As a lay woman I have worked in the church for over 50 years. One of our priests committed suicide on the parish grounds. I have sat with many priests who have questioned their vocations because of back-biting and gossip and criticisms. I have dealt with seminarians who are struggling with the troubles in the Church. A close friend left the Legion and his brother, who was ordained left. What is clear is that priests are under attack from all sides and we have forgotten our duty to pray for those who have authority over us. Diocesan priests are particularly hard hit because so many now live alone and priestly fraternity is a rarity. Circumstances make true friendship next to impossible which adds to the suffering. God bless you.
I'm 74yrs old and I've never been really informed about my religion, was never told I was to read the Bible, I'm only discovering things now watching podcasts like your own Robert so I'll never point a finger at anyone, I just pray 🙏 that God is guiding us, thank you Robert 🙏🇮🇪
One of my Catholic buddies occasionally says something like this: “Be charitable to others. You might be the only example of Christ that they meet.” ✝️
I wanted to be a priest but my diocese decided not to move on with me. I was honest about my past and everything going on in my life, spiritual, psychological etc. I was devastated but now I'm glad that they chose wisely. I've grown as a person. If anyone thinks they're called and begin applying it is imperative they are honest about everything in their life, even scrupulously. Better to be rejected honestly than accepted deceptively.
Bravo! I am an Oblate of the Order of Saint Benedict. Here is a prayer of exorcism against satan: “Vade Retro Satana! Numquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas.” In English, “Be gone Satan! Never tempt me with your vanities! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself.” Monks are fine examples of people who pray.
May the soul of that Priest rest in peace. 🙏 I like your advice about leaving a person in a better state after speaking with you. The Blessed Mother thought carefully before speaking. Her speech was not careless.
My very good friend left the priesthood. He ended up in hospital he made himself so ill with worry about his decision to leave. His first public outing as a lay person afterwards was at my wedding. These men and all priests need all the love and support we the faithful can give them.
In my youth (the 1970s) I saw many priests and religious leave. It was heartbreaking. I used to look down on them as having broken their promises and vows. Worse than even divorce. As I matured, however, I began to see them and the thousands who have left since the 1970s in a more nuanced light. Perhaps it wasn't all their fault? For some of them at least, the religious order (or diocese) that they may have joined in the 1950s was radically different by the 1970s. So much of what they knew had changed or didn't even exist anymore. I suppose it could be described as a case of "I didn't leave the Church -- the Church left me." I learned not to judge souls; that's God's prerogative. Our job is to pray for healing all involved, including the lay faithful who may have been scandalized.
Love from Dublin, me and the family have kept our sacraments last year and growing in our Faith please keep going at all costs our Faith needs you. God bless you and keep you and your family.
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@@user-hl8kb1hg4t So true; like a baseball team or any sport when a team starts losing you go back to the basics the fundamentals meaning the Church Fathers. The Lord is ok with starting over again as Lent is every year.
Thank you so much, Robert. Your advice have reached my soul. Even though I pray much for our clergy, all this mess within the Church has slowly turned me into a severely judgemental soul, and I need to change that ASAP.
Where does one draw the line between being judgemental and being objectively critical in defending the challenged tennets of our faith? This would be a good topic for a video, Robert.
We have no idea what pressures, temptations, or crises bishops and priests encounter every day. I love my priest and pray daily for him because he is a gift to us. Thank you for this post because we have no right to judge anyone.
Thank you for this. We have had the same in our Parish. No one can understand how deeply painful and indescribably traumatic the actions of those who do not understand can be when dealing without love
Powerful Rob My local priest buried his relative today (young man). Stood and did morning mass and two Confirmations afterwards the same day. Hospital to visit the sick and maintaining his other taskings with a smile. I can tell you hes struggling. Hes smiling but struggling. I use any excuse to visit for a quick chat, grab a tea or text message of appreciation or concern. Unless you spend time with these men youll mever understand their day. I couldn't fo what this man does... Today was a less busy day! Get behind the spiritual leaders folks or lose them. The harder working priests are carrying the load youll never understand by visiting mass once a day or per week. Bless you all. Just my personal experience and thought's
After what Church has done I have no pity for priests, they choose to remain members of an organisation that has committed horrific crimes or choose to join it. They deserve no sympathy or pity.
@@CJJPstepintotheblueThe Church deserves the pity and mercy they showed their victims which is absolutely none. Blessings returned to sender just like a letter An Post deliverers that you don't want.
Good man Robert. Charity and mercy and forgiveness are at the heart of the Gospel. We can practice that while holding to the truth. And I think the same, it's not my place to judge bishops or priests.
Robert I Love you Brother. I shudder to think of the spiritual pain that your generation and your brothers witnessed, but let all know that those quiet sufferings, martrydoms, and afflictions were not in vain, theirs and your stories will be told and Christ is calling us through the Eucharist to rebuild the vineyard. Glory be and Thank you Most Holy mother of God for your protection as we move to counter the enemy in his current maneuvers. Amen. ❤🙏
Terrible that a priest ended his life. God love him. I agree with the wording on how ppl judge. As a gay person I can tell you there are many young ppl who feel abandoned by the church. I myself remember reading Leviticus and feeling abandoned. It’s a unique experience that I don’t think majority Christian’s can say they have felt unless they are gay like me. We all carry our crosses indeed and I applaud you saying we should be a support to everyone because you’re right. Jesus loves us all. I pray for peace in the world. 🙏
We are not judgemental enough with the Church I view Church as Illegal Organisation after what's its done, it hides behind its status of religion, organisations outlawed for far less as they didn't have shield of religion, so I Judge all Priests as Guilty of being members of an illegal organisation at a minimum
Thank you Robert I completely understand where you are coming from. I am grateful and impressed of the new priests from the last ten years. It is obvious a change in their formation.
