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IS BENEDICT XVI JUST A LAYMAN? (The dangers of extreme Traditionalism)
Catholic Answers ^ | 7/12/05 | Karl Keating

Posted on 08/08/2005 2:41:43 AM PDT by bornacatholic

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To: Claud

I have heard about this "Protocol". But Protocol or not- ARE YOU GOING TO DENY THERE ARE NOT ZIONISTS PRESENT-ESPECIALLY TODAY? HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWS WITH THE ZIONISTS THRETENING TO KILL THE ISRAELI SOLDIERS IF THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE WEST BANK? WAS IT NOT THE ZIONISTS WHO WERE THE ORIGINAL "TERRORISTS" AFTER WWII, KILLING AND BLOWING UP THE BRITISH WHO WERE TRYING TO LEAVE PALESTINE IN SOME SORT OF A SEMBLANCE OF A DEMOCRACY-BUT WERE KILLED AND MAIMED BY THE RADICAL JEWS IN THE 30'S AND 40'S?


You should really learn your history before tagging names and labels around, as is the usual liberal way of getting anyone who is "Conservative" to back down. The Democrats use the "Racist" label on Conservative Republicans-and lose every time, and now you have the Novus Ordo Catholics, who really cant debate the issue on merit as they have nothing of substance to fall back on, throwing the antisemitic label around.


41 posted on 08/08/2005 5:59:26 PM PDT by BulldogCatholic
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To: NYer
What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Took a quick look - it's amazing how closely the old Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal 1928 and earlier) followed the Latin. To-wit, the Sursum Corda:

The Lord be with you.
And with thy Spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right and our bounden duty, that we should in all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God.

[preface changeable by liturgical season], e.g. the preface for Easter:
But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life.

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen.

42 posted on 08/08/2005 7:05:57 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: Mershon

The Pope is by definition the Bishop of Rome. Ergo, no man upon being elected to the Papacy, can become Pope without also becoming a Bishop. And if he does not become Bishop, he does not become Pope, but must at least tacitly resign the election.


43 posted on 08/08/2005 7:37:08 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: bornacatholic
ACRF claims that the recent conclave contained no real bishops, since all the voting cardinals were ordained to the episcopacy under the post-1968 ordination rite. All the attendees were either priests or laymen: "Fr. Ratzinger, ordained in the new rite of [Giovanni Battista] Montini [Pope Paul VI, who authorized the 1968 revision], is not a Catholic bishop." If true, this means that Benedict XVI is not a real pope.

But this is quite silly. The election of the Pope belongs by right to the Clergy of the City of Rome. It is not necessary for any of the Cardinals, who hold the office of the titual Churches of Rome to be Bishops for the Pope-elect to become Pope.

44 posted on 08/08/2005 7:40:17 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Mershon
As usual, Karl Keating, neo-Catholic apologist, plays loose with the facts.

And as usual, a man with no spiritual lineage is trashing a man who has helped produce many converts through his writings and apologetics.

45 posted on 08/08/2005 7:41:43 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: DaGman; bornacatholic
I don't know who Gerry Matatics is but its awfully damn presumptious on his part to insinuate that the Holy Spirit guides him and flew right by the meetings during Vatican II.

Well, certainly some sort of Spirit guides Gerry. It remains to be demonstrated that it is the Holy Spirit. Usually those who are convinced the Holy Spirit is personally guiding them are under the malignant influence of Spirit of Darkness that is flattering their fancies of themselves.

Gerry needs to read a lot of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Maybe if he spent some years in ascetical struggle and penance for his previous criminal life as a Protestant, he would gain some real insight and actual Theology.

47 posted on 08/08/2005 7:49:24 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: seamole; Mershon

Dear seamole,

Thank you for finding the answer to the question that I asked of another, only to be told that I was spreading error.


sitetest


48 posted on 08/08/2005 8:00:18 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: Hermann the Cherusker

Dear Hermann the Cherusker,

"But this is quite silly. The election of the Pope belongs by right to the Clergy of the City of Rome. It is not necessary for any of the Cardinals, who hold the office of the titual Churches of Rome to be Bishops for the Pope-elect to become Pope."

I think that the issue is not whether there were folks who could elect him, but whether he had been validly consecrated a bishop.

