Comments on: CONFERENCE ON DEAF PEOPLE IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH http://www.dfwcatholic.org/conference-on-deaf-people-in-the-life-of-the-church-7060/.html Dallas & Ft. Worth's Best Catholic Website Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:24:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: George Vogt http://www.dfwcatholic.org/conference-on-deaf-people-in-the-life-of-the-church-7060/.html/comment-page-1#comment-68211 George Vogt Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:14 +0000 http://www.dfwcatholic.org/?p=7060#comment-68211 Peter, thanks for the insight. Honestly, I have never considered those points. Peter, thanks for the insight. Honestly, I have never considered those points.

]]> By: Peter http://www.dfwcatholic.org/conference-on-deaf-people-in-the-life-of-the-church-7060/.html/comment-page-1#comment-68198 Peter Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:59:52 +0000 http://www.dfwcatholic.org/?p=7060#comment-68198 I believe the main obstacle for deaf people becoming active participating Catholics in the life of the Church is being treated as a medical case than as cultural people with sign language in a deaf community. Deaf Catholics often have to attend low quality signed masses provided by some deaf services that would never be allowed in parishes nor approved by the Vatican. Many older deaf Catholics are fully aware of the enormous double barriers within the Church and just hope to have a good funeral in the end. I believe the main obstacle for deaf people becoming active participating Catholics in the life of the Church is being treated as a medical case than as cultural people with sign language in a deaf community.

Deaf Catholics often have to attend low quality signed masses provided by some deaf services that would never be allowed in parishes nor approved by the Vatican.

Many older deaf Catholics are fully aware of the enormous double barriers within the Church and just hope to have a good funeral in the end.

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