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To: Dr. Eckleburg; Legatus

Your posts indicate a lack of knowledge of the contributions of monastics to the development and spread of Christianity. Have you limited your study of the history of Christianity to certain time frames?


7,171 posted on 09/28/2010 12:29:00 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
"Your posts indicate a lack of knowledge of the contributions of monastics to the development and spread of Christianity. Have you limited your study of the history of Christianity to certain time frames?"

It's evident that anti-Catholics don't believe that Christianity and the mysteries of faith are anything to be studied and contemplated. After all, all they need is a simple search engine and they know everything about everything. And what they don't know is obviously a lie or useless information. It's that whole indwelling thing.

7,173 posted on 09/28/2010 12:48:13 PM PDT by Natural Law (A lie is a known untruth expressed as truth. A liar is the one who tells it.)
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To: D-fendr
Your posts indicate a lack of knowledge of the contributions of monastics to the development and spread of Christianity

As you know, our discussion of monasteries was with specific reference to Mother Teresa.

Christ spoke with compassion about the plight of eunuchs 2000 years ago. But He certainly was not telling men it is better to mutilate themselves than to marry and have children.

Likewise, He told the world to preach the Gospel to men and women, among men and women, for men and women.

To Mother Teresa's worldly credit, she didn't confine her good works to a monastery kneeling in prayer all day long; she got out into the world and performed charity for those less fortunate.

The question regarding Mother Teresa is the question Christ asked and answered for all of us...

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" -- Mark 8:36


"I am the way, the truth, and the life: No man cometh unto the Father, but by me." -- John 14:6


7,201 posted on 09/28/2010 2:02:36 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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