Vicar said what?

Unbelievable.  Or maybe not. 
Apparently this vicar said that a community funded memorial for Royal Marine Commando Mathew Ford that was killed in Afghanistan would not be allowed because it's not 'our war'.

'Our war' is the continually surrounded by quotes phrase.  Our war.  Our war. If this was a one off I wouldn't be that upset.  I'd just think this one guy was a self absorbed idiot.  But yeah, so not the first time I've heard this type of thing from the Catholic church.

I remember the first Christmas after we began seeing each other, Royal called me fuming mad after attending midnight mass with his mother - Royal is not Catholic, but his mother was raised that way and attends occasionally and especially at Christmas.  Like any mother, she likes her family to attend with her.
He said all was fine until one part where the priest made a big deal out of praying for all the immigrants trying to get into Britain... but not for the soldiers fighting for their country.  When he asked his mom about it, she said the Catholic church didn't support war (not that she doesn't, she completely adores and supports her son!). 

Well, guess in this instance it's not just that they don't support war, it's also that they don't support soldiers or the loved ones they leave behind.

Lance Corporal Mathew Ford's story and the BBC article speaking of the heroic rescue to get him back.  God bless them all.

Comments

[dagamore]

I dont think it is all of the Catholic church that is that way. I know that the Catholic Mass I went to today, was very pro-soldier, and the impression i got was that most of them are that way. I hope that it is just one Vicar that is spewing that sort of stuff from the Pulpit, but dont know. Hope all is well with you and yours, and hope all the Soliders/Marines down range (and others) get to piss off their medics by not geting hurt.

[Kath]

I agree Dagamore, not everyone of the Catholic faith believes this way - and I am definitely not anti-Catholic and didn't mean to come off that way! It's just that in the time I've known Royal these type of seemingly small comments and stories keep popping up and it makes me sad and sometimes, like today, a little angry. I appreciate you commenting about your Mass today and the well wishes :o)

[Patriot Xeno]

hippies.

[Pat]

I thought it was the duty of priests ans clerics alike to pray for everybody.

[Kath]

I thought so, too - well all I know is I do my best to and that's what counts. After calming down from writing this, I am sure that most Catholic leaders do as well ;o)