Traditional minded churches are brimming with beautiful young families, turning out vocations and are also making some money. This video is sad.

@@liberator275 why would you watch something that doesn't concern you then, just to leave a snarky comment? Go read a bible, maybe you will learn something about the numbers of believers.

@@illyb514 Thats because of polarity of worldviews in the world today. Priests turned into politicians, "traditional" church sects have aggressive approach to all kinds of libertarians and conservatives crowds, so they are able to gather some of them in, but they are hardly brimming, and they won't stay there for long. Soon enough politics will change, they will flow somewhere else. Orthodox churches in eastern europe, Russia or Greece are far more traditional than any catholic one, and they have the same problems of people stepping away. Besides, it seems the numbers in more progressive churches are getting record high too, even more so than traditional ones, its only those in-betweens of political spectrum suffering. And I wouldnt really assume the church from the video isn't traditional, I see a lot of women sacristian in poland, and similar looking churches, and you can't say polish catholicism isn't traditional... So frankly I don't think the problem lies in that. And the sad thing is, either one of those are more interested in politics than actual gospels and teachings of the church. Traditionalists are more into crying over the pre-v2 past, empty of any meaningful theological thought (literally nothing theologically sound came from a traditionalists in the church for the past... at least 90 years), basically pharisees of today, trying to enforce the laws, while progressive ones are more into social problems. I'd say progressive churches tend to be evangelical in the spirit, and so closer to the gospel, even tho they may have some funky ideas, like the immaculate conception, sometimes. btw. if they go to "traditional" parish just because it's "traditional" - they have no clue about catholic theology. Priest can be the biggest raging hippy, dancing around the altar and the mass still is perfectly valid. Ask them next time why exactly are they going to the church - to listen to some conservative sermon bashing gays and stuff, which they can listen online everywhere, or to meet Jesus Christ in the flesh? Because it sounds like it's the former...

@@captainkrunch5302 Partly correct. Partly strawmen.

The reason Latin mass parishes are full is not because the Latin mass is universally appealing, but because there are so few of them that they concentrate the pool of attendees. Furthermore, they tend to attract only a certain kind of people: that of the ultra conservative base. Thus, they pull away would be parishioners from other parishes and concentrate them in one Latin mass parish.

It is in both the bible and traditional teaching of the catholic church - NO WOMAN PRIESTS - listen carefully they went against the teachings of the church so they are automatically excommunicated from the church they no longer belonged to the Catholic faith look at them well in their vestments they look the part ,they played the part, when they die they will go straight to hell for being Rebels ,modernist ,liberals and progressivism all condemned by the church no formal proceedings is necessary there is no formal process needed, they are simply automatically excommunicated no matter how pretty no matter how good looking no matter how educated they are excommunicated and so the apostolic constitutions the dogmas of the church will prevail. Now listen very careful !!!!!! There is one more very important point. If you support in any way shape or form a heresy of the Catholic Church you also are excommunicated this is the teaching of the church fathers from the chair of Peter in the depository of faith in the Catholic Church supporting heresy is a mortal sin and even more you are excommunicated from the faith So if you attend Mass and a woman is the priest even though you say you don't agree with it you don't support it the fact that you are there physically and that church the church teaches that you are guilty of heresy along with her. You and everyone in the church who attends to a woman priest will be excommunicated from the church and you will lose your faith you'll be considered a heretic and considered outside the faith you are not allowed to support heresy mentally physically intellectually or spiritually you are called to witness to what is true and your witness is an empty church a completely empty church for the woman who is a priest saying Mass. When she goes to say mass the church should be completely empty do not go to confession with her you do not get married with her you do not participate in any of the sacraments with her he is to be rejected and shunned by everyone if not you will burn in hell

How kind if you. We in the USA are praying for our sisters and brothers in the Philippines. Blessings

The NO Mass and What happened after Vatican II is a big reason or probably the main reason why we have no Priests, no parishioners and no more belief in the real presence in the Eucharist; that being the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. You find it necessary to mention that you are not a fan of the Latin Mass but you think it's good or "praiseworthy" that a lay woman is running a Parish? You are part of the liberal modernist problem in our church and you have a lot to learn! The NO parishes and thinking will never get any better and you are just shoveling shit against the tide till your demise!!!

