Posted on 06/22/2014 2:42:07 PM PDT by NYer
We have a religious sister at our parish who spent over 40 years as a school teacher and principal. I've found her counsel on child-rearing extremely helpful.
How do you presume to know how God treats his priest? You really have no idea what it’s about. All you can think of sex. Is that all your marriage is about? I think you need to get over this.
They think our religious and clergy live in a box and only come out on Sunday, or when they want molest kids or kill babies and drink their blood. ;) Broken record.
I guess the two following passages have nothing to with what God proclaimed??
God the Son said this: “ For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].” Matthew 19:12
And then St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (7:7): “For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”
No, those wouldn’t have anything to do it, not at all. Sheesh.
“How do you presume to know how God treats his priest? You really have no idea what it’s about. All you can think of sex. Is that all your marriage is about? I think you need to get over this.”
I think you need to repent of your sins.
I know God treats priests and all humans with perfect justice and love, and my spouse does not always do so. And I did not write about sex. My marriage, now in year 27, doesn’t need your advice, and I think you need to get over yourself.
I just don’t know. One of my friends had a religious brother of the Marianist order who lived next door to her. He was an attorney. When her husband left her with extreme prejudice - things like having the power to the house turned off without telling her - the Brother represented her in the divorce at a very modest fee. How could they not understand all the realities of married life?
Our Sister Veronica came from a family of 10 children; she was 8th or 9th, and their father died before she was 10. Before she went into the convent, she saw not only her parents’ life but her older siblings’ marriages. We could just sit trading stories for hours, until finally, “I have another appointment, Cynthia.” “Oh, shoot, Sister, I think Tom’s making lunch at home!”
They don’t have infant oblates any more. Everyone is in real life.
"But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”
Sounds pretty much like Paul is leaving the door open . . One man after this manner (celibacy) and another after that (marriage). There is NO requirement to be celibate recorded for clergy. Some prophets were married and some were not.
Priests do for nothing what shrinks get paid a $100 dollars an hour for.
Why do you feel the need to stick your beak into our Church then? I really don’t know what your issues are, but I’ll take care of my soul and you take care of yours, OK?
IIRC, and I do, one of the reasons the sisters dropped the habit, was they felt that people did not approach them as people.
Now you can read peoples minds?? You are making it personal and that is not allowed. Mr Rogers was conducting himself deliberately and courteously. You have not.
Pope John Paul II would go to Confession weekly.
All men, including priests, and all women, including nuns and sisters, know they are sinners.
What’s your point?
Well I’ll tell you why I care. The article starts off with a straw man argument. “The accepted wisdom is that celibate males have no business telling married couples how to live their lives”. I don’t think that is accurate. Priests may do very well at counseling as well as any married counselor who has had proper training. So I think this article has a false premise. I challenge it. Otherwise I might as well agree with it if I don’t challenge it. We can follow the rules of debating without resorting to name calling or making it personal (like you did).
You attacked my Church and my clergy, I defended. I didn't call you any names. Go back and read the threads I called you not one name.
Your attempt to silence me has failed.
BINGO! We have a winner!
That's pretty meaningless...Perhaps the guy should have said it's a sign of the Resurrected...But it's still meaningless since in after the Resurrection there will be no desire for relations with the opposite sex to contend with...
Good grief, why all the attacking from the non-Catholics?
I don’t know . The word Catholic is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Day after day, after day.
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