A followup to the Dutch Dominicans Revisited

Sincere thanks to Michael P. for his re-visitation of the Dutch Dominicans' pamphlet. It appears that their local superior and the Master General of the Dominicans have expressed their own reservations about this work of four members of the Order of Preachers. But they are not the only ones who seem to be interested in the matter.

For example: this past week, Pope Benedict met with some of his former doctoral students in continuation of his annual symposium-seminar that he has been conducting for many years with them. It appears that he reminded his former students, many of whom are now theologians, in the last several days that a theologian should not engage in "theological arrogance." I think when any of us pursue our own course in matters theological that separate us from a rich teaching, we exercise a form of arrogance that separates us from the Body of Christ, Holy Mother the Church.

Again, I ask the question I posed earlier when Michael first raised this topic: what do my Dutch presbyteral brothers responsible for authoring this pamphlet do on their weekends? Maybe they do go out to as many parishes as they can serve by bringing the Eucharist to God's people, but it may be that they do not. If the latter, should they not? I think so, particularly when one considers that they are not only members of the Body of Christ ordained in sacramental ministry as priests, they also belong to the Order of Preachers who have a great gift to bring to the Body of Christ, the People of God.    RJA sj