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To: NYer
1. Where did Jesus give instructions that the Christian faith should be based exclusively on a book?

He didn't.

However, where there's conflict between a principle in the Bible and some kind of tradition, the Word of God takes authority.

Funny how so many Catholics are so weak in holding up the Bible as the Word of God.

100 posted on 10/26/2013 11:02:22 AM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up
Funny how so many Catholics are so weak in holding up the Bible as the Word of God.

Funny how so many non-Catholics are ignorant of how the Catholic Church not only gave them the very Bible they claim we do not hold up, but apply it to our daily lives. To better understand this, I would invite you to attend mass at a Catholic Church in your local community. You may be surprised at how much Scripture is incorporated into the liturgy and the reverence given to the Word of God.

The second thing that happened was when I quietly slipped into the basement chapel down at Marquette, Gesu. They were having a noon Mass and I had never gone to Mass before. I slipped in. I sat down in the back pew. I didn't kneel. I didn't genuflect, I wouldn't stand. I was an observer; I was there to watch. But I was surprised when 40, 50, 60, 80, or 100 ordinary folk just walked in off the street for midday Mass, ordinary folk who just came in, genuflected, knelt and prayed. Then a bell rang and they all stood up and Mass began. I had never seen it before.

The Liturgy of the Word was so rich, not only the Scripture readings. They read more Scripture, I thought, in a weekday Mass than we read in a Sunday service. But their prayers were soaked with Biblical language and phrases from Isaiah and Ezekiel. I sat there saying, "Man, stop the show, let me explain your prayers. That's Zechariah; that's Ezekiel. Wow! It's like the Bible coming to life and dancing out on the center stage and saying, "This is where I belong."

The Scott Hahn Conversion Story

132 posted on 10/26/2013 2:47:44 PM PDT by NYer ("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
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To: what's up
Funny how so many Catholics are so weak in holding up the Bible as the Word of God.
Here is a recording of daily Mass from October 1 of this year. What you state is not true, at least not for this priest/deacon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARGa3GbP9DY
141 posted on 10/26/2013 3:14:15 PM PDT by mlizzy (If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
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