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To: Arthur McGowan
Violating the ten commandments offends God greatly.

There was once a very brilliant protestant theologian. His name -- Scott Hahn. At the age of 26 (or maybe 28), he was offered a teaching position at a very good protestant seminary. It was literally the dream of his life.

He, for a long time, thought as you did.

He converted to the Catholic religion.

When he got deep in the Old Testament and what HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER MEANT, he found out that if you wish to honor the mother of Jesus, you would "glorify her", as this would please Jesus.

Also, you contradict scripture with your terminology.

Jesus said: "Do not give what is holy to the unworthy."

Jesus said: "Only a good tree can produce good fruit and a bad tree, bad fruit."

From the first reference of Jesus, only the most worthy woman of all time could be the mother of Jesus Christ.

The second reference implies that such a woman is of such a good tree, that only good can come from her."

Finally, there is a story of a wedding in the Bible. It is the story of the wedding at Cana. Who asked Jesus to help the unfortunate couple when they ran out of wine? And what was Jesus' response.

Well, in case you don't know and are not very familar with the BIBLE, it was Mary.

She asked Jesus, and Jesus said: "Mother, it is not my time." Then Mary told the servants: "Do whatever He tells you." With that, the water was transformed into wine, and the public life of Jesus was BEGUN.

Honoring, and talking to your guardian angel is not wrong. Honoring and talking to a very powerful person in heaven is not wrong either.

But DEFILING THE MOTHER OF GOD IS TRULY WRONG AND BLASPEMOUS!!!! BE WARNED.

There are those who think of what the Catholic Church stands for, and those who have lived in the Catholic Church.

Since you are the former, you are ignorant of the Church's ways.

Finally, there is another thread, where the Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church worked to preserve the body of St Luke. It is proving to be authenic by a number of tests the skeleton found in Padua, Italy to be that of the Evangelist Luke. What member of the Protestant faith participated in that.... Preserving the tradition and heritage of the Roman Catholic Church.

20 posted on 10/16/2001 10:55:15 PM PDT by topher
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To: topher
Jesus said: "Do not give what is holy to the unworthy."

Jesus said: "Only a good tree can produce good fruit and a bad tree, bad fruit."

Do you have the Chapter and verses for these two statements?

29 posted on 10/16/2001 11:14:15 PM PDT by jude_3
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To: topher
Obviously, irony is lost on some people.
50 posted on 10/17/2001 7:09:45 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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