In Church Attics, Clues to the Private Life of Early America

NY Times ^ | July 30, 2014 | MICHAEL PAULSON

[exit82]

I have worked on Staten Island—it has some beautiful areas, and fantastic views of NYC. Nice folks also.

Thanks for the article—no one really thinks about what happens to these articles once a church closes.

[stanne]

I expect free republic anti Catholics to bring up the inquisition

I am done

Do you know that the pope recently apologized for it? Or that it was behavior by people In the church acting outside of church teaching? Same as Obama acting outside of the constitution ?

The church apologized for it it’s outside of church teaching and it’s not practisied any longer

You bring up slavery as to how America treats black people, right?

Same

Well, we Catholics have confession. We are instructed to not dwell on the past once our sins are forgiven

It comes from the words of Jesus at the last supper. ‘Those whose sins you forgive are forgiven

But we don’t practice anything that was perpetration by the spanish I don’t know how many centuries ago

Snd I don’t know what it was that they did do, never learned it don’t know
What it was

All it is is for a way to condemn Catholics by people who dislike Catholicism and can’t pinpoint why that is

[AppyPappy]

Kinda sensitive about that, huh?

[stanne]

Sensitive? How?

I didn’t bring it up. Maybe you don’t recall it was you, sensitive about the inquisition, who brought it up?

Perhaps you’d like to share what it is about the inquisition that bothers you. You could tell us what it was and how it is relevant today

I can assure you no one here knows

[AppyPappy]

No you didn’t read the context. You just reacted.

The context was the very old records were found in a Protestant that detailed sins of congregants.
The Catholics responded with “we never did that”.
I brought up the Inquisition when Catholics did exactly that. They issued written charges against congregants.
You just saw the word “Inquisition” and went all poofy tailed.

[stanne]

Perhaps you’d like to share what it is about the inquisition that bothers you. You could tell us what it was and how it is relevant today.

[Alas Babylon!]

The Sturbridge Federated Church:

We had my mother's funeral in this church. She was from there.

[Arthur McGowan]

Ted Kennedy never allowed a real priest anywhere near him. Crime families allow only tame priests into their lives.

If Kennedy had ever made a good Confession, we would all know about it, because a condition of absolution would have been a complete public repudiation of his support for abortion and other evils.

[Arthur McGowan]

If anything could be heard over the sound of the priest slobbering on the Kennedys.

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[Pharmboy]

Thanks for posting!