I trust the Church

There's been a recent story (unique in my rather thin reading of UK newspapers so far!) in the Telegraph about the Catholic Church in the UK, which as prompted me to blog.

Here's the story...

...and here's (I hope) a representative quote:

Loyal priests and lay people, by no means all traditionalists, are furious at this impoverishment of the liturgy. It is finally dawning on them that it is time for root-and-branch reform.

Only one man can set that process in motion: Benedict XVI, the greatest theologian to hold the papal office for centuries.

Hmmm... I would say that I'm a loyal layperson, but I'm not too bothered about all the liturgical shenanigans. As long as the priest follows the rubrics set out by the Holy Mother of us all, he is on firm ground. The Church is not a once-a-week event, it should happen every day. And it doesn't depend on a heap of documents, but on Christ present.

This is just more comment typical of many people's attitude to the Church; it's an "issue". The Church is not an "issue", it's a life that meets our life, not in a Bishop's conference, but in our daily lives too. And that is where we must begin to meet it.