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To: rzman21; Iscool
Faith and reason come from the same place. At least Catholic priests aren’t anti-intellectuals like yourself.

Maybe you might be happy with the Taliban.

Oh, the irony......

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__PU.HTM

Can. 209 §1. The Christian faithful, even in their own manner of acting, are always obliged to maintain communion with the Church.

§2. With great diligence they are to fulfill the duties which they owe to the universal Church and the particular church to which they belong according to the prescripts of the law.

Can. 210 All the Christian faithful must direct their efforts to lead a holy life and to promote the growth of the Church and its continual sanctification, according to their own condition.

Can. 211 All the Christian faithful have the duty and right to work so that the divine message of salvation more and more reaches all people in every age and in every land.

Can. 212 §1. Conscious of their own responsibility, the Christian faithful are bound to follow with Christian obedience those things which the sacred pastors, inasmuch as they represent Christ, declare as teachers of the faith or establish as rulers of the Church.

Can. 222 §1. The Christian faithful are obliged to assist with the needs of the Church so that the Church has what is necessary for divine worship, for the works of the apostolate and of charity, and for the decent support of ministers.

§2. They are also obliged to promote social justice and, mindful of the precept of the Lord, to assist the poor from their own resources.

668 posted on 11/27/2011 6:30:02 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom

The Taliban and the Muslim fundamentalists reject the role of reason.

And like Evangelical Fundamentalists, they are anti-hierarchical.

All fundamentalists share a fear of things they do not understand.

And from what I can see here, your understanding of Catholicism, the Church fathers, and ancient Christian praxis is limited.


674 posted on 11/27/2011 6:38:29 AM PST by rzman21
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