Two very different parishes point to divisions in the church

Is Catholic pluralism fostering hard-rock divisions in the church?

Two Sunday morning Masses in Charlotte, North Carolina, seen via video posted on each parish website, tell a story.

At St. Peter Catholic Church downtown, a Jesuit community, Mass goes on much like it does in most of the country. Jesuit Father James Shea, the pastor, faces the congregation. A female lector provides a reading. The homily brings in the gospel reading for the day, which describes Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law. There’s a lesson there about women’s service, says Shea.

 

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