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and one would think that there would be all kinds of push back but nah, not so much. my own sister, who considers herself a practicing Catholic, had no problem whatsoever, watching Sunday Mass online and, get this... continues to do so sometimes!! it just too convenient to 'watch' Mass from home, in your PJ's. I'm sure she is not the onl…
and one would think that there would be all kinds of push back but nah, not so much. my own sister, who considers herself a practicing Catholic, had no problem whatsoever, watching Sunday Mass online and, get this... continues to do so sometimes!! it just too convenient to 'watch' Mass from home, in your PJ's. I'm sure she is not the only one otherwise they would not still be offering it. not sure how they count that as receiving the Sacraments but no one seems to have an issue with it. I guess the practice of a millennia old faith is reduced to 'phoning it in'. its 'safer'. geez...
We have the online Mass here as well. The main purpose of it is for ill and homebound people but I suspect there are some cafeteria Catholics who take advantage.
The good thing is that we have also seen an increase in real attendance to the point where my church had to add a second Mass on Saturday evening.
cool, that's good to hear, that attendance in person is up. it certainly isn't everywhere.
yes I know exactly what you are talking about. we used to call it 'Mass for shut-ins' and it was either on a CC TV from the chapels of Catholic hospitals or broadcast TV from large cathedrals in big cities. however there is a significant difference between those traditional 'remote' venues for Mass and the online streaming of Mass, live from specific churches/parishes, to their specific congregation. the advent of this stemmed specifically from the endorsement of the leadership, the idea that 'the faithful' should be AFRAID to attend Mass. the 'watchers' are not ill themselves but allowing fear to keep them from congregating. seems sort of anathema to the Christian religion, does it not? I also heard that during the convid, Catholic priests REFUSED to perform the Last Rights on those seriously ill in the hospital! out of fear for THEMSELVES! this is NOT the Catholic church that I was brought up in.