[mlizzy]

Well, the RM certainly has called us to have a thick skin and he has the power to boot people off the thread, so the advice is good.

I put on my armor and my breastplate every day, metmom; your commentary (or the commentary of boatbums) does not hurt me (the Eucharist provides a sturdy skin), it hurts you imo (which shows up through your words; i.e. bitter, upset, angry with/at the Catholic Church and/or her beliefs). Granted I may not have the overall intelligence that you possess, but am I not to try to help my Christian brother with the knowledge I do possess through "His strength and His power"?

1336 The first announcement of the Eucharist divided the disciples, just as the announcement of the Passion scandalized them: "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"160 The Eucharist and the Cross are stumbling blocks. It is the same mystery and it never ceases to be an occasion of division. "Will you also go away?":161 the Lord's question echoes through the ages, as a loving invitation to discover that only he has "the words of eternal life"162 and that to receive in faith the gift of his Eucharist is to receive the Lord himself. -CCC

Emphasis; mine

[metmom]

The CCC is not Scripture.

[Syncro]

...metmom; your commentary (or the commentary of boatbums) does not hurt me (the Eucharist provides a sturdy skin), it hurts you imo (which shows up through your words; i.e. bitter, upset, angry with/at the Catholic Church and/or her beliefs).

I fail to see bitter, upset in metmom's or boatbums words, but imo rather in yours. (I guess the "imo" makes it not personal?)

The first announcement of the Eucharist divided the disciples...There was no announcement of the Eucharist in the Bible.

Oh and to those that believe there is anti-Catholic bias by management of Free Republic, I will note that when I didn't capitalize "Eucharist," the spell function set me straight! That had to be done out of respect for Catholic members, or, as has been speculated many times by those that believe there is anti-Protestant bias, maybe management is Catholic.

That picture you posted of that alter/shrine ...wow!