"and behold I am alive for ever and ever!
And I hold the keys of death and Hades. "
b'shem Y'shua
Thanks Xenia!!! Why do they forget that only God holds the keys of "death and Hades"?? Indulgences, Purgatory? LOL, no animosity, bashing, or ridicule intended. So, my question is this, does the Catholic Church really believe that their religious hierarchy are succesors to God and his apostles to be able to carry on and extend their own opinions? (such an astounding mingling of truth, lies and hypocrisy in my opinion.) This is new to me and sounds like heresy to me! (slow to understand).
So, I understand from one of the posts that Maryland was established as a Catholic state. That is interesting to me. Wonder why Catholics would come to the new world? is area I will do some reading about.
Me?. I'm a struggling christian. I am continually astounded by mere men who try to usurp the power of God for themselves. (No animosity intended, just statement of facts, trying to understand how Catholics and some Baptists, etc al. justify this claim to their relation to God in life.) Do Catholics believe the New Testament? (just wondering).
Of course, their lives are not my business to judge, but do get tired of hearing or reading judgments of my behavior, but "indulgences", sounds like during fall from grace of Egyptian Priests who sold oracles to people to protect them from bad stuff happening to them dynastys before Christ was born.
Xenia, you are so right on for me. Appreciate your posts.
>>Of course, their lives are not my business to judge, but do get tired of hearing or reading judgments of my behavior, but "indulgences", sounds like during fall from grace of Egyptian Priests who sold oracles to people to protect them from bad stuff happening to them dynastys before Christ was born.<<
LOLOLOLOL!
And so it starts!
Oh no, it's not MY business to judge. Right. Then why are you here?
Many have claimed to have discovered America. Which ever European you believe discovered it, is up to you, are all Catholic Christians. Leif Ericksen, Christopher Columbus, or St. Brendan the Navigator.
Well, twidle. Here is a challenge for you. And it won't hurt, I promise. Find the celebration time at your local Catholic church. Go there three times. Twice during the week. Once on a Sunday. Bring your bible. The priest or deacon or lecturn will announce the OT reading, and the NT readings. Then, the priest will read from the gospels. See if it doesn't conform, in the main, exactly with your text. See if what he says after, the homily, doesnt' conform to your interpretation as well. You have now experienced a substantial part of the Catholic Mass. Next: the command Jesus gave: Do this in memory of me. Stay for that part, too. V's wife.