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To: Coleus
Frankly, I'm disturbed by the Catholic Pentecostals and their entire history of derivation from Protestant Holy-Rollers. There symptomatic behavior (speaking in "tongues", ecstasies, etc.), is a classical manifestation of demonic possession. When I observed them once at Mass at Steubenville, I found them to be a bunch of terrifying freaks - with their bizarre behavior during the minor elevation (everybody starts crying out in unintelligible tongues). It reminded me of the noise I heard on a tape of an exorcism being performed. If it is not the Evil One at work, self-suggestion seems to be the other method.

Any movement that begins in violation of some of the basic premises of Canon Law, such as Canon 1258 in the 1917 code, is certainly suspect.

Unsurprisingly this movement tends towards cultish behavior, as at the Mother of God community outside Washington, DC.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/library/mog/mogmain.htm

It is impossible that Catholics should be able to receive special extra Sacramental graces from heretics.

Good critical article demolishing this new Montanism here:

http://www.petersnet.net/browse/2673.htm
17 posted on 09/26/2003 12:09:48 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Hermann the Cherusker
Ditto on the pneumatic apocalypse of "charismatic" cults. It's not Catholic. The giddy emotional phenomena which derive from fringe Protestant sects should be avoided.
There has been a great deal of Protestantization creeping in from sources within modern American culture. Some Catholics seem to be getting confused and modelling their religious behavior on the pop customs of fringe Protestantism.
20 posted on 09/27/2003 8:01:00 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: Hermann the Cherusker
Hermann-

Fascinating articles on the Mother of God cult. Have you ever heard of the "Caritas of Birmingham" group in Birmingham, Alabama? The resemblance to the Mother of God cult is very scary. They are led by a guy named Terry Colafrancesco and are very much into the Medjugorje apparitions. An article on them can be found on Rick Ross' cult information website. Here is the URL:

http://www.rickross.com/reference/caritas/caritas7.html

Take care,

Front 242
23 posted on 09/27/2003 11:12:05 PM PDT by Front 242
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