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    going to a Protestant Bible study

    The cross references are there, it's just that since this project has been taking so long they've been offering what's completed as they go. From the OT, Genesis and Exodus are available so far. Edit: Almost forgot, the notes in the Ignatius Study Bible take up more room than the verses...
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    Best Catholic Books?

    My Life With the Saints by James Martin SJ is a really good one.
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    going to a Protestant Bible study

    I'd actually be careful of the notes in the NAB. Some of them can be problematic. Ignatius Press recently published a study Bible using the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (Scott Hahn is one of the key players in this project). The entire New Testament is available in a single...
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    new and have questions :)

    If you look at what thief said and how he said it, he did confess and he showed contrition at the same time. More importantly, he received a baptism of desire directly from Christ. The sacrament of baptism clothes us in Christ, reconciliation enables us to refresh and clean those clothes, so...
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    new and have questions :)

    Any priest will tell you that the sacrament of reconciliation is an extremely humbling experience because they get the privilege of playing such an instrumental role in helping a person repair their relationship with God. The more the damage is being repaired the more they're humbled. They're...
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    new and have questions :)

    The first thing to keep in mind is that we are bound by the sacraments, but God is not. God can save someone who hasn't been to reconciliation(confession). Having said that, in the scenario you described, it sounds like the person in question made what we call and act of perfect contrition...
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    new and have questions :)

    The fact that it is a mystery (beyond anything we can truly compare it to from our experiences), is exactly why it's so hard to explain. The word "symbolism" can inadvertently be misleading. Maybe explaining it this way might help. The bread and wine remain bread and wine in a physical sense...
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    new and have questions :)

    Actually, an annulment might be necessary, but even if it were, it would probably be what I call a "short form" i.e. no need for witness statements or a narrative. It would be best to discuss the details with a priest to find out for sure. I'm going through an annulment and can tell you that...
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    Divorce? what do I need to know, Roman Catholic-wise.

    BA, you have taking quotes out of context in a failed attempt to refute the truth that has been put in front of you time and time again. We see what you're trying to do. Maybe you can fool yourself, but you're the only one.
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    Why Liturgical

    What doesn't meet the test of history and tradition, and what comprises the "rest" of the Church?
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    Divorce? what do I need to know, Roman Catholic-wise.

    I appears to me that bafriend's only purpose in continuing to deny the truth that has been plainly put before him, is to attempt to create an unnecessary rift between the someone in a terrible situation (macx's sister) and the Catholic Church based on a lie.
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    Divorce? what do I need to know, Roman Catholic-wise.

    Am I wrong, or are you intentionally trying to be unnecessarily upsetting? As was posted earlier, an annulment (in Catholic terms) means a marriage was not sacramental. They are stating that the marriage was entered into under false pretenses (intentionally or unintentionally), and that was...
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    what makes a "bishop" better than a "priest"?

    The bishops are successors to the apostles and receive their authority through that succession by the laying on of hands. As for being "better" than a priest, I wouldn't use that term. The duty of the bishops is to serve the priests who's duty, in turn, is to serve the laity. As Jesus taught...
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    Divorce? what do I need to know, Roman Catholic-wise.

    Rest assured that she will still be a full Catholic in good standing. I was divorced from my wife years ago, so this is a subject that I looked into very thoroughly and I sat down with a priest for a long chat to ensure I understood what I had read. I haven't even began the annulment process...
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    Why Liturgical

    Not sure about the use of the term "apostolic" in this forum, but the true meaning of the term refers to the authority Jesus gave to the apostles for them to directly (by laying on of hands) pass on to their successors (the bishops with the Pope as the primary bishop and Peter's successor). In...
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