Scared and profane in the media

In today’s media the terms sacred and profane aren’t commonly used but if we look closely at nearly every article in the newspaper or that is on the news you can always seem to find these aspects expressed. In the article 'Father Peter Kennedy in defiant mass at St Mary's' (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25090091-3102,00.html) the usually idea of sacred and profane is challenged. Most would believe that whatever the church decides is sacred but in this article it is debated. The church dismissed Kennedy of performing priestly duties but he still has many followers who are willing to fight alongside him. With Kennedy drawing 1500 faithful followers to his support this must mean that what he preaches must be accepted amongst his congregation and the overall wider community. If the Catholic Church is really meant to be all about community it could be argued that the Archbishop Bathersby is the one who is harming ecclesiastical communion by making unnecessary tension among those of the church. If one man has brought together hundreds of followers then how is it possible that he is breaking the sense of communion it would seem that he is bring the opposite a sense of communion rather than harming it. I do not know the full sense of what Father Kennedy did, therefore I am not saying that this decision to dismiss him was wrong but the wording on his dismal papers (http://media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/2009/02/090219_stmarys/decree.pdf) stating that he has harmed ecclesiastical communion cannot be fully justify. The people of St Mary's deserve a legitimate answer from the leaders of the church. If this answer is not received the people of the church would have reason to believe that there is profanity and not justice throughout the Catholic Church leadership.

Another article in the media that talks about the Sacred and Profane is 'Italy crucifix row teacher barred' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7897802.stm)In this article a teacher has been suspended for removing a crucifix from his classroom. In Italy is the custom to display a crucifix in every building but with judges refusing to enter courts with a crucifix displayed. This gives fear that this tradition may not be a tradition for much longer. I believe that there is a sense of sacredness where religions can co-exist and show the love of their god to all and that profanity is where religions fight amongst themselves not showing any qualities that they want to be associated with. It is an outcry to think that a judge would refuse to enter a court room that has a crucifix in it and that a teacher would even go to the extent of removing one. Without a faith in these religions these symbols mean nothing which is just the same as having a statue or any other decoration. A crucifix represents a valuable story but all symbols are profane they only can become sacred if in your state of mind that you associate with the heavens (Chaos). Therefore it is right to conclude that a symbol only has the value (or sacredness) that you put on it, therefore if you don’t put value in it then what’s the need to refuse to enter a room with a decoration in it.