Sunday, 6 July 2008

Welsh Martyrs, Penparcau

It was announced this morning that 9am Mass is going to be moving down to St. Winefride's from 27th June. It is a shame that we are going to have to move from Welsh Martyrs as it is such a nice Church. Unfortunately the roof is in such poor repair now and added to this Paul and Phillip are to take on full time responsibility for Lampeter and Aberaeron.

We now only have three priests for the whole of Ceredigion. Sooner or later someone is going to have to take a good look at whole question of who can become a priest, how long it should take to train them, what they should be doing and what they should be leaving to the laity. Unfortunately I can't see this issue being addressed during the current Pontificate; at the moment the prevailing attitude among the hierarchy appears to be one of burying their heads in the sand and blaming the laity for not all rushing to enter the religious life.

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