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Gay Episcopal Bishop to Preach at San Francisco Catholic Parish
Catholic Culture ^ | 11/22/11

Posted on 11/23/2011 11:11:08 AM PST by marshmallow

A notoriously 'gay-friendly' parish in San Francisco has invited an openly homosexual Episcopalian cleric to lead an Advent Vespers service.

Most Holy Redeemer parish asked Bishop Otis Charles, a retired Episcopalian prelate, to lead the November 30 service. After serving as the Bishop of Utah from 1971 to 1993, he publicly announced that he is homosexual. Divorced from the mother of his 5 children, he solemnized a same-sex union in 2004.


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To: mas cerveza por favor
At last a simple question.
“What evidence do you have for this statement?”, Regarding statement:
“The bodily assumption of Mary is a myth that grew out of years and years of going astray from the pure gospel of Jesus as told by Him and His Apostles.”

From the Catholic Encyclopedia on the belief in the Assumption of Mary:

“The belief in the corporeal assumption of Mary is founded on the apocryphal treatise De Obitu S. Dominae, bearing the name of St. John, which belongs however to the fourth or fifth century. It is also found in the book De Transitu Virginis, falsely ascribed to St. Melito of Sardis, and in a spurious letter attributed to St. Denis the Areopagite. If we consult genuine writings in the East, it is mentioned in the sermons of St. Andrew of Crete, St. John Damascene, St. Modestus of Jerusalem and others. In the West, St. Gregory of Tours (De gloria mart., I, iv) mentions it first. The sermons of St. Jerome and St. Augustine for this feast, however, are spurious. St. John of Damascus (P.G., I, 96) thus formulates the tradition of the Church of Jerusalem:

St. Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem, at the Council of Chalcedon (451), made known to the Emperor Marcian and Pulcheria, who wished to possess the body of the Mother of God, that Mary died in the presence of all the Apostles, but that her tomb, when opened, upon the request of St. Thomas, was found empty; wherefrom the Apostles concluded that the body was taken up to heaven.”

“...nobody of any stature testifying against it.”

Well, the apostle Paul said that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God”. (1 Cor. 15:50 NAB)

John of Damascus or Paul of apostle?

2,761 posted on 12/04/2011 9:42:26 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: rzman21; Alamo-Girl; Amityschild; Captain Beyond; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; GiovannaNicoletta; ...
All metaphors. You have to understand the basics to understand the specifics.

Was prayerfully pondering such some more in the shower.

That sounds like an appeal to

DOGMA BY DAFFYNITIONARY

It pretends that WORDS don't mean much.

God has a DIFFERENT perspective . . . not the tiniest punctuation of HIS WORD will pass away--as Christ emphatically asserted.

Matt 5:18 "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled."

Metaphors mean different things to different people even MORE THAN WORDS! LOL.

Where's the dictionary for metaphors?

Metaphors, even more than words, are quite vulnerable to influences from individual psychologies, childhood conditioning, weather, indigestion, reference group norms, context, trends, emotions, degrees of education etc.

So here you have millions of say Filipino's . . . or Calcutta slum families or Santiago working class or even middle class families or even elites dyed in the wool Roman Catholics.

The Ashteroth-Mary-Goddess-Queen-of-Heaven personage/meme has been intensely incorporated into their Roman Catholicism from birth.

They read such stuff or hear it verbalized from a priest or Bishop . . . what do they truly think or hear in their minds, hearts, spirits?

Do you HONESTLY THINK

that they say to themselves:

Self--that doesn't mean what it says--it's just a metaphor. Mary's NOT REALLY part of the Godhead. It's just flowery language. She's NOT REALLY the ONLY way to God--that's just flowery language.

If you REALLY BELIEVE THAT, then I'm skeptical any rational discourse with you is remotely possible.

The whole INSTITUTION of the Vatican at every level has been increasingly spewing such blasphemous idolatrous stuff for many decades, if not centuries. And if you think that has no effect on the rank and file--welllll--that's just incomprehensible.

If it has no influence on the rank and file, why is so much money, time, energy, wood pulp and media time UTTERLY INTENSELY DEVOTED TO SUCH BLASPHEMOUS DAMNABLE ASSERTIONS?

I'll tell you why--because the king of hell has a huge investment in making it so. And the RCC Magicsterical and other hierarchy find it lucrative and powerfully manipulative to go along with the horrific scheme.

Further, if you think that God Almighty, Son and Spirit find such to be harmless metaphors, then I don't think we know the same God by a long stretch.




2,762 posted on 12/04/2011 9:51:43 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: count-your-change
You cite evidence in favor of the Assumption of Mary as evidence against it? Some of the evidence comes from doubtful authority but it only adds to the authoritative evidence from Greek Father St. John of Damascus.

John of Damascus or Paul of apostle?

LOL. St. Paul never testified against the Assumption of Mary. When has there ever been negative authoritative testimony in direct reference to the Assumption of Mary?

2,763 posted on 12/04/2011 10:00:19 PM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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To: mas cerveza por favor; metmom; HossB86; RnMomof7

It is CONCEIVABLE

that God could have taken Mary’s body to Heaven—to discourage the very idolatry that has resulted anyway—just as He may well have done with Moses’ body.

