This brings us full circle on the thread topic...”Even attending mass every week only brings Catholics down to the levels of liberalism around them. The thread “Poll: majority of Catholics who attend Mass weekly support same-sex marriage, women’s ordination”, posted just this morning, gives the following numbers.”
Catholics need more than rote rituals, traditions and partial Scriptures to develop into mature followers of Christ. EVERY Christian needs more.
The Scriptures alone state that they contain everything for believers to become complete/mature.
No where does God say traditions make anyone mature.
No where does God say pagan additions, rote prayers, etc., make anyone mature.
Scripture alone.
To anyone who believes a tiny amount of Scriptural truth is all you need - like an inoculation - to be healhty, is just wrong. Catholic, protestant or breatharian (head nod to our friend), we all need God’s Holy Word.
Believers are incomplete to the degree they skip portions of God’s Word. Does anyone on this thread set out to stay immature?
There is no substitute. Get into Him and His Word.
Ezekial 13:20
"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds.