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Priest suspended for celebrating Oranje massFriday 16 July 2010 A village priest has been suspended for organising an Oranje mass ahead of Sunday's World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain. Father Paul Vlaar from the village of Obdam, northeast of Alkmaar, wore orange robes and filled the church with football flags. He also prayed for the team. The bishop of Haarlem suspended the priest saying the mass was inappropriate. The football mass did 'insufficient justice to the sanctity of the Eucharist,' the bishop said in a statement. 'The footage of this has caused indignation among faithful here and abroad.' Father Vlaar has been warned previously about unsuitable behaviour for mixing mass and 'profane' international events, the statement said. © DutchNews.nl
Why don't these people live in the real world? I am not religious or a football fan but if someone had supported the team and I had been at a church service I would have said "Well done" At last someone is being realistic and if there is a God surely he/she would have praised the priest for his good initiative. How closed minded are these people. Get a life! Good on him I say. Stop being a nanny church! By Lin | July 16, 2010 4:07 PM There is a good chance Jesus would have been in that large crowd kicking the ball. Not kicking the priest out. Looks like a joyful gathering of the People of God! By Brother Tolbert McCarroll | July 16, 2010 6:10 PM Of course, if he had been involved in a pedophile incident the church would have gone to great lengths to ignore it, or as they say... turn the other cheek. By Quince | July 16, 2010 6:29 PM Looks like a full congregation to me - why can't they just congratulate him for his great marketing and theatrical skills? By Cathy Scott | July 16, 2010 8:00 PM What now? Methinks the Bishop of Haarlem has at least one more issue to deal with in his NL congreation than his innane action against having an innovative celebratory mass for an event that attracted the attention of about 12 million NL folks ... in NL By Frank H | July 16, 2010 10:59 PM Being from America, for years I have heard people whine about what a pity it is that less and less people go to church regularly anymore. I think this priest had a great idea, pulled it off and should be congratulated. How many football fans could have/would have otherwise said, "Well, missing church just this once for the game is no big deal". What a truly GREAT pre-game party! By Cathy | July 17, 2010 5:11 PM Hey, The priest is a forwarding thinking man....get real we are living in a real world. Congrats to the Nederlands world cup performance despite losing to Spain. By Kervin | July 17, 2010 7:23 PM "Why don't these people live in the real world?" By Darren | July 19, 2010 1:54 PM
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I don't think I've ever seen more engaged church-goers! Father Vlaar should be congratulated for keeping his masses relavant and meaningful to his parish.
By KP | July 16, 2010 3:50 PM