tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post6618964337319528395..comments2024-03-25T20:03:03.657-06:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: The Church as the sacrament of the body of ChristDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-68419321087105174152016-09-02T14:45:39.859-06:002016-09-02T14:45:39.859-06:00I am sure it's as simple as all that. Anyway, ... I am sure it's as simple as all that. Anyway, God bless you.<br /><br />As I've written on my blog, being a Christian, striving to usher in God's reign, is my metaphysical rebellion. Even if it turned out not to be true, my life would not be wasted.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Deacon Morón (please note the accent mark over the second "o")Deacon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-91445868569211874552016-09-02T13:53:16.447-06:002016-09-02T13:53:16.447-06:00god doesn't exist, haha moron u waste your lif...god doesn't exist, haha moron u waste your lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-23545771804036231132016-08-29T08:55:41.690-06:002016-08-29T08:55:41.690-06:00Without a doubt there are obstacles to communion. ...Without a doubt there are obstacles to communion. Mary certainly figures large among those obstacles at least between the Catholic Church and many Protestant ecclesial communions, but by no means all Protestants. Ecumenism is in no way fostered by unsubstantiated accusations that smack of old-style polemics, as in "you believe and teach a false gospel," which is the kind of statement that seeks to thwart dialogue. A Catholic could easily turn the tables and ask why, almost 1600 years after the beginning of the Church, did certain reformers decide to downgrade Mary. But both positions are to state things polemically, which does not foster dialogue aimed at achieving communion. Of course, dialogue requires a true assessment of the positions of those engaged and reckoning with the distance between them, which is why ecumenism is a slow process.<br /><br />The idea of Mary as co-mediatrix in the strong sense in which St. Alphonsus Ligori wrote about it, while not necessarily contrary to faith, is not defined Catholic doctrine and is certainly not a dogmatic position. <br /><br />Certainly Mary would be a point of candid dialogue in any movement towards communion. At least for Luther and Calvin, Mary retained much more significance than she did for Zwingli and the radical reformers who also downgraded the Lord's Supper, which is the focus of my post. The Protestant position on Mary, as well as the Eucharist, is multiform and not uniform.Deacon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-80956917852168529612016-08-28T22:59:00.183-06:002016-08-28T22:59:00.183-06:00In the world, we can see a fervent goal of reachin...In the world, we can see a fervent goal of reaching a consensus between different churches and revival movements through ecumenism. The Roman Catholic Church is involved in ecumenism, and many people are not familiar with the Catholic doctrine. The Catholic "gospel" is a false one, and the Catholic Church does not represent Biblical Christian faith. The late bishop Alphonsus Liguiri, the author of a very well-known book titled "The Glories of Mary", writes in the book that Mary's intercessions are absolutely necessary for salvation, and that Mary, being the mother of God, is omnipotent and can save sinners. <br /><br />More info: http://www.kotipetripaavola.com/falsemarycatholicomnipotentdoctrine.html<br /><br />PetriPaavolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226033442519681033noreply@blogger.com