To: Kolokotronis; stfassisi; Forest Keeper; MarkBsnr; boatbums; maryz
The Catechism's talk of "merit", and even more so of the "Treasury of Merit", leads me to conclude that the Western Church believes that somehow or other humans can "deserve" theosis, that they can "merit" it and that The Church can dole out additional "merit" from its Treasury to whomsoever it wishes. Merit is a problematic word that implies "earning" something. But the Latin side will rationalize it away the way it rationalizes the filioque, because no church, regardless which, can ever admit to being wrong.
5,749 posted on
12/23/2010 7:45:56 AM PST by
kosta50
(God is tired of repenting -- Jeremiah 15:6, KJV)
To: kosta50
Merit is a problematic word that implies "earning" something. But the Latin side will rationalize it away the way it rationalizes the filioque, because no church, regardless which, can ever admit to being wrong. We'll see about that in the next few years - how the filioque will be handled during the negotiations.
5,755 posted on
12/23/2010 12:37:48 PM PST by
MarkBsnr
(I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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