@@eugeniovincenzo1621 The Latin Mass doesn't get magically immune from everything... Lay women may not be running the parishes fully but it's not like trad laywomen are entirely uninvolved....

@@eugeniovincenzo1621 yes, that's there role. I was referring to taking lots of action in the parish life

There are so few priests that situations like this are necessary a good amount of the time. Pray for more vocations and do things to actually build up the Church, don’t needlessly criticize what’s blessed by her bishop and allowed for by canon law.

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It is in both the bible and traditional teaching of the catholic church - NO WOMAN PRIESTS - listen carefully they went against the teachings of the church so they are automatically excommunicated from the church they no longer belonged to the Catholic faith look at them well in their vestments they look the part ,they played the part, when they die they will go straight to hell for being Rebels ,modernist ,liberals and progressivism all condemned by the church no formal proceedings is necessary there is no formal process needed, they are simply automatically excommunicated no matter how pretty no matter how good looking no matter how educated they are excommunicated and so the apostolic constitutions the dogmas of the church will prevail. Now listen very careful !!!!!! There is one more very important point. If you support in any way shape or form a heresy of the Catholic Church you also are excommunicated this is the teaching of the church fathers from the chair of Peter in the depository of faith in the Catholic Church supporting heresy is a mortal sin and even more you are excommunicated from the faith So if you attend Mass and a woman is the priest even though you say you don't agree with it you don't support it the fact that you are there physically and that church the church teaches that you are guilty of heresy along with her. You and everyone in the church who attends to a woman priest will be excommunicated from the church and you will lose your faith you'll be considered a heretic and considered outside the faith you are not allowed to support heresy mentally physically intellectually or spiritually you are called to witness to what is true and your witness is an empty church a completely empty church for the woman who is a priest saying Mass. When she goes to say mass the church should be completely empty do not go to confession with her you do not get married with her you do not participate in any of the sacraments with her he is to be rejected and shunned by everyone if not you will burn in hell

Altar rails went out in the 1960's. The Church will never again have the same numbers they did back then. People no longer in believe in eternal hellfire for not attending Mass that is the reason for the low numbers.

Patricia Byrne felt banners, moral relativism, and trying to make the mass appeal to Protestants. That’s why NO parishes are in all out free fall. The church will be much smaller, and it will be traditional.

It is in both the bible and traditional teaching of the catholic church - NO WOMAN PRIESTS - listen carefully they went against the teachings of the church so they are automatically excommunicated from the church they no longer belonged to the Catholic faith look at them well in their vestments they look the part ,they played the part, when they die they will go straight to hell for being Rebels ,modernist ,liberals and progressivism all condemned by the church no formal proceedings is necessary there is no formal process needed, they are simply automatically excommunicated no matter how pretty no matter how good looking no matter how educated they are excommunicated and so the apostolic constitutions the dogmas of the church will prevail. Now listen very careful !!!!!! There is one more very important point. If you support in any way shape or form a heresy of the Catholic Church you also are excommunicated this is the teaching of the church fathers from the chair of Peter in the depository of faith in the Catholic Church supporting heresy is a mortal sin and even more you are excommunicated from the faith So if you attend Mass and a woman is the priest even though you say you don't agree with it you don't support it the fact that you are there physically and that church the church teaches that you are guilty of heresy along with her. You and everyone in the church who attends to a woman priest will be excommunicated from the church and you will lose your faith you'll be considered a heretic and considered outside the faith you are not allowed to support heresy mentally physically intellectually or spiritually you are called to witness to what is true and your witness is an empty church a completely empty church for the woman who is a priest saying Mass. When she goes to say mass the church should be completely empty do not go to confession with her you do not get married with her you do not participate in any of the sacraments with her he is to be rejected and shunned by everyone if not you will burn in hell

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Another Traditional man who has a problem with women. How can a Latin Mass priest communicate with anyone since the Mass is in Latin?