I think all that psychological counselling stuff from the 70s up to recent times damaged priests and religious because the counsellors had agendas that contradicted good spiritual formation. I think they chose immature people and drove the sound ones away. They set people up to fail. It is not the faulty choice of candidates it is the fault of the people who chose them. Like you say go back to the desert fathers and mothers, and the spirituality of those religious who brought the faith to so many around the world through their genuine loving service. Every order or congregation that no longer has vocations went down the path of an overemphasis on disordered psychology instead of spirituality and good formation, especially biblical knowledge and good exegetical skills. When I look around my church and see people of every race, I think they are only there because a genuine well formed missionary evangelized them. How do you expect the laity to become good Catholics if all they get from the pulpit is Dad jokes and social justice politics. It is all very well to reach out to those who struggle in life, but unless you are aware how that person harms themselves and others by clinging to a disordered way of living, you cannot help them. A priest told me I had to accept those who harmed me, because God understands them. I told him that the excuse I use every time I do something really stupid or wrong is that God understands why I do it. A lay person, a priest or religious who uses the same excuse for bad behaviour will spiral down into despair very quickly. But it is worse for the victim of the sinful person who is told to accept the person who harmed them, as if God somehow accepts their behavior. Why do you think the victims of paedophiles lose all faith in God? The crime of the perpetrator is added to by the crimes of those who cover it up and silence the victim. A seminary formation based upon "God accepts you as you are" theology is not only immature, it is dangerous. I am critical of the emotional process that keeps people as victims of immaturity, and drags everyone down with them. I agree that God does not choose perfect people, He chooses people He can work with. God doesn't keep people in diapers emotionally either. Did Jesus die on a cross so that people could be accepted as they are, with no need to turn back from sinful living and grow in spiritual maturity as a person?
We will only support those that are good and not evil. You cannot just say support your priests and your Bishops...it really depends, what we are supporting. It has been prophesied at La Salette and in other apparitions of the Blessed Mother that many priests and Bishops will compromise the faith that will lead to Apostasy...and the best thing we can do is to pray for them, especially those that are deceived.
Read What st. francis of Assisi did. Remember you can be the yeast the agent of change, you can transform the Church. Be a Saint and see what God will do around you. A channel of his peace
@@thecatholicman what oiur Blessed Mother said is to pray for them and thats what I will do…the evil that is happening now is incomparable to the times when St. Francis lived…i will obey what our Blessed Mother instructed and nothing else…the yeast that is spoken of in the Bible is the Divine Will… nothing can be perceived as greater than the Divine Will of God.. that changes everything.
@@reza28dave54 were there is evil and sin great grace is also there. These times call for us to be greater saints
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Unless you have not sinned we cannot judge. St. Paul warned us that we would devour each other. Wheat and tares will grow together side by side like flowers and weeds. The old saying we build a Cathedral and across the street the devil places his tent. Catholics all over the world we are in a spiritual battle for souls for the kingdom of God. The rosary is the weapon against the demons and their minions.She Mary will crush Satan's seed and head. An African bishop from Nigeria once had a dream with the Lord holding a sword when the bishop reached out to touch it the sword turned into a gold rosary.
Until we get a holy pope and manly priests I doubt anything is going to change. Apostasy from the top as Our Lady warned us of needs to be fought against. Better to be a militantly 'cancelled' priest than a weeping coward. Yes, pray and support these fellows but give them a pep talk...... like a good coach. We want winners in our ranks!
All your videos are really good. God bless your faith. Its wonderful to see someone so active in the faith. You should join the legion of mary. You would love it.
Very emotional for me the words Ireland will lead the faithful I have been rejuvenated by your words of optimism .As Ireland is at the very core of my christian being .As I have been despondent for her Catholic faith . I can pray for Ireland with hope in my heart thankyou.
Fair play for your honesty, I'd dearly like to see the positivity you talk of in the Church , I can't overcome the fact that it doesn't look very positive. The youth are lost, of course there's always small groups who persist. One can but hope.
I am so glad I listened to this. You've helped me gain a new perspective and I will try to be more loving. I've been so negative lately and I'm tired of that. We have the good news already.
Oh I so agree ..the church is being purified and we are witnessing this now.. and we are called to love ... And embrace others in their struggle.. that's the gospel message. .. CK
Well said Robert. We must not judge as you mentioned as we do not know what that person is going through. I agree we must leave the person better off that we left them. I am of Irish descent from Canaca and yes Ireland will return to its faith by Our Lady and the Rosary as well as Her son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. We must pray very hard for Ireland and our religious especially the priests. I love your podcasts as I get to know what is happening to the RC faith in Ireland. Do not loose hope as the Faith will come back. God bless.
They are only human, after all. It is such a tragedy to hear what you have witnessed. It saddens me to hear this, You are right and we need to make an effort to encourage our parish priest and thank him for his dedication and service. And, mostly, pray our Rosaries for the clergy. Thank you for the reminder and insight.
