[Dutchboy88]

Not sure if it is Catholic strategy or just the kind of people that are attracted to the cult-like atmosphere of Rome, but obfuscation seems to be standard fare.

Are we covering “analogies” now? What happened to baptism?

And the mysticism implied by “Living with the Bible not only in study but in prayer for a LONG time...” lacks substance. Think about and drop me a note another day.

[Mad Dawg]

Just because somebody doesn't understand something, doesn't mean it's been obfuscated. Sometimes the failure to understand arises from the incapacity or unwillingness to understand.

I made an analogy, and somebody got a hold of the wrong end of it, showing that he either didn't or wouldn't understand it. On the off-chance that the misunderstanding was not malicious, I made an effort to explain the errors one can make in arguing with somebody else's analogy.

[Mad Dawg]

Please define or explain or adumbrate or develop the meaning of "mysticism." I do not understand your use of the term.

If you think there is anything wrong with Bible study, Lectio Divina, and thinking and praying about what you read in the Bible, I'd sure like to know what it is.

Fabulous: One bunch of Protestants claims we don't read the Bible enough or even at all. Another bunch says we read it too much and take it too seriously.

And they want to be taken seriously when they describe and complain about the Catholic Church!