Posted on 07/17/2017 8:08:32 AM PDT by ebb tide
“Francis is more interested in leftwing politics than in Catholic theology”, George Neumayr, contributing editor of The American Spectator, states talking to Tom Woods on July 14th on tomwoods.com. Woods describes Francis as a result of John Paul II who - as he puts it - appointed "absolutely terrible people" as bishops: "Catholics have suffered under Bergoglios for decades now”.
Neumayr agrees that a lot of the liberal bishops were appointed by John Paul II and Benedict XVI. He sees Francis as the “culmination of a century” of liberalism and modernism in the Church.
For him it is "highly unlikely" that Francis, who in his theology is “more a Protestant than a Catholic” will convert to Catholicism. Instead, the realistic scenario is that Francis will produce division and chaos, "Catholics will have to decide whether they guard the faith over papolatry.”
And: “The Cardinals have to declare that Francis is a bad pope who must be resisted.”
I have already told you twice what constitutes a Mortal Sin. But to be more complete: from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1857 For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must together be met: "Mortal sin is sin whose object is grave matter and which is also committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent."Catholics are taught to distinguish between Mortal Sin and Venial Sin and there have been many books which discuss it. But if you do not want to study them then what can I say?1858 Grave matter is specified by the Ten Commandments, corresponding to the answer of Jesus to the rich young man: "Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and your mother." The gravity of sins is more or less great: murder is graver than theft. One must also take into account who is wronged: violence against parents is in itself graver than violence against a stranger.
1859 Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God's law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 NASB
Aw, c’mon. Really?
The Catholic Church equates no one with Jesus Christ. But for your information, neither Enoch nor Elijah, bore the Christ Child.
Do you not believe the Bible when it says that some sins are deadly and some are not?
Context is your friend. “whoever” referred to the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit.
Maybe not...but you did in your question.
If the Assumption of Mary is step toward equating Her to Christ, why does the same article not assert that the assumption of Enoch and Elijah also equate them with Christ?
Do Roman Catholics not read Romans?
23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 NASB
Do not Protestants read 1 John?
If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about which I do not say that you should pray. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly. (1 John 5:16-17)
Speak for yourself! Besides, Daniel1212 is not playing games but consistently defends the truth of the Christian faith against anyone who would try to pervert it. It is neither defective nor uncharitable. In fact, he does it because of love - something I think is sorely lacking in the posts of many Catholics on this thread.
I am a Catholic; and I have never been taught that venial sins do not be confessed along with mortal sins.
If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about which I do not say that you should pray. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly. (1 John 5:16-17)
These are not the sins that cause the loss of salvation as all sins are forgiven by Christ.
However, anyone who dies apart from Christ suffers eternal death in Hell. That's what Romans is making clear.
Well, I don't know about Protestants, but Christians read 1 John 1:9
9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1451 Among the penitent's acts contrition occupies first place. Contrition is "sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again."[Emphasis added.]1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called "perfect" (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.
1456 Confession to a priest is an essential part of the sacrament of Penance: "All mortal sins of which penitents after a diligent self-examination are conscious must be recounted by them in confession, even if they are most secret and have been committed against the last two precepts of the Decalogue; for these sins sometimes wound the soul more grievously and are more dangerous than those which are committed openly."
1458 Without being strictly necessary, confession of everyday faults (venial sins) is nevertheless strongly recommended by the Church. Indeed the regular confession of our venial sins helps us form our conscience, fight against evil tendencies, let ourselves be healed by Christ and progress in the life of the Spirit. By receiving more frequently through this sacrament the gift of the Father's mercy, we are spurred to be merciful as he is merciful.
And since being "saved" pertains to our ultimate salvation in heaven with God when we die or otherwise leave this earth, "getting" and "staying" saved are the SAME thing. Right?
Some sins bring God’s immediate judgment and result in the physical (early) death of the sinner (e.g., Acts 5:1–11; 1 Cor. 5:5; 11:30).
Other sins do not.
This is the only distinction made in Scripture.
56 Q. If one has only venial sins to confess, must he be sorry for all of them?
A. If one has only venial sins to confess it is enough to repent of some of them for his confession to be valid; but to obtain pardon of all of them it is necessary to repent of all he remembers having committed.
57 Q. If one has only venial sins to confess and if he does not repent of even one of them, does he make a good confession?
A. If one confesses only venial sins without having sorrow for at least one of them, his confession is in vain; moreover it would be sacrilegious if the absence of sorrow was conscious.
58 Q. What should be done to render the confession of only venial sins more secure?
A. To render the confession of venial sins more secure it is prudent also to confess with true sorrow some grave sin of the past, even though it has been already confessed.
59 Q. Is it well to make an act of contrition often?
A. It is well and most useful to make an act of contrition often, especially before going to sleep or when we know we have or fear we have fallen into mortal sin, in order to recover God’s grace as soon as possible; and this practice will make it easier for us to obtain from God the grace of making a like act at time of our greatest need, that is, when in danger of death.
Catechism of Pope St Pius X.
If baptism is what saves a Roman Catholic, and mortal sin causes one to lose their salvation....why doesn’t the Roman Catholic have to be re-baptized again in order to regain salvation?
72 Q. What sins are we bound to confess?
A. We are bound to confess all our mortal sins; it is well, however, to confess our venial sins also.
Thanks, glad you at least recognize Scripture DOES say we are saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. That's all I asked.
It definitely does not say that the grace is the source of salvation. Nice try though!
Excuse me! Scripture most certainly DOES say that grace is the source of our salvation. How else can someone be made righteous without the grace of God? Paul stated:
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
1272 Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated.For sin committed after Baptism our Lord instituted the sacrament of Penance (see John 20:33).
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