Reply to: Becoming a godfather this Sunday :)

[shaunbhoy]

Mr P was a Godfather again a couple of weeks ago, he was their second choice as their first choice was not a Catholic and the Priest said they had to be. It would appear that it is at the discretion of the Priest then.
However the role of Godparent is to give spiritual support to the God child, so i really think it helps if you're of the same religion!
Mind you if its just so the parents can have a party and send the kid to a Catholic school then I guess it doesn't matter, as they aren't taking it seriously anyway.

Congrats Pogle. You managed to splice "Priest" and "discretion" into the same sentence there. Respect!


We'll get a visit from Incognito soon as that combo will have triggered his "Bigot Filters".

[Pogle]

My younger two sons were christened in the Catholic Church in Swindon back in 1994. Not that I was bothered particularly, and would have opted for the same C of E place our older two sons were christened in a few years earlier. However, the new C of E God-Botherer in Chief had this whimsical notion that we should all trip up to the place for at least 6 months prior to his agreeing to christen them. Sod that we thought, and went to see the RC priest instead. He was much more laid back and said "Okay, when do you want to do it?". Much simpler.
Anyway, I digress a bit. The point I am circuitously navigating towards is that he did not insist on all the Godparents being RC. As long as one of them was that sufficed, so we enlisted the aid of some of our "Dublin Mafia" members of the family, and it all went swimmingly.
You should be fine Wilmslow, I can lend you an old Celtic shirt to wear if you really want to cement yourself in their affections!!

Mr P was a Godfather again a couple of weeks ago, he was their second choice as their first choice was not a Catholic and the Priest said they had to be. It would appear that it is at the discretion of the Priest then.
However the role of Godparent is to give spiritual support to the God child, so i really think it helps if you're of the same religion!
Mind you if its just so the parents can have a party and send the kid to a Catholic school then I guess it doesn't matter, as they aren't taking it seriously anyway.

[shaunbhoy]

My younger two sons were christened in the Catholic Church in Swindon back in 1994. Not that I was bothered particularly, and would have opted for the same C of E place our older two sons were christened in a few years earlier. However, the new C of E God-Botherer in Chief had this whimsical notion that we should all trip up to the place for at least 6 months prior to his agreeing to christen them. Sod that we thought, and went to see the RC priest instead. He was much more laid back and said "Okay, when do you want to do it?". Much simpler.
Anyway, I digress a bit. The point I am circuitously navigating towards is that he did not insist on all the Godparents being RC. As long as one of them was that sufficed, so we enlisted the aid of some of our "Dublin Mafia" members of the family, and it all went swimmingly.
You should be fine Wilmslow, I can lend you an old Celtic shirt to wear if you really want to cement yourself in their affections!!

[Paddy]

Superb - just the answer I was hoping for.

I will lie in church with a clear legal conscience

Just don't say Allahu Akbar when he's blest and you will be alright.

[Churchill]

Tulip singer.... Although he was born in a good place..... Like someone else you "know"

David Essex isn't involved in "that'll Be The Day" the stage show.

That'll Be The Day - The UK's Favourite Rock N Roll Variety Show!

[Drewster]

I know - tulip film, good soundtrack, even better stage show!

Tulip singer.... Although he was born in a good place..... Like someone else you "know"

[Churchill]

Sorry - I was referring to David Essex (Stardust & That'll be the Day)

I know - tulip film, good soundtrack, even better stage show!

[Drewster]

...... song lyrics......

Sorry - I was referring to David Essex (Stardust & That'll be the Day)

[minestrone]

That song is actually correct.

Well apart from the fibs about woodstock

[Churchill]

That'll be the day!

I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
When I asked him where are you going
This he told me
I'm going down to Yasgur's farm
Think I'll join a rock and roll band
I'll camp out on the land
I'll try and set my soul free

We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel just like a cog in something turning
Well maybe it's the time of year
Or maybe it's the time of man
And I don't know who I am
But life's for learning

We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

By the time I got to Woodstock
They were half a million strong
Everywhere there was songs and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation

We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

[Drewster]

Our Bodies and blood are made from stardust - as is bread and so is wine.

That'll be the day!

[cailin maith]

Sorry...... It was a semi-serious point!
You (Catholics) believe that it is the body and blood of Christ.... rather than represents the body and blood.....

Well it can be proven that it isn't the B&BoC..... so does that mean that your Faith "collapses"........

Probably a bit heavy for CUK - questioning the fundamental tenets of your religion.... Sorry

Bit heavy for me more like

"absence of evidence, isn't evidence of absence"

Thing is, I & most Catholics with half a brain know full well it can't be true but "Faith" kicks in and tells you otherwise.

[Churchill]

Sorry...... It was a semi-serious point!
You (Catholics) believe that it is the body and blood of Christ.... rather than represents the body and blood.....

Well it can be proven that it isn't the B&BoC..... so does that mean that your Faith "collapses"........
Probably a bit heavy for CUK - questioning the fundamental tenets of your religion.... Sorry

Our Bodies and blood are made from stardust - as is bread and so is wine.

[Drewster]

Can we stop this game now... you are confusing me!

Sorry...... It was a semi-serious point!
You (Catholics) believe that it is the body and blood of Christ.... rather than represents the body and blood.....

Well it can be proven that it isn't the B&BoC..... so does that mean that your Faith "collapses"........

Probably a bit heavy for CUK - questioning the fundamental tenets of your religion.... Sorry

[cailin maith]

Sorry sweetie but the earth really is round and revolves around the sun...

No, you are just being silly

Do some nuns have sex with priests or is it all an urban legend ?

Is it wrong to ask such a question ? WIll it make me bigotted? ( TM)

Yep - happened in my school - my 4th class teacher, Sr Brid - and Fr Pat the parish priest. the poor sod got sent off to the missions in Africa and she got sent to Cork...(not sure which was worse really)