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Who are the Catholics: The Orthodox or The Romanists, or both?
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Posted on 01/05/2010 9:46:47 PM PST by the_conscience
I just witnessed a couple of Orthodox posters get kicked off a "Catholic Caucus" thread. I thought, despite their differences, they had a mutual understanding that each sect was considered "Catholic". Are not the Orthodox considered Catholic? Why do the Romanists get to monopolize the term "Catholic"?
I consider myself to be Catholic being a part of the universal church of Christ. Why should one sect be able to use a universal concept to identify themselves in a caucus thread while other Christian denominations need to use specific qualifiers to identify themselves in a caucus thread?
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To: Religion Moderator
You have a very selective version of “personal.”
5,661
posted on
01/21/2010 9:49:35 PM PST
by
Petronski
(In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
To: Titanites; Amityschild; Blogger; Brad's Gramma; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; GiovannaNicoletta; ...
Altar? It's what we call the front of the church--where the steps up to the stage plus about 12-15 feet in front of the steps (before the first row of seats), are.
It's figurative. There's no altar structure there.
It's a mental altar in our minds and hearts because it is there that we are focusing extra intently on God.
Folks--irregularly and as they individually wish . . .
stand and pray there;
stand and are prayed for with the laying on of hands there;
.
kneel there; recline against the steps there, praying;
kneel at the steps; praying;
.
lie prostrate near the steps;
lie prostrate near the first row of seats; dance between the first row of seats and steps;
.
wave flags between the first row of seats and the steps;
sit praying cross legged near the steps or the seats;
Oh, I get it . . . now some Roman Catholics et al are going to accuse those of us in my congregation of bowing down to and worshpping . . .
.
DRUM ROLL . . .
.
the carpet lint!
NICE TRY! LOL.
Interestingly, it is in that space that maybe in 80-95% of the services, the discernable, detectable, almost tangible VERY MUCH FELT--PRESENCE OF THE LORD'S ANOINTING is heaviest.
5,662
posted on
01/21/2010 9:52:16 PM PST
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: Petronski
Once I have posted a warning to not make it personal, I expect the next round of comments to be on the issues.
To: Petronski; Joya
Naw. I couldn't properly fit all the names of the various Roman Catholic et al rabid clique members in front of it. Besides, I don't keep such a list written or even in my head. And I'd hate to leave someone out.
5,664
posted on
01/21/2010 9:55:00 PM PST
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: Quix
It's a mental altar in our minds So, you lie prostrate in front of a "mental altar"?
Are "mental altars" scriptural?
To: Quix
Altar? It's what we call the front of the church--where the steps up to the stage plus about 12-15 feet in front of the steps (before the first row of seats), are.
It's figurative. There's no altar structure there.
It's a mental altar in our minds and hearts because it is there that we are focusing extra intently on God.
If the language use of "altar" in your posts is figurative, how is it possible for you to reconcile that with your criticism of the "Vatican rubber dictionary"? Someone who demands LITERAL interpretation from Catholics on EVERYTHING must surely himself be LITERAL.
5,666
posted on
01/21/2010 9:59:33 PM PST
by
Judith Anne
(Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.)
To: MarkBsnr; stfassisi; Petronski; wagglebee; Judith Anne
5,667
posted on
01/21/2010 10:00:01 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Religion Moderator
The deleted post was made before I read your warning.
5,668
posted on
01/21/2010 10:00:54 PM PST
by
Petronski
(In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
To: Quix; vladimir998; Alamo-Girl; Amityschild; Blogger; Brad's Gramma; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; ...
WAIL TO THE MAX,
WHINE TO THE MAX,
REND THEIR CLOTHES AND THROW DUST IN THE AIR TO THE MAX
I didn't know you were a KISS fan, Quix. Catchy tune -- you have any more lines or is that just repeated over and over again?
INDEED!!
5,669
posted on
01/21/2010 10:05:05 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Petronski
Ahhhhhh!
HOW WONDERFUL!
. . .
NGR invoked
. . .
A SURE AND CERTAIN
CONFIRMATION
THAT
THE
UNMITIGATED
TRUTH
HAS
STRUCK HOME
YET AGAIN!
And for the visually impaired,
The whining, squealing and wailing
are equally valid clues!
5,670
posted on
01/21/2010 10:05:21 PM PST
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: Quix
As I told you, I don’t read your technicolor gibberish.
You’re an intelligent adult and perfectly capable of posting in adult standard American English.
If you want me to read your posts, stop posting like a child.
5,671
posted on
01/21/2010 10:07:07 PM PST
by
Petronski
(In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
To: Quix; Hegewisch Dupa; vladimir998; Judith Anne; Amityschild; Blogger; Brad's Gramma; Cvengr; ...
Sounds like someone needs new glasses.
I don't see such a shadow at all.
IF there's any shadow vis a vis Mary and the Cross,
it's IMPLIED . . . and it would be
THAT THE CROSS IS
IN THE SHADOW
OF MARY'S
ARTISTICALLY EMPHASIZED
'HIGHER PRIORITY' PERSONAGE/BODY!
MORE UNMITIGATED BRAZEN BLASPHEMY.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, so
Uhhhhh, welll, uhhh, shuffle feet, hem, haw to the max .
Quix, you really do like KISS, right?
5,672
posted on
01/21/2010 10:10:14 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: MarkBsnr
Very good image indicating Calvinistic logic
5,673
posted on
01/21/2010 10:12:09 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Quix; wagglebee
It's a mental altar Does it look anything like this:
To: Cronos
That’s a perfect summation.
To: Natural Law
If you profess to be a Christian you are an affirmed monotheist and cannot acknowledge the existence of any other gods regardless of how inferior. It is possible for Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, Unitarians, etc. to be wrong about God and mischaracterize God, but they cannot change Him or alter Him. Absolutely. I couldn't agree more.
5,676
posted on
01/21/2010 10:16:10 PM PST
by
Forest Keeper
((It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.))
To: Petronski; LowOiL
Are you conflating god and queen now?
First a KISS fan, now a Freddy Mercury Fan?
5,677
posted on
01/21/2010 10:16:18 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Titanites
Maybe Roman Catholics et al don’t speak in terms of
‘an altar of the heart’
or . . . any place or mental construction where one is concecrating one’s self, some aspect of one’s life
afresh and a new
could properly be called an altar.
An altar is a place or focus of
SACRIFICE
Scripture speaks of SACRIFICE OF PRAISE to God.
I gather the Vatican rubber Bibles don’t have such Scriptures.
5,678
posted on
01/21/2010 10:23:29 PM PST
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: Quix
A SURE AND CERTAIN
CONFIRMATION
THAT
THE
UNMITIGATED
TRUTH
HAS
STRUCK HOME
YET AGAIN!
And for the visually impaired,
The whining, squealing and wailing
are equally valid clues!
What's the tune like? KISS' "God gave rock and roll"?
5,679
posted on
01/21/2010 10:24:14 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Judith Anne
Some things are beyond my capacity to explain to some audiences.
5,680
posted on
01/21/2010 10:24:39 PM PST
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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