tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post7994017787096130474..comments2024-01-09T20:13:09.378+08:00Comments on Sorry,all the clever names are taken.: Homeless Jesus in the News Again.Robert Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-60071127163534316762013-12-05T18:54:45.711+08:002013-12-05T18:54:45.711+08:00I hope that your respect and admiration for Pope F...I hope that your respect and admiration for Pope Francis will one day lead you to Christ's one true Church.Robert Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-42663763163378973602013-12-05T11:48:01.561+08:002013-12-05T11:48:01.561+08:00Hi Robert
Yes, some of the media reports have had...Hi Robert<br /><br />Yes, some of the media reports have had strange distortions indeed. The idea of our statue travelling from Toronto to Rome and back again, only then to be stolen, is an odd one.<br /><br />But actually, I would be perfectly happy to have my statue blessed by the Pope, in the unlikely event that a) we get it back and b) he happens to stop by Toronto. I admire and respect him, and although the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize my orders, I certainly recognize the validity of sacraments and sacramentals administered by Roman Catholic clergy, including the Bishop of Rome. I do consider myself a Catholic Christian, though obviously not Roman Catholic.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829050011202194762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-53733602601030901212013-12-05T06:17:05.803+08:002013-12-05T06:17:05.803+08:00Hello Rev'd Helwig,
There was never any doubt...Hello Rev'd Helwig,<br />There was never any doubt in my mind that the statue was stolen from your church and I can certainly appreciate the loss you all are experiencing. It just struck me as odd that the statue stolen from your church was different than the one blessed by Pope Francis - after reading that the two were one and the same.<br />As for the"female priest, no less" comment, well, in case you haven't heard, the Catholic Church does not allow women in the priesthood and I couldn't help but see the irony in Anglicans having a statue blessed by a Pope.Robert Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035448389594767441.post-53076203956591821342013-12-04T22:46:46.915+08:002013-12-04T22:46:46.915+08:00Hello
I am the "female priest, no less" ...Hello<br />I am the "female priest, no less" of St Stephen-in-the-Fields ... and yes, the Christian Post story was simply confused. This appears to have become international news, and many of the stories are simply taking material from earlier media reports, and often getting details wrong.<br />However, the statue really was stolen, and the community really is grieving its loss ... it meant a lot to everyone here, and especially to the most marginalized members of our community.<br />best wishes<br />the Rev'd Maggie HelwigAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829050011202194762noreply@blogger.com