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Love your channel; I found a pictured frame of the Virgin Mary like you showed in someone's garbage side of the road. I rescued her many years ago. You mentioned St Louis de Montford so true books that were not promoted by the Church. It was always about the papal books. But as a devout Catholic and if everyone reads St Francis de Sales of France being half French I am biased to Catholic French saints his book will change your life. Introduction to the Devotional Life. Wow what rich spiritual readings. As I was reading the book I noticed St Francis de Sales grew up in Anency France where my daughter was babysitting for a French catholic dentist family on a travel exchange program Amazing. On the internet Google books you can read this book for free. An Introduction to the Devotional Life. Blessed Feast of the Purification.
Your comment on "the layers of problems" is very important. Of course you should be inviting them over for dinner. I have no idea why people would think otherwise.
Great message Robert. Your welcome to use my biffy anytime. It's good to humanize the clergy. They've a tough job. To reiterate your point - I think of it like this - clean your house (soul), enter into healing relations within the family (your ingroup), and heal other families with whom you have congress (outgroups). Though really, that there are outgroups is only an accident of place and opportunity - we are all one family.
these guys are on call 24/7/365....it has to be the hardest loneliest jobs/callings ....they are particularly attacked by satan and in recent years have been insulted,rejected despised , avoided,marginalised, ....we don't deserve them ....!
Its all very well to say there needs to be a time of discernment and cleansing and better priestly formation ... ... ... ... ...yes, but. Yes but the mess that there was ( not only the Legionaries) was in part because those in positions of leadership made certain decisions. They didn' t encourage mature men , they encouraged immature and mixed- up men. They failed in their duties to provide good formation. We are entitled to hzve our feelings of being let down by them. Evety time thete is another scandal of a paedeophile priest they say mechanusms will be put in place, lessons will be learned but it goes on. They go on in their old habits of covering up, there is a next time.
Yes. I was educated by the Holy Ghost Fathers, a missionary order. A group from the Legionnaires of Christ actually came to our school to talk about vocations to the priesthood. The person giving the talk looked barely older than us schoolkids. The talk actually troubled me - because the kid, and that is what he was - was asking us kids to consider the priesthood as our vocation. The men who taught us were priest who were men. The kid talking to us that day? I thought he had been brainwashed - I actually felt sorry for him. And I say that in a sincere and charitable way. I would definitely question who saw fit within that man's family to allow him at his age to enter a seminary, never mind become a priest. But it is the spiritual formation director who I hold responsible for allowing men not fit to be ordained
Hi Robert, St John Henry Newman can teach us a lot about how to revitalise and renew the priesthood, especially in English-speaking regions. Loneliness, desolation, and fragmentation rarely serve God. While the Oratory of St Philip Neri might not suit every priest, the idea of bringing them together into groups with different charisms or allowing them to marry, like Ukrainian Catholic clergy, could make a positive difference. Please bear with a friendly reminder, pointing fingers can give off a judgmental impression, so let's keep that in mind.
Who saw fit to allow these men to become priest's? I ask this not as a criticism or to attack anyone. Surely the character of each seminarian is assessed through seminary, to try to ensure that they possess the qualities necessary to thrive in their vocation and to be able to discharge their vocation well, safely and in a fulfilled way? It doesn't serve anyone - the priest, the parish, the church - to have clergy who are not formed properly. If a person has issues - he needs help, not priesthood.
I know you won't thank me for this but don't be too sure about Medjugorje, don't judge an ongoing phenomenon before time. Graces can happen there too just like anywhere else but that doesn't mean it's genuine. BTW I had met that Ballina priest you mentioned at the start, he said my aunt's months mind. I remember my mother said at the time that she noticed how much effort and devotion he was putting into the Mass. It remains a mystery to me.
I had just watched the full video of that PAGAN service. My conclusion s that if whoever preceeded over that shambolic sacrilegious ceremony do not resign immediately including Cardinal Dolan then the Holy Father must dismiss them immediately If that fails then the Holy Father must step down himself before God the almighty tales action against them.
Thanks Robert. I agree with and understand your situation aptly explained. My earlier question about why you invited the former priest and his partner? to your home was a sincere question meant in charity. If it did not come across that way, I apologize. I see a difference in asking the former priest to your home as an act of charitable friendship. Inviting his partner changes the nature of your invitation. It’s essentially the moral issue that is raised by the inherent confusion in Fiducia suplicans; specifically , is the blessing of homosexual and /or adulterous couples an act of affirmation of the sinful relationship? You do good work for Christ by your blog. Keep it up. I will do a better job of clarifying my comments so as to be better understood thereby enhancing what you are doing and contributing to the good that you do.
Hello Robert . Peace Blessings Light Hope Faith. I am not up to date on this topic and reply to whatever the issue. What I will say is that the catholic church has been served by many gay men down the decades . They have gone to Rome and other continents etc. Their reasons are many ??????. It's too complex to get into for many reasons . Providing a seat at the table for anyone to eat , is a wonderful gift of offering , all person's should be willing to be open to this . Of course there are challenges for everyone, let God decide who's wordy when we pass , while on earth let's try to be kind but not naive . Praise be Jesus praise be his holy name.
