It is tragic how many lapsed Catholcis like Anne Quindlen (see ”My Catholicism: not a faith, but a shared history,” Aug. 5) have abandoned the essentials of their religion while clinging to fond childhood memories of its external trappings. It is also unfortuante that those memories of Catholicism are as confused as they are fond.
For the record, I would like to correct Quindlen`s factual errors: (a)
Kyrie eleison is Greek, not Latin; (b) the church has never in its history commanded Catholics to eat fish on Friday; (c) the mass in Latin was not abolished, although it is less frequently used; (d) attending mass on Sundays and holy days is still a grave obligation; and (e) individuals are not ”born Catholic,” but enter the church through baptism.
The Chicago Tribune does a disservice to its readership by printing unreliable accounts of Catholicism by ex-Catholics. Would it be in the public interest to publish an essay entitled ”My approach to brain surgery” by someone who flunked out of his first year of med school? I think not.
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