How Extraordinary are the Ministers?
Dear Australian Bishops Every Sunday at the time for Holy Communion, a number of 'extraordinary' ministers approaches the altar to help in the distribution of the Blessed Sacrament. These are overwhelmingly female. Given the small attendance at Mass these days, one wonders why they are needed. But the question arises. How can they be extraordinary? They seem to have become quite ordinary. And yet the ordinary minister would surely need to be a priest, who cannot be f
Printing Money
Dear Australian Bishops When a counterfeiter prints money, his free dollars dilute the dollars of the rest of society. His addition to the money supply means that more dollars are chasing the same number of goods. So prices go up, and with them rises inflation. People on a fixed income find themselves poorer because of this theft. When caught, counterfeiters are punished for their crime. Our government provides laws that enforce this punishment. But criminals are no