It is NOT CONCEIVABLE that the whole RCC dogmatic idolatrous hoopla surrounding such a possibility has a shred of truth to it.

What a stench the overlays are!


2,764 posted on 12/04/2011 10:04:53 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Quix
What a stench the overlays are!


2,765 posted on 12/04/2011 10:26:58 PM PST by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: mas cerveza por favor
“You cite evidence in favor of the Assumption of Mary as evidence against it?”

“Spurious” sources and commentary from the 5th. - 8th. cen. versus Paul's clear statement? Not what I could reasonably call “evidence in favor”

Since Paul's words were applicable to others besides Mary why would he single her out, living or dead?

2,766 posted on 12/04/2011 10:33:37 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: MarkBsnr

Salvation is a GIFT from God
The ROman Catholic church has nothing to do with that gift


2,767 posted on 12/04/2011 10:43:54 PM PST by Lera
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To: JPX2011

Welcome, Josh.

What a gracious post.

I’m glad you are our Catholic brother here on the forum.

God bless.

ROE.


2,768 posted on 12/04/2011 10:57:47 PM PST by Running On Empty (The three sorriest words: "It's too late")
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To: count-your-change
“flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God”. (1 Cor. 15:50 NAB)" [...] Since Paul's words were applicable to others besides Mary why would he single her out, living or dead?

By what objective measure can the passage you quoted be considered an argument against the Assumption of Mary, since there is no direct reference? Has any reliable authority interpreted this scripture to be applicable to the Assumption of Mary? I do not see it.

2,769 posted on 12/04/2011 11:10:37 PM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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To: JPX2011; Salvation; rzman21

Welcome to FR, Josh.

You can find a lot of authoritative Catholic posters here on FR if you are willing to do a bit of searching. If you look up Salvation’s threads, she is a wonderful resource here at FR for all things Catholic.

Private message coming your way.


2,770 posted on 12/04/2011 11:11:40 PM PST by Judith Anne (For rhe sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us, and on the whole world.)
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To: Running On Empty

Hi ROE,

Thank you for your welcome. It is much appreciated.

I’ll probably be asking a lot of questions at first as I’m not well catechized and I’m looking to grow in our Faith. If anything I know I’m in the right place based on the charity of my fellow Catholics. Over time I hope to contribute substantially to the forum.

In the meantime just consider me an enthusiastic cheerleader :-)

God Bless You

Best Regards,

Josh


2,771 posted on 12/04/2011 11:41:13 PM PST by JPX2011
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To: JPX2011

Welcome Josh,

Thank you for your wonderful and kind post. I hope we can learn together in love and charity while defending the Faith, and take advantage of that most important lesson offered on these threads; Patience and forbearance.

:)

God bless you and yours...


2,772 posted on 12/04/2011 11:47:36 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: mas cerveza por favor
Your comment assumes the necessity of a direct references of the general to the specific. Such an assumption would mean the principles given in the Scriptures apply only to those directly addressed and named at that point. Hardly a tenable proposition.

Paul's encompassing statement of principle would include Mary just as much as his admonition about who would not inherit God's kingdom.

2,773 posted on 12/05/2011 12:40:51 AM PST by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: D-fendr

D-Fendr,

Thank you for the welcome. That is my hope as well. The wealth of knowledge of the Faith here is staggering for someone like myself. However, I trust that goodwill and charity will see us all grow in the Faith.

God Bless you and yours as well!

Best Regards,

Josh


2,774 posted on 12/05/2011 12:50:45 AM PST by JPX2011
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To: Quix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_fC1Gpo_4I

Pastor JD had interesting linkage between Fatima, Islam, Mary, Roman Catholicism.

2,775 posted on 12/05/2011 1:17:04 AM PST by marbren (I do not know but, Thank God, God knows)
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To: count-your-change
Paul's encompassing statement of principle would include Mary just as much as his admonition about who would not inherit God's kingdom.

You quoted: “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God”. (1 Cor. 15:50 NAB)

How does this passage relate to or disprove the Assumption of Mary?

2,776 posted on 12/05/2011 2:02:56 AM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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To: Lera
Salvation is a GIFT from God The ROman Catholic church has nothing to do with that gift

With that level of understanding of the Christian Church, I despair of teaching you the truth. Jesus Created the Catholic Church. Men created the rubble of the Reformation.

Beware of what you would build the foundation of your faith on: the pillar and foundation of truth versus the foundation on sand. St. Paul is very explicit.

2,777 posted on 12/05/2011 4:31:32 AM PST by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: mas cerveza por favor
How does this passage relate to or disprove the Assumption of Mary?

When can we get back to the Angels on a Pin thing?


John 6:28-29 (niv)

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”


2,778 posted on 12/05/2011 4:54:28 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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Placemarker


2,779 posted on 12/05/2011 5:33:52 AM PST by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism
>>no remission of the sins had occurred yet. quit twisting the Scriptures, it’s offensive.<<

I’ll tell you what’s offensive. Not reading scripture than accusing someone of twisting scripture. First of all. In that verse repentance came before baptism. So don’t twist the two and claim baptism forgave sins when scripture clearly states repentance does. Second. Weren’t you the buy who accused me of taking the quote that Peter was the “Apostle to the circumcision” from a Protestant book?

2,780 posted on 12/05/2011 5:39:04 AM PST by CynicalBear
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