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  1. kepha31

    The crimes of the Bible

    Because God is Creator He also has the prerogative to judge. This is analogous to our experience. Society takes it upon itself to judge the criminal and punish him if he supersedes the “just” laws that govern the society, in order to prevent chaos and suffering. If that is true of human society...
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    God is cruel

    All the serial rapist killers should be set free from prison! God is so cruel!
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    The Pope on women and gays

    Three men over six feet tall invaded a women’s bathroom in Atlanta, scaring the daylights out of young African-American girls. The victims’ mother, Maya Dillard Smith, is furious. What makes this so newsworthy is that Ms. Smith is the interim president of the ACLU’s Georgia chapter. MEN INVADE...
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    The Pope on women and gays

    The following media outlets reported, either in the headline or in the story, that the pope said the Catholic Church owes gays an apology: New York Times, AP, Washington Post, ABC News, CNN, USA Today, New York Magazine, Slate, NPR, Daily Beast, Huffington Post, BBC, Daily Mail, Reuters. They...
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    The Pope on women and gays

    CALIFORNIA BILL THREATENS RELIGIOUS COLLEGES The California State Assembly is considering a bill that would gut the religious identity of faith-based colleges and universities in the state. SB 1146, which has already been passed by the state Senate, is sponsored by Sen. Ricardo Lara, one of...
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    The Pope on women and gays

    It's very relevant. Homosexual behavior (not inclinations) violates the 6th Commandment by extension. Rape, incest, and prostitution also fall under #6. CCC2339 Chastity includes an apprenticeship in self-mastery which is a training in human freedom. The alternative is clear: either man...
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    The Pope on women and gays

    I said nothing political and historical context was not required for the content of my post. It's also a moral issue, which are unchangeable, except for those who wish to re-write the 10 Commandments. I agree. The heated debates in formulating AMORIS LAETITIA illustrates this. Protestants...
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    The Pope on women and gays

    “Women in the church are more important than bishops and priests” Pope Francis
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    The Pope on women and gays

    That's totally false. "...This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church: Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by...
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    Not just me, Jesus said to eat His Flesh and Drink His Blood, repeatedly, emphatically and literally. No, I don't. The Apostles taught baptismal regeneration, so did Martin Luther, the inventor of sola scriptura. I believe in the revealed truths that have been handed down from the Father to...
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    Perhaps you already have this: http://www.hebrewcatholic.net/
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    The priest consumes a small amount, so does everyone else. You can't get inebriated on a sip. How many Masses have you attended that qualifies you to make such dogmatic declarations? ___________________________________ St. Irenaeus tells us (circa A.D. 180) that the fourth Gospel was written by...
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    Bread and Wine are consecrated by the priest to be transubstantiated into His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. The appearance doesn't change.
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    There would be no need to walk away (John 6:66) over a mere symbol. No, they were disgusted . Symbols don't disgust people. Jesus didn't say, "Hey, come back, I was only speaking symbolically!" They understood, they just refused to believe. If they didn't understand, why walk away...
  15. kepha31

    Matthew, Mark, Luke Vs the Gospel of John

    St. Paul was a Pharisee, so were the Bereans. So what. Last I checked, John was a fisherman. A popular mistake is to take things out of context. It is easy to "create contradictions" when there are none by violating the context of the passage(s) in question. More significant, though less...
  16. kepha31

    I want to understand...

    To argue that Catholicism is untrue because it doesn't transform the lives of those who don't practice it, is like arguing that aspirin doesn't work because it doesn't relieve the headaches of those who don't take it. How Can Catholicism be True When Catholics Seem so Dead? Gen. 17:12, Lev...
  17. kepha31

    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    The Passover is an intimate event with family and friends, nobody invited whole crowds. Jesus also instituted the priesthood with the Washing of the Feet, ordaining whole crowds makes no sense. Agreed. Heb. 9:23 - in this verse, the author writes that the Old Testament sacrifices were only...
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    John 6:23-53 a symbolic interpretation is not plausible. Throughout these verses, the Greek text uses the word "phago" nine times. "Phago" literally means "to eat" or "physically consume." Like the skeptics of our day, the disciples take issue with Jesus' literal usage of "eat." So Jesus does...
  19. kepha31

    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    The Early Church Fathers were a deception? Care to provide any evidence? Or do you you mean the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist is a deception? If it is then so is the Incarnation. I provided a link countering 143 so called contradictions which obviously you ignored. Here it is again...
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    John 6:53 (King James Version)

    Yes, the disciples did what they were told. The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist was not seriously questioned by anyone for 1500 years. That many people, including ALL the Early Church Fathers, can't be wrong for that length of time. No, it isn't. The myth theory doesn't hold water. Your...
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