[BibChr]

<< Your [sic] edging on being very offensive. >>

Right.

On the one hand: Here's a sect sending folks off to Hell with the false hope that wearing a magic garment will guarantee their safety.

On the other hand: Here's me mentioning the fact in passing. (On a "Reformation Sunday" thread, no less.)

And you solemnly intone that *I* am "edging on being offensive."

Got it.

Well, here's something you may REALLY find offensive:

"This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:11-12)

Dan

[CouncilofTrent]

Hey, you brought up the Scapular (the Brown Scapular) and that Johann Tezel (im tired so my spelling is weak) stuff is old. On another point, you still don't listen to what another FReeper told you: the scapular isn't a ticket to heaven. The Church even declares this.

BALTIMORE CATECHISM NO.3

Q 1060: How may persons sin in using Sacramentals?


A. Persons may sin in using sacramentals by using them in a way or for a purpose prohibited by the Church; also by believing that the use of Sacramentals will save us in spite of our sinful lives. We must remember that sacramentals can aid us only through the blessing the Church gives them and through the good dispositions they excite in us. They have, therefore, no power in themselves, and to put too much confidence in their use leads to superstition.

[Stubborn]

"This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:11-12)

Reformation Sunday is a misnomer since a reformation did not happen. A revolt and severance from the Catholic Church is what happened and has Luther as its cornerstone and founder.