Ash Wednesday

[Regiomontanus]

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On this first day of Lent I wanted to wish a blessed day to my brothers and sisters in Christ.


“It is a time to reconsider the path we are taking,” he said, “to find the route that leads us home and to rediscover our profound relationship with God, on whom everything depends.”

Pope at Ash Wednesday Mass: ‘Lent is a journey of return to God’ - Vatican News

 

[pearl]

I could not find a more recent post on ash Wednesday. On a TV news report there was a sort of explanation that was quite misleading stating that it was a day marked by 'Catholics and some Christians'. This jumped out at me. Does anyone else see the problem whit this?

 

[Regiomontanus]

I could not find a more recent post on ash Wednesday. On a TV news report there was a sort of explanation that was quite misleading stating that it was a day marked by 'Catholics and some Christians'. This jumped out at me. Does anyone else see the problem whit this?

Catholic haters!

 

[pearl]

Catholic haters!

I think that is going to far, more chalk it up to general ignorance which does not relate Catholic with Christian. To be correct the article ought to have read 'other' Christians. Its a reminder that the Catholic Church is a Church of immigrants in a Protestant country.

 

[anna.]

I think that is going to far, more chalk it up to general ignorance which does not relate Catholic with Christian. To be correct the article ought to have read 'other' Christians. Its a reminder that the Catholic Church is a Church of immigrants in a Protestant country.

Well, yes and no. Outside the 13 colonies, don't forget about the French, Spanish, and Portuguese colonial presence.

Edit: Oh, and then Maryland.

 

[metis]

I think that is going to far, more chalk it up to general ignorance which does not relate Catholic with Christian. To be correct the article ought to have read 'other' Christians. Its a reminder that the Catholic Church is a Church of immigrants in a Protestant country.

I wouldn't call the U.S. a "Protestant country".

 

[Kathryn]

It certainly started that way.

 

[Regiomontanus]

It certainly started that way.

In many ways, it still is.

 

[Kathryn]

In many ways, it still is.

It's definitely more Protestant than Catholic around here.

I never will forget someone (not anyone here) telling me that where I am moving to Ohio is definitely anti Catholic because she had ONE anti Catholic something or other said to her ONE TIME. My gosh, I hear anti Catholic stuff around here (NE Texas) just about every single day. Hundreds and hundreds, probably thousands of things said around me, to me, whatever. Mostly by "God fearing" Baptists.

That's OK. I call the huge Baptist church in town Six Flags Over Jesus.

 

[Regiomontanus]

It's definitely more Protestant than Catholic around here.

I never will forget someone (not anyone here) telling me that where I am moving to Ohio is definitely anti Catholic because she had ONE anti Catholic something or other said to her ONE TIME. My gosh, I hear anti Catholic stuff around here (NE Texas) just about every single day. Hundreds and hundreds, probably thousands of things said around me, to me, whatever. Mostly by "God fearing" Baptists.

That's OK. I call the huge Baptist church in town Six Flags Over Jesus.

Out here in 'fly over country' there is not much love for Catholicism (and forget about Eastern Orthodox - you might as well be a Martian). But look at how evangelical protestantism is on the rise in right-wing politics today. The Speaker of the House, Johnson, is a good example. And the Christian Nationalism of which he is a part essentially controls the GOP today.

 

[Kathryn]

Out here in 'fly over country' there is not much love for Catholicism (and forget about Eastern Orthodox - you might as well be a Martian). But look at how evangelical protestantism is on the rise in right-wing politics today. The Speaker of the House, Johnson, is a good example. And the Christian Nationalism of which he is a part essentially controls the GOP today.

I agree with him on some issues but not all (for instance, I think it's ridiculous to die on the hill of homophobia - let consenting adults do whatever they want with other consenting adults basically).

I think all politicians are pretty scary people.

 

[Regiomontanus]

I agree with him on some issues but not all (for instance, I think it's ridiculous to die on the hill of homophobia - let consenting adults do whatever they want with other consenting adults basically).

I think all politicians are pretty scary people.

Yes, everyone has some good traits. I am not trying to demonize him, just pointing out the power and strength of (especially fundamentalist) Protestantism in America today.

 

[Kenny]

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On this first day of Lent I wanted to wish a blessed day to my brothers and sisters in Christ.


“It is a time to reconsider the path we are taking,” he said, “to find the route that leads us home and to rediscover our profound relationship with God, on whom everything depends.”

Pope at Ash Wednesday Mass: ‘Lent is a journey of return to God’ - Vatican News

Thank you… may God open our eyes and direct our paths

 

[pearl]

wouldn't call the U.S. a "Protestant country".

Strictly speaking, no, there are many religions. The point I was trying to make is that it is often assumed that Catholics are not Christians because
the Catholic Church is a church of immigrants. I believe that even among Catholics we did not always refer ourselves as Christians, becoming popular post Vat II.