There are way more fantastic Priests than bad ones. Also they are human beings with usually tender hearts - as they are anointed. Mother Mary have them over to our care , we should respect them, help them and include them. They are our Christian family . Pray for them and be kind. Often they like Jesus are most scourged from with in . Thank God for them every day. Put the angels around them. Smile and be kind. Thank you as God is at work in them.
1Peter 2:4 " Come to Jesus, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious, and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, TO BE A HOLY PRIESTHOOD, TO OFFER SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES....BUT YOU ARE A chosen race, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.....you are now God's people....now you have received mercy." So, I am of the ROYAL PRIESTHOOD a member of God's own people.....how about you?
The movie THE NUN'S STORY was a shot over the bow. Women entered to have that theological union with the Bridegroom, and help the poor. But Scribe and Pharisees human rules got in the way. In many women's communities the mission became a false God. If a woman left because of this, part of the fault is with the community
In asking Bishops to go to Rome before founding new communities is very welcome reform. Also the reforms from JPII to Benedict to Francis are also having an impact, but it will be a decade before you see all this because formation takes time.
Well done Robert, as an ordinary man even before I returned to the faith, I would never discriminate against anybody out of human respect. I have many Gay friends and acquaintance's and some, I'm not sure know themselves. That's fine as it's none of my business. I can wish the the peace of the Lord equally on everyone. God bless you and your viewers.
Thank you for this wonderful message, it is so important that we have compassion and not judge others regardless of vocation. The church has had problems since the beginning. It always needs reform and there is a spring time ahead.
Hmmmm you caution others not to judge, yet just recently you felt well within your rights to judge that the two American traditional priests should indeed be banned from ministering to their parishioners. And you felt quite comfortable with all your reasons for your opinion. Who are you that you felt your opinion important enough to make a podcast about it and broadcast it to the planet? Perhaps you might consider sitting yourself down and giving yourself a good talking to about how you ought to learn to follow your own advice.
Yes, because they reneged on their promise to their Bishop regarding accepting the new mass. When they were founded they had an agreement. Why create division and antagonism?
And why not invite him, he is a human being. Whilst living in London for 7 months, I rented a room from two gay guys and they were ( and still are) two of my favourite wonderful people. Not a very Christian attitude to decide to ignore someone all because you disagree with them.
Jesus went to the outcasts, not the well-to-do. He came for the sick not the healthy. God put Pope Francis in the magisterium for this time. Justice without judgment. The message Jesus gives is to love the sinner. No love in cutting the sh.ite out of people who are trying to help others. Unity in love. Christianity is meant to be a religion of love and peace, humility and sharing Gods goodness. The gospel means good news. Do not cut the shite out of people because you've a big ego. I was an alcoholic a loving catholic helped me and showed me kindness or I'd be dead and forgotten. If you are a traditional catholic truly you would not dare say a bad word about the Pope. It was on heard off for traditional Catholics to even think bad of the pope. It's still a mortal sin to say bad of God's chosen successor of saint Peter.
@tonyjsbelfast In fact, it was human beings with free will who chose him to be pope. To say that God put him there is erroneous. A Divine Person chose Peter. Human persons chose Peter's successors. God Bless.
Don’t blame God for who the pope is, or for who the lival bishop is. Fallible cardinals select the pope, and unfortunately( though it shouldn’t be that way) it’s usually the pope who appoints bishops.
As a lay woman I have worked in the church for over 50 years. One of our priests committed suicide on the parish grounds. I have sat with many priests who have questioned their vocations because of back-biting and gossip and criticisms. I have dealt with seminarians who are struggling with the troubles in the Church. A close friend left the Legion and his brother, who was ordained left. What is clear is that priests are under attack from all sides and we have forgotten our duty to pray for those who have authority over us. Diocesan priests are particularly hard hit because so many now live alone and priestly fraternity is a rarity. Circumstances make true friendship next to impossible which adds to the suffering. God bless you.
We need to pray much for all priests
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I'm 74yrs old and I've never been really informed about my religion, was never told I was to read the Bible, I'm only discovering things now watching podcasts like your own Robert so I'll never point a finger at anyone, I just pray 🙏 that God is guiding us, thank you Robert 🙏🇮🇪
Exciting time to be Catholic. Our Lord is moving in Ireland like never before
You had to be told to read your bible? You couldn't make that decision for yourself?
Stop judging and start praying, especially for priests.
Become a holy, strong, and merciful Catholic 🙏🏻
One of my Catholic buddies occasionally says something like this: “Be charitable to others. You might be the only example of Christ that they meet.” ✝️
I wanted to be a priest but my diocese decided not to move on with me. I was honest about my past and everything going on in my life, spiritual, psychological etc. I was devastated but now I'm glad that they chose wisely. I've grown as a person. If anyone thinks they're called and begin applying it is imperative they are honest about everything in their life, even scrupulously. Better to be rejected honestly than accepted deceptively.
Bravo! I am an Oblate of the Order of Saint Benedict. Here is a prayer of exorcism against satan: “Vade Retro Satana! Numquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas.” In English, “Be gone Satan! Never tempt me with your vanities! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself.” Monks are fine examples of people who pray.
Amen
I use the "Vade Retro Satana" when I get intrusive thoughts.
That prayer is on the St. Benedict Metal as in abbreviations on the outer ring, I think.
May the soul of that Priest rest in peace. 🙏
I like your advice about leaving a person in a better state after speaking with you. The Blessed Mother thought carefully before speaking. Her speech was not careless.
