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Luther believed that Our Lady was assumed into Heaven, just as he accepted her perpetual virginity. His stand against the Church was a mixture of pride, politics, and a renegade Dominican Friar.

yup thats the one :) is there any chance you could email it to me or something garydench@gmail.com

Hey guys, at the end of the Easter day Mass, the choir chanted the "christus vincit." I thought it was so beautiful - would any of you know where I might be able to acquire an mp3 of it?

This is indeed wonderful news, and I look forward to the day when I can actually fulfil my Sunday obligation by attending the traditional Mass. I'm hoping to gain entry into the FSSP seminary in Nebraska, God willing, so this news could mean I'll be welcomed home in England and be provided...

The "Reformation" in England was of a totally different nature. It was not about thellogy so much as power and governance of the Church in England. Reforming influences did play a part but the King was quick to stamp out what he deemed as erroneous doctrine with the Passing of the Act of 6...

Since there's no option for the Douai-Rheims it's RSV all the way or, as I like to call it, the Really Sound Version! :)

"You wouldn't trust a teacher who harmed children. "You wouldn't trust a chef who poisoned customers. "So how could you trust a doctor who helped to kill patients?"

Well my parish has recently brought back plainchant for the kyrie, sanctus and agnus dei, but my deacon ruled out chanting the the pater noster when I asked him. "Oh, nowhere does that anymore!"

Alas, my parish doesn't have any rose vestments and I've never heard of any of the ancient customs that have been mentioned here. . .

While I see Vatican II as purely pastoral, one could argue that all Christians are part of the Church through their baptism (and thus able to attain salvation) but once they reject the truth held by the Church, then they separate themselves from her totally.

Well their problems with Vatican II , and I find the quotes they've given quite shocking - are they genuine? - are not really a problem because it was a pastoral council and didn't define any doctrin or dogma that Catholics are bound by.

Vatican II didn't sanction the current veracular Mass we have today.

Conditional - why would God actively control someone's actions so as to send them to Hell? It would demonstrate his omnipotence, but counter his omnibenevolence.

Would they get the irony is one question which springs to mind. But on the other hand, they will never accept that we catholics aren't all bad people. Too much indoctrination INHO.

To me it's proof that God that use even the most hardened sinner for good, and that pronoucements made by the Holy Father are divinely inspired.