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To: Cronos; blackpacific
The burning of sage was used as a physical symbol of purification and prayers rising to the Trinity

That's another outright lie. The article never mentioned what you claim above. Nor did the archived diocesan article mention the Holy Trinity.

I'm finding that you often make things up out of thin air.

48 posted on 10/02/2026 4:39:48 PM PDT by ebb tide (Bergoglio's synodal "church" is not the Catholic Church.)
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To: ebb tide
Ebb tide, arguing that a Christian prayer service in a Catholic parish wasn't offered to God is your desperate semantic game.

Every Catholic liturgy, prayer service, and veneration of a saint is offered to the Holy Trinity. Claiming a prayer service inside Holy Cross Catholic Church wasn't directed to the Trinity because a brief news summary didn't print those exact words is absurd.

Media articles summarize events using brief, secular language. Catholic theology evaluates events by their ecclesial context and intent. A Catholic saint's feast day celebrated in a Catholic sanctuary under the authority of a Catholic bishop is, by definition, directed to the God of the Catholic Church.

Demanding that a news snippet explicitly spell out basic Catholic Catechism concepts just to avoid being called a "lie" shows you have run out of theological arguments.

What's your next attempt at whatabouttery?

49 posted on 10/02/2026 4:44:37 PM PDT by Cronos (Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.)
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