The problem I've seen with this entire process of Synodalism, is that it is controlled by the old who are fighting the better spirits of the young. In this, it's become very much SynOLDalism. And thus, I offer this poem.
With Apologies to St. John Vianny:
Synoldalism:
If the pope is a saint, the cardinals will be fervent;
If the cardinal is fervent, the bishops will be pious;
If the bishop is pious, the priests will at least be decent;
If the priest is only decent, the people will be godless.
The spiritual generation is always one-degree less intense in its life than the one who begets it in Christ. Is it any wonder that in the United States, where we have seen a corruption of the clergy up to the very top of the chain, we have a problem with a belief in Transubstantiation?
The original of this poem is the answer. Please, God, Send us Saintly Priests! Reignite the fervor of your people and the thirst for the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ Your Son!
If the cardinal is fervent, the bishops will be pious;
If the bishop is pious, the priests will at least be decent;
If the priest is only decent, the people will be godless.
The spiritual generation is always one-degree less intense in its life than the one who begets it in Christ. Is it any wonder that in the United States, where we have seen a corruption of the clergy up to the very top of the chain, we have a problem with a belief in Transubstantiation?
The original of this poem is the answer. Please, God, Send us Saintly Priests! Reignite the fervor of your people and the thirst for the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ Your Son!
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