My very good friend left the priesthood. He ended up in hospital he made himself so ill with worry about his decision to leave. His first public outing as a lay person afterwards was at my wedding. These men and all priests need all the love and support we the faithful can give them.
In my youth (the 1970s) I saw many priests and religious leave. It was heartbreaking. I used to look down on them as having broken their promises and vows. Worse than even divorce. As I matured, however, I began to see them and the thousands who have left since the 1970s in a more nuanced light. Perhaps it wasn't all their fault? For some of them at least, the religious order (or diocese) that they may have joined in the 1950s was radically different by the 1970s. So much of what they knew had changed or didn't even exist anymore. I suppose it could be described as a case of "I didn't leave the Church -- the Church left me." I learned not to judge souls; that's God's prerogative. Our job is to pray for healing all involved, including the lay faithful who may have been scandalized.
Well said, mental health is so important. We all need to not just pray for priests but look after them, invite them around for a chat.
Love from Dublin, me and the family have kept our sacraments last year and growing in our Faith please keep going at all costs our Faith needs you. God bless you and keep you and your family.
Indeed Robert it may be a smaller church but holy church God bless our priests we need to pray for them daily
Doesn’t have to be smaller, it all depends on our love
@@user-hl8kb1hg4t So true; like a baseball team or any sport when a team starts losing you go back to the basics the fundamentals meaning the Church Fathers. The Lord is ok with starting over again as Lent is every year.
Thank you so much, Robert. Your advice have reached my soul. Even though I pray much for our clergy, all this mess within the Church has slowly turned me into a severely judgemental soul, and I need to change that ASAP.
Where does one draw the line between being judgemental and being objectively critical in defending the challenged tennets of our faith?
This would be a good topic for a video, Robert.
We have no idea what pressures, temptations, or crises bishops and priests encounter every day. I love my priest and pray daily for him because he is a gift to us.
Thank you for this post because we have no right to judge anyone.
Thank you for this as a reminder that I must double my prayers for priests.
There's a demon behind every priest tempting them and discouraging them. That's so sad.
Thank you for this. We have had the same in our Parish. No one can understand how deeply painful and indescribably traumatic the actions of those who do not understand can be when dealing without love
Powerful Rob
My local priest buried his relative today (young man). Stood and did morning mass and two Confirmations afterwards the same day. Hospital to visit the sick and maintaining his other taskings with a smile. I can tell you hes struggling. Hes smiling but struggling. I use any excuse to visit for a quick chat, grab a tea or text message of appreciation or concern. Unless you spend time with these men youll mever understand their day. I couldn't fo what this man does... Today was a less busy day!
Get behind the spiritual leaders folks or lose them. The harder working priests are carrying the load youll never understand by visiting mass once a day or per week. Bless you all. Just my personal experience and thought's
After what Church has done I have no pity for priests, they choose to remain members of an organisation that has committed horrific crimes or choose to join it. They deserve no sympathy or pity.
@@ed7002 we should all be more like yourself is that it? Anyhow. Bless you
@@CJJPstepintotheblueThe Church deserves the pity and mercy they showed their victims which is absolutely none. Blessings returned to sender just like a letter An Post deliverers that you don't want.
@@ed7002 night
I am a Legionary of Christ. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome, now to renew the faith and transform the world.
Good man Robert. Charity and mercy and forgiveness are at the heart of the Gospel. We can practice that while holding to the truth. And I think the same, it's not my place to judge bishops or priests.
Very well said
Robert I Love you Brother. I shudder to think of the spiritual pain that your generation and your brothers witnessed, but let all know that those quiet sufferings, martrydoms, and afflictions were not in vain, theirs and your stories will be told and Christ is calling us through the Eucharist to rebuild the vineyard. Glory be and Thank you Most Holy mother of God for your protection as we move to counter the enemy in his current maneuvers. Amen. ❤🙏
Good on you Robert and God bless that person you speak of🙏
Terrible that a priest ended his life. God love him.
I agree with the wording on how ppl judge.
As a gay person I can tell you there are many young ppl who feel abandoned by the church. I myself remember reading Leviticus and feeling abandoned.
It’s a unique experience that I don’t think majority Christian’s can say they have felt unless they are gay like me.
We all carry our crosses indeed and I applaud you saying we should be a support to everyone because you’re right.
Jesus loves us all.
I pray for peace in the world. 🙏
Very good advice. They need our support.
Heartbreaking! I pray for them daily and I need to stop being so judgmental.
Same here. Very important and powerful video.
We are not judgemental enough with the Church I view Church as Illegal Organisation after what's its done, it hides behind its status of religion, organisations outlawed for far less as they didn't have shield of religion, so I Judge all Priests as Guilty of being members of an illegal organisation at a minimum
Thank you Robert I completely understand where you are coming from. I am grateful and impressed of the new priests from the last ten years. It is obvious a change in their formation.
Priests need Pray, fast and speak the truth
Well said Robert. All will be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich
I think all that psychological counselling stuff from the 70s up to recent times damaged priests and religious because the counsellors had agendas that contradicted good spiritual formation. I think they chose immature people and drove the sound ones away. They set people up to fail.
It is not the faulty choice of candidates it is the fault of the people who chose them.
Like you say go back to the desert fathers and mothers, and the spirituality of those religious who brought the faith to so many around the world through their genuine loving service.
