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Yes, and I am truly sorry about that. We have discussed it before. I was at a school who was blessed with a great group of truly fun young nuns and priests who had traveled and studied above and beyond what it appears your teachers did. My teachers introduced us to Jewish rabbis and George Carlin. Not to mention metaphors. (We did have one nun who is still the meanest person I have yet to meet. She picked on my brother and I wanted to kick her. That behavior would have disappointed my favorite nun, so I refrained.)Now, admitably, I will cop to my bias... I wouldn't hate Catholicism as much as I do if they hadn't made my childhood a living hell.
Nothing excuses or justifies your bigotry and hypocrisy, you low-life.Except you don't beleive in one god, you believe in three Gods.
And a bunch of saints, angels, devils, and a lot of other silly nonsense....
Now, admitably, I will cop to my bias... I wouldn't hate Catholicism as much as I do if they hadn't made my childhood a living hell. (On the other hand, I've only encountered Mormons for a few weeks, and I truly hate those fuckers.)
yeh... why are priests so... into themselves, or so it seems?Does anyone have any questions or concerns about the Catholic faith?
In my lifetime, I only had one priest who was into himself. It was uncomfortable for me, and I soon learned it was uncomfortable for almost everyone else as well. I don't know the reason why he was. It is disconcerting when we are used to priests who are focused on the Church, parish, and its parishioners to suddenly have a priest who is not, who instead seems to be focused only on his own belly button.yeh... why are priests so... into themselves, or so it seems?
Before the change in the 1960s, the general consensus was that the priest and the people should all be facing the same direction in prayer and worship, that direction being towards the east. There was symbolism, too--that at Jesus' second coming would be from the East and all would be facing towards him.why did we move away from priests facing the altar (God).. Today they face the people, which makes it all about people and not God...
I haven't run into any priest who sees himself as a celebrity. Over the years, I have heard a few priests say that they sometimes feel that instead of all praying together, some (only some) parishioners seem to expect the priest to entertain or be the host. The role of host belongs to Christ.so the priest starts seeing himself as a celebrity
Show me a person in the pews that feel that way and I'll show you a person who never gets further from the pew to become involved in community/parish outreach and ministries. Those of us who are also involved in Church ministries are well aware they are working with a person just like themselves, who also has the additional role of priest. With our baptism we all become, priests, prophets, kings. Ordained priests take on additional responsibilities.and the paeons in the pews... well... whatever.. They tend to think priests are somewhat God like when they are far from it...
Maybe they have been mostly here.been some very good ones here and there, though...
I haven't heard that. The analogy of Chapter 16 is that Israel is the bride, the bride of God, but she has been unfaithful.What if any is the teaching of the Church on this passage. My own understanding is that this a literal description of the birth of Sarah's mother.
Thank you. The reason I asked is because of a question I asked God about Gen. 15 v16 the first time I read the old testament.I haven't heard that. The analogy of Chapter 16 is that Israel is the bride, the bride of God, but she has been unfaithful.
Yes, and I am truly sorry about that. We have discussed it before. I was at a school who was blessed with a great group of truly fun young nuns and priests who had traveled and studied above and beyond what it appears your teachers did. My teachers introduced us to Jewish rabbis and George Carlin. Not to mention metaphors. (We did have one nun who is still the meanest person I have yet to meet. She picked on my brother and I wanted to kick her. That behavior would have disappointed my favorite nun, so I refrained.)
I also suspect (as most children are clever at doing) you discovered what buttons to push to pay them all back. I am not excusing your teachers. You asked simple questions with simple answers. Instead of making those questions a teaching moment, they blew you off. And that is too bad.
Nothing excuses or justifies your bigotry and hypocrisy, you low-life.
You are a complete hypocrite, you blockheaded bigot. Being shameless about it doesn't make it any less offensive.No hypocrisy at all.........
You are a complete hypocrite, you blockheaded bigot. Being shameless about it doesn't make it any less offensive.
There is no "argument" to pointing out your blatant, shameless hypocrisy....... you have to bring better arguments if you want anyone to pay attention to you.
The problem is believing that running into a some who believe that God sank the Titanic, or that the story of the flood was all about God drowning babies, that everyone else has the same take. Other perspectives on the flood story have indeed been offered, but some will not ever be moved, stuck evermore with one perspective, believing all others have that perspective as well.That's nice. Don't care. the problem is
The problem is believing that running into a some who believe that God sank the Titanic, or that the story of the flood was all about God drowning babies, that everyone else has the same take. Other perspectives on the flood story have indeed been offered, but some will not ever be moved, stuck evermore with one perspective, believing all others have that perspective as well.