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To: Vanders9
All that sort of trifling talk does is make you look ridiculous.

Abp Fulton Sheen of blessed memory had it right -- if the Church were in fact what all the ignorant detractors say it is, we would all hate it too.

If you really want to know something and are not just sniping with no desire to learn, ask away!

136 posted on 01/31/2011 6:21:01 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Ok I admit to a certain flippancy, a weakness of mine I struggle to control, for which I apologise. However it is not totally trifling. Unlike the Protestant denominations, the Catholic Church has not neglected the Sacrements, but there is a danger there. It is all too easy to let routines and set prayers and procedures obscure the message. The more layers of ritual and tradition develop, the more remote God can become. It can reach a point where people end up worshipping the Church (in fact, not intention) rather than the God who ordained the Church. Frankly, I know a lot of Catholics who have wandered down that road (not present company I hasten to add).


141 posted on 01/31/2011 7:29:52 AM PST by Vanders9
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