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[Salvation]

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[redhead]

Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory FOREVER!

[Paulie]

The Altar is shared by statues of Mary and Joseph, I see this morning. The Cross is at a higher elevation, but they are there.

Never, ever have seen that before.

Have not contacted the Parish about it yet, but seems wrong to me. As if Christ has to share the Glory.

Comments? Am I missing something?

[Campion]

This man is each one of us; this is our state before God. We have a debt of sin so high and so heavy that we can never hope to be rid of it on our own. I don’t care how many spiritual pushups we do, how many novenas, chaplets, and rosaries we say, how often we go to Mass, how many pilgrimages we undertake, or how much we give to the poor. We can’t even make a noticeable dent what we owe.

People like to make light of sin today, saying such inane things as, “I’m basically a good person” or “At least I’m not as bad as that prostitute over there.” So you’ve got $500 in your pocket and she’s only got $50. Big deal; the debt owed is three trillion dollars. None of us can even come close to paying it off. Without Christ paying the difference, we’re finished; off to jail; off to Hell. We have all committed the infinite offense of saying no to a God who is infinitely holy. You and I just don’t have the resources to turn back the debt.

Wait, that can't be right. I thought Catholics believed in earning salvation through works. /s /s /s /s

NOT ... !

[Paulie]

RE: post #4:

I look forward to your input on displaying the statues on the Altar, if you are so inclined.

I understand a similar thing is present in a nearby Catholic Church, although they are placed next to the Altar, not actually on the Alter near the Tabernacle.

I understand about veneration. And the role The Virgin Mary played in bearing our Savior. It is unprecedented and seems unnecessary, if not inappropriate.

Thank you.