re:but those who get in a tizzy about other people’s way of praying confuse me.
It’s an internal Catholic discussion. I gather you are a YOPIOS, so I’ll just tell you that it comes from the Catholic interpretation of scripture, and all of Catholic teaching for 1900+ years. All of 1900+ years of Catholic teaching stands united in the constant judgement that the Charismatic Movement is not Catholic, it is heretical like Pentecostalism and all of Protetantism. Therfore, Cathoics have to separate themseves from it.
10 A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid:11 Knowing that he that is such an one is subverted and sinneth, being condemned by his own judgment.(Titus 3)
10 If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine,
receive him not into the house nor say to him: God speed you. (2 John 1)
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not Christ our Lord but their own belly: and by pleasing speeches and good words seduce the hearts of the innocent. (Rom. 16)
6 I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ,unto another gospel. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. 10 ....Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. (Gal 1)
1 Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils, (1Tim 4)
5 For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ. And they will seduce many.11 And many false prophets shall rise and shall seduce many. ...For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. 26 If therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert: go ye not out. Behold he is in the closets: believe it not.(Mat 24/Mark 13)
If the pope comes out and says it’s heresy, then so it is. If he doesn’t, I don’t see how it hurts anyone.
We aren’t talking about human sacrifice..just some people speaking in tongues and listening to rock music at their churches.