I was at a
ceremony on Friday to mark the 90th anniversary of the re-dedication
of our church of St. Mac Cullins in Lusk.
I had
opened my big mouth a while ago and told Father Paul that there were
people in the community who remembered the occasion. So he invited
the ten over 90's people.
My old pal
Jack who is 97 in November presented a candle which burned for the
ceremonies.
I had a
brief chat with him and remembered that he is the last surviving
member of The Backroom Boys - a drinking club.
Then the
writing oil started lubricating my brain - and I thought what a great
name for a book about Clerics planning a secret rebellion - to wrest
Catholicism from Rome and instead have a Christian Community replace
the Pope and his committees.
The Staff
of Christ was brought here by St. Patrick's when he brought
Christianity (not Catholicism) to Ireland. A few hundred years later
Rome got in on the act and took over the Irish church.
The legend
is that the Staff was in a monastery near-by until a few hundred
years ago and was burned by a Reformation Bishop - who converted to
Catholicism a while after. The original staff was maybe his admission
fee. Something like this must have happened because Bishop Browne
destroyed a lot of churches and treasures, and burned down a lot of monasteries.
What if he
did not burn the real staff - but hid it. Then if The Backroom Boys
can track it down they can Schism away to their hearts content.
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