Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Anglo Parishioners in Oklahoma Vent Frustrations to Bishop, Walk Out of Confirmation Mass Celebrated in Spanish

(Hat tip: Catholic World News)

From the official newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa:
“A sense of disruption” was the phrase used several times to describe how many Englishspeaking parishioners – some of whom were founding members of the 55-year-old parish – have felt since Father Tim Davison arrived 2 1/2 years ago and intensified efforts to reach out to the growing Hispanic community within the parish.
My Comments:
I find it the height of irony that the descendants of white settlers who homesteaded in the Oklahoma Territory - thereby encroaching on land that had been specifically set aside for American Indians - are now bitching about the encroachment of Mexican immigrants.

Is there a Cherokee word for "chutzpah"?


UPDATE
By definition, a "Sooner" is an illegal immigrant.


Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
Archbishop Chaput Hears Load of Gripes from Anglo Parishioners Frustrated About Immigration's Impact

2 Comments:

At 7/26/2006 12:38 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

There's a simple solution: hold the Confirmation Mass in Latin.

 
At 7/26/2006 3:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Publius, that's what I was about to say. :)

 

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