Absolutely. And in honor of that, here's a little something you can use.....
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.
For years we've been watching Catholics claim that you guys will have no idea if you'll be saved until it happens (or not) at the last Judgment...
How then can you claim Jesus saved you???
“The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” happens to be the shortest English sentence that uses every letter of the English alphabet. For that reason it was used to test typewriters. “s back” is redundant. One of your amplifications?
That’s presuming a bit much.
The rest of the sermon doesn’t misrepresent Calvin.
If we did not have to contribute anything ourselves, we all would be saved no matter what we do. But that is not what the gospel teaches.
But Satan did not give up, did he?
The so-called reformation wa a sever test of the Church. In the end, we won.
Absolutely. And in honor of that, here's a little something you can use.....
I'm pretty sure that is wrong. A perfect God supplies sacramental grace, not an imperfect sinful human.
Uh-oh...
The difference is that the authority of the Church is given her by Christ (Luke 22:19, John 20:21-23, Mt 28:18-20). The Protestant pastors are usurpers of power who did not receive their authority from anyone other than the fool who put money in the donation box. They teach the traditions they themselves invented, often agains the clear verdict of the Holy Scripture.
Not all Protestans; some branches of Protestantism are quite service oriented. See, for example, the Methodists or Salvation Army. However, all of them are evasive about Mt. 5-7 because read honestly these chapters teach squarely that works play a cardinal role in our faith formation, and are the basis of our salvation.
When pressed, the evasion becomes wholesale denial of these chapters, often in some artful ways. The usual trick is to say that because Jesus spoke to the disciples, they refer to the rewards of the justified rather than to the salvation or condemnation itself. That, of course, denies Mt 25.
Heard of sheep without a shepherd?
Very.
I guess the Catholic Church wasn't sucked into abandoning the corruption in it that Luther spoke against after all, then, was it?
You know, things like the corrupt papacy, indulgences, money grubbing....
Which gospel?
And the thief on the cross did exactly what after he put his faith in Christ?
If we have to add anything to the death of Christ, then the death of Christ wasn't good enough. If the death of Christ isn't enough to satisfy God's wrath against sin, how can our righteous deeds, which are as filthy rags in His sight?
When one adds anything to Christ's death, that's the thing that one says confers salvation. It's saying that Christ's death isn't good enough and whatever one adds is what one is putting their trust in for salvation.
When pressed, the evasion becomes wholesale denial of these chapters, often in some artful ways. The usual trick is to say that because Jesus spoke to the disciples, they refer to the rewards of the justified rather than to the salvation or condemnation itself. That, of course, denies Mt 25.
So, people will get to heaven because of works? Matt 25.
So, if we all try hard enough, avoid sin, do good works, we can go to heaven?
Oh, yeah, like Pope Oral Roberts, Bishop Benny Hinn, Cardinal Jimmy Swaggart, those guys? Oh, wait....
Baltimore Catechism..which was the standard until around vat 2
We have not come up with a Queen of heaven eternal virgin or an assumption or prayer to saints..whole cloth doctrine
lol, and get in line, take a number, now serving number 26 billion.... 26 billion.... 26 billion? 26 billion and one
Actually it was not Rome...whos primary interest was in building a castle for the the pope (the Vatican) that began social services, hospitals, and a government that was designed to affirm the dignity of man ..it was the man you call the "devil"
"Calvin’s emphasis on work (which became known as the “Protestant work ethic”) had a direct impact on the Industrial Revolution. His influence is felt on the development of several European nations as commercial and colonial powers as well. Calvin is widely known for his “doctrine of election,” which lay behind his work ethic—a sign of being numbered among those whom God has predestined for salvation is an industrious, pious and successful life lived according to the commandments of God. This also contributed to the rise of capitalism.
Calvinism stresses self-denial, sobriety, thriftiness, efficiency and morality, which can result in high production and low consumption, creating a surplus that cannot be consumed, which is instead invested for the greater glory of God. Previously, many Christians had regarded excess wealth as immoral. Calvin also advocated that all believers have a calling, not just the clergy, which opened up the possibility of service inside and outside the church and also made faith more relevant to secular life, sanctifying work as a holy activity.
.....On the one hand, Calvin recognized social responsibility; on the other he stressed individual responsibility to live a good, productive and moral life before God. Stressing the dignity of man, Calvin's social reforms included relief for the poor, construction of hospitals, schools (which were free), new prisons, consumer protection laws, provisions for refugees, and a sanitation system that made Geneva one of the cleanest and healthiest cities in Europe. Calvin was morally strict but humane, almost a humanist in his concern to reach the heart not only the mind of men and women.
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