For the record, I am confirmed Catholic but not in Holy Orders and my only degree is in applied math. This being said, I do not claim individual guidance of the Holy Spirit, -- you do. Then you post a reference to sacramental introduction in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, do not notice it in the text, and say you claim no credentials. This is comical, so I make fun of it. Should I not have made fun of it?
Oh, I think satire is greatly fitting in religious discussions . . . as did Christ.
I have no clue what you're going on about here: Then you post a reference to sacramental introduction in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, do not notice it in the text, and say you claim no credentials.
Credentials can be significant and important in some settings. But mostly I don't put much stock in them nor bow to them. Either someone has something fruitful for me, or they don't. Plenty of highly credentialed people have been not only fruitless but destructive. And many humble farmers with a 6th grade education have taught me degrees worth.
Besides, in Christianity, Holy Spirit is more than sufficient at Sanctioning a person, an action, an idea. He did, after all, manage to create all and ongoingly sustain all. He knows the thoughts and intents of each heart and mind. I think He is very up to the task--and that I'd be an insulting idiot to avoid paying attention to Him.
And having paid attention to Him, to then put more stock in what a mortal said would be an insult to Holy Spirit.
Simple, but then, perhaps I'm not capable enough of logical thought according to some standards.