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  1. Mark_Sam

    Assumption of SS. Joseph and John the Baptist?

    Yes, I agree. It is interesting nontheless, especially given that a Pope Saint mentioned it. Links: St. Thomas Aquinas on the assumption of the Saints in the Gospel of Matthew: page 1506 in this English translation of his commentary, or Chapter 27, Lection 2 in the original Latin. St. Thomas...
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    Assumption of SS. Joseph and John the Baptist?

    In his Ascension Day homily in 1960, Pope St. John XXIII said: From the context, it is clear that he is referring to an assumption into Heaven. Just before this, he referred to the Saints emerging from the tombs after the death of our Lord, Matthew 27:52-53. He quotes St. Thomas Aquinas, who...
  3. Mark_Sam

    Date of the Feast of the Dedication of a Church

    That's a good point. The parish, established in 1898, is canonically still the same, and all the buildings have been on the same grounds since then, so it makes sense to celebrate that one. I'll have to check for the cornerstone.
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    Date of the Feast of the Dedication of a Church

    This might be a tad technical, but bear with me. According to the General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar (1969), the dedication of a particular church and its anniversary are celebrated as a solemnity. (This is probably the most overlooked solemnity, even though it outranks...
  5. Mark_Sam

    marian apparitions

    And your point being?
  6. Mark_Sam

    Why is Mary considered Our Lady?

    This analogy actually go way back, to St. Irenaeus (AD 130-202; disciple of Polycarp who was a disciple of St. John the Evangelist), who wrote in his Against heresies, III.22 (emphases mine):
  7. Mark_Sam

    Theologians accuse Pope Francis of heresy

    Frankly, at this point the best we can hope is another "cadaver synod" where his successor will set things straight and nullify what ought to be nullified. The pope is already ignoring these accusation so hard. Whether he's dead or alive, his response to these accusations will be the same -...
  8. Mark_Sam

    Questions on Eucharistic Adoration

    I was also taught that when the Sacrament is exposed in monstrance, it cannot be left alone, i.e. someone has to be there in the church/chapel. But when it's not exposed and hidden in the Tabernacle, this is not a requirement. I pretty sure that's a rule, but I'm not sure. Theologically, there...
  9. Mark_Sam

    Theories of atonement

    Christ is the sacrificial Victim, I don't object to that. What I do object to, is the narrow judicial understandig of sacrifice as the transfer of punishment, and nothing else. Suffering for a cause ≠ being punished. I guess the suffering martyrs are being punished as well? This is going...
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    Theories of atonement

    Chastisement is not penalty. God chastising Israel (here in the Person of Christ) has formation and upbringing (and ultimately sanctification and salvation) as its goal, as a father raises his children. Punishment implies a passing of judgement, and inflicting harm on the wrongdoers in order to...
  11. Mark_Sam

    Theories of atonement

    And by whom was a beaten, scourged and brutally executed? It does if you allow for another understanding of the word substitution. In PSA, Christ is the substitute by being "a cosmic punching bag", as ViaCrucis put it. In satisfaction theory, Christ is the substitute by taking on the...
  12. Mark_Sam

    Eucharist questions

    The Eucharist ("Thanksgiving") is first and foremost prayer and worship of thanksgiving to God. It has its type in the daily sacrifices of the Temple, and was prophesied in Malachi 1:11. Baptism is the beginning of the Christian life and has its type in circumcision. Therefore it is a one-time...
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    Theories of atonement

    Yes, and this is not unique to PSA. Yes but not punishment is not the only way to atone for sin. Christ paid our debt so that we are not punished. The crux here is excactly what manner this payment was made, and in what manner Christ takes our punishment away. Sins (and injustice in general)...
  14. Mark_Sam

    Why did Jesus have to Ascend for the Holy Spirit to Come?

    Just like Christ, this thread has been resurrected from the dead!
  15. Mark_Sam

    The Catholic Church and same-sex unions

    It comes down to natural law. Same-sex couples act agains the natural law (i.e. nature and its unchanging laws and principles). In the case of an infertile marriage, even if they are unable to produce offspring, they are still acting according to natural law and doing the right and natural...
  16. Mark_Sam

    Theories of atonement

    Well, God is the one being satisfied. Or more precisely God's wrath, justice and honour. And I know very well that the wages of sin is death, as the good St. Paul writes. If not for Christ's sacrifice for us, we would all be damned and lost, and we would all suffer the wages of sin, which is...
  17. Mark_Sam

    *Catholics only* Why a sin to miss mass?

    I found this from Dies Domini by pope St. John Paul II, where he offers a little history lesson:
  18. Mark_Sam

    Theories of atonement

    It's just because I'm most familiar with Anselm's version of the theory. I know the Angelic Doctor developed the theory, but I'm simply not well-versed enough in it to invoke his name :) Also, PSA can be regarded as a type of satisfaction theory, so it's just to add clarifiers that I'm refering...
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    Theories of atonement

    The basic problem of PSA is how it understands sacrifice. According to satisfaction theory, the sacrificial system in the Bible consisted of offering up something of value in order to make atonement or propitiation for sins and wrongdoings. So Christ, on our behalf, offered up the most valuable...
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    Theories of atonement

    The Anselmian satisfaction theory, where the Son gives up his life as a pleasing sacrifice to the Father on our behalf, thereby making propitiation for our sins. As opposed to Penal Substitution Atonement, where the Son becomes something so ugly and disgusting on the cross that the Father...