Friday, December 16, 2005

Spanish/English Dictionaries - Required at Mass?

American Catholics may want to start bringing their Spanish/English dictionaries to Mass if the Roman hierarchy has its way. This issue was highlighted in a Dec 6 Catholic News Service article titled, "Tex-Mex Catholicism Offers Blending of Mexican, Texan Customs."

The article spoke about how:

"Jesuit Father Jake Empereur learned to preach bilingual homilies. The trick for Father Empereur and other priests in the San Antonio Archdiocese is to switch back and forth from English to Spanish while keeping the thread of their thought going."

Also, the hope of what American Catholicism can become was echoed by San Antonio, Texas Archbishop Jose Gomez:

"Who sees the local blending of Spanish-speaking and English-speaking religious traditions as an example for other dioceses as the Hispanic population grows throughout the United States."

It looks like American Catholics face some choices:

1. They can hunker down and start to practice conjugating verbs in Spanish.

2. It might offer a new excuse for sleeping through those dreadful Catholic homilies.

3. They can confess the sin of Catholicism, forsake Rome forever, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.

Rome not only continues to support and encourage illegal immigration – but we also see them determined to keep immigrants from being assimilated into American society. Rome knows full well what Jesus said in Matthew 12:25: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation."

Illegal immigration – by any other name it's still a Catholic invasion of the USA. May God protect the United States from – the Roman Catholic Church.