@@patriciabyrne5089 2 ways: People can use a missal Or... The priest communicates with the people by offering up the sacrificial lamb. The actions of the priest communicates with the people

@Diego Alvarez You're right, it's more specifically the Modernism. The Council, and the wretched Jesuits, merely transmitted it across the Church. From the looks of this video though, and God willing, maybe we have around another 20 or 30 years before it completely collapses in on itself.

Yes. Our university did a national survey of both Parish Life Directors and the priests who collaborate with them. 77% of the priests serving in this way responded saying that they find this ministry VERY fulfilling.

Indeed

Maybe she could become a priest?!?

Yes she's basically the administrator. And no she's not a priest so she can't celebrate the sacraments. God bless!

May God bless you.

Looks pretty protestant and the music too, I mean it's not the center of our faith, which is Christ himself. But how can we be evangelizing the youth and the general populus with this kind of liturgical boringness.

When she checks her watch in the Mass... Wow. This woman is bad news.

FYI that's not the parish where he serves, however he did grow up there. Ms. Simcoe says just before their meeting that she hadn't seen him a long time and was wondering how he's doing. Full disclosure: he's our son.

@@bobbellafiore363 Thank you for your input! I'm wondering if things are any different when the regular priest is present. As the whole point of the video is to show that Miss Simcoe is running the show, I'm thinking not.

@@kerriann04 You're welcome. Elizabeth runs the parish on a day-to-day basis as there's no resident priest or pastor. Masses and other sacraments are covered by a retired priest.

@@bobbellafiore363 that's extra sad. Do you know when that happened, when there stopped being a resident pastor?

Exactly. This feels like the church of Miss Simcoe. No Christ. No focus on repentance and amending of one's life. "Just look at the woman in charge," is all I'm getting from this.

@@giovannimartini6405 This film is not about a day in the life of this parish it is about a day in the life of the woman who is the parish life director. And it's not about our style of worship. I have been a member of this church for more than 30 years, and my wife and I drive 35 minutes to get there twice a week (once for mass and once for choir practice). (Of course, that was pre-pandemic.) We go there because it is a vibrant, welcoming church, and it is not dying. Unfortunately, it was filmed during the pandemic, when the majority of us attend via electronic means, and it does not show the true nature of the congregation. Who says that kneelers are necessary for a Catholic church? In this and others that I have attended, parishoners stand during the liturgy of the eucharist. It is just as reverent as kneeling, and maybe even more so, since there are any people "half-kneeling" with their butts up against the edge of the pew. My aging knees are glad for the way we do it. Too many of the comments I see here are based on externalities and judging from a very brief glimpse into the life of this parish.

@@kerriann04 That's because you hate women Karriann

I'm surprised that you say you help in a Latin Mass Parish. Women have no role in Latin Mass unless you the cleaner of course.

@@patriciabyrne5089 you misread my comment. I am in a Novus Ordo parish but am considering the wisdom of the Tridentine Mass.

There is someone recording her... so she needs the mask.

@@Mamabarron If I had a videographer riding along in my car, I would wear a mask, too. Did you think there was a drone or robot recording in there?

Great example missing the forest for the trees.

Indeed

They also resent women having a role in the Church. They call themselves Traditional men which is a euphemism for woman hater.

Real men don't wish to be under the influence of effeminate weak men, homosexual perverts, and women, which is all the Newchurch offers... the "priest shortage" is entirely made by those seeking to destroy the priesthood by refusing traditional men entry into seminaries and ordinations..leaving parishes with second-rate perverts who see the priesthood as a free lunch ticket

Actually, our diocese has a lot of new vocations.

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You should check out the book "Why Catholics Can't Sing." It's quite enlightening and talks about this very issue - unsingable hymns that permeate the modern US church.

@@kerriann04 I have read the first edition years ago. I understand there is a revision.

YES REALLY!!! In MANY parts of the country!!!!