Every order or congregation that no longer has vocations went down the path of an overemphasis on disordered psychology instead of spirituality and good formation, especially biblical knowledge and good exegetical skills.
When I look around my church and see people of every race, I think they are only there because a genuine well formed missionary evangelized them.
How do you expect the laity to become good Catholics if all they get from the pulpit is Dad jokes and social justice politics.
It is all very well to reach out to those who struggle in life, but unless you are aware how that person harms themselves and others by clinging to a disordered way of living, you cannot help them.
A priest told me I had to accept those who harmed me, because God understands them. I told him that the excuse I use every time I do something really stupid or wrong is that God understands why I do it.
A lay person, a priest or religious who uses the same excuse for bad behaviour will spiral down into despair very quickly.
But it is worse for the victim of the sinful person who is told to accept the person who harmed them, as if God somehow accepts their behavior. Why do you think the victims of paedophiles lose all faith in God? The crime of the perpetrator is added to by the crimes of those who cover it up and silence the victim.
A seminary formation based upon "God accepts you as you are" theology is not only immature, it is dangerous.
I am critical of the emotional process that keeps people as victims of immaturity, and drags everyone down with them.
I agree that God does not choose perfect people, He chooses people He can work with. God doesn't keep people in diapers emotionally either.
Did Jesus die on a cross so that people could be accepted as they are, with no need to turn back from sinful living and grow in spiritual maturity as a person?
Again, thank you, love and prayers!
We will only support those that are good and not evil. You cannot just say support your priests and your Bishops...it really depends, what we are supporting. It has been prophesied at La Salette and in other apparitions of the Blessed Mother that many priests and Bishops will compromise the faith that will lead to Apostasy...and the best thing we can do is to pray for them, especially those that are deceived.
Read What st. francis of Assisi did. Remember you can be the yeast the agent of change, you can transform the Church. Be a Saint and see what God will do around you. A channel of his peace
@@thecatholicman what oiur Blessed Mother said is to pray for them and thats what I will do…the evil that is happening now is incomparable to the times when St. Francis lived…i will obey what our Blessed Mother instructed and nothing else…the yeast that is spoken of in the Bible is the Divine Will… nothing can be perceived as greater than the Divine Will of God.. that changes everything.
@@reza28dave54 were there is evil and sin great grace is also there. These times call for us to be greater saints
Unless you have not sinned we cannot judge. St. Paul warned us that we would devour each other.
Wheat and tares will grow together side by side like flowers and weeds.
The old saying we build a Cathedral and across the street the devil places his tent.
Catholics all over the world we are in a spiritual battle for souls for the kingdom of God.
The rosary is the weapon against the demons and their minions.She Mary will crush Satan's seed and head.
An African bishop from Nigeria once had a dream with the Lord holding a sword when the bishop reached out to touch it the sword turned into a gold rosary.
Until we get a holy pope and manly priests I doubt anything is going to change. Apostasy from the top as Our Lady warned us of needs to be fought against.
Better to be a militantly 'cancelled' priest than a weeping coward. Yes, pray and support these fellows but give them a pep talk...... like a good coach. We want winners in our ranks!
Without faith it is impossible to please God.......and he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Heb 11:6)
All your videos are really good. God bless your faith. Its wonderful to see someone so active in the faith. You should join the legion of mary. You would love it.
Very emotional for me the words Ireland will lead the faithful I have been rejuvenated by your words of optimism .As Ireland is at the very core of my christian being .As I have been despondent for her Catholic faith . I can pray for Ireland with hope in my heart thankyou.
May God bless you for this video
Fair play for your honesty, I'd dearly like to see the positivity you talk of in the Church , I can't overcome the fact that it doesn't look very positive. The youth are lost, of course there's always small groups who persist. One can but hope.
Oh it’s an incredible time to be Catholic !! Never seen the faith so alive as now
@thecatholicman I love your optimism Robert, God bless your day.
Very well said!
I am so glad I listened to this.
You've helped me gain a new perspective
and I will try to be more loving.
I've been so negative lately and I'm tired of that. We have the good news already.
Blessing in a way. If ordained, you would have been cancelled.
If ordained I would have failed in the priesthood. God blessed me so abundantly
Oh I so agree ..the church is being purified and we are witnessing this now.. and we are called to love ... And embrace others in their struggle.. that's the gospel message. .. CK
Amén
A good warning. Thanks.
Well said Robert. We must not judge as you mentioned as we do not know what that person is going through. I agree we must leave the person better off that we left them. I am of Irish descent from Canaca and yes Ireland will return to its faith by Our Lady and the Rosary as well as Her son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. We must pray very hard for Ireland and our religious especially the priests. I love your podcasts as I get to know what is happening to the RC faith in Ireland. Do not loose hope as the Faith will come back. God bless.
God bless you Robert - well said - you're spot on👍
Amen
They are only human, after all. It is such a tragedy to hear what you have witnessed. It saddens me to hear this, You are right and we need to make an effort to encourage our parish priest and thank him for his dedication and service. And, mostly, pray our Rosaries for the clergy. Thank you for the reminder and insight.
Love your channel; I found a pictured frame of the Virgin Mary like you showed in someone's garbage side of the road.
I rescued her many years ago.
You mentioned St Louis de Montford so true books that were not promoted by the Church.
