So a comedian walks into a church ...
By adamg - 6/22/10 - 7:53 am
Maria Ciampa, who does stand up for a living, reports on a showdown with the priest at St. Mary's in Beverly just before her goddaughter's baptism:
... He then asks, furiously, spit flying, "Do you apologize for your behavior?"
My mother and sister apologize on my behalf countless times, "Yes, Father! Sorry Father! Oh, we're so sorry Father!"
I, however, keep quiet. I recognize all his anger is not for me; he so obviously wants an apology from elsewhere - maybe his parents, maybe God, maybe the people at Dunks who made his coffee that morning. So I just keep smiling and keep my mouth shut. ...
Comments
Wow
That priest needs to learn to meditate.
I couldn't finish the post
I am a fallen Catholic myself and recently attended a first communion and noticed the zombie part. But that woman seems very rude and annoying from her writing. She said she likes yoga but I can tell she is the type who is rude and disruptive in yoga. There are times to talk/laugh joke and there are times to just be quiet and respect the others around you who enjoy the quiet. I think everyone needs to respect the situation you are in and if you do not like it, do not go back but do not ruin the situation for those who DO enjoy it.
agreed
rude, disrespectful and self-centered. She was at a church service, not a stand-up. Sit down, be quiet, don't bother everyone else.
Yes
I don't really get why she is so proud of her behavior.
An unpleasant display.
An unpleasant display. Sounds like she went in angry and got it right back. The worst thing is that she is proud of herself for defying the church. Being rude and behaving stupidly is only that, it doesn't stick it to the man in any way--just makes one look silly.
Whit
She's not alone
This isn't "being a comedienne". This is being a rude narcissist. Sad thing is, there are too many supposed adults who have the same issues with not being the center of attention.
We went to a school information session, and to a recital. There is always this one group of parents who just can't shut up at appropriate times. Not even when their own kids are performing - let alone when anyone else's are. Not when the person they supposedly came to hear talk starts talking. Not even when that person - the principal of the school their kids will be attending - makes a sarcastic remark about "expecting the kids to learn when to talk and when to shut up".
Hate to sound like a geezer, but it certainly wasn't the way I was raised. People complain about "kids today blah blah", but it is these adults who need a good smack.
Read the article
She was worshiping in a church as her family has always worshiped. The church apparently changed. This does not mean (indeed, as it was clear from the posting) that she intended any disrespect. Unlike the priest, who clearly intended to be intimidating. He wasn't doing a very good job of enticing her to continue her relationship with that particular church.
Of course, I don't understand why anyone would want to have anything to do with organized religion, so take my reading of the post as you will...
according to her
She was a large enough distraction for the priest to notice. He even sent over someone to give some non-subtle hints.
She may not have meant any disrespect (but it reads to me like she was happy to be distracting) but that doesn't mean she wasn't being disrespectful.
If you're too clueless/selfish to not know when you're making a scene, take the hint from the priest behind you.
As the parent of twins....
... (now graduated and almost graduated from college), I can tell you that going to chrurch with baby twins is (inherently) going to cause a considerable level of disrtuption (on more occasions than one would like) . If congregation members can't deal with this in the context of a baptism (in the middle of the mass -- maybe not so great an idea in practice -- at least in this situation), it is really too bad.
Kids get a pass
If a child acts up - particularly a young child who might be part of a baptism - most people would think nothing more than, "ooh, glad I'm not that parent." When an adult acts up to the point that the priest has to send someone to try and shame them into quieting down, it's a different matter entirely.
My mother took us to church as young children to teach us how to behave when we got older. I guess the blogger never learned that lesson.