Another picture, notice his aura.
Posted on 06/04/2010 2:43:56 PM PDT by mlizzy
Sorry.
Shoulda waited till tomorrow........
:-(
Another picture, notice his aura.
Notice "His" aura. :):)
Thanks. I get that you were being at least 99% facetious. But as to the 1%, I’ll just comment that, although I had an outstanding education at the hands of Jesuits and Basilians, and will always be grateful, I would have considered very few of those priests for any elective office above city council. A great many of the Basilians were open McGovern supporters. They were dedicated teachers but not suitable for elective office, let alone suitable for a theocracy (for which no mortal man is, in fact, qualified).
Including the good Father Euteneuer, “exorcist” or not.
Okay, enough with the human worship. Geez, you guys are as bad as the Calvinists when they fantasize about Charles Spurgeon. :-)
The “His” has a capital H, Larry. That stands for Jesus (in the Eucharist!).
The primary reason I do not want theocracy (which means, rule by priests or religious clerics as God is ruling over us already), is that it is bad for the Church. The Kingdom that the priests are princes of is not of this world and should not become of this world.
That is the primary reason. The Church has to play an active and even leading role in this world also, but that role she fulfills by teaching it and praying for it. Increasingly, the left that is now in charge drives the Church into the private sphere. Such movement if it succeeds will be suicidal for this nation. Every time praise for the Church as a social advocate and teacher is voiced, someone from the enemy’s camp would tell me, “So, you want a theocracy”. That ongoing polemic prompted my original comment.
The fact that so many among the Catholic clergy is redistributionist socialist bothers me as well. But Christian socialism is of the utopian-fabian variety. Were the Catholic clerics actually in charge of the economic life, they would quickly educate themselves on what works and what does not. Certainly, use of governmental coercion to charitable ends is completely foreign to Catholicism.
So I would put the political qualifications of the clergy to the same test we should be putting our elected leaders. There, above the city council line, I see plenty of incompetence, self aggrandizement, mendacity and criminality now. A priest, at least, would know that these are all sins to confess.
Of course, a priest wishing a direct political job would have to be laicized as it is agaisnt his vows.
What I want, in conclusion, is that all Christian clergy of the political right, Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox, gain a stronger voice and not be shy of it. The condition of this country is a scandal. As much as I admire the Tea Party folks, they alone are not going to be able to get the country back from the political class, because they lack a spiritual focus.
What I want, in conclusion, is that all Christian clergy of the political right, Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox, gain a stronger voice and not be shy of it. The condition of this country is a scandal. As much as I admire the Tea Party folks, they alone are not going to be able to get the country back from the political class, because they lack a spiritual focus.Very well said! I've been told to "go back to" (and much worse!) the "Religion Section" on Free Republic because of my talk stating that our next candidate needs to be a strong Christian (in my mind a daily-Mass attending, Rosary-reciting, Reconciliation-receiving Catholic would be good). You can't fight this type of flaming "scandal" in our country with a water hose. What do you think of Jindal (as a presidential candidate)?
Someone on another thread said that the weather cleared up dramatically as soon as Zero was in the air flying back to DC, LOL
It also says a lot about the people who voted for that idiot. We have diehard dims who are using the the HOPE sticker with DOPE instead in Austin TX now.
Let me say that louder:
Men like these are the ones that should be President.
“Speaking truth to the Moonbat-in-Chief in the White Hut” snap!
In fact, I was going to point out that his article, 'How Catholicism Is Different - THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ISN'T JUST ANOTHER "DENOMINATION"' (FR posting from New Oxford Review) was on my profile page, but it turned out that the thread had "copyright issues".
This is the link to the original article: www.newoxfordreview.org. I'l go update my profile.
I totally disagree. Sean pwned him and I agree with Sean’s position.
I am not in Louisiana, but I like him [Jindal] a lot.Thanks for the link, however, you have to "pay up" before they give ya the *full* goods. I might do so; it looks like a good article. The article about Jindal's participation in an exorcism is actually an excerpt (but it's a sizable one!) as well. Jindal has a new book out in August which contains information on his conversion. I'm not sure how much of the book's time is spent with it, but I am looking forward to reading it. With Bobby's response in the Gulf, it's obvious his humanity is that of a strong Christian, and with Euteneuer in Jindal's corner, wow, it could be a very interesting bout if he went up against our current dark administration. Fasten you seat belts, and pray ...
Fr E left Sean hannity in the dust as well!Indeed! I believe Sean would be referred to as a "cafeteria 'pick and choose' Catholic." Couples that practice Natural Family Planning have around a 3% divorce rate (compared to the current 50%). Now if you combine that with couples that recite the daily rosary together, attend daily mass together, and receive frequent (every other week or so) confession, the divorce rate is right around .007%.:):)
I repeat, you will be able to tell them by their fruits --Matt 7:20.
Let me say that louder:Yes. I used that article for years, — it had a good collection of scripture quotes on the sacraments, — but apparently New Oxford Review complained that it undermined their copyright.
PING to a great thread......
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