It was always about the papal books.
But as a devout Catholic and if everyone reads St Francis de Sales of France being half French I am biased to Catholic French saints his book will change your life.
Introduction to the Devotional Life. Wow what rich spiritual readings.
As I was reading the book I noticed St Francis de Sales grew up in Anency France where my daughter was babysitting for a French catholic dentist family on a travel exchange program Amazing.
On the internet Google books you can read this book for free. An Introduction to the Devotional Life.
Blessed Feast of the Purification.
Your comment on "the layers of problems" is very important. Of course you should be inviting them over for dinner. I have no idea why people would think otherwise.
You would be surprised how quickly people will judge and condemn.
But itdoesnt help when your priest shuts you out physically and spiritually and in every other way
Great message Robert. Your welcome to use my biffy anytime. It's good to humanize the clergy. They've a tough job.
To reiterate your point - I think of it like this - clean your house (soul), enter into healing relations within the family (your ingroup), and heal other families with whom you have congress (outgroups). Though really, that there are outgroups is only an accident of place and opportunity - we are all one family.
Does this mean that we are not to judge all the duvorces in marriages as well???? We need to be very careful before making any vows before God
Well,the Pope could stop with his tyrannny, condemnations, and stop his recurring heresies.
these guys are on call 24/7/365....it has to be the hardest loneliest jobs/callings ....they are particularly attacked by satan and in recent years have been insulted,rejected despised , avoided,marginalised, ....we don't deserve them ....!
Thank you Robert,may Godbless you 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇪🇮🇪
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Well said. God Bless!
Blessed Feast of the Purification as we should pray to banish the spirit of impurity.
Its all very well to say there needs to be a time of discernment and cleansing and better priestly formation ... ... ... ... ...yes, but. Yes but the mess that there was ( not only the Legionaries) was in part because those in positions of leadership made certain decisions. They didn' t encourage mature men , they encouraged immature and mixed- up men. They failed in their duties to provide good formation. We are entitled to hzve our feelings of being let down by them. Evety time thete is another scandal of a paedeophile priest they say mechanusms will be put in place, lessons will be learned but it goes on. They go on in their old habits of covering up, there is a next time.
Yes. I was educated by the Holy Ghost Fathers, a missionary order. A group from the Legionnaires of Christ actually came to our school to talk about vocations to the priesthood. The person giving the talk looked barely older than us schoolkids. The talk actually troubled me - because the kid, and that is what he was - was asking us kids to consider the priesthood as our vocation. The men who taught us were priest who were men. The kid talking to us that day? I thought he had been brainwashed - I actually felt sorry for him. And I say that in a sincere and charitable way. I would definitely question who saw fit within that man's family to allow him at his age to enter a seminary, never mind become a priest. But it is the spiritual formation director who I hold responsible for allowing men not fit to be ordained
Hi Robert, St John Henry Newman can teach us a lot about how to revitalise and renew the priesthood, especially in English-speaking regions. Loneliness, desolation, and fragmentation rarely serve God. While the Oratory of St Philip Neri might not suit every priest, the idea of bringing them together into groups with different charisms or allowing them to marry, like Ukrainian Catholic clergy, could make a positive difference. Please bear with a friendly reminder, pointing fingers can give off a judgmental impression, so let's keep that in mind.
You make a very good point about married clergy. It should be a choice for each individual - I am of course talking about secular clergy here.
Who saw fit to allow these men to become priest's? I ask this not as a criticism or to attack anyone. Surely the character of each seminarian is assessed through seminary, to try to ensure that they possess the qualities necessary to thrive in their vocation and to be able to discharge their vocation well, safely and in a fulfilled way? It doesn't serve anyone - the priest, the parish, the church - to have clergy who are not formed properly. If a person has issues - he needs help, not priesthood.
We can loose time looking at the past failures, we have to learn and reform.
I know you won't thank me for this but don't be too sure about Medjugorje, don't judge an ongoing phenomenon before time. Graces can happen there too just like anywhere else but that doesn't mean it's genuine.
BTW I had met that Ballina priest you mentioned at the start, he said my aunt's months mind. I remember my mother said at the time that she noticed how much effort and devotion he was putting into the Mass. It remains a mystery to me.
Medjugorje is amazing as a town, I highly encourage people to go.
@@thecatholicman I was there!
Are the proposals for women Deacon's and married Priest's currently being proposed by Cardinal's, part of the reform?
Can't understand why someone would castigate you on being a friend to that Priest, so sad.
I hope your right Robert, God bless.
Oh. I’m lambasted from all sides. I could write a book
I had just watched the full video of that PAGAN service.
My conclusion s that if whoever preceeded over that shambolic sacrilegious ceremony do not resign immediately including Cardinal Dolan then the Holy Father must dismiss them immediately If that fails then the Holy Father must step down himself before God the almighty tales action against them.
You are a truly courageous man, Robert! And your attitude is really admirable!
God bless you!
Amen ✝✝✝
I repeat my Comment from your previous Vlog.
"Wisdom, Empathy and a refusal to judge. Dear Robert, you are truly a Holy Man. God bless you."
Thanks Robert. I agree with and understand your situation aptly explained.
