Posted on 02/13/2006 9:09:11 AM PST by laney
Plainly put, if the chair of Peter is vacant, then Jesus is a liar and the Church has indeed fallen before the gates of hell.
The problem is, Mel doesn't have the guts to call himself the Protestant that he is. I hope he comes to his senses, but history is littered with heretics; this one just gets good box office compared to the gnostics.
"This church is not recognized by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Does that anwer your question?"
Considering the beliefs and liturgy which the Archdiocese of Los Angeles does recognize and practice, not to be recognized by this wacko Archdiocese might be a good thing.
I agree fully with you!!!!!
I would be running to Mel's church if I lived in the LA area.
Also, I had heard that during the filming of The Passion, Mel had an FSSP Priest saying Mass every morning. If he asked the Archdiocese to give an FSSP Priest for this chapel, can anyone imagine WHAT they would say? Um, I don't think it would be yes.
Anyone remember what Mother Angelica had to say about the good Cardinal out there?
I think that before we just generally slam Mel, we need to do some research and wait to see what this compound becomes.
Hey, if Tom Monaghan can try for the Ave Maria Community, why not Mel?
Huh? That doesn't sound like a Catholic affiliation to me, not even a schismatic SSPX kind of group. Sounds more new age.
Yes, but they may at least pray for Cardinal Mahoney's conversion to Catholicism.
Duh! Read the story. Its all about the Jews and the Holocaust. You know, such central components of the Catholic Faith, right?
I don't think so.
For you, brethren, are become followers of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own coutrymen, even as they have from the Jews, Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are adversaries to all men; Prohibiting us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath of God is come upon them to the end. (1 Thessalonians 2.14-16)
How could Vatican II possibly deny that? And it doesn't.
... the Jewish authorities and those who followed their lead pressed for the death of Christ ... (Nostra Aetate, 4)
But there are plenty of so-called Catholics who do, including leading heirarchs who acted much more like heresiarchs, such as Cardinal Bernardin, who advocated expurgating the New Testament of anti-Jewish references.
Besides, the link says "Castaic" which is an hour's drive north.
For those of you unwilling to trust the judgment of LA's bishop, the group Gibson is planning to build a church for here in PA is considered illicit by the Diocese of Greensburg, where it resides.
Greensburg is far from LA. We kneel for the Consecration and after Communion and generally follow the rubrics, apart from the armies of Extraordinary Ministers of Communion.
SD
So much for "fair and balanced"
This article wanders all over the place, such that I'm not really sure what the point is/was...
About APOCALYPTO, Gibson's film approaching release, he's said that the film isn't religious in nature but is "a love story" set amidst an ancient time past.
Yet this article suggests otherwise.
And, the mention of taxes and investments and such...this article seems not so much religious as it is petty.
Ah, now that I see that the article is written by Roger Friedman, I understand it's pettiness. Friedman is a sad person and I'll never understand why FOX has sold itself and readers so far short by continuing to print Friedman's malintended pieces. Unfortunately, Friedman's animosity for Gibson (and Gibson's dad) is the only characteristic that's making any point here.
I think that comment by Gibson to Noonan is understandable, certainly accurate...and that you have to be really, really wanting to find something boogery about Gibson to force a misunderstanding about that comment. Friedman might just as well have titled this piece, "Jew hater." Friedman's not Orthodox so perhaps that includes Friedman, too.
Greensburg and Altoona are just as unorthodox as Los Angeles.
You should read the criticisms made by your local Byzantine and Ukranian priests about their Latin brothers in those dioceses.
The armies of EM's are one of the biggest abuses out there.
That would be good.
Interesting connections there.
Reminds me of a saying in the Bible"
"Beware of false>......................."
Been there, done that.
Regardless of Mahoney, this church is not aligned with Rome.
ooops. delete the word 'not' in the last sentence
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.