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To: a history buff
Sorry I misunderstood,if I did. A large number of priests I have been exposed to lately are haughty and speak of truth as relative and subject to change and personal interpretation.Since you are a history buff and since so many of the deconstructionists use "Jesus Seminar" techniques based on the historical Jesus,and there,find almost nothing to be Truth,I made an assumption that may have been incorrect.

Just last week I heard the Eucharistic Prayer changed to incorporate a "community in communion with one another" as the primary reason for our Sunday celebration. I frequently hear of the miracles Jesus performed as not miracles at all but just a way of getting people to share. When the abbot of the shrine of of Our Lady of Guadalupe made some remarks questioning the truth of the events,many Anglo priests here jumped at that and were oh,so concerned about how to tell these simple Hispanic believers that their favorite event probably did not occur. It was pathetic to listen to the priests feigned concern over this. They could hardly contain their glee. I guess I was conditioned to respond to your remark from my experience with priests who consider themselves "prophets".

Well,if you run into those kinds of priest tell them to do the honest thing and leave. They should preach the truth as they see it from someone else's pulpit.

129 posted on 04/20/2002 11:51:10 AM PDT by saradippity
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To: saradippity
Deconstruction can go far too far. But excessive rigidity can also be very problematic.
131 posted on 04/20/2002 1:15:36 PM PDT by a history buff
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