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Rather than criticize Pentecostals, "We should ask ourselves, 'Why do some of our Catholics leave?'

In other words, rather than teach the fullness of the Catholic faith, we should drop large chunks of it until it is approved by the world and everyone is happy. Thats not ecumenicism, it's capitulation, Kasper..

1 posted on 10/11/2006 9:29:51 AM PDT by Antioch

In other words, rather than teach the fullness of the Catholic faith, we should drop large chunks of it until it is approved by the world and everyone is happy.

Actually thats not what he is saying. He is calling for greater teaching of the Catholic faith so that people don't leave the Church over perceived but not real errors. He is saying that large parishes need to have small groups (prayer, bible study, etc) so that people have sense of belonging to the Church and connectedness to Christ that is one of the major pulls of Pentecostalism.

... Many haven't been taught enough about their own faith to respond to the criticisms that Pentecostals may confront them with...

Better faith formation is needed "to enable Catholics to respond to this propaganda ... in particular, for less educated and poor Catholics," he said...

"Unfortunately parishes in some parts of he so-called Third World are often so large that our faithful do not feel at home, and many often feel abandoned and neglected," he said. He urged parishes to start small prayer groups, youth groups and Bible studies where people can form a close spiritual community.

2 posted on 10/11/2006 11:55:18 AM PDT by Talking_Mouse (wahhabi delenda est)

NO! Not at all.

There are many wonderful Charismatic Roman congregations vibrantly alive and richly Roman in beliefs and practices.

Knee jerk reactions often are not that functional.

3 posted on 10/11/2006 11:59:19 AM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)

That's the stupidestn analysis of this statement that anyone could have expected.

21 posted on 10/12/2006 11:50:45 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)

"It was Saturday night at Franciscan University of Steubenville and all around the gymnasium, bodies were dropping to the floor..."

from:

A Charismatic Weekend at Steubenville

101 posted on 10/12/2006 4:26:13 PM PDT by murphE (These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)

Such a thread ... oy veh.

141 posted on 10/13/2006 5:38:55 AM PDT by Maeve

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