It does matter what God thinks, according to His law and to the principles that Christ clearly laid out for us and the practical application of those principles that the Paul and the disciples preached in their venues.
Jesus criticized the Pharisees and Sadducee for departure from the Law in favor of their man made customs.
I pay no attention to the private ruling of councils and srtificial entities. They have no soul. Only each individual has a soul that must be saved.
The only for sure guidance we have in the spiritual path to God is in the writings of those who were close to the events. Therefore, I pay attention to those. If there is a departure from those principles, I point out the departure.
You may accept or reject, but I will speak. Once I speak, I discharge my duty. I'll continue to speak so long as you continue to respond.
>>You may accept or reject, but I will speak. Once I speak, I discharge my duty. <<
Spreading false truths and myths (corrected many times) and assuming a person’s intentions is not “speaking”. It’s lying to make a point. You do not know what is in my heart and sweeping generalizations, falsehoods, or slander does not make it right. A big person stands corrected, not stands ground against facts.
But that too, is between you and God. Your self-righteousness is something you will deal with in the afterlife.
It’s funny how the non-Catholics beat us with “facts” and either argue until they look silly, cut out or ignore when they can’t answer. (buying candles is an example with you) Hey, isn’t that what the article is about?
So have your elitist attitude about how you worship. Pharisees are the people who come in and tell YOU what you are doing wrong. I’m gonna let the posts stand for themselves on who that is.