crying for a priests visit. HJe could have done better to guarantee them that visit.
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Timothy
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Em, I think you have been extremely harsh and critical;



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What is the reason behind it? Isn't it better if they stayed at home working like mad to spend the money searching for the girl?


One reason was to continue to raise awareness of their child's abduction, by meeting the Pope, they gained media attention which was one way of keeping a high profile.

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The Pope can do nothing and he could have sent them a letter.


He can pray.

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There is a family who is propably not a CXatholic (I don't know)


They are Catholic, and have gone to mass daily since the abduction.

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there are Catholic out there crying for a priests visit


I can't see how that has anything to do with it, and besides they visited the Priest (Pope) and not the other way round.


"An adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelty."
"Having a clear faith, according to the credo of the church, is often labelled as fundamentalism."
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I see that the English Churchman, that bastion of C of E extreme evangelicals, has printed an article which says that the family will receive no comfort until it converts from Romanism. Much more in similar vein. And yet sometimes, even on this Forum , Catholics seem happy to ally themselves with these people on "family" issues.

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Em.

Timothy,

Sadly this is the first time that I saw your answer. I did not get a notidfication of your reply.
I did not know that they are Catholics, and even if I knew my opinion would not have changed.
I am not being harsh at all, is that what you call a person who tells what he feels?
Continue to raise awareness you say? The Pope can pray? He could do that without meeting them can't he?
You say they went to Mass daily since the problem arose, well, did they not go before? Do they go because of this incident?
And regarding your last reply, my answer is that it has to do with what I stated, I might be old but net crazy yet, there are sick people that need the comfort of a priest and they have to do without him.

I couid say a lot more but I leave it at that. My question is why did they not guard her ALL the time I used to.
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John Sweeney
May 30 2007, 08:19 PM
I see that the English Churchman, that bastion of C of E extreme evangelicals, has printed an article which says that the family will receive no comfort until it converts from Romanism. Much more in similar vein. And yet sometimes, even on this Forum , Catholics seem happy to ally themselves with these people on "family" issues.

John

This is a slight digression, but I feel the C of E needs to be defended.

English Churchman Newspaper

has a button marked History

Click that and you get "We have been publishing our newspaper in the UK for hundreds of years in one form or another. The current editor, Rev Peter Ratcliff, is a minister in the Church of England (Continuing) in London. "

That takes you to another link to Church of England (Continuing) which states "Welcome to the home page of the
Church of England (Continuing)


We are a group of Anglican congregations outside the Church of England"

So, it appears that the Church of England has no responsibility for that paper.


Church of England (Continuing)
Keep the Faith!

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Em.
May 30 2007, 08:33 PM
I couid say a lot more but I leave it at that. My question is why did they not guard her ALL the time I used to.

This is no time for condemnation, whatever our personal views on the matter. The parents, grandparents, two little ones, possibly aunts and uncles are suffering. Worse, the little girl may be suffering and in what way we do not know. No amount of criticism from any of us will help find this child.

God sees and understands all.

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Em.

Rose

You want me to be honest don't you?
If I say one thing to please everyone and in my heart I feel what I have written, G-d will be my witness and I am not going to cheat on Him.
Yes, of course, as a father and grand fater I do indeed sympathise with them, but I have to be honesty withmyself even if other people disagree with me.
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Rose
I agree that the Church of England has no responsibility for the English Churchman and nor should that great Church be accused of that. it is true that the people behind the Churchman are adherents to Anglicanism.
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Continue to raise awareness you say? The Pope can pray? He could do that without meeting them can't he?


It was up to the family, and they felt it would help, and therefore I don't see why anyone should judge them, meeting the Pope is a very important event for anyone, and they wanted that and I can fully understand that.

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You say they went to Mass daily since the problem arose, well, did they not go before? Do they go because of this incident?


Most Catholics don't go to mass daily, but weekly, they went to mass daily considering the situation they were in, the fact they are on holiday, that their daughter has been abducted and that they are Catholic. Most working people don't have the time to go to mass daily as the mass time is usually in the mornings.

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there are sick people that need the comfort of a priest and they have to do without him.


I'm sure there are, however this has nothing to do with the McCanns meeting the Pope at all.

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My question is why did they not guard her ALL the time I used to.


The greater question is why someone abducted her. It's easy to blame people now, but there is no point they are looking for help not criticism.
"An adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelty."
"Having a clear faith, according to the credo of the church, is often labelled as fundamentalism."
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As I have mentioned elsewhere:

The McCanns have spoken about the guilt they feel about that evening. They have said it will never leave them and that they will have to live with it for the rest of their lives. Surely that is punishment enough? They are aware they made a tragic mistake. To be possibly reminded of it, or their relatives be reminded of it, on this, a freely-accessible Catholic site, to my mind, will not help matters. They are suffering more than most of us could ever possibly imagine.

I pray to God every day that this child is soon found and safely reunited with her parents. I truly believe this is possible. It seems there was a siting of her with a man in Marrakesh, so I trust to God that she is still alive and unharmed.
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It saddens me to read condemnation of the parents of Madeline MacCann. What has happened happened. It cannot be undone, and nothing is gained by openly condemning the couple, particularly on a Catholic, indeed any Christian forum that can be viewed by any casual browser.

It could be that the publicity will raise awareness of the difficulties faced by many other parents frantic with worry about missing children. Police forces in many countries might be shamed into making more effort when they receive reports of child abduction.

I admit shamefully to have wondered why so much publicity for Madeline and so little for some others. A friend put me right, said it is good that Mr and Mrs McCann are in a position, and have the bravery, to make a big fuss and get as much publicity as possible in the hope of finding her daughter.

Whatever our own individual situations, upsets, disappointments, rejection and anger, s, we can all do something postive, ie pray for all missing children, and all families suffering resultant distress, and carefully observe any child we see who resembles Madeline. I, like Em, know what is is like to llack support in bad times, but I see no point in connecting that with this tragic affair.

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Rose I entirely agree. This must be every parents nightmare and the McCanns deserve all the sympathy and support they are getting. Like Emee, I pray every day that the little one will be found safe and reunited with her parents - I'm sure we all do.
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Alan
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It is so easy to be critical of parents.

No parent is in a position to observe children 24 hours a day 7 days each week for fifty two weeks of the year.

There was a dreadful case in the north of England last year when a child was taken from her bath when the child's mother went to get something from the kitchen. Surely that was not neglect?

I remember well in my own case leaving my pre school children in a holiday camp chalet being observed only by "the Chalet Patrol" who only reported "baby crying". They did not ensure the children were in bed. Yes and we were quite a distance away. How many thousands of other parents did exactly the same as us.

Em I am delighted that you were able to come to England from your homeland with sufficient funds to enable you to watch your family at all times and without a need to work.

My thoughts and Prayers are with the McCann family and all those who have lost children.



God Bless all who visit this forum,

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