tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464180585819540715.post2676209168523756274..comments2023-10-31T08:09:30.343-07:00Comments on The Token Catholic.: Racial Stereotypes and the Priesthood.J.Samuel Ross.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11981863011563791787noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464180585819540715.post-57848789035354552382008-03-31T21:22:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:22:00.000-07:00One more thing...I agree with you about Latin bein...One more thing...I agree with you about Latin being the language of the church. It is ridiculous to assume that people cannot learn it, especially in light of the fact that they managed to do so for 2000 years prior to Vatican II.<BR/><BR/>Converts to islam seem to have no trouble trying to learn prayers in arabic, and ieven if they do have trouble learning it, they seem to have no qualms about trying to do so.<BR/><BR/>Arabic is the universal language of islam.<BR/><BR/>By the same token, Latin is the universal language of the Catholic church - always has been, alwasy will be.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259688390659054586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464180585819540715.post-17612141898516382012008-03-31T21:15:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:15:00.000-07:00I have been to two majority black Catholic churche...I have been to two majority black Catholic churches in the Memphis area, and they are exactly as you fear, though the priests in both parishes are white not black.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I've been to a couple of churches in northern Arkansas that have black priests (from Nigeria) in nearly all white parishes, and they seem to fit in just fine. They do have thick accents, though I must confess that their english is infinitely better than my Igbo.<BR/><BR/>There are quite a few African priests in the US now (not sure how many African-American priests), but most of them seem to get assigned to predominantly white parishes, whether by accident or design I do ot know.<BR/><BR/>However, if and when you do become a priest, and if you do get assigned to a majority Af-Am church, expose them to what you like. Maybe they'll like it too.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if you get asigned to a majority white parish, do the same to them. God knows that too many majority white parishes have NO liturgies that are every bit as awful as you <STRONG>might</STRONG> get in an Af-Am parish.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259688390659054586noreply@blogger.com