[wagglebee]

Perhaps you misunderstood me. I am deeply offended that ANYONE is at a Mass dressed as a clown, just as I am offended by people dressed in shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops.

What I don't understand is why someone who denies the Real Presence would care.

Without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Real Presence of our Lord, a Protestant service is nothing more that reading, preaching and singing -- Christ IS NOT PRESENT -- I could care less how people dress when they go see some Presbyterian priestess perform.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Real Presence of our Lord, a Protestant service is nothing more that reading, preaching and singing -- Christ IS NOT PRESENT

lol.

I don't expect Roman Catholics to understand the truth since they give so little evidence of reading God's word.

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." -- Matthew 18:20

I could care less how people dress when they go see some Presbyterian priestess perform.

How much less could you care?

[Quix]

WRONG again.

Though I wouldn’t say that Christ is present in every Proddy service all the time in a tangible, detectable way.

Scripture says that where 2 or 3 are gathered, HE IS THERE.

We realize that the RCC disagrees with the unrubberized Scriptures.

[presently no screen name]

Without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Real Presence of our Lord, a Protestant service is nothing more that reading, preaching and singing -- Christ IS NOT PRESENT --

WRONG!
The Holy Spirit lives within the BELIEVERS of JESUS/THE LIVING WORD. HE is ALWAYS PRESENT with them.

"And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead DWELLS in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal bodies through His Spirit Who DWELLS in you".

"Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit LIVES IN YOU?"

"And in Him you too are being built together to become a DWELLING in which God LIVES by His Spirit".

The HOLY Spirit doesn't live in a building but WITHIN BELIEVERS, they are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

So much for your Christ IS NOT PRESENT -- He is with BELIEVERS of HIS WORD - ALL THE TIME.

The HOLY SPIRIT inspired God's Word and GOD'S WORD is THE FINAL AUTHORITY - and if one doesn't believe that - what are they looking for the Holy Spirit for? They want the blessings but not The Word. They can't be separated. Stay with the catechism.

[kosta50]

Without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Real Presence of our Lord, a Protestant service is nothing more that reading, preaching and singing -- Christ IS NOT PRESENT -- I could care less how people dress when they go see some Presbyterian priestess perform

Makes you wonder why they even bother going to church.

[Iscool]

Without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Real Presence of our Lord, a Protestant service is nothing more that reading, preaching and singing -- Christ IS NOT PRESENT

He's not at your Mass either...If you mean Jesus Christ, He is seated at the right hand of the Father...

Jesus left...He promised to send the Holy Spirit in His place...And He did...Jesus does not show up at any Catholic church...

If Jesus showed up at one of your churches, you would be bombarded with Protestants and you couldn't get 'em to leave...There wouldn't be room for any Catholics at a Catholic church...