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July 07, 2009 12:10 PM
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Thats a good question. Sure. I'd sign a petition..
Wouldn't do any good though.
This could be possible if the Catholic Church was responsive to change, but the last big change happened at the Council of Nicea in 325...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
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I like your reasoning. I think lent is too long. I think many things that are done within the Catholic church need to be brought up to a post industrial pace, but in reality they won't.
Last years weather during Mardi Gras was just fine.
Did you know that Mardi Gras has been celebrated here in Mobile since 1703?
That's longer than you guys over there in New Orleans.
Ssshh!
Don't tell too many people.
They might bring their 'Girls Gone Wild' video camera over here and ruin it!
(my best friend here is in the Mystics of Time)
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http://mardigras.keiwebs.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_in_Mobile
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I live in New Hampshire now but I lived in southern Louisiana in the early nineties, the difference in February weather is astounding. I wore shorts throughout both Mardi Gras I attended so weather is not an issue to me . All of that said I love to see old world establisments squirm under the influence of new ideas and progress, so Yes I would sign the petition.
I am also a fan of crazy drunken behavior in warmer climates and family time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=insF1OtsUe0&feature=PlayList&p=9D0BDC589093131E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=23
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The church follows the liturgical calendar, so it's not just shortening lent by a little bit, but it's asking them to change the entire calendar.
The thing is, Easter is *the* most important holiday in Christianity. I know Christmas gets the big play in the media and in secular society, but Easter is the proof in the pudding, so to speak. It's when Christians believe that Jesus raised from the dead, one of the major beliefs that all of Christianity is founded upon.
It's not very likely that the Church (and here referring to the Catholic Church) would build in another couple weekends of "Ordinary Time" (non-religious season) especially on such an important celebratory time.
If you really want to get the date changed, simply change whhich religion you follow. Eastern Orthodox Easter sometimes falls a week or so later than Roman Catholic (and Protestant) Easter.
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http://www.calendardate.com/easter.htm
http://gogreece.about.com/cs/greekorthodox/a/easterdates.htm
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Would you sign a petition to ask the Pope to make Mardi Gras two weeks later?
Mardi Gras falls on February 16 this coming year. As usual, there is a good chance that it will be too cold during many parades. The Pope could fix that by shortening Lent, which is too long for a modern attention span anyway. Would you sign a petition if one were started?
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| July 07, 2009 01:06 PM |
Wouldn't do any good though.
This could be possible if the Catholic Church was responsive to change, but the last big change happened at the Council of Nicea in 325...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
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July 07, 2009 12:52 PM
Yes. But I believe that there would be benefits to the Catholic Church as well. The Church has probably not looked at the issue for centuries. The whole concept of a fast for so long is impractical, and as a result even Catholics don't take it as seriously as they would if it was shorter and more doable.
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July 07, 2009 01:14 PM
Since I celebrated my very first Mardi Gras last year in Mobile Al., I would say no. I like your reasoning. I think lent is too long. I think many things that are done within the Catholic church need to be brought up to a post industrial pace, but in reality they won't.
Last years weather during Mardi Gras was just fine.
Did you know that Mardi Gras has been celebrated here in Mobile since 1703?
That's longer than you guys over there in New Orleans.
Ssshh!
Don't tell too many people.
They might bring their 'Girls Gone Wild' video camera over here and ruin it!
(my best friend here is in the Mystics of Time)
Source(s):
http://mardigras.keiwebs.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_in_Mobile
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July 07, 2009 01:20 PM
I agree with @dannyjohnson. The church does not react well to change. I live in New Hampshire now but I lived in southern Louisiana in the early nineties, the difference in February weather is astounding. I wore shorts throughout both Mardi Gras I attended so weather is not an issue to me . All of that said I love to see old world establisments squirm under the influence of new ideas and progress, so Yes I would sign the petition.
I am also a fan of crazy drunken behavior in warmer climates and family time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=insF1OtsUe0&feature=PlayList&p=9D0BDC589093131E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=23
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July 07, 2009 05:15 PM
I'd sign it, because, to me, it would be funny. The church follows the liturgical calendar, so it's not just shortening lent by a little bit, but it's asking them to change the entire calendar.
The thing is, Easter is *the* most important holiday in Christianity. I know Christmas gets the big play in the media and in secular society, but Easter is the proof in the pudding, so to speak. It's when Christians believe that Jesus raised from the dead, one of the major beliefs that all of Christianity is founded upon.
It's not very likely that the Church (and here referring to the Catholic Church) would build in another couple weekends of "Ordinary Time" (non-religious season) especially on such an important celebratory time.
If you really want to get the date changed, simply change whhich religion you follow. Eastern Orthodox Easter sometimes falls a week or so later than Roman Catholic (and Protestant) Easter.
Source(s):
http://www.calendardate.com/easter.htm
http://gogreece.about.com/cs/greekorthodox/a/easterdates.htm
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July 07, 2009 06:33 PM
Yes I know conservative Christians make a big deal out of Easter, I wasn't suggesting changing that date(s). It's the 40 days I'd like to see changed and I'm sure professional theologians could easily find a justification for making it, say, 20 or 21 or 28. For that matter, it would help if the Catholics would count the 40 days the same way as the Orthodox, ie., counting the Sundays. Counting or not counting the Sundays is really theological nit picking, and the Pope could even make the change as an ecumenical gesture to the Orthodox. That would shift Mardi Gras up about a week with no other changes. Personally, I don't celebrate Easter or Lent, only Mardi Gras. But the
Catholic church has influenced public holidays so much it should consider feedback from the rest of the world about their timing.
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Catholic church has influenced public holidays so much it should consider feedback from the rest of the world about their timing.
July 07, 2009 07:16 PM
Ah, I see.
I'd love to see the Catholic church take more input from its members. I was raised Catholic, and love the formal traditions of the mass, but cannot abide the antiquiated dogma.
You question is an interesting thought exercise for sure, and has sparked some interesting answers.
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I'd love to see the Catholic church take more input from its members. I was raised Catholic, and love the formal traditions of the mass, but cannot abide the antiquiated dogma.
You question is an interesting thought exercise for sure, and has sparked some interesting answers.
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I was raised to give up something for Lent and no meat other than Fish on Fridays.. (70s and 80s) Most local restaurants still feature fish on Friday though and see a spike in sales those days.. No meat other than fish for 40 days would be hard and pricey if you're not coastal... In Denver fish was stupid expensive. Shrimp was $15 a pound ($2 or less here?)
It used to be go to church every sunday or you're going downstairs when you die, now its just we're happy you guys showed up....
But yes, as a non practicing Catholic who is also a non participating Knights of Columbus member, I'd sign a petition. I think if you can spin it just right you'll be able to get most people on board, after all people outside of Mardi Gras areas don't really even know what it is other than Ash Wednesday and the Easter Bunny.
Most Catholics are either resistant to change and 'old school' or of the younger generation who asks questions about why the traditions are what they are...
I'll raise my glass of Blackened VooDoo later tonight in toast to your future petition.