[Gocamino] Children on the camino

[Kinsey Oleman]

I recieved communion from a very young age in the
Methodist Church. I always remember the solemnity of
the moment and took it very seriously. Most children
did leave for sunday school, but some children
prefered to participate in the ritual. It seems that
some exceptional children are not only capable of
completing the Camino, but also of comprehending it's
significance on their own terms.
Also, I didn't walk the Camino as a Christian pilgrim,
so one might say I did not fully comprehend the
spiritual significance of the act, yet I recieved the
compostella.

agnostically yours,
kinsey
 
--- blaroli at aol.com wrote:

>  Hello you all,
> You may reflect on that fact that children under a
> certain age are, also, not old enough to comprehend
> the profound significance of Communion and cannot
> receive it until they have been instructed as to its
> significance.
> It would do well to remember that the Compostela is
> given to those who made the pilgrimage "pietatis
> causa", a spiritual reflective devotion that
> children cannot yet be expected to undertake.
> Nor are children expected, nor desired, to walk 100
> kilometers!
> As expressed so very many times, the Compostela is a
> recognition of the completion of a quasi-sacramental
> effort by those who walk the Camino "pietatis
> causa". Surely, children cannot possibly be expected
> to have done so.
> Regards,
> Rosina
> (From an absolutely gorgeopus Vienna already awash
> in Christmas finery. Mari, from the Pilgrims Office
> in Santiago, told me that Vienna is the most
> Christmassy of all cities, and, in fact, it is----
> wow!)
>  
>  
> -----Ursprüngliche Mitteilung-----
> Von: gaspangler at hotmail.com
> An: sillydoll at gmail.com; Menager at club-internet.fr;
> FamilleConstans at free.fr; GoCamino at oakapple.net
> Verschickt: Di., 21.Nov.2006, 21:53
> Thema: Re: [Gocamino] Children on the camino
> 
> 
> Children denied a Compostela? Yes. Absolutely. The
> Menager family from Garches (suburban Paris) took
> several summers to make it from Paris to Santiago.
> They were denied Compostelas for their two youngest
> children. The parents of course received Compostelas
> but only three of the five children were reciptents.
> Ignace, Anne-Thèreze & Margueritte-Marie got
> Compostelas. Joseph-Athanase & Louis-Bernard did
> not, they got the Certificado Peregrinaje. The
> latter is the one they dole out to bus pilgrims who
> visit the Cathedral. Joseph-Athanase was heartbroken
> and his parents’ protests had no effect on the
> decision to grant the Certificado. The rationale?
> "Less than the age of responsible choice." The
> pilgrim’s office determined he was not
> "spiritually mature" by virtue of his age and
> stature. This child is one of the most spiritually
> adept people I have ever met. Full of faith and
> knows his God. The pilgrim’s office got it all
> wrong. Shirley McClain qualifies because she claims
> “spiritual” motivation. A devoutly Christian
> child is denied … well … how could he possible
> be “spiritual”, look, he’s too young. Wrong.
> So wrong. A child shall lead them. 
>  
> Buen Camino, 
>  
> Grant 

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