[NYer]

Ping!

[Berlin_Freeper]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kr1senfest/sets/72157644295031940/

[Dr. Sivana]

A great English writer wrote that a heresy is an idea that’s gone crazy.

That's Chesterton. It's Chesterton through Babelfish and back again, but that's Chesterton.

[Popman]

“Ideas by themselves do not lead anywhere and those who pursue the path of their own ideas end up in a labyrinth from where they can’t get out again! It’s for this reason that heresies have existed from the very beginning of the Church. Heresies are this: trying to understand with our minds and with only our personal light who Jesus is.

Sounds like a backhanded slap at Protestants...

[CodeToad]

““Pray with your heart, not like a parrot””

Catholic services are a bit disturbing because of the parroting of memorized lines at specific times during the service.

[MayflowerMadam]

Good for the guy. Guess he’s taking to heart the Bible’s warning against “vain repetitions”. Chanting is prevalent in cults.

We have R.C. friends, and when they say grace before meals, the prayers are personal, pertinent to specific issues in their/our lives, heartfelt, and end praying “in Jesus’ name”. The guy studied many years for the priesthood, and then started to read the Bible. They still attend a Catholic church because of their heritage, but have many issues with it — rote prayers being one. They don’t “do” the Mary-worship thing, either.

[Just mythoughts]

“Ideas by themselves do not lead anywhere and those who pursue the path of their own ideas end up in a labyrinth ....

He sure ought to know. I am still trying to get my mind out of this labyrinth of the three doors idea. Never mind that Christ Himself instructed us in to Whom to pray.

[ebb tide]

Francis: “Pray with your heart, not like a parrot”

I guess St. Dominic and the Blessed Mother were all wrong regarding Our Lady's Rosary. No wonder Pope Francis disparages what he calls "rosary-counters".

[Old Yeller]

So he’s saying after confession when the priest tells you to say 10 Our Fathers and 10 Hail Marys as penance, you should just say a prayer from your heart and not repetitious, rote prayers.

[RichInOC]

I understand the Holy Father to be telling people to think on what they’re praying and strive to internalize it in their heads and hearts. For example, if you think about it, if you stop to think about the Lord’s Prayer, you realize you’re asking God for some pretty profound stuff.

[Biggirl]

AMEN! God Bless Pope Francis!

What the Pope was saying was simply teaching about Jesus warning not to be like those who bable on and on and on, which is based on from Mathew’s Gospel.

[Biggirl]

What is all comes down to is that we all MUST have a personal spiritual relationship with Jesus.

[Biggirl]

Time to stop feeding the troll(s).

[svcw]

I thought Catholics where supposed to use pre written “prayers” from pray books.
Nice to know you can have a conversation with God now.