CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES PAGAN STUDENT CLUB

The College Fix ^ | October 23, 2014 | Dominic Lynch

[C19fan]

Loyola University Chicago recently christened a new pagan student club, with its student organizer saying the group aims to help pupils at the private Catholic college find the God they seek, not just the one featured in the Bible.

“Loyola’s mission states that ‘seeking God in all things’ is one of the main tenants of the university,” said the group’s student president, Jill Kreider, in an email to The College Fix. “While the mission primarily focuses on the Abrahamic God, there is no reason a Pagan student (or a Hindu, Baha’i or Sikh student) cannot seek using his or her own faith, regardless of which god they are doing it for.”

[Mrs. Don-o]

I think, historically, in Catholicism when a guy (or gal) thought, "Such-and-such desperately needs to be done and the Church ain't doin' it ---or ain't doin' it right" this person started a new religious order. Most of the Church's splendid religious orders were founded by people who said "Yikes, looks like the Holy Spirit wants ME to do this."

In Protestantism, such an inspired person would likely start their own denomination/ Ministry.

In terms of small-group sociology, there's something to be said for each model. Mr/Mrs Inspired Protestant can get a quick start: all that's needed is a storefront, a P.O. Box and a Web Page. Mr/Ms Inspired Catholic gets off to perhaps a slower start, but preserves the visible unity of the Church. Plus maybe, gets restrained before they do something truly whacko, e.g. doing faith healings by the invocation of pagan gods, or getting married to a divorcee by Sun Myung Moon (just recalling the excommunication of the former Abp Milingo of Lusaka Diocese.)

Yeah, it can get rocky.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“The Church doesn’t teach that bishops are impeccable, but many anti-Catholics do, because it’s an easy straw man to knock down.”

We agree!!!

“Despite this, The Church has never promulgated a false dogma, giving evidence of the protection of the Holy Spirit.”

I realize you believe this. Hundreds of millions of Christians do not.

[metmom]

Despite this, The Church has never promulgated a false dogma, giving evidence of the protection of the Holy Spirit.

Talk is cheap.

Let them back up their words with actions and they might gain back a little credibility.

Y'all Catholics who refuse to acknowledge the decay and corruption within and make excuses for it all, are like the band on the Titanic, playing the whole time the ship is going down.

There were people on that ship as well who didn't believe the facts they were told.

[Mercat]

Well said. Thank you.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I for one, will not and have nor ignored the decay and corruption within the Catholic Church; nor will, I think, most Catholic FReepers. In fact, a significant percentage of them are making a kind of cottage industry over daily maximizing the public impact of the corruption (witness the almost no-popery publicity focus of some of the sedes here.)

There is, indeed, a lot of damage being done by hierarchs with low motives in high places. Very grieving to me and, I'm pretty sure, to the Holy Spirit.

However, when Catholics puts this into a realistic perspective by saying that this is not the formal promulgation of error in an official and authoritative form, they're saying they believe the backstop promise of Christ. The last link on the chain won't break and the last fiber on the frayed rope won't give.

Nevertheless, bad discipline negates sound doctrine; and confusion is mightier than the catechism. Perversions are being mainstreamed and souls are being lost. That is a mighty big problem, not entirely resolved by references to Matthew 16:18.

[metmom]

There is, indeed, a lot of damage being done by hierarchs with low motives in high places. Very grieving to me and, I'm pretty sure, to the Holy Spirit.

OF course it's grieving to the Holy Spirit. HE'S the one who established the criteria and guidelines for leadership within the church and when the church does not follow it, it is Satan's most effective tool in turning people against Christ.

Bad church politics always have that result, no matter what eh denomination.

What I see happening in Evangelical circles now, however, is the we are aware of the damage done by *churchianity* and the focus now is presenting Christ, not a church.

I don't think as many people are consciously rejecting God and Christ as corrupt churches. The problem is, too many people are confused int heir minds about the relationship between the two.