Posted on 03/30/2012 6:13:57 AM PDT by NYer
Less “contending” than voicing what my impression has been over many years of hearing San Antonio Catholics talk about icons, objects of veneration, etc. Now, there may be some “curandero” stuff mixed in there, given the religious history of this area, but that’s certainly the impression I have gotten.
I would have thought you intelligent and educated enough to know that the practices of some Catholics do not represent the teachings of the Church any more than the thousands of Protestants in prison for rape, murder and sex crimes represent the teachings of Protestantism.
Hey, I think I saw some of that junk in the window of the local Catholic book store.
Heck, I can just buy my own, and have my “encounter”.
For all the protestations, you're adapting the tactics and language, practically verbatim.
Pardon me, but I expect hilarity will eventually ensue.
Fr. Frankie's Free Will Traveling Frescoes & Flagellation Show, Now With New & Improved Bones, anyone?
If I don’t know there are different views within Catholicism, I can’t very well distinguish among them. The snarky comment really doesn’t further the conversation in a positive way, NL. My apologies for treading on such a sensitive topic for you.
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