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Recent content by JCrawf

  1. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    You don't even have an argument. You literally have nothing. lol
  2. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    I can agree on that, though I might disagree on what was clear and not clear. But 5 centuries is a pretty long run for continuity before any major heresies started to contend with the truth of the Church. It's almost as if the Church was indeed a universal Church, a Catholic Church.
  3. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    Who said I had to cover everything in one post? :oops::rolleyes: Besides, I'm well past needing sleep so I don't slog at work. With that, Going off for a bit of a cat nap, take care! :smirkcat:
  4. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    Hell isn't necessarily in the Bible, But the Scriptures do speak of the pit of Sheol, and Gehenna. Look up Abraham's bosom. I don't care what you personally believe, but what has always been believed and taught for 2000 years. Your opinions don't count when it comes to the truth of Scripture and...
  5. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    Maybe what we are familiar with seeing. There were times when parts of the Church were not able to be in direct communication with Rome, and even were not known to exist until things like the Holy Wars with the Muslims settled down. Eastern Catholics give us proof of a vibrant Marian tradition...
  6. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    The very first parts of the Ave, "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus" Those two are almost verbatim taken from the first chapter of Luke, from the Angel Gabriel greeting Mary to Elizabeth's salutations at...
  7. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    Puritans and Reformers, were like Libertarians today, about 3% of the population. Considering the world was well under a billion back then, that 3% was like a couple hundred people at most. That's until Henry VIII took over, outlawed Catholicism and stole Church property, all because he wasn't...
  8. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    That's the Protestant Manichaean conundrum. Original Sin has more to do with the condition of the fallen nature after our first parents were exiled from the Garden of Eden. It does not mean that one has committed sin. It is, however, why Purgatory and Limbo exist, with regards to whether one...
  9. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    What about the passages in Luke, which inspired both the the prayers of the Ave Maria and Magnifcat?
  10. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    Oh, and you were there to see how it did? As it was, while the Apostles were alive, the faith grew and reached many parts of the known world. at the same time, you had gnostics, along with the Jews and pagan authorities who all wanted to snuff out the faith. But to reach as far as they did, it...
  11. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    I couldn't remember the name of the heresy, but you are indeed correct. We cannot divide Jesus from His two natures. He was born with both intact. This is also a lot of the reason for why Mary had to be without sin and had to be immaculately conceived, being the Ark of the New Covenant, carrying...
  12. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    So says one individual person with one's own opinions alone. You prefer a different interpretation, I prefer the right one that was handed down from Jesus to the Apostles and to the Church Fathers for over 2000 years. One person's pithy, dismissive remarks vs the deposit of faith from the holy...
  13. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    If it didn't have any impact, then why start the post? Why come here to comment? By the way, it is a heresy to separate Jesus's two natures. All throughout the Gospels, He is spoken of as both Son of God, and Son of Man. Two natures in one person, who was born of the Virgin Mary. The Nicene...
  14. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    We can certainly discuss Christian doctrine and come to our own conclusions. Even better, find our way to the truth. Personal thoughts are personal thoughts. They can both have some merit and truth, and they can be lies with polished half-truths we hold to in order to help swallow the poison of...
  15. JCrawf

    Well, that settles it. I’m a heretic and anathema.

    Indeed, the throwing out of the baby with the bathwater syndrome is strong among anti-Catholics. For as it is, scratch a staunch anti-Catholic, and you may find a fallen away Catholic. Although, I cannot blame non-Catholics for considering our reverence to Mary in an adverse way, especially...
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