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To: marbren

This is one other thing that is good about the Catholic Church — you belong within the boundaries of a parish and you stay there even when the priest moves on to another assigment.

Some people do go church-hopping (that’s what we call it) to follow a pastor or find a pastor they like more.

But all in all —

Catholics are in church for two things.

1. The Liturgy of the Word — directly from the Bible (what is posted daily)

2. The Liturgy of the Eucharist — totally centered on the Body and Blood of Christ.

The priest does not have the larger responsibilities that a protestant preacher might have in keeping a Congregation together.

The priest is there for two purposes:

1. To proclaim the Gospel — and preach (Liturgy of the Word)

2. To perform the Sacraments — the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

(Yes, other Sacraments may be offered other than the Eucharist.) There are often Baptisms, ALWAYS Confession, the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I every witnessed a priest giving the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick when someone had a stroke during Mass — of course, he then went back to the Mass when the ambulance came.


28 posted on 08/16/2011 9:13:53 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

This thread is more about Protestant reality not the RCC.


33 posted on 08/16/2011 10:11:56 AM PDT by marbren (I do not know but Thank God God knows)
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