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I will leave this thread on that note. All I'm asking is you stop opposing your conception of Catholicism. I use the word conception, because I notice numerous errors here (in TAW). It's not a question of ecumenism, it's a question of intellectual honesty.

Here is what St. Augustine says: "Under the species which we behold, of bread and wine, we honor invisible things, i.e. flesh and blood." This is quoted by St. Thomas Aquinas, who immediately says: "It is evident to sense that all the accidents of the bread and wine remain after the...

In addition to the excellent commentary by Shelb5, I'd point out that "you all" and "you guys" is improper English. "You" must only be used, and if there is more than one person, you're out of luck! But the lawful addition of the word "y'all" makes things easier, and proves the genius of the...

Y'all is legitimate english because English no longer has a plural "you". (or rather, plural "you" looks exactly like singular "you".) Therefore, we southerners rose to the occassion, and rightfully invented the noble word "y'all".

I have an excellent grasp behind behind transubstantiation. Here is what Catholics have to believe (de fide): 1) The bread and wine turn into Christ's body and blood, soul and divinity. 2) This is enacted by Christ when He speaks through the priest the words of institution ("Hoc est enim...

I highlighted the important part. If you can, please stop supporting this organization. If you can't (loans or something else), try not to conduct future business with them. One more thing, if this topic is moved because of forum rules I'd rather you just delete it...

There is a difference between the children of Christ and the children of Adam. The children of Christ make up the mystical body of Christ, and as such they don't mortally sin. A mortal sin separates us from the mystical body and makes us a slave of satan, and our only hope of recovering is...

There is nothing evil about the style of the Beatle's music, it just doesn't belong in church. As I mentioned, both St. Pius X and John Paul II supported this principle, so this is not a private theory but the consistent disciplinary practice of the Holy See.

What I meant was someone who has never heard the truth of the Gospel can't be blaimed for not knowing it. The native americans weren't evangelized for several hundred years after the Pentecost, I did not mention anything more because it is a fact of history and I assumed the point would come...

No one is saying the bolded portion. Certainly the Native Americans wouldn't have been condemned for not knowing Christ.

Other forms are acceptible if they agree to a good extent with Gregorian chant. Hence classical polyphony is an acceptable form of music, but the Beetles' "Hey Jude" is forbidden. St. Pius X and John Paul II both promoted this principle regarding other forms of sacred music.

They aren't really exceptions, since as I mentioned elsewhere they are made members of the Church by the baptism of desire. I give up. JCrawf and KotN argue for about 5 pages that it's not a mortal sin to practice the Jewish religion. Now I am reading we're not disagreeing (well, you anyway...

bump If any of you are in some way associated with your church's choir, please inform them of the Council's desire to restore Gregorian chant.

Various responses to the Lineamenta recommend that singing at Mass and Eucharistic Adoration be done in a dignified manner. The faithful need to know the standard Gregorian chants, which have been composed to meet the needs of people of all times and places, in virtue of their simplicity...

The Church is the normal way of receiving sanctifying grace. If one is not in this Church, then one is not on the ark of salvation. If a Jew, for example, knowingly denies that Jesus was the Messiah, and that the true faith is the Catholic faith, he is outside the ark of salvation. But many...

I'll let him speak for himself. Salvation is from the Jews--from Jesus, a Jew, who is the Messiah, who died for our sins so that we might achieve salvation. John 4:22 is not referring to the Jewish religion, because Jesus said he who is not with me is against me, and the Jewish religion does...

The Baptism of Desire only belongs to catechumens and the invincibly ignorant. It cannot be stretched into teaching that the Jewish religion (or any other non-Catholic religion) is salvific.

Doctrine develops in fullness, not substance. The implicit comparison of the Talmud and Catechism is based on an ignorance of the Talmud. If the Talmud was just a commentary on Jewish doctrine, your comparison might hold some weight. But, as I have said before in this thread, half of the Talmud...

Proof from St. Pius V that we don't believe in a literal inhereted guilt (from the bulll "Ex omnibus afflictionibus"). These are condemned positions, so simply restate them negatively. 46. Voluntariness does not pertain to the essence and definition of sin, nor is it a question of definition...

The SSPX claim no ordinary jurisdiction. If they, like the Eastern Orthodox and other schismatic groups, claimed jurisdiction over the Catholic Church, then they would clearly be a different denomination entirely. Theirs is a very complicated situation, since the SSPX has never been legally...