Kansas City Faith Scribe ALMOST Explains Catholic Schism

Actually . . .

This is one of the best write-ups about recent Catholic drama that we've seen from any local writer in terms of "big picture" insight an old school denomination.  

However . . .  

From our vantage what's missing is just a bit of political perspective as we find so many adherents of the old Latin mass are desperately searching for a conservative foundation in their faith and are often surprised to learn of so many progressive factions who are ALSO attempting to exercise political influence over the Church . . . Moreover . . . Americans can turn hamburgers into a political debate so divisions amongst faith communities shouldn't cause too much dismay. 

Here's the word . . . 

"The recent excommunication of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) from the Catholic Church is another example of the disagreements and divisions that often happen in institutional religion.

"Such splits can be — and often are — disheartening, but they’ve been part of history since God excommunicated Adam and Eve from the very first congregation in the Garden of Eden for breaking religious rules (at least as that story is told in Genesis) . . .

"The SSPX has a major office(opens in new tab) in Platte City, which is just north of Kansas City International Airport, so this example of religious divisiveness has obvious local implications. The specifics are detailed elsewhere (opens in new tab), but for me, the schism is most useful to understand in the broader context of religion’s history of fragmentation."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Catholic schism with local ties raises question about religious factionalism

Religious splits are as old as Adam and Eve, but does it really have to be that way?