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To: Catholicguy
Yes, I am. However, you must understand that although obedience is good - Faith is better and is a virtue of higher rank. Our parents, our Priest, our Bishop or even the Pope cannot command me in obedience to do something against God or my soul.

Oh, Oh. Sounds like a "personal interpretation" problem.

The Church obliges Catholics to keep holy the Sundays and Holy Days by hearing one whole Mass if they are able to do so. If there is no Mass available, but only the New Mass, I must skip it and keep Holy the Lord's Day by doing the next best thing.

What is the next best thing!?!?!

34 posted on 06/04/2002 7:41:41 AM PDT by american colleen
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To: american colleen

Yes, I am. However, you must understand that although obedience is good - Faith is better and is a virtue of higher rank. Our parents, our Priest, our Bishop or even the Pope cannot command me in obedience to do something against God or my soul.

Oh, Oh. Sounds like a "personal interpretation" problem.

This view on obedience that you call "personal interpretation" is the view of such doctors of the church as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Robert Bellarmine. Certainly, you are not accusing them of "personal interpretation?"

Remember, the first law of the church is the salvation of souls. If we obey a command contrary to the faith, the claim that we were just being obedient will not suffice on judgmement day.

39 posted on 06/04/2002 7:52:47 AM PDT by Bellarmine
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To: american colleen
What is the next best thing!?!?!

Consider attending a Communion Service at your regular church. A Deacon or lay person would officiate, so no consecration takes place, and Communion is offered only under the species of consecrated hosts.

102 posted on 06/04/2002 5:46:23 PM PDT by Salvation
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