My earlier question about why you invited the former priest and his partner? to your home was a sincere question meant in charity. If it did not come across that way, I apologize. I see a difference in asking the former priest to your home as an act of charitable friendship. Inviting his partner changes the nature of your invitation. It’s essentially the moral issue that is raised by the inherent confusion in Fiducia suplicans; specifically , is the blessing of homosexual and /or adulterous couples an act of affirmation of the sinful relationship?
You do good work for Christ by your blog. Keep it up. I will do a better job of clarifying my comments so as to be better understood thereby enhancing what you are doing and contributing to the good that you do.
Hello Robert .
Peace Blessings Light Hope Faith.
I am not up to date on this topic and reply to whatever the issue.
What I will say is that the catholic church has been served by many gay men down the decades .
They have gone to Rome and other continents etc.
Their reasons are many ??????.
It's too complex to get into for many reasons .
Providing a seat at the table for anyone to eat , is a wonderful gift of offering , all person's should be willing to be open to this .
Of course there are challenges for everyone, let God decide who's wordy when we pass , while on earth let's try to be kind but not naive .
Praise be Jesus praise be his holy name.
When I was a seminarian in the 90s we had to have a psychological assessment to weed out any who might be gay etc
Assessments were completely useless.
@@thecatholicman I was in the Columban's not diocesan, I wonder was it applied across the board?
Robert, you are the antidote to Catholic RUclipsrs who have had seemingly perfect lives and make it seem like the journey is easy and clean.
If you find the “perfect lives club” please pass it on to me, would love to see it. I absolutely do not have a perfect life
There are way more fantastic Priests than bad ones. Also they are human beings with usually tender hearts - as they are anointed. Mother Mary have them over to our care , we should respect them, help them and include them. They are our Christian family . Pray for them and be kind. Often they like Jesus are most scourged from with in . Thank God for them every day. Put the angels around them. Smile and be kind. Thank you as God is at work in them.
You said in another vid that the Irish Dominicans arw getting older vocations. Interesting to see if that is helping the vetting processes.
I agree
1Peter 2:4 " Come to Jesus, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious, and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, TO BE A HOLY PRIESTHOOD, TO OFFER SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES....BUT YOU ARE A chosen race, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.....you are now God's people....now you have received mercy." So, I am of the ROYAL PRIESTHOOD a member of God's own people.....how about you?
The movie THE NUN'S STORY was a shot over the bow. Women entered to have that theological union with the Bridegroom, and help the poor. But Scribe and Pharisees human rules got in the way. In many women's communities the mission became a false God. If a woman left because of this, part of the fault is with the community
Our lady has ask all of us to pray for her priest they need our prayers also please pray for our pope francis
Well said Robert Mother Teresa said if we judge people we can’t love them
Indeed.
Words of wisdom. God bless you.
Explain a bit more why were they so down , was it because of what was going on in the Seminaries
Sir, the same Pope Francis that you say is reforming the priesthood is the same man who is keeping Fr. Rupnick close by.
In asking Bishops to go to Rome before founding new communities is very welcome reform. Also the reforms from JPII to Benedict to Francis are also having an impact, but it will be a decade before you see all this because formation takes time.
Well done Robert, as an ordinary man even before I returned to the faith, I would never discriminate against anybody out of human respect. I have many Gay friends and acquaintance's and some, I'm not sure know themselves. That's fine as it's none of my business. I can wish the the peace of the Lord equally on everyone. God bless you and your viewers.
😢 Jesus Jesus Jesus 🙏❤
Thank you for this wonderful message, it is so important that we have compassion and not judge others regardless of vocation.
The church has had problems since the beginning. It always needs reform and there is a spring time ahead.
Hmmmm you caution others not to judge, yet just recently you felt well within your rights to judge that the two American traditional priests should indeed be banned from ministering to their parishioners.
And you felt quite comfortable with all your reasons for your opinion.
Who are you that you felt your opinion important enough to make a podcast about it and broadcast it to the planet?
Perhaps you might consider sitting yourself down and giving yourself a good talking to about how you ought to learn to follow your own advice.
Yes, because they reneged on their promise to their Bishop regarding accepting the new mass. When they were founded they had an agreement. Why create division and antagonism?
And why not invite him, he is a human being. Whilst living in London for 7 months, I rented a room from two gay guys and they were ( and still are) two of my favourite wonderful people.
Not a very Christian attitude to decide to ignore someone all because you disagree with them.
Jesus went to the outcasts, not the well-to-do.
He came for the sick not the healthy.
God put Pope Francis in the magisterium for this time.
Justice without judgment. The message Jesus gives is to love the sinner.
No love in cutting the sh.ite out of people who are trying to help others.
Unity in love. Christianity is meant to be a religion of love and peace, humility and sharing Gods goodness.
The gospel means good news. Do not cut the shite out of people because you've a big ego.
I was an alcoholic a loving catholic helped me and showed me kindness or I'd be dead and forgotten. If you are a traditional catholic truly you would not dare say a bad word about the Pope.
It was on heard off for traditional Catholics to even think bad of the pope.
It's still a mortal sin to say bad of God's chosen successor of saint Peter.
@tonyjsbelfast In fact, it was human beings with free will who chose him to be pope. To say that God put him there is erroneous. A Divine Person chose Peter. Human persons chose Peter's successors. God Bless.
Don’t blame God for who the pope is, or for who the lival bishop is. Fallible cardinals select the pope, and unfortunately( though it shouldn’t be that way) it’s usually the pope who appoints bishops.