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To: IbJensen
Your comments are not taken with a ‘grain of salt’, but I believe that you are caught up in this new religion and are complicit in excusing the ridiculous nature of it either willfully or just because your mind has become numbed.

I don't know where you got that from what I said to you. I was commenting on your assertion that in the early Church, Mass was celebrated "with the priest facing away from the congregation" and your implication that it resembled the more traditional form than the "novus ordo"

I never said if there is the possibility to celebrate in a consecrated church it shouldn't be in favor of homes.

I never said church buildings are better off looking like a 60's Kumbaya session, than one with beautiful forms of art to remind us of our infinite need for beauty that only Christ can satisfy.

And I never said that the TLM isn't a beautiful gift to the Church Militant.

It should be obvious now I actually believe the reverse of the 3 previous sentences. Again, I was only commenting on the nearly laughable claim that in the early Church, the fellowship of the brethren centered around the Eucharist resembled the TLM of today more than the so-called "novus ordo". I can't help but notice though in your "wonderfully insightful" analysis of my Faith you never bothered to demonstrate your original claim true.

Thanks though for picking the log out of my eye, I've seen the light, yeah. The "precious" last word is yours if you need it.

39 posted on 10/25/2013 2:11:35 PM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: FourtySeven; IbJensen

Actually, it is my understanding that Mass in the Early Church was held facing east (both the people and the priest).


42 posted on 10/25/2013 4:26:00 PM PDT by piusv
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To: FourtySeven

Our overactive, highly trained minds are unfortunately operating at cross purposes.

I do believe we are on the same side.


53 posted on 10/26/2013 7:07:00 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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