you SEEM to be saying that
that tiny excerpt above
is ALL the Catechism says about Salvation????
{And I'm supposed to be the ignorant one about the Catechism! ROTFLOL!}
Posted on 06/13/2010 12:16:24 PM PDT by markomalley
.- Thousands of pilgrims and faithful gathered at noon Sunday in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with the Holy Father. Before the prayer, he said that the fruits of the recently ended Year for Priests could never be measured, but are already visible and will continue to be ever more so.
“The priest is a gift from the heart of Christ, a gift for the Church and for the world. From the heart of the Son of God, overflowing with love, all the goods of the Church spring forth,” proclaimed Pope Benedict XVI. “One of those goods is the vocations of those men who, conquered by the Lord Jesus, leave everything behind to dedicate themselves completely to the Christian community, following the example of the Good Shepherd.”
The Holy Father described the priest as having been formed by “the same charity of Christ, that love which compelled him to give his life for his friends and to forgive his enemies.”
“Therefore,” he continued, “priests are the primary builders of the civilization of love.”
Benedict XVI exhorted priests to always seek the intercession of St. John Marie Vianney, whose prayer, the “Act of Love,” was prayed frequently during the Year for Priests, and “continues to fuel our dialogue with God.”
The pontiff also spoke about the close of the Year for Priests, which took place this past week and culminated with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He emphasized “the unforgettable days in the presence of more than 15,000 priests from around the world.”
The feast of the Sacred Heart is traditionally a “day of priestly holiness,” but this time it was especially so, Benedict XVI remarked.
Pope Benedict concluded his comments by noting that, in contemplating history, “one observes so many pages of authentic social and spiritual renewal which have been written by the decisive contribution of Catholic priests.” These were inspired “only by their passion for the Gospel and for mankind, for his true civil and religious freedom.”
“So many initiatives that promote the entire human being have begun with the intuition of a priestly heart,” he exclaimed.
The Pope then prayed the Angelus, greeted those present in various languages, and imparted his apostolic blessing.
Imagine the iterations!
No wonder the Vatican system is like Alice’s Rabbit Hole’s hall of reverberating mirrors.
INDEED. AMEN! AMEN!
THX FOR YOUR POSTS AND PINGS.
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
THX.
THAT’S SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO INCREDIBLE!
And some folks think that those of us who realize UFO’s are part of the END TIMES scenarios
are the ones considered off the wall!
INCREDIBLE.
That’s certainly a sobering Scripture, too little appreciated, I think.
Do you really want to talk about the ECF’s ? I would be cautious in having faith in their words if I was catholic..1) their work is not infallible..2) they often disagreed with each other..3) they sometimes had heresies in their writing
They often agree more with Protestant doctrine than Catholic ...
The only way one can come away assured in Roman doctrine from them is if one reads the “official” Roman rendering where they have picked the words to support their doctrine ... read them from their original sources RB, not Roman web sites
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ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
And the RC’s accuse Proddys of cherry picking Scripture!
Oh, right, THE DOUBLE STANDARD STATION OF THE WHITE HANKY strikes again.
Perhaps their synapses get scrambled at RC Confirmation?
you SEEM to be saying that
that tiny excerpt above
is ALL the Catechism says about Salvation????
{And I'm supposed to be the ignorant one about the Catechism! ROTFLOL!}
PRAISE GOD!
Some of the biggest struggles of my Christian life and that of many in our congregation,
has been learning to lay aside a works’ oriented RELIGION mentality and ACCEPT GOD’S GRACE THROUGH CHRIST BY FAITH CONFIDENTLY CONFIDENTLY.
WELL PUT.
THX.
THX. ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
No, I am actually saying that without a conscious effort to study and learn the Catechism a chimp with a bong and Ouija board can better your interpretations.
I shouldn't be surprised that one who demonstrates a lack of being able to assemble or read a coherent posting would have trouble with something as sophisticated as the Catechism and Scripture, but I am.
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
yes I know it’s not a new concept. It’s just even more insane and insidious when it is posted in clear language.It’s no wonder Catholics think so highly of themselves. And think God is impressed.
WELL PUT.
The Catechism is tedious. It's not that difficult--unless one is trying to pretend that it makes a coherent, logical, consistent, Biblical theology. That would be quite the mental gymnastics!
Actually, were I a rabid clique RC hereon, I'd think the idea that Quix was loose with a copy of the Catechism would be a frightful thought.
LOL!
Another wrong guess.
It's Christ alone.
Amen
It's such a shame so many refuse to see this truth. Those that understand this truth can go to a variety of different Bible centered Christian churches and feel comfortable. Those that don't understand this truth can't.
Miss her already, look forward to seeing her in glory.
"I never knew...and then I did. Thank God."
Amen, Amen, Amen. I say a thousand times Amen!
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