From the graphic in post #43
‘ANTI-CATHOLIC BIGOTRY ... SATAN’S HATRED OF CHRIST IN ACTION’
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I can’t recall the last time I saw any Roman Catholic FReeper post a comment that would indicate they love and revere anyone except Mary; if any Roman Catholic FReeper has made a statement recently that speaks of their love and reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ, please ping me to it.
Now, having said that, I don’t see how, quote, ‘anti-Catholic bigotry’,end quote, [SIC] has anything whatsoever to do with, quote, ‘Christ’, end quote, good, bad, loving, hating, or indifferent.
Please don’t state that FReepers who warn against the sin of idolatry are guilty of hating Jesus.
That’s preposterous.
It’s BECAUSE they LOVE Jesus (and they LOVE people) that they warn against worshipping anyone except the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
As they say in the U.S. Air Force, when you are near the target you start taking flak.
Joya, I have to admit that I was shocked to read this, so much so that I actually read it twice to make sure that I hadn't misread it. I spend relatively little time on the forums (I realize that some posters are here all day long during the workday, while I don't have that luxury) ... my point being that even a sporadic reader such as myself has seen Catholics express their love, worship, adoration, etc, for Christ ... not just occasionally, but many, many times.
In approximately 5 minutes of searching, I found four examples of such, all posted within the last 7 days. Now, if I found four such examples in only five minutes of searching, I think I can confidently extrapolate that there are many more such examples available to anyone who wishes to perform a more thorough search.
Here are the examples which I found just now (I'm pinging all the original posters and referenced posters as a courtesy). Please note that the posts are made by four separate Catholic Freepers:
Post #300: "Just to put a point on your excellent post, we adore only the Holy Trinity, we venerate/honor His Mother, our Mother.":
Post #35: "We do not worship Mary. When we kneel as a congregation during the liturgy of the eucharist, we worship Jesus in the remembrance of the Last Supper, and the promise of eternal life through His sacrifice. We do not worship Mary."
Post #17: "We worship God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - The Trinity)"
Post #133: Background: A previous poster made the statement that "There are no [Catholic] Church's dedicated to "Jesus" or "Christ" or "the Holy Ghost", or anything like that. Just about every church is dedicated to Mary."
A Catholic poster then responds with a list of no less than 38 churches in just two dioceses which are named after "one or more of the Persons of the Holy Trinity, or after some aspect of Jesus’ life or mission", thus amply demonstrating the fallacy of the prior poster's claim.
I'm including this example, since Boagenes' complaint (i.e., that there are no Catholic churches named after Christ, and that most are named after Mary), seemed reminiscent of yours, above.
Hopefully the above examples will serve in some small way in putting to rest your misunderstanding that Catholic Freepers do not express love or reverence for Christ. I'm absolutely certain that additional examples are readily available by means of a search, if you wish/need further reassurance. Again, it took only a very few minutes for me to search out the four examples listed above.