I will post about Arlington’s ordinations today in a moment. First, a blurb about a rabble-rouser in the parking lot today who was handing out “report cards” on the Diocesan clergy after Mass. The man, someone who I’ve sung Latin with in a local schola, was handing this drek out while a woman next to him, somenoe who I also know from my parish, was standing right next to him asking people not to read it when he handed it to them. I passed them as I was leaving the parking lot and thought the man had something useful. I looked at it quickly as I heard the woman saying a short prayer to Our Lady. She then said, “Don’t read that – you don’t want that on your heart.” I have spoken with this woman many times and in my humble opinion she’s a saint. I quickly gave it to her and crushed it in her hand. Both were standing in the pouring rain.
One of my friends later told me a priest had walked into the reception with one of these sheets and was totally disgusted.
If I ever see that man again I will ask him what he was trying to prove. When I see this holy woman again at Mass I will thank her.
Sal, you’re going mystical on us again. The saintly lady who prayed to the Blessed Mother urged you to toss it, so you did.
There may well be a reason to refuse to listen to some guy’s complaint; do you have one yet? You might argue: if it’s false, there’s no benefit in reading it; if it’s true (some scurrilous accusation about a third party), it’s still none of my business. Do you know enough about the contents already to draw that conclusion?
At the time it was enough for saintly woman to tell me not to read it.
I found out later from a friend who did pick one up that it was complete garbage. Maybe I can get this friend to comment on the contents of the paper.