Posted on 04/01/2013 9:00:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
No, but we’re in the business of giving communion to rabid pro-abortion politicians.
Not to mention pro-gay marriage.
Psssst ELCA. Get a clue.
The purpose of the Church is to spread the Word.
Not to be in touch with everyday changing popular opinion..
I guess people like him are so indoctrinated in their religion of statism that they can no longer comprehend real religions and steadfastness. And he's seen so many denominations fold to PC pressure he does not understand it when one does not do so.
Yes. The ease and speed that public opinion on same gender sex was changed should be an example to all of the malleability of public opinion.
This is real simple, if the Catholic Church approves SSM then it is no longer the Catholic Church, like the BSA allowing Homosexual leaders, it will no longer be the BSA.
We all do no end of feeling and we mistake it for thinking. And out of it we get an aggregation which we consider a boon. It's name is public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God." -- Mark Twain
RE: Not to be in touch with everyday changing popular opinion..
I’ve often wondered how popular the opinion was to free Barabbas instead of Jesus when the Jews were given the choice.
We know from the messages of angels in the Bible and the teachings of Christ that we should not be afraid. I believe that when it comes to denying Holy Communion to politicians that support abortion, same sex marriage, and religious liberty that the American Bishops are very afraid. Their fear makes the Church seem weak and timid and that leads me and others to think that the Bishops and many priests do not believe that Christ’s teachings are worth fighting for............
I agree. I need to speak to my pastor about this. Since Catholic doctrine states that the consecrated host and wine are the true body and blood of Christ (Real Presence), it appears to me that the clergy are more afraid of their congregation than of their Lord and Savior. Why do we continually give Communion to people who are knowingly approaching the altar as seriousy in sin against the laws of God and the Church? This is scandalous. Isn’t this triviallizing the meaning of Holy Communion?
Sounds like you would favor the Catholics on the court be denied communion if they vote for gay marriage.
Stephanopolous and his ilk are profoundly religious people - they worship the State with a fervor no Catholic can match.
Wow two posts. I can hardly believe you restrained yourself.
Hey you know what’s cool? Dolan said nothing about this. Perhaps we should discuss the topic of the thread?
Surprising that Stephanopoulos is so clueless on this subject given that his father was a Greek Orthodox priest.
It is remarkable how clueless non-religious people like Stephanopolis are. Even if they are not part of a religion, they should have a basic concept that religious people are following a higher authority than public opinion. That's what makes religions what they are.
It is amazing isn't it? Religions historically are always founded on some sort of dogmatic principle otherwise they have no purpose. When Sakyamuni Gotama came out from under the Bodhi tree he did so to teach something specific. If what he sought to teach could be changed by popular vote then he actually had nothing to say at all. There would be no reason for listening to him. Suggesting that religion should bow to public opinion would be, in my mind, akin to demanding that scientists change what they teach for the same reason. If enough of us dislike the restrictions of gravity maybe we can vote it out.
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