History of the Catholic Church in America
The history of the Catholic Church in the United States has had many ups and downs. The history of the Catholic Church in the Unites States has many ramifications for the Church through out the world.
I came across a very well written article that recounts the history of the Catholic Church in America (United States). It is a rather long article but I encourage you to read all of the way through it. (Those of you who consider yourselves "Cafeteria Catholics" will find some helpful explanations in this article.) After reading the article please return here and post your comments.
History of the Catholic Church in America by Anthony Padovano:
http://ecumenical-catholic-communion.org/html/am_catholic.html
(Link revised June 14, 2006)
The article describes three phases of the Catholic Church in America. Think about this: how about a new phase that begins now? An author has just written a book where that is exactly what he proposes. It will require action from the people of the Church. I haven't finished reading the book yet so I can't explain it all yet. But a few weeks ago several of us had dinner with that author and he sure made a good case for a new phase. I will provide information on that book and its author soon.
A more recent article by Padovano provides some interesting observations:
Report from Rome by Anthony Padovano:
http://undercover.corpus.org/page.cfm?Web_ID=553
posted by jw @ 4/15/2006 10:27:00 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
I'll get back to it if I survive Easter eggs and all that.
Or maybe later tonight if insomnia sets in.
Thanks - your viewpoint is always interesting (even when you're linking to someone else's.)
Ann,
The history article was so good that I could not pass it up. The choice was either plagiarize the heck out of it or give you all a link to the original. Also Padovano's "opinions" marvelously come through his writing (I generally agree with him). I've met Tony Padovano several times in-person. He is the founder of one of the married priest groups that I participate in, C.O.R.P.U.S. and he is himself a married Catholic priest.
- - Jerry
I liked the way he split up the time periods. I knew some of it but not that the early American Catholics had so much freedom.
Pity Rome had to fix what wasn't broken.
Thank there is a chance the pendulum will swing back or will disheartened Catholics keep leaving?
Was gopher removal part of your seminary training or something you picked up along the way?
Im almost positive she has a gopher, even in the city.
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