Posted on 10/15/2001 6:54:40 AM PDT by malakhi
| Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue. - John Adams |
Nicely stated, Becky!
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. (Psalm 19:1)
Ya mean all the way to the part where God gave them up to become homos? :-)
Then it would be better to show their error from the Biblical record, it is easy enough to do. Why invent a term that incorperates Mary in the mix. This just further confuses things to the "sheep". The cure is almost as bad as the disease. Step back and look at it as if you were hearing it for the first time" "Mary, the mother of God". If you are fair and honest you can see the problem with that statement. It implies that Jesus, who is God, did not exist before his human birth and that God himself sprang from Mary, rather than Mary being a created being, made by God. IOW, as with the other RC Mariology, it puts the emphasis in the wrong place.
CO-REDEMPTRESS WITH CHRIST. Catholic doctrine about Mary goes far beyond her role in Jesus' birth. It is taught that she shared in His sufferings also, and thereby shared in His work of redemption. We will give this in the words of the Vatican II documents:
"As St. Irenaeus says, she being obedient, became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race. Hence not a few of the early Fathers gladly assert with him in their preaching `death through Eve, life through Mary'. This union of the mother with the Son in the work of salvation is made manifest from the time of Christ's virginal conception up to his death. She cooperated in the work of the Saviour in an altogether singular way to restore supernatural life to souls. As a result, she is our mother in the order of grace. Mary, sharing as she did even on Calvary, had a part even in the once for all acquisition of the great treasury. Now from this common sharing of will and suffering between Christ and Mary, she `merited to become most worthily the Reparatrix [one who makes amends or atonement] for a lost world,' and therefore, Dispensatrix [one who dispenses] of all the gifts which Jesus gained for us by His death and His blood (Vatican II documents).
Sounds pretty DIVINE to me.
BigMack
Of course, most Episcopal Conferences have determined that, instead of abstaining from meat, Catholics may perform an act of penance of their choosing. But, do you ever remember to abstain from a particular food or do some other penance on Fridays? And, at any rate, the main rule is still to abstain from meat on Fridays, the performance of another penance instead is an optional alternative.
Thank you JHavard for the reminder and for digging this up for us. I have seen varying statements about what exactly is required and it is my understanding that in the US at least, nothing is mandatory for regular Fridays. With our wimpy bishops this is not surprising. It is in the mind of the overall Church, however, to signify Friday as a special day by acts of denial, piety, almsgiving, etc. What better situation could we be in! We are not obligated to do seomthing but are free to do what we wish.
And IMRight tries to minimize the changes, but it was taught before that meat eating was a sin because it was disobedience to the Church. This is a good teaching and still stands. The required action now is not abstinance from meat, it is to be a personal thing. To willfully disobey the Church is still sinful.
SD
Are you a groupie or a color analyst?
Wanted to see if anyone was paying attention. :-)
SD
Becky
That would certainly make things easier, but I don't believe it is true. It takes two to tango, Adam and Eve participated in the Sin and (for most folks) it takes a man and a woman to bring about the creation of a new soul.
SD
I would just amend the statement to add, unless you are a RC. There must be something about Catholic schools or somewhere else in their environment that disrupts the comprehension process. :-)
He is an angel, as far as I know.
SD
Except for Matthew 1;25.
Becky
Steven pulls into the lead for tomorrow's award. LOL
SD
More like a play by play analyst. :)
BigMack
Sounds pretty DIVINE to me.
If I give you a million dollars to give away for me, does that make you "rich"?
SD
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