It's wearying.


sitetest


49 posted on 08/08/2005 8:01:13 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: Mershon
Anyone else have a bolded Bible like this?

I've never seen one. Ever.

50 posted on 08/08/2005 9:09:11 PM PDT by vox_freedom (Fear no evil)
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To: vox_freedom
Anyone else have a bolded Bible like this?

I've never seen one. Ever.

You need to check out the "Sola Scriptura When It Suits My Purpose" edition. Very handy when citing to the "Spirit of the Council" fails you. ;-)

51 posted on 08/08/2005 9:27:44 PM PDT by Luddite Patent Counsel (Theyre digging through all of your files, stealing back your best ideas.)
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To: NYer

Are you implying that angelqueen.org is an anti-semitic site? If so, you could not be more wrong. Management there has the same attitude against antisemitism that is official policy here, and if anything is even more vigilant than FR in policing any antisemitic garbage. If you had spent any time at that site, you would know that. If you HAVE spent time there and still posted this, you should be ashamed!


52 posted on 08/08/2005 9:36:04 PM PDT by Luddite Patent Counsel (Theyre digging through all of your files, stealing back your best ideas.)
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To: Luddite Patent Counsel; NYer
Are you implying that angelqueen.org is an anti-semitic site?

Sure looks like it to me. I can't imagine why anyone who thinks a site is anti semitic would post there like you do NYer.

Let's see NYer, you've called Gerry Matatics a pharisee and Angel Queen anti semitic in this one thread, what a glorious witness to the fruit of charity bursting forth from the New Spring Time!

Your friends at Angel Queen would like you to back up your accusations:

Angel Queen

53 posted on 08/08/2005 10:13:30 PM PDT by murphE (These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)
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To: bornacatholic

Is it me, or does the extreme Traditional viewpoint against the N.O. smack of an understanding of the liturgy as magic?

In other words, unless one says things a certain way, using certain movements and in a certain language, the sacrament is an invalid action. To my understanding, this makes the liturgy appear as dependent on the actions of the priest - magic.

If Catholics believe that the Church has been given the power to bind and loosen, authority given by God Himself, then it shouldn't be a problem that when the Church proclaims that it is doing x or y, (despite the actual form and matter, etc) then it really is doing it. GOD is providing grace through the sacrament. Thus, once the Church has established a general form of conducting a sacrament, and is legitimately followed, we understand God as acting. Otherwise, we treat the sacraments as magic.

An example that I believe Traditionalists would agree with is emergency Baptism. Is it valid? I think it is the same with the Liturgy. It is valid if the Church says it is valid. And the Church proclaims the N.O. as valid in its ordinary teaching. What is important is that God is working, and the congregation understands that, not that only particular rituals can call down God.

Regards


54 posted on 08/08/2005 10:56:55 PM PDT by jo kus
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To: NYer; murphE; AAABEST
Why do you chose to slight John, and those of us who find Angelqueen.org a place to exchange interests and concerns which are befalling His Church. How have you been accosted on that site, or what have you seen posted on that site to lead you to speak ill of those who revere the Holy Father as you claim to do? What you have written isn't only unfair, it is evil, because know the truth, and have witnessed against it. Seek His forgiveness, NYer, and seek forgiveness from those you have harmed.
55 posted on 08/08/2005 11:19:10 PM PDT by Robert Drobot (Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.)
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To: NYer

Amen, sister. I have been to the beautiful DL of the Maronites


56 posted on 08/09/2005 2:02:32 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: nickcarraway
I don't think Mr. Keating's interest in Mr. Matatic's activities qqualify as an obsession. He rarely writes about him. You can subscribe to his newsletter to find that out for yourself.

As to why Mr. Keating is interested in "traditionalists" I think he expresses those reasons when he charitably writes about them

57 posted on 08/09/2005 2:06:27 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: NYer

I sure do, sister. I also like his other columns he now writes. His reporting is very informative


58 posted on 08/09/2005 2:08:03 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: Claud

Jan 23rd. I know the date off the top of my head because I have so freq. referenced her Feast in trying to dissuade trads from their Feenyism.


59 posted on 08/09/2005 2:10:21 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: Claud

Brother, I appreciate the tone and quality of your exchanges. Thank you.


60 posted on 08/09/2005 2:12:16 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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