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Post by ralfy on Nov 1, 2023 0:49:30 GMT
One thing I've learned from going through exegeses in Catholic school is that the Bible is easy to read but not easy to understand, with many things requiring more background study, such as the parables being provocative rather than inspiring, etc.
Others experience similar in secular classes like Lit Hum at Columbia, especially when historical context is involved.
Finally, for literacy, etc., see also results from TOEFL, IELTS, and so on, where people are even asked to interpret things like bus schedules. Many are not able to do that, or figure out discounts in stores, and so on.
Even college students are affected. From 2006:
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Post by blackforest on Nov 11, 2023 22:16:52 GMT
Why is it contentious? Are Catholics who prefer one type of Mass worried that their preferred option will disappear and the other will be all that’s available? Or do they associate preferring one type of Mass with a whole parade of horribles? The Presbyterian church a few blocks from me routinely advertises three types of services: one “traditional” with organ music, one “contemporary” with some guitar ensemble, and one for children that probably incorporates the kids trooping out for Sunday school and then back in. It does not appear to be a big deal for them. Sorry - I don't pop in here a lot. There's probably some truth to both, but I'm speculating. I've heard complaints about the lack of trad options, many from those who've just fled to an SSPX that requires an hour-long Sunday commute to a rural area, and I've heard some of the usual scoffing about COTT and another Novus Ordo stuff.
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