Posted on 03/26/2010 4:08:54 PM PDT by wagglebee
Sounds good to me.
yeah but what took him sooooo long that’s my question he should have been on this from the very beginning
monday morning quarterbacking is no good
I was looking forward to a picture of Pelosi impaled on her gavel with huge nails.
I agree a d disagree with this letter. Yes, the Bishops have the teaching authority on matters of DOCTRINE. Health care for immigrants is not Catholic Doctrine. National Health care at all is not Catolic Doctrine. The Bishops got in bed with Cesar and now they are surprised that there is CONFUSION among Catholics? The should have NEVER abdicated the role of the CHURCH to take care of the poor and sick and homeless. The abdicated our role instituted by Christ and are trying to “teach” Catholics that these are the goverment’s job. They are wrong. The sisters are WAY wrong and nothing but sin, dead unborn, bankruptcy and chaos will be the result of their greed, pride and folly.
Terrific observation here. You are very close to recognizing an important distinction.
Catholic social teaching is outlined in the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
Be patient and let me split hairs with you for a minute. The issue of "doctrine" than you raise might be more appropriately called "dogma".
The Compendium outlines church teaching in terms of doctrine but not dogma. Think dogma is being the teaching concerning the Holy Trinity. There is not much room for argument there. However, in terms of social teaching, the "doctrine" is a series of stated goals consistent with Biblical teaching of Christ. HOW one accomplishes those goals may be argued. The methods is where we may come into disagreement. The same would not be true concerning the Holy Trinity.
Your observation is a very good one and, with this clarification, I suggest this is one of the reasons why there is confusion on church teaching in this regard.
Terrific observation here. You are very close to recognizing an important distinction.
Catholic social teaching is outlined in the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
Be patient and let me split hairs with you for a minute. The issue of "doctrine" than you raise might be more appropriately called "dogma".
The Compendium outlines church teaching in terms of doctrine but not dogma. Think dogma is being the teaching concerning the Holy Trinity. There is not much room for argument there. However, in terms of social teaching, the "doctrine" is a series of stated goals consistent with Biblical teaching of Christ. HOW one accomplishes those goals may be argued. The methods is where we may come into disagreement. The same would not be true concerning the Holy Trinity.
Your observation is a very good one and, with this clarification, I suggest this is one of the reasons why there is confusion on church teaching in this regard.
Sorry for the double post. Either my ‘puter or FR is having a problem. I don’t know which.
Has even one bishop so much as hand-signaled the word subsidiarity, let alone explained what it means?
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That is so true...She really should be excommunicated...
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you are the dufus
It won't be eroded if the Bishops start acting serious about their pronouncements. When we see some continually defiant Catholic legislators being publicly excommunicated, then we'll KNOW the Bishops actually meant what they said.
btw, I’ve had at least one letter to the editor published at: www.madisoncatholicherald.org even though I’m from another state. The last one was about the health care bill.
Just mentioning it in case anyone else want to send a letter to the editor to them, as well as their own diocese newspapers. There are many Catholics, Protestants, et al, who are uninformed which is why I write letters to both secular and religious newspapers.
I am not a Catholic, but it seems to me that one chooses a faith one needs to understand the clear lines of authority in that church and its faith stands .
Right now I am more catholic than she is..
She needs to feel the sting of church discipline as do those that sought to speak for the church
The unwillingness of American Catholic bishops to hold apostate and heretical politicians accountable is a huge problem.
It is a problem in all the churches not just the Catholic ones
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