Why I am starting to despise my Parish Priest

[tino]

Yep - there is no question that he wouldn't be invited and of course sit on the top table. Happens all the time at home.

That's foreign to me, of course I would afford my Minister and his Wife an invite - they won't be at the top table though

[cailin maith]

Does he get to honour the bride by sleeping with her on her wedding night too?

Don't think the grooms would be too happy with that!!

[tino]

Don't think the grooms would be too happy with that!!

More than one? Those catholics ARE a kinky bunch

[cailin maith]

More than one? Those catholics ARE a kinky bunch

You know what I meant!

[BrilloPad]

When I joined church I asked about divorce groups. Was told does not happen as too many people dump their problems then disappear.

Happened all the time at f4j : you are there to help people. I am suprised the church is less moral than f4j!!

[BrilloPad]

More than one? Those catholics ARE a kinky bunch

Thats the effect of too much alcohol for you. I definetly need to up my alcohol consumption to fit in.....

[tino]

You know what I meant!

[d000hg]

Yep - there is no question that he wouldn't be invited and of course sit on the top table. Happens all the time at home.

That's because the theory is you only have a church wedding if you're actually involved in the church... traditionally you'd get married in the church you attend by a Vicar/Priest who is someone who knows you and offers pastoral care to you.

Of course most people having church weddings are hypocrites who have never met the vicar before and just want a pretty building to get married in. No wonder the vicar expects a donation from you. By contrast, you should see how excited a vicar is when 2 people who are genuinely christians ask him to marry them - he'll bend over backwards to help them out.

[tino]

That's because the theory is you only have a church wedding if you're actually involved in the church... traditionally you'd get married in the church you attend by a Vicar/Priest who is someone who knows you and offers pastoral care to you.

Of course most people having church weddings are hypocrites who have never met the vicar before and just want a pretty building to get married in. No wonder the vicar expects a donation from you. By contrast, you should see how excited a vicar is when 2 people who are genuinely christians ask him to marry them - he'll bend over backwards to help them out.

Agreed,

Our minister was great at our sons Baptism

[cailin maith]

That's because the theory is you only have a church wedding if you're actually involved in the church... traditionally you'd get married in the church you attend by a Vicar/Priest who is someone who knows you and offers pastoral care to you.

Of course most people having church weddings are hypocrites who have never met the vicar before and just want a pretty building to get married in. No wonder the vicar expects a donation from you. By contrast, you should see how excited a vicar is when 2 people who are genuinely christians ask him to marry them - he'll bend over backwards to help them out.

Thoroughly agree with this. I got married in my home town and the parish priest was brilliant. So was the prod fella by the way, we had a joint celebration thingy!

However but my brother moved to another town a few years ago and being a childless couple in a town 30 miles form his home town, wouldn't have a chance to get much involved in the church. So it's not quite right saying that he is a hypocrite simply because he doesn't know the priest, it's circumstance that he won't/can't get married in our home town as opposed to his new parish.