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Posted on 07/15/2011 1:00:36 PM PDT by marshmallow
Bishop Highlights Spiritual Strength That Comes From Sacrament
CARACAS, Venezuela, JULY 14, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The bishop of San Cristobal de Venezuela administered the sacrament of anointing of the sick to the nation's president, who is recovering from cancer.
Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez gave Hugo Chávez the sacrament at a Mass to mark the nation's bicentennial, July 5.
The bishop said that the anointing should not cause alarm.
"It is for the sick to have physical, but above all spiritual strength," he said.
Bishop Moronta reflected in his homily on the importance of the Eucharist in the life of a Christian.
"The [celebration of the] Eucharist is the most important act we Christians have, when we are born, when we are ill, a joy when we marry or are ordained priests, when we celebrate great events, also when we die," he said.
The prelate also noted the bicentennial celebration, inviting the faithful to "live the forthcoming centuries of Venezuela's history in the name of God Almighty, and this means only one important thing, which summarizes all expressions of religiosity, and it is to make the God of life present in our midst."
The bishop reflected on sickness as an opportunity for spiritual purification.
"We all walk toward fullness and that is why God has given us faith, hope and charity, and in this journey of growth a difficult situation can appear, such as sickness," he noted. "And regardless of what the sickness is, it must be seen with the eyes of faith as a moment of purification. The sick person takes advantage of the suffering to purify himself, always according to life, to the fullness of life.
"This is what we pray for the president and for all those who are sick, that they may take advantage of that moment and remember that it is a moment of purification."
***To offer this unrepentant murderer and socialist the blessings of your church is sickening.***
The Blessing of the Sick is to help the soul of the person who receives it. It contains a Confession, and like all Confessions it is only valid if the penitent confesses all mortal sins and, most importantly, truly and completely regrets any offense to God.
Even if you and I think that Chavez is unrepentent, we are only mortals,as is the priest. God is the final justice. The priest merely represents him, but God makes the final decision. And you can’t fool God.
Even those in power need grace, in fact, those in power need the most grace for conversion and sanctification. Because they are the ones who are responsible for every sin committed in their administration.
I don’t get your point, you ask why? I ask you, why not?
Because he is evil?
Every sacrament is an encounter with Jesus who alone transforms sinners into saints.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if bad man Hugo had a conversion of heart?
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if bad man Hugo had a conversion of heart?”
Nobody should “bless” him till he publicaly repents of his very public crimes.
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if bad man Hugo had a conversion of heart?”
Nobody should “bless” him till he publicly repents of his very public crimes.
ROFL...........good question!
Let us all pray for healing for Hugo...keeping in mind (and this is putting it mildly) that that boy’s got a lot more ailing him than cancer.
No atheist in either.
When Teddy the Swimmer croaked, someone here said that the end-of-life ceremony was going to bail Ted out from a life of fighting against God.
See Ephesians 2:8-9!!!
Good post, by the way.
“Nobody should “bless” him till he publicly repents of his very public crimes.”
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, exactly, what is the point of the “blessing”????????
If someone TRULY repents in faith to God, then the “blessing”
is
UNNECESSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Offering Chavez the Sacrament of Holy Confession would be most appropriate!!!!
Of course, one has to WANT to repent and receive this Sacrament!!!!
You wrote:
“But the Catholic church never seems to be able to say no to those in power.”
The Catholic Church doesn’t say no to sinners seeking God.
He needs more than anointing to have spiritual strength; I doubt that he even has a soul.
You wrote:
“If someone TRULY repents in faith to God, then the “blessing”isUNNECESSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Not according to the Bible. James 5:14-16
Explain the Kennedys.
Concupiscence.
There, I explained the Kennedys.
Nice!
Explain a full blown Catholic funeral for an unrepentant arch pro-abortionist.
It’s worse that doing Herod’s funeral... he only killed the babies from one town!
The treatment of the Kennedy's (and Cuomos) was and is a scandal.
There is no getting away from that.
I'm unsure whether the Chavez situation is comparable.
You wrote:
“Nice!”
Nope. Just true.
“Explain a full blown Catholic funeral for an unrepentant arch pro-abortionist.”
Simple:
1) Bad decision by the bishop.
or
2) Death bed change of heart.
“It’s worse that doing Herod’s funeral... he only killed the babies from one town!”
And Kennedy killed one woman.
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