attended a mass recently..not catholic..have a question

[mea kulpa]

You're welcome Mea kulpa
Colin and I wrestle every once in a while but despite our many dissagrements we're brothers and care for one another.

Things easily gets heated in here sometimes, but I think most catholics in here are quite good at separating case from person

That is good. There is nothing wrong with good healthy discussion but your right we must seperate the discussion from the person. My IRL friends and i often have vastly differing opinions but even though we may disagree we never let those disagreements effect our friendship. If this is how i regard my friendship with non catholics how much more should i regard my relationship with my brothers and sisters in the faith

 

[bill5]

Hi,

I will break my silence, and allow you to further upset me.

Ignoring someone by not answering them is abusive. It is verbally abusive. It is the silent form of verbal abuse.

Thus, you verbally abused me using the silent form.

Abuse, has the purpose of control and the slavery of at least one person, to the abuser.

My statements, lacking your words to me but to another, meant all those things I said. They meant that to me.,

What you said, that I meant or must mean was and is incorrect.,

Who told you that The Bible and understanding that is not a Catholic thing to do, as you implied?????

Who told you that discussion, rather than ignoring people is no longer a Catholic way to be?

Who told you that being rude and confrontational, rather than meek and mild is not Catholic?

The pope cannot, say the Bible is wrong. The church cannot, yet when a full-blown Catholic decides to discuss the application of a chuch policy and adds The Bible to that, you automatically reject the person, and what they say applies, because they are using a higher authority than the church or the Pope or Saints?

And now you want permission to continue to be grouchy?

When the answer to whether you are allowed to be confrontational or grouchy to others in church is actually in the Bible in Matthew 7:15-16, how can I respond?

How?

I use the Bible also. You don't allow that.

Do you not know, that meanness, (briars) and men who know what is correct in God's view of things, are never found together?

That is what Matthew 7:16 is all about. It is about women of God who hurt others verbally, grapes found in and among thorns.

It is about men of God who hurt others verbally, figs found in and among briars.

And you prayed to God above, for Him to help you, to be that briar, courageously.

Do you also not know that God frowns on prayers said where everyone hears you?

That too is in the Bible. It is to shut your door and pray to God in private.

I do not give you permission, to be rude nor silently abusive to me.

I cannot stop you though. And I will not stop you. That is not my job.

LOVE,

This is one of the most bizarre, senseless rants I have ever read on the internet. And WOW that's saying a lot.

You are clearly not interested in being even a tiny bit rational, preferring instead to pitch a fit....and surprise, hypocritically as well, ie accusing me of being "rude" (apparently you find it rude when someone says "I regret if I offended you" and "you make some fine posts"........OK......), yet feel it's fine to take a shot at me by calling my "grouchy." Again, not just simply inaccurate and rude, but blowing by that right into bizarro-land. Whatever. Discussion w/you is clearly pointless, so I'm done with it.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

I prefer the Eucharist to be without music .

I used to love hymns and music at Mass , but now I prefer a more quiet Eucharist .

just accidentally came across this post Colin

 

[lindart]

Hi,

Are you joking about believing that there is no salvation outside the normal definition of the Catholic Church?

If you are, your sarcasm is understood.

If not, I am confused by your not knowing, that is not true.

LOVE,

Katerina, I pray with all my heart and soul that this is true. I know and love many who are not Catholic, including myself, who love our LORD with our whole heart, soul and mind. This claim that there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church is very scary.