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“The Roman Catholic system is an on-going treadmill that in no way takes into account the realities of God’s Biblical Revelation – neither the joys of it, nor the realities – but rather, wraps itself around its own processes and the false salve of “you earned it” to the dying and reassurance that “you can still earn it” to shallow, unthinking liberal Roman Catholics”

The author is completely ignorant of Catholics in America today. He takes one example of a liberal professor he has read about and then spouts ignorant statement after ignorant statement. I doubt he has ever visited a real life Catholic church or spent time talking to real Catholics.

ONE NOTE SAMBA

This is just a little samba
Built upon a single note
Other notes are bound to follow
But the root is still that note

Now this new note is the consequence
Of the one we've just been through
As I'm bound to be
The unavoidable consequence of you

There's so many people
Who can talk and talk, and talk
And just say nothing
Or nearly nothing

I have used up all the scale
I know and at the end
I've come to nothing
I mean nothing

So I come back to my first note
As I come back to you
I will pour into that one note
All the love I feel for you

Any one who wants the whole show
Re mi fa so la ci do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the note you know

So I come back to my first note
I must come back to you
I will pour into that one note
All the love I feel for you

Any one who wants the whole show
Re mi fa so la ci do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the note you know

Hmmmm... ok.

I guess I’m on a treadmill. I still go to confession to verbalize and attone for my sins with the hope that God will somehow let my pathetic excuse for a Catholic/Christian into heaven. I haven’t “earned” anything that he hasn’t let or allow me to “earn”. But I’ve done plenty to “unearn” my way to a much lonelier place than heaven. Any goodness in my life is due to him and I can assure you that every sin is mine by choice.

This article is jumbled and I’m trying to figure out if it is slamming the RCC or if it was placed as bait so that others who want to slam the RCC can gather and join in the fun.

I was a fallen catholic who became an agnostic, then born again Christian and finally returned to the Roman Catholic Church because it speaks to my soul and it brings me peace. I don’t get the bashing of the Church or the complaints of one Christian believer against another.

We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Those that wish to divide us and “prove” that one is “better” than another I feel are just lonely and need affirmation that they’ve made the “right choice”. So before any flame wars start just remember that anything that takes our eyes and hearts away from Christ is a distraction. God sees what’s in your heart and knows your motives and still finds you a lovable creature of his. All of us fall short of perfection. Some like myself fall much shorter but still have faith that through the sacraments of confession and holy communion with the attempt to live in the spirit of Jesus Christ that somehow my misshapen soul will find it’s home in Heaven.

Hey, Sly ... do you know what is really sad?

No, what?

Christians all over the world are suffering and dying for their faith in Jesus. They are being beheaded, set afire, shot, you name it.

Yeah?

It seems that if people could spend more time praying for them and their situations we'd all be better off. Don't you agree?

Yes, yes I do.

Well your daily anti-Catholic thread has certainly helped me today as I learned about the tragic death of a dad of 7 who was taking his wife to the hospital to give birth to baby number 8. He was Catholic and wasted his life on an endless treadmill of glorifying God in Word and Sacrament, of being a fine father to his family, of teaching them to love the Lord by example, of helping those in need and all the things that Our Lord bade us to do. I am so heartened to know that you all think that he never knew God and never heard his Word.

As a thankful Catholic convert I am always puzzled by the things I read here on FR regarding the Church.

In light of those being murdered throughout the world for believing Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for us ALL...why the ridicule in this thread?

Makes no sense to me on any level.

May we all come to know God’s Infinite Mercy through Our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ.