tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post1314619398067150477..comments2024-01-16T19:31:28.762-05:00Comments on Good Jesuit, Bad Jesuit: An “Abuse” To Be ToleratedJoseph Frommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16759274486679530625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post-11426646266022016722011-10-08T22:19:58.576-04:002011-10-08T22:19:58.576-04:00Alter girls drive out the service of alter boys. I...Alter girls drive out the service of alter boys. I hate the sound of heels galloping around the alter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post-78046782951570267492011-10-08T02:47:32.687-04:002011-10-08T02:47:32.687-04:00America ceased being a credible journal of Catholi...America ceased being a credible journal of Catholic thought at least two decades ago.<br /><br />Service at the altar is not a right.<br /><br />It is in fact true that serving as an altar boy is an effective way to introduce boys to thinking about God's call to priesthood. It is also a fact that where altar girls are permitted, boys tend not to want to be altar servers.Sawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post-39817532254114073592011-10-08T02:16:03.516-04:002011-10-08T02:16:03.516-04:00Anyone who willingly sends their young son/daughte...Anyone who willingly sends their young son/daughter to serve in cramped quarters, i.e. before/after Mass out of view of others, with a priest these days has a screw loose. I thank God my pre-teen has no desire to be an altar girl, despite her weekly Mass attendance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com