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The bishop's failure to make the sign of the cross, or even mention Jesus Christ, was a major missed opportunity. Talking about "justice" and "righteousness" is fine and all, but there's nothing distinctly Catholic about Bishop Barron's prayer. If anything, it reminded me of Matthew 10:33: "He that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in Heaven."
Barron himself has been a critic of "dumbed down" Catholicism, and an advocate for Catholics to bring their faith into the public square. So it makes his avoidance of the most simple expressions of faith- the sign of the cross, a mention of Christ- all the more baffling.
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Bp. Barron’s failure to mention Christ in Congressional prayer was missed opportunity
The bishop's failure to make the sign of the cross, or even mention Jesus Christ, was a major missed opportunity. Talking about "justice" and "righteousness" is fine and all, but there's nothing distinctly Catholic about Bishop Barron's prayer. If anything, it reminded me of Matthew 10:33: "He that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in Heaven."
Barron himself has been a critic of "dumbed down" Catholicism, and an advocate for Catholics to bring their faith into the public square. So it makes his avoidance of the most simple expressions of faith- the sign of the cross, a mention of Christ- all the more baffling.
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Bp. Barron’s failure to mention Christ in Congressional prayer was missed opportunity
