Eulogies do not belong at church.
The focus of the Mass is always Christ.
Having heard enough inappropriate stories from the sacred pulpit proves that point.
Some people believe that the story about uncle Tony walking around in his underpants with various stains in them is holy ground (I can’t make this stuff up).
Please clue in!
The inevitable confusion occurs when the story about the man’s underwear and the proclamation of Jesus as the light of the world are proclaimed from the same pulpit!
You cannot use the ambo to advance the profane and at the same time expect people to not become confused about its purpose and function.
The altar and the ambo are off limits to the profane.
Disagree if you want.
As for me, I can’t abide eulogies...a direct contradiction to sacrifice.
Take note, the sacred liturgy is a hill worth dying on.
The focus of the Mass is always Christ.
Having heard enough inappropriate stories from the sacred pulpit proves that point.
Some people believe that the story about uncle Tony walking around in his underpants with various stains in them is holy ground (I can’t make this stuff up).
Please clue in!
The inevitable confusion occurs when the story about the man’s underwear and the proclamation of Jesus as the light of the world are proclaimed from the same pulpit!
You cannot use the ambo to advance the profane and at the same time expect people to not become confused about its purpose and function.
The altar and the ambo are off limits to the profane.
Disagree if you want.
As for me, I can’t abide eulogies...a direct contradiction to sacrifice.
Take note, the sacred liturgy is a hill worth dying on.
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