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To: Mad Dawg; gost2
See the post right after yours.

Ok.

I believe most Roman Catholics are simply deceived as well (he uses the word brain washed).

It is the system we hate, not the people who are being deceived.

2,423 posted on 06/05/2008 2:41:39 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: fortheDeclaration
It is the system we hate, not the people who are being deceived.

I grew up in "the system" and never really appreciated Our Lady, until I became a mother. She helped me personally at a very tough moment in my life. She is definitely special and lead me to Jesus. I thought I had him, I didn't. She helped me and I appreciate her. I recognize God's love in her.

"The Blessed Virgin Mary suffered more by seeing her Divine Son suffer than if she had endured His Passion herself. What parent would not without hesitation volunteer for any martyrdom in order to save their child? Why is this? It is due to love, and also would it not be a greater suffering to see them suffer than to suffer for them? Mary loved the life of her Son many times more than she loved her own. Nothing could have caused our Blessed Mother's suffering more than witnessing The Passion. Saint Bernard states it thus: "The soul is where it loves, rather than where it lives." Our Lord speaks the same sentiment: "Where your treasure is, there also will your heart be (Lk 12:34)."

2,444 posted on 06/05/2008 6:07:49 AM PDT by mgist (Thus in Psalm 103, we pray, "Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hear)
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To: fortheDeclaration
So it's the love for us that leads to the repetition of lies, the unwillingness to understand what we say and so forth.

The logical problem isn't all that subtle: Some hate what we say so much that they don't even know what we say and don't want to learn! They just hate it!

Makes no sense, but that's what it looks like from here.

2,473 posted on 06/05/2008 7:08:58 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Shoot. I’m pretty generous.

I don’t even hate 100% of the system! LOL.


2,878 posted on 06/05/2008 6:32:15 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Amen.


3,172 posted on 06/06/2008 6:15:08 AM PDT by Marysecretary (.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
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