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To: spunkets; BipolarBob

There’s always at least two bibles in a Catholic Church, and I believe this is according to Canon Law. One bible must be placed on the altar during mass. Another is to be presented to the congregation. The grain of truth is that catholics do not, however, as a rule bring their own bibles; they typically use a missal, or missalette to follow along with the prayers or readings.

Of course, the great irony here is that the formal prayers of the mass are composed nearly entirely of biblical quotations, even if the missals don’t point out the chapter and verse that they come from. So while most prayers of most “bible churches” are just off the top of the head of the pastor, the prayers of the Catholic Church are the ancient prayers selected by the apostles and Church Fathers from the bible, itself.

Does it matter? I followed a girl I liked once to a bible church where they prayed to the god of “Shadrach, Mischach and Abednego.” Seemed pretty solid to him, those being the names of three devout Jews from the Book of Daniel. Unfortunately, his bastardized, protestant bible leaves out the part where its explained that those were the pagan names given to Hannaniah, Misha’el and Azariah. Oops... he just led his congregation in prayers to Babylonian demon-gods.


40 posted on 07/11/2012 9:59:45 AM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus
"Unfortunately, his bastardized, protestant bible leaves out the part "

Don't you just hate those bastardized protestant Bibles? I have numerous Bible versions. Several commentaries. A comprehensive concordance. And still it boils down to me understanding what God wishes to impart to me. I think that is what is special about being a YOPIOSer. Now Shadrach, Mischach and Abednego may have been Babylonian names given to Daniel and his friends but his God is the same regardless of what you called Daniel. You can call Daniel "Bozo" but his God is the same. That didn't change.

42 posted on 07/11/2012 10:11:30 AM PDT by BipolarBob
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To: dangus
"There’s always at least two bibles in a Catholic Church, and I believe this is according to Canon Law. One bible must be placed on the altar during mass. Another is to be presented to the congregation."

No. There is a Roman Missal on the altar and a Lectionary at the podium. See: http://www.usccb.org/bible/liturgy/

87 posted on 07/11/2012 9:51:50 PM PDT by spunkets
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