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    Romans 9 and freewill?

    Romans 9:10-21 10Not only that, but Rebekah's children had one and the same father, our father Isaac. 11Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God's purpose in election might stand: 12not by works but by him who calls—she was told, "The older will serve...
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    Catechism available for iPhone

    I've just noticed that both the full Catechism and the compendium are now available for iPhone. The full version is called "iCatechism" but both may be found by just typing catechism into iTunes then scrolling down to the apps.
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    Are Anglicans Catholics?

    Interestingly I was visiting an Anglo-Catholic church just yesterday. They hold to seven sacraments, the real presence and they venerate Mary. Stepping into the church was like stepping into a pre-Vat II Catholic church - very ornate and very beatiful. They also make a credible claim to...
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    Dogmas of the Catholic Church, If You're Wondeing

    Amen
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    Dogmas of the Catholic Church, If You're Wondeing

    Well that strikes me as very unrealistic and exceedingly harsh - and is likely to lead to people not feeling they can ever express their doubts. It would also be denying the sacrament to those who may need it most. Nope - I can't accept that is the right thing to do/teach. Thankfully I...
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    Dogmas of the Catholic Church, If You're Wondeing

    What happens if someone genuinely just can't/doesn't believe in one particular dogma? Is that deliberate denial/contradiction? Let me pick an example: what if a teenage child says "at the moment I just don't believe there is a God" - are they excommunicated?
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    You know what I wish?

    I've made it no secret that I personally wouldn't mind women priests. I still post here. My impression is that all views are pretty well tolerated so long as we're polite and respect the authority of the church to be the ones who make the final decisions on things (even if it is not what we...
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    I'm going to see a Catholic therapist today - Need your prayers

    God bless you Ave Maria. You are in my prayers.
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    You know what I wish?

    I've always felt free to say what I think. There are some topics I would not raise here (I raise them in the "liberal Catholic" forum), but at the end of the day we always have to be honest with ourselves and other don't we?
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    women priests

    Yes, clearly the priesthood has developed significantly since the Church in Acts where it seems clear that bishops must be married according to the Douay-Rheims translation of 1 Timothy 3:2 "It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife". I have to say that "the...
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    Catholic, Cafeteria Catholic, "Protestants Pretending to be Catholic" A Discussion

    Absolutely
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    Catholic, Cafeteria Catholic, "Protestants Pretending to be Catholic" A Discussion

    Christ founded one Church. Unfortunately man has made a bit of a mess of things and it is somewhat fractured and wounded. But remember that the Catechism teaches us that we must not place all the blame on non-Catholics, we share in that blame.... CCC 817 In fact, "in this one and only Church of...
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    Catholic, Cafeteria Catholic, "Protestants Pretending to be Catholic" A Discussion

    It's probably stating the obvious but most Churches make a claim at tracing themselves back to the founding of the Church by Christ - and frequently they can make a good and reasonable case. Certainly when I was a Methodist we did not think the Church was created by John Wesley but was part of...
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    Catholic, Cafeteria Catholic, "Protestants Pretending to be Catholic" A Discussion

    Strangely I'm one of those odd people who wouldn't mind women priests but do really love the idea of priests being totally consecrated to God (and therefore choosing not to marry).
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    Forgive us our trespasses

    Christ said "This, then, is how you should pray....Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us". I am currently having difficulty in believing we need to confess our sins to a priest when Christ told us to ask the Father for fogiveness in prayer (with the condition...
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