Former Anglican priest recalls the death of Pope John Paul II.


From the September 2010 Newsletter of The Coming Home Network International.

Article is called My Canterbury Trail to Rome, by Taylor Marshall.

"Deeply moved by the passing of John Paul II, my wife and I decided that we would attend Holy Mass at the local Catholic parish to show our respect to the Pope and perhaps hear a moving homily in tribute to the man people were already calling John Paul the Great.

"The following Sunday, we arrived at a modern - looking building and entered for Mass.

"As it turned out, the Catholic priest said precious little about John Paul II.

"Instead, he spoke about how St. Peter was not the true author of either 1 Peter or 2 Peter.

"Moreover, during the consecration prayer he had people come forward and stand around the altar with him.

"The priest proceeded to recite a Eucharistic prayer that he had composed -- a prayer that rhymed.

"I remember the words at the consecration going something like this:

"On the night before he was dead,

"Jesus took into his hands bread."

"Joy and I were horrified .

"Not only was this terrible poetry, it seemed sacrilegious and contrary to the life and message of John Paul II -- a message of perfect obedience to Christ.

"We loved the Catholic John Paul II.

"We were not ready for this local Catholic parish with its liberal priests and hokey rhymes..."