There are plenty of priests. There just aren't enough good priests who want to be pastors of modernist, women-controlled churches.

And also, many good, pius men are prevented from becoming priests because they don't fall in line with the modernist agenda.

@Diego Alvarez The Modernist idea/agenda (to attempt to summarize it, which is difficult because its a many-headed hydra) is that the will of God revealed to us in part in the time before Christ to the Israelites, and in full by the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, is now insufficient to guide us morally and spiritually because "Modern" man is now enlightened and therefore the Church and its teachings need to be updated to speak and appeal to "Modern" man. The Church's previous teachings (before Modernism/the Council) were at least misguided if not oppressive and everything after it (with its "emphasis" on ecumenism, fraternity, collegiality, etc) is now....cool, hip, happening, with it, etc. To illustrate; Jesus' absolute prohibition of divorce and affirmation of the indissolubility of marriage is a teaching that is too rigorous, cruel, mean-spirited, oppressive, etc. and therefore needs to be updated to reflect how kind, loving and generous "Modern" relationships are, by permitting the divorced and remarried without an annulment to receive Holy Communion. Even though Jesus is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, He (evidently) didn't fully grasp the demands of mercy like Francis and his oh-so-merciful fellow Bishops/Cardinals do and he/they can/must overturn this overly-restrictive and even cruel practice. The previous heresies were relatively narrow in scope whereas the scope of Modernism is vast, encompassing essentially every single aspect of the Church's teaching. To the Modernist, there is not a single aspect of the Church's teachings, disciplines and customs that should not be updated, even those teachings which come from the Apostles and even the very person of Our Lord Jesus Himself. Another illustration: the very explicit condemnations of h-word behavior by St. Paul are (like Jesus' teaching on divorce) also rigorous, overly demanding, even cruel, therefore they too should be overturned. My apologies if this sound flippant or disrespectful but the Churchmen who have are are now engaging in this are attacking the very foundations (were it possible) of the Church and its God-given mission to bring about the salvation of sinners and help them make it to Heaven. They simply do not care about doing what they should to help people obtain salvation and eternal life. Instead, they have more important priorities like environmental and social justice, correct immigration policies, and how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Hope this is of some use. May the peace of Our Lord be with you and your family.

There's not enough priests in the modernist era but the FSSP is growing. Our archdiocese is growing with strong men who are restoring tradition with Diocesan seminaries

The whole point is that there is no priest who works at the church!

You don't see the priest cause the focus of the video was about the woman? If you want to see a video about a priest there's a lot out there. You clicked on a video about a woman who is the administrator in her parish (which is the case in a lot of parishes ) so that's what you 'll get.

@@johnvictorroderos8842 the video is about a parish run by a lay woman when the priest should always be the one running the parish. Even during whatever meetings or activities outside the mass, you don't even see the priest in the background

@@johnvictorroderos8842 Not another man who has a problem with women! The point is there is no priest in that parish. Do you really think the Catholic Church would allow a woman run a parish if they weren't desperate?

Yeah, bishops who want to close more churches due to loss of parishioners should use this model.

@@kerriann04 Are you suggesting that using Parish Life Directors causes parish membership to go down? Actually, the data doesn't show that. The parishioners usually adjust to this model quickly and the membership sometimes even goes up. Both CARA at Georgetown and my university, Cardinal Stritch University, have researched this.

I think you're missing the point of going to Mass.

@@kerriann04 Really? I suppose it's possible, though I have no idea how you can make that judgment just from my comment.

@@kerriann04 Our Mass is not over at the end of the liturgy---Note: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord! Exactly what this woman is doing!

Did you watch the video? She's an administrator not a priest

Catholism is false anyway. Who cares they do PRAY TO A MARY AND speak to demons they assume are saints in heaven. Lol Religion and IGNORANT

​@@TriciaRP We don't care what prots have to say of the Early Church fathers...

