Spiderman
Veteran Member
Protestants have a Father figure, Jesus, and a dove to turn to. I have that as well but I needed female companionship to assist me on the journey to upright living and unity with my creator.
Some say the Catholic Church despises women by saying it is impossible for them to receive the sacrament of ordination.
There are certain things a women can do that are impossible for a man to do and vice versa. It doesn't mean women are less.
The Church says Mother Mary is more powerful in her intercession and miracle-working abilities than all Popes, Bishops, and Priests combined. Mary was a housewife. She cooked, cleaned, nurtured, prayed, and what ever other ordinary tasks. There was no glory in those tasks in the eyes of the world but she is exalted far above the hierarchy and all men for that matter.
Therese the little flower did nothing extraordinary with her life and the Pope declared her to be the greatest Saint of Modern times. He considered her greater than Himself and all Popes and cardinals. The Bible says the last shall be first. The brides of Christ do not receive the same honor, praise, and respect in this life as those who wear a miter and the vestments, so they shall have first place and more glory in Heaven because the clergy is less humble and pride was the fall of the Devil. God hates pride.
If the Catholic Church were misogynistic, they wouldn't turn to Mary so much and have so many shrines to her that millions of people make pilgrimages to. They wouldn't encourage people to recite the billions of Hail Mary's each day worldwide. When I sleep without a Rosary in my hand I feel incomplete.
There's just somethin about Mary!
Therese Neuman is my favorite modern Saint
Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette and a miraculous spring came forth from the ground of the apparition site. Millions of people go there each year because of both the physical healings but more often they receive mental, emotional, and spiritual healing.
"To ensure claims of cures were examined properly and to protect the town from fraudulent claims of miracles, the Lourdes Medical Bureau (Bureau Medical) was established at the request of Pope Saint Pius X. It is completely under medical rather than ecclesiastical supervision. Approximately 7000 people have sought to have their case confirmed as a miracle, of which 68 have been declared a scientifically inexplicable miracle by both the Bureau and the Catholic Church.[38]"
The officially recognized miracle cures in Lourdes are among the least controversial in the Catholic world, because Lourdes from the very beginning was subject to intense medical investigation from skeptical doctors around the world. All medical doctors with the appropriate specialization in the area of the cure have unlimited access to the files and documents of theLourdes Medical Bureau (Bureau Medical),[39] which also contains all approved and disapproved miracles. Most officially recognized cures in Lourdes were openly discussed and reported on in the media at the time. Nevertheless, there were a few instances where medically ascertained incomprehension turned out not to be miracles, because the illness reappeared in later years. In the vast number of cases however, the judgment of the medical and ecclesiastical authorities was upheld as beyond medical explanation in later critical investigations.[40]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Lourdes
Our Lady of Fatima promised a Miracle on October 13 1917. She also spoke to three sears about the rise of communism in Russia and the spreading of Russias errors throughout the earth. These kids were illiterate and should have known nothing about Russia being a threat in 1917.
She said World War 2 and 1 were consequences and punnishment for sin. The Chastisement must have worked, because there was much more prayer and vocations to the priesthood and monasteries during the second World War. There was a miracle witnessed by approximately 70,000 people. The media was present with freemasons and communists who hated Religion and showed up to mock the event. Even they testified about what happened. Communists also kidnapped the seers because they were so upset about them stirring up crowds and "medieval superstition." The Children were put in an adult jail and threatened with death, but they did not recant.
This Documentary is split into four parts but still it is awesome:
Some say the Catholic Church despises women by saying it is impossible for them to receive the sacrament of ordination.
There are certain things a women can do that are impossible for a man to do and vice versa. It doesn't mean women are less.
The Church says Mother Mary is more powerful in her intercession and miracle-working abilities than all Popes, Bishops, and Priests combined. Mary was a housewife. She cooked, cleaned, nurtured, prayed, and what ever other ordinary tasks. There was no glory in those tasks in the eyes of the world but she is exalted far above the hierarchy and all men for that matter.
Therese the little flower did nothing extraordinary with her life and the Pope declared her to be the greatest Saint of Modern times. He considered her greater than Himself and all Popes and cardinals. The Bible says the last shall be first. The brides of Christ do not receive the same honor, praise, and respect in this life as those who wear a miter and the vestments, so they shall have first place and more glory in Heaven because the clergy is less humble and pride was the fall of the Devil. God hates pride.
If the Catholic Church were misogynistic, they wouldn't turn to Mary so much and have so many shrines to her that millions of people make pilgrimages to. They wouldn't encourage people to recite the billions of Hail Mary's each day worldwide. When I sleep without a Rosary in my hand I feel incomplete.
There's just somethin about Mary!
Therese Neuman is my favorite modern Saint
"To ensure claims of cures were examined properly and to protect the town from fraudulent claims of miracles, the Lourdes Medical Bureau (Bureau Medical) was established at the request of Pope Saint Pius X. It is completely under medical rather than ecclesiastical supervision. Approximately 7000 people have sought to have their case confirmed as a miracle, of which 68 have been declared a scientifically inexplicable miracle by both the Bureau and the Catholic Church.[38]"
The officially recognized miracle cures in Lourdes are among the least controversial in the Catholic world, because Lourdes from the very beginning was subject to intense medical investigation from skeptical doctors around the world. All medical doctors with the appropriate specialization in the area of the cure have unlimited access to the files and documents of theLourdes Medical Bureau (Bureau Medical),[39] which also contains all approved and disapproved miracles. Most officially recognized cures in Lourdes were openly discussed and reported on in the media at the time. Nevertheless, there were a few instances where medically ascertained incomprehension turned out not to be miracles, because the illness reappeared in later years. In the vast number of cases however, the judgment of the medical and ecclesiastical authorities was upheld as beyond medical explanation in later critical investigations.[40]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Lourdes
Our Lady of Fatima promised a Miracle on October 13 1917. She also spoke to three sears about the rise of communism in Russia and the spreading of Russias errors throughout the earth. These kids were illiterate and should have known nothing about Russia being a threat in 1917.
She said World War 2 and 1 were consequences and punnishment for sin. The Chastisement must have worked, because there was much more prayer and vocations to the priesthood and monasteries during the second World War. There was a miracle witnessed by approximately 70,000 people. The media was present with freemasons and communists who hated Religion and showed up to mock the event. Even they testified about what happened. Communists also kidnapped the seers because they were so upset about them stirring up crowds and "medieval superstition." The Children were put in an adult jail and threatened with death, but they did not recant.
This Documentary is split into four parts but still it is awesome: