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We are all Children of God. We share a common humanity: body, mind, spirit/soul. We each have feelings, emotions, ideas, beliefs - they may be different, unique to each person, but we are all made in the Image and Likeness of God.

I choose to embrace our commonality while RESPECTING OUR DIFFERENCES. We differ on the truth of Transsubstiation. For whatever reason, my non-Catholic Bretheren choose to become involved in this Catholic belief in a negative manner, purportedly out of concern for souls. It is thusmy duty and privilege as a Catholic, to repair for any disrespect shown to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament as a result of this and the second part of the anti-Catholic posts.

God bless you, and give you peace and charity!

Eucharistic Act of Faith

I believe in God the Father Almighty.
I believe in God the Son, Jesus Christ.
I believe in God the Holy Spirit.
I believe in the Holy Trinity.
I believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
I believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Body of Christ, the Consecrated Bread.
I believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blood of Christ, the Consecrated Wine.

I believe that Jesus instituted the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church as His dwelling Home on earth.
I believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Sacred Tabernacles of the Catholic Church.
I believe that Jesus is truly present physically among us,
over and above being spiritually present within us.
May this truth be known to all for the glory of God.
Amen.

May the Heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved; with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the Tabernacles of the world, even into the end of time.

AMEN!

I choose to embrace our commonality while RESPECTING OUR DIFFERENCES. We differ on the truth of Transsubstiation.

That's the problem. If transubstantiation is wrong, and it is, then people are being induced in its name to give divine worship to a man-made wafer. That's idolatry. We can never just agree to disagree on the official embrace of idolatry by any institution claiming to be Christian. Silence is consent. We can't consent to this grave distortion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If someone knows to do good, and doesn't do it, it becomes a sin of omission to them. So as long as this false doctrine is proclaimed here, we have no moral alternative but to stand against it.

But be assured, and I believe I speak for all of us who are evangelical, this is not personal. We do not hate people. We hate idolatry. We do not mock sincere religionists who are following false teaching. We only seek to expose the false teaching for what it is. I for my part would rather be writing happy little stories for my granddaughter to read someday when I'm no longer here. I don't enjoy conflict. But here we are. It is what it is. Someday the conflict will be over. We can all look forward to that.

Peace,

SR

We are all Children of God.

No, that's not true according to Scripture.

John 1:11-13 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.