Maybe because of the cameraman

I'm sure she's a very nice lady, but the actual Pharisees are the Modernists who are the judgemental ones: "so-and-so is a very nice person so he/she is obviously going to go to Heaven". The reality is that we have no capacity to make judgements like these because elsewhere in Holy Scripture it states "ALL have sinned, ALL have fallen short of the glory of God". Therefore all of humanity desperately needs what the Church *should* be offering; repentance, amendment, and conversion. Instead, what probably 99% of our clerics are offering is universal salvation, and concerns with political matters like climate and social justice. They hide the light of Jesus' salvation under a bushel, as though they are ashamed of it. The peace of Our Lord be with you and your family.

@@andrewrolwes6034 like you

They should have given this position to a person of color. She is actively part of the racist system.

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Idk why people would dilute sacraments to develop a community. The most vibrant and growing parishes in my country are the ones which uphold the Sacred Traditions. Communities grow naturally out of the love for the Sacraments.

@@sillybearss You raise an interesting question. Did the sacraments exists in the early church (i.., the church in the Book of Acts) or are they a development that occurred afterwards?

Mert. We need the grace of the sacraments. Community can also be a grace. But they won't get us to heaven. We can encourage one another but we need Jesus and the sacraments he established.

@@christusvincit6696 Where does it say in the Bible that sacrements are necessary for salvation? The sacrements is one way for the laity to interact with the priesthood. A person who goes to church once a year may eventually stop going. A person who goes to daily mass, prays the rosary in community, goes to confession, and is highly engaged with the church community will probably remain with the church.

@@mertmolina8312 "Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you." John 6:53

I don't understand why not. She is going to Board meetings, monitoring finances, meeting with parishioners. She isn't saying the Mass. In the 5 decades I have been alive, this has been allowed in the US church.

It is in Canon Law. Get over your sexist views.

It is not sad. She does a wonderful service to our parish.

Not sad at all - this vibrant community shimmers with the light of Christ!

The light of Christ in a parish doesn't cause it to age out and die.

She =/= shepherd.

@@eugeniovincenzo1621 why is a Latin Mass parish giving communion on the hand?

@@kerriann04 I think he meant no communion in the hand. I thought the same thing for a split second

the Shepard should always be the priest

@@kerriann04 It's not a Latin Mass parish, if it was the building would look like a church.

You know, except that her role is by her bishop’s appointment and is allowed for under canon law.

@Irina Popa ITS A PANDEMIC!!! USE YOUR BRAIN!!!

@Irina Popa you can’t help that people don’t come to church. You can influence them and love them all day long but to get them out of bed and come to church isn’t always easy.

@Irina Popa As is obvious from the people wearing masks and when it was released, this was filmed in the middle of the pandemic. This was the maximum amount of people that were allowed in the church by state regulation at the time of this filming.

Another woman who hate women

And who'll lead the parish? Ministry in the church is volungeer driven. She said in the video there are FOUR full time workers in the parish. Only four. In a parish that serves 50 zip codes that's awfully not a lot. Sure the priest can be the administrator, but what would that achieve? Nothing. As sad as it may be this was their onky choice - have the priest serve the sacraments, have her do the admin duty

Why? Because she is woman? You have been corrupted with the thought that says women are unworthy and inferior. This is from men and not from God

Bishops are weak, scared or part of the problem.

She an administrator, not a priest. There's nothing wrong with this. Remember to love your neighbour. We're on church

@@johnvictorroderos8842 women shouldn't be administrating much outside the dairyshed

@@myrmidonesantipodes6982 Why are you hiding behind a pseudonym you thick Paddy?

Did it ever occur to you that maybe he doesn't regard himself as so above peole that he demand they treat him as superior to them? Do you adress your friends by their job titles or use their names in conversation.

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No Bob no we don't need women priests. You are so wrong.

Nope. I'm a Catholic woman. I totally disagree. That is not how Jesus set it up. Men and women have equal dignity and value, different gifts and responsibilities.

Women priests cannot perform valid sacraments. Christ appointed men to head his church, hence why only men were invited at the last supper. Men can carry on apostolic succession which is critical for valid sacraments.

How can you possibly say that. You should search your heart and see who is controlling you right now