To: SoothingDave
Prominent heretic, it sounds like.
Eucharistic devotion such as is noted in the silent visit by the devout in church must not be thought of as a conversation with God. This would assume that God was present there locally and in a confined way. To justify such an assertion shows a lack of understanding of the Christological mysteries of the very concept of God. This is repugnant to the serious thinking of the man who knows about the omnipresence of God. To go to church on the ground that one can visit God who is present there is a senseless act which modern man rightfully rejects.
Source: Die Sacramentale Begrundung Christliche Existenz by Joseph Ratzinger
248 posted on
02/22/2008 5:17:18 AM PST by
armydoc
To: armydoc
One can pull all kinds of things out of context. Ratzinger is not an opponent of Eucharistic Adoration, as your quote appears to imply.
To: armydoc
Level with us: where'd you get the quote?
I'm not asking what's it from, I'm asking where you got it.
To tell you the truth, I don't trust it. A little too much "gotcha" here for a serious conversation.
294 posted on
02/22/2008 9:58:32 AM PST by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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