tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post4881434167887196289..comments2024-03-06T22:00:22.083-05:00Comments on Questions from a Ewe: Some thoughts on the upcoming Synod on the FamilyQuestions from a Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505411853075740722noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-44045951083109749672014-10-04T16:13:01.067-04:002014-10-04T16:13:01.067-04:00Side note: for the Church's first 500 years, t...Side note: for the Church's first 500 years, the only kind of penance was public and only required for murder, fornication or idolatry. It was basically a one-time second baptism to wash you from your sins again. Individual private confessions emerged out of the monastic movement, as did the notion of frequent confession.Questions from a Ewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505411853075740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-73009378431611116822014-10-03T12:39:18.147-04:002014-10-03T12:39:18.147-04:00rad·i·cal
adjective \ˈra-di-kəl\
: very new and di...rad·i·cal<br />adjective \ˈra-di-kəl\<br />: very new and different from what is traditional or ordinary<br />: very basic and important<br />: having extreme political or social views that are not shared by most people<br /><br />I am curious why you call yourself "radical catholic"?<br />You are not radical in any sense of the word. <br />I do not feel your love. What I feel is dianedphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671669779210554828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-50554553461008185932014-10-03T02:58:38.350-04:002014-10-03T02:58:38.350-04:00I am comfortable with my understanding of the Chur...I am comfortable with my understanding of the Church's teachings and find yours at a different developmental state - perhaps where my mine was many years ago. You assume I am unfamiliar with Canon Law but I am very familiar with it. It is human made and changeable. The church and scripture-teach this as we are not to add or detract from "The Law"... God's Law not Canon Law. Questions from a Ewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505411853075740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-14841142711126199412014-10-02T17:03:46.896-04:002014-10-02T17:03:46.896-04:00I am not demonizing you, but rather describing the...I am not demonizing you, but rather describing the nature of your actions as demonstrated in the header of your blog. If I thought you were demonic, I certainly wouldn't take the time to engage you in discussion. My aim is to condemn the error, and I have done so, not on my own personal authority, which counts for nothing, nor on that of my own beloved bishop, but on that of the Church.<br />Radical Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135335562951838761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-88732593129988823282014-10-01T21:43:37.646-04:002014-10-01T21:43:37.646-04:00I publish your comment though it violates the rule...I publish your comment though it violates the rule about respect in labeling actions as "diabolical." I will use it to teach.<br /><br />Demonizing those with whom one disagrees is a common bullying tactic and actually used in genocides. This comes to mind as I write from Rwanda, a land still healing 20 years post-genocide. It is not acceptable. <br /><br />I am in regular Questions from a Ewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505411853075740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-90550928251602261252014-09-30T07:59:13.262-04:002014-09-30T07:59:13.262-04:00The Church is not attempting to punish unrepentant...The Church is not attempting to punish unrepentant sinners by refusing them Holy Communion; she's trying to prevent them from worsening their situation by committing the sin of sacrilege. See 1 Corinthians 11:27-29: "Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself:Radical Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135335562951838761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-69456849597691930312014-09-28T10:55:16.263-04:002014-09-28T10:55:16.263-04:00Jesus gave Judas the Eucharist, who are we to deny...Jesus gave Judas the Eucharist, who are we to deny anyone?Margaret A. Flanagannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-1345135213487630532014-09-28T09:25:24.108-04:002014-09-28T09:25:24.108-04:00Kathy,
The policing comes in a variety of forms. ...Kathy, <br />The policing comes in a variety of forms. I think the main one is that people in these certain sin categories are made to feel so guilty that they feel too guilty to come forward, or they fear they would be confronted, denied and embarrassed if they did. <br /><br />Also, there are people whom you might call "temple police." Such people approach the people in these sin Questions from a Ewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505411853075740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-69890175311419006892014-09-28T08:45:45.847-04:002014-09-28T08:45:45.847-04:00Just make the confessional not required for the Eu...Just make the confessional not required for the Eucharist, and we're done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-85618857305945817182014-09-28T08:23:05.324-04:002014-09-28T08:23:05.324-04:00How does denying someone Jesus body work, exactly...How does denying someone Jesus body work, exactly? If you came forward in the communion line and the priest knew that you sinned so bad that you didn't get to partake, would he say,"No Body of Christ for you" like the soup Nazi?<br />What if you responded, "Please sir, I'd like some Jesus, today"? Would the priest cause a scene? How does the Church police their actionKathy V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-53051993188018028442014-09-28T06:23:20.179-04:002014-09-28T06:23:20.179-04:00Interesting thoughts....especially when considerin...Interesting thoughts....especially when considering the teachings on unconditional love & welcoming all to Christ's table. Voice in the dessert.....don't go silent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147001206891749204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-30146456084696623942014-09-27T20:00:22.854-04:002014-09-27T20:00:22.854-04:00I am speechless, thank you for so skillfully putti...I am speechless, thank you for so skillfully putting the denial of communion to others by clergy in perspective. Our church leaders use the denial of communion as their right to deny Christ to others. How dare they. Bravo to the author, I hope every cleric will read and ponder such questions. Unfortunately I think for far too many in church leadership these words will fall upon rocky soil, MayYouKnowtheTruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363004511044367187noreply@blogger.com