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10 Things Catholics Are Tired of Hearing
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| February 19, 2015
| Elizabeth Giddens
Posted on 02/20/2015 3:22:59 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
“If I were not a Catholic, and were looking for the true Church in the world today, I would look for the one Church which did not get along well with the world; in other words, I would look for the Church which the world hates. Look for the Church that is hated by the world, as Christ was hated by the world” ~ Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:07:08 PM PST
by
NKP_Vet
To: yetidog; NKP_Vet
I agree with you Yetidog.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:10:12 PM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: NKP_Vet
Catholics worship statues.
This one makes me laugh. Since most non-Catholic Christians put up nativity scenes at Christmas, I guess this is the only time of the year when they worship statues.
To: Dick Vomer
Amen!
“nah.. don’t ask the Kennedy’s... ask the clergy that wink and nod with the cynic’s eye. Those pathetic fops are the reason the church has had problems. NOT THE STRICT Catholics but the ones that coddle the homosexual priests, the abortion supporting political connections, the money transfer for annulments and such.
The HYPOCRISY of the Vatican that has been infiltrated by communist and socialist that mix politics with religion. Which means they are of “worldly” concerns not of our spirit or souls.
I am a Roman Catholic.. “
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:17:55 PM PST
by
jafojeffsurf
(Return to the Constitution)
To: NKP_Vet
just as a Protestant asks their deceased grandparent/parent to watch over them.Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh...say what? I don't pray to my deceased parent/grandparents and I don't ask they pray for me. Talk about ludicrous.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:28:27 PM PST
by
TomServo
To: Kandy Atz
I want to know that too. I have neve head of such a thing.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:43:07 PM PST
by
MamaB
To: NKP_Vet
.Catholics worship statues. This stereotype is painful to hear. Not only is this completely false, but it is ludicrous. Despite the fact that there are 801 millions Protestants world-wide, according to the Pew Research Center, my rant will be geared towards our brothers and sisters in the United States. In this country, approximately 51.5% of people are Protestant Christians. Realistically, most of these families have pictures in their home, which is completely normal, right? Right. They have pictures of their loved ones, both living and deceased. Is it not hypocritical then to say that Catholics are idol worshipers, when these families have portraits of their loved ones on the walls? If these Protestant families can have pictures of Uncle Bernie and Mawmaw hanging on the wall, then most certainly the Church can present pictures of our beloved Jesus, his disciples, and the saints.Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
How can you have a depiction of JC when you don't even know what he looks like. I seriously doubt he had blond hair and blue eyes, which is just one of the depictions I've seen. Also, there is no commandment that says you can't have a picture of a human.
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02/20/2015 4:44:27 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: NKP_Vet
The couple times I attended a Catholic church in my adult life, I was amazed at the ridiculous pomp and circumstance. Rise, sit, rise, sit, rise, sit. And then there are the costumes the Catholic leaders wear that doesn't compute with the simple clothing Christ wore at the time.
I've always believed Christ to be a simple and extraordinarly gifted spiritual man who would be dismayed how his teachings were so perverted to build a powerful and obscenely rich theocracy.
I still don't get why a Pope has a direct line to God. He's voted in by a bunch of fallible humans called Cardinals. It's a human popularity and political contest.
That said: I live my life according Judeo/Christian ethics. However, I don't need flowing robes and big hats and arcane rituals to tell me what my heart already knows. It's called empathy, sympathy, and compassion. If God gave them to me, then I thank him. I want to believe.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:44:53 PM PST
by
A Navy Vet
(An Oath is Forever)
To: Old Yeller
Jews leave prayers written on paper in cracks in the wailing wall.
To: NKP_Vet
God said to confess sins to Him, not a priest. This one is a personal favorite of mine. Drum roll please. -James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. It is true that we pray directly to God, and ask Him to forgiveness, however for sins (mortal) we do as Jesus commands and confess it to one another (our priests). Jesus said this directly to his disciples, so through Him, they were able to forgive sins. This power passed down to every priest, and so on and so forth. One another would be your peers, not some priest.
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02/20/2015 4:47:30 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: Mother Mary
"This one makes me laugh. Since most non-Catholic Christians put up nativity scenes at Christmas, I guess this is the only time of the year when they worship statues."
Disagree. The nativity scenes are not about worship, but a reminder of what Christmas is about. I want to believe.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:47:47 PM PST
by
A Navy Vet
(An Oath is Forever)
To: NKP_Vet
1. Catholics always reduce peeves to countable lists.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:47:57 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Rules!)
To: Old Yeller
I cant belief what I saw at the Catholic cemetery where my parents are buried. Inside the mausoleum part, where bodies are stacked indoors, people leave cards and letters to the dead as if during the night, they all crawl out of their crypts and read the stuff, probably to each other.
I've had the same sort of wonderment while seeing the paper prayers devout Judaisers have left in the Wailing Wall.
To: panzerkamphwageneinz
Jews leave prayers written on paper in cracks in the wailing wall.
I had the same thought. You were quicker.
To: NKP_Vet
Catholics arent Christians. The word Christian is associated with anyone who follows Christs teachings, and since the Catholic Church does just that then we are to be called Christians. Not to mention Catholics were actually the first Christians.That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Done that? That is what makes you a Christian.
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:56:00 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: Old Yeller
"I cant belief what I saw at the Catholic cemetery where my parents are buried. Inside the mausoleum part, where bodies are stacked indoors, people leave cards and letters to the dead as if during the night, they all crawl out of their crypts and read the stuff, probably to each other." I'll bet you find the Viet Nam Memorial downright hilarious.
The Things They Leave Behind: Artifacts From the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:58:28 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: AlaskaErik
From your quotation, I take it that you have no photographs, paintings, statues or like items in your house. that you have no photographs of yourself or family members?
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posted on
02/20/2015 4:59:11 PM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: NKP_Vet
They’re not tired of 10 things. There actually are 11.
#11: The Truth.
To: GreyFriar
From your quotation, I take it that you have no photographs, paintings, statues or like items in your house. that you have no photographs of yourself or family members? I don't have anything that would be a violation of the second commandment.
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posted on
02/20/2015 5:03:00 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: aMorePerfectUnion
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posted on
02/20/2015 5:04:34 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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