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God is actualized love. to hate would be impossible. God cannot do what is impossible. :)

hoseas only begins to address this and refers to apostates: those who knowingly reject the law (they had to have it to reject it). on the other hand sin is sin. we are held accountable, even in ignorance. point number three, and the one which matters: God is just and merciful. that...

i was baptized Catholic...i too stayed on for the bingo...:) ha...and to serve God with my whole being. God bless you ZooMom. your story has inspired me today...and i needed it. pax et caritas.

God bless you nyj, that is very kind of you.

kern, i answered this question in the other thread (it probably got lost)...the catechism makes a point of mentioning the muslims specifically because people are quick to say they stand apart from everyone else (especially right now). they are no different than any other faith outside of...

Catholic Missionaries to African American Communities: Josephite Fathers and Brothers also, there are over 20,000 Jesuits serving the Church in 112 nations on six continents. Jesuit Missions ~~~~~~~~ i will try to post specific links to mission sites and others as we go along...these...

God bless you Auntie, thank you...

God bless you, thank you Stormy. pax

the conferral of the sacrament has nothing to do with the state of the priest... the sacrament is perfect...it comes from God. the priest is a vessel...he is weak, mortal, possibly sinful, etc. the oyster is not what is of value...it is the pearl inside...but you cannot get the pearl...

chelcb, caritas, please....it is more disturbing listening to your counterattack than having to put up with the initial insinuation. with all humility, it serves God no glory to banter statistics or get upset about these things. it is a legitimate concern for all of those who do not...

God talks to me all the time all day long...sometimes i manage to listen. i have found the less you talk, the more you hear. the same is true of typing. caritas.

the priest is a facilitator, not a road block...this is mostly a problem of not understanding that this is not a power trip or a control issue...in other words this is not about our personal pride... it comes down to asking yourself precisely what seebs just mentioned: are we really qualified...

God bless you Stormy...we will continue to pray for you. pax et caritas.

sOuljah, "protestants (et. al non-Catholics) are saved" is incorrect. protestants (et. al non-Catholics) can be saved is correct. ignorance of the law is no excuse. it may mitigate certain factors, but sin is sin. salvation is on an individual basis, person to person in their...

bruno, you have decontextualized my instruction. i will answer your question only if you take it to another thread.

the priest stands in the person of Christ in the dispensation of the sacraments. God is not, in any way limited to priests, but he does give them sacramental authority. without an understanding of the sacraments, this is precisely the sort of confusion and distortion i am talking about.

Stormy, this is absolutely correct. no man blocks your communication with God; nothing could be further from the truth of our teachings. study the sacraments and their meaning and you will come to a fuller understanding of the function of the priesthood. Subtilis, thank you...bless you.

Subtilis, i am in no way dissing aquinas, nor am i saying he is wrong. i apologize if that is what it sounded like. what i am saying is what you have clarified: it is a language issue. this is seminarian writing a paper with a thomist viewpoint...it is not a document intended necessarily...

the first quote is by a seminarian (a priest-in-training)...the second quote is aquinas... Stormy, howevermuch influence saint thomas aquinas has had in the development of theological ideas pertinent to the Church (and i emphasize that i do not undervalue his contributions), you must...

Stormy, what Wolseley posted very simply reduced is the key: the priest is a vessel. on maundy thursday, Jesus Christ stripped down and he washed the disciples' feet. and by doing this, he showed them the way to authority in the new covenant is by serving others in their needs. by doing...