Editor: Considering that most priests formed since the Vatican Council either don't understand the Catholic Tradition, or hold it in contempt, wouldn't it be a good idea to educated the ignorant with scholastic tools, and give some form of Catholic sensitivity training to the others?
Priests and alleged instructors of Catholic thought should be required to have 120 hours of Catholic sensitivity training which will include Aristotle's Logic "refresher" followed by an intensive basic philosophy course and an introduction to Theology from the Summa.
It would be nice to make continued employment contigent upon passsing and completing this course which would require memorization of the Athanasian Creed and signing and swearing the anti-modernist oath. Those who fail at this may simply go to work for the Unitarians or what's left of the Episopalians.
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CHICAGO A Chicago seminary plans to pioneer a new way to train clergy in the context of many faiths other than their own.
Meadville Lombard Theological School, a Unitarian Universalist seminary in Hyde Park, Ill., hopes to join Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant institutions to train clergy together, including offering some shared courses where there is common ground. Andover Newton Theological School, a United Church of Christ seminary in the Boston area, is the only partner so far.
Leaders say the interreligious approach heralds the future of theological education and could save financially strapped seminaries nationwide.
"We live in an era when religious tribalism affects us every day," said the Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. "We need to learn to appreciate the traditions out of which we come and to live in an atmosphere of acceptance that goes way beyond tolerance. A seminary like this can help lead the way."
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/14/2084732/chicago-seminary-hopes-to-join.html
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