Posted on 05/09/2015 7:44:31 AM PDT by RnMomof7
Millions of sincere Catholics wear the brown scapular thinking by doing so it will help them spiritually. They believed the report that Mary made and is backing a salvation promise in connection with the brown scapular hundreds of years ago based on their religious traditions. Over the years wearing the brown scapular has been perpetuated by sincere Catholic leaders, such as the one in this video, but it is in complete futility that it is worn. It is a false hope and a spiritual snare. 
It is not based on God’s truth and is, therefore, just as deadly for the sincere Catholic as it is for the Hindu who bathes in the Ganges River thinking his sins will be washed away in the water or for the Muslim who kisses the black stone of Kaaba to be forgiven! [The picture to the right is Mel Gibson, the director of the Passion of Christ, wearing a brown scapular as he smokes.]
I too once wore the brown scapular as an Ex Roman Catholic. I know what it is like to be taught something and accept it as truth to find out later it is not only unscriptural, but anti-scriptural. It hurts, but TRUTH is what we must stand on to be safe. It takes humility in such cases to turn.
NOTE: At about 2:23 time-wise into the video, the speaker is quoted below. How could anyone deny that Mary is deified in Catholicism? Surely, this rampant idolatry is grieving to the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father. This is what Catholicism teaches about the brown scapular:
And so, wearing of the brown scapular reminds us, should remind us, of three things. First, that we are children of Mary. Second of all, that we need to work for our Lady. And finally, it should be a garment of humility and penance. First, by the brown scapular we profess ourselves to be children of Mary. The scapular of our Lady is a badge or a uniform so to speak by which we profess to whom we belong and who we serve. Likewise, our Lady in turn by wearing the brown scapular, she recognizes us as her children, as her special children. And because of that, she consequently protects us and watches over us. The brown scapular should also remind us that we need to work for our Lady because the scapular, which means shoulder garment, was originally that, it was a garment worn by religious in order to protect their habit, their religious habit that they wore on a daily basis during those periods of work to keep it from getting dirty, stained, from ripping, etc. and so therefore the scapular is a working garb. And so this should remind us that there’s no room for lazy piety. If we wear the brown scapular and we consider ourselves our Lady’s children, there’s no place for lazy piety but rather we should fill our lives with good works. This brown scapular should remind us the need to faithfully fulfill our daily duties, and to make another adaptation of Scripture, to labor as good soldiers of the Immaculate. Finally, the third place, the brown scapular is also a garment of humility and of penance. So in a spirit of penance, we should accept all the difficulties of our state of life and all the sufferings that our Lady may want to send us. And the scapular will give us the strength to do this. In all of our difficulties, we can always grab onto our brown scapular, remind ourselves of our Lady’s protection, her watchfulness, her presence and especially at the moment of death, when we can call to mind our Lady’s promise of salvation. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
* Not a single word about Jesus was mentioned there.
* The brown scapular is 100% religious mythology and idolatry, as Mary is deified as a type of Savior.
* No Bible light shines from such brown scapular Catholic tradition.
I thought he was referring to the yellow star 1930-40’s German Jews had to wear to show publicly “who” or “what” they were, lest the “pure” others inadvertently have personal or business dealings with them. More perverse than the “Irish need not apply.” And, that post had a perfect touch of irony.
I guess I’m one who can’t understand those who seem to do nothing on FR except attack Catholics. Why the obsession? Does anyone seriously think they’re enlightening anyone? Someone like you is suddenly going to “See the(ir) LIght?” Major waste of bandwidth. At best it’s tiresome.
When there is no defense ...attack the person...so it becomes about me not the pagan superstitious belief that wearing a brown piece of cloth makes you holy and pleasing to God and is a “get out go jail free card” thanks to Mary
“Would you say the same thing if people were facing Mecca five times a day to “improve their lives”?? “
Yes.
If someone is sincerely trying to be a better and holier person, I think that is good.
If however, they rigidly adhered to a dogma that set them to violence or hatred, or even unkindness, against others; I would think that to be a bad practice.
Many people are born into muslim families or societies through no fault of their own, and yet are moved spiritually toward God. Muhammed co-opted many of the religious best practices of his day from Christianity, Judaism and the local Pagan practices. Those practices can be spiritually fruitful. Regular prayer can change people for the better.
I think it is clear that Muhammed himself was a false prophet, who used religion to assume dictatorial power, and indulge his petty desires for power, sex and wealth. But prayer itself is still a good practice, it the intent is pure.
Speaking of keeping people ignorant of history, have the Lutherans started doing Sunday readings of “On the Jews and Their Lies” yet?
See liberal dimocrats do it all the time. I think it comes out of Alinsky's Rules for Radicals.
And when understanding eludes you altogether, misrepresent the opponents beliefs in the most absurd manner possible.
I think the FR Protestant caucus has a digital copy on standby to reference before posting comments.
Beats me.
While we're discussing people who are ignorant of history, let's go back a hundred years further, to a day when anger against the Jews was more than just words. Let me know if any of this sounds familiar:
In Salzburg, which was non-secular and ruled by a Catholic Prince-Archbishop not overly pleased about non-Catholic residents of any kind, Jews were expelled in 1492 and prevented from permanent settlement until the 19th century. Emperor Maximilian I banned Jews from Styria and Carinthia on request of local guilds in 1496 and relocated to the Eastern edge of the Empire in Zistersdorf near Eisenstadt. From 1551, Jews had to wear a yellow spot on their clothing every time they entered market towns or cities.
Beats me. Although my wife is Mary and she’s saved me a bunch of times.
How do you know? Were you there? If you don’t haves pictures, it never happened....or did it?
I’d consider another Catholic an opponent if were debating something, too. It’s a common word.
I think you misunderstand the intent of my “who are you.”
I posted no question to you, neither do I appreciate you intruding to set terms of how or even if someone else chooses to answer a question I pose to them.
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