tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post6455099422741751130..comments2023-08-21T03:51:17.425-06:00Comments on Enlightened Catholicism: Stepping Back From A Precipice Of Absolutismcolkochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-22451852596052457962009-03-17T06:59:00.000-06:002009-03-17T06:59:00.000-06:00Carl, your points are well taken. The real object ...Carl, your points are well taken. The real object of conversion is not avoidance of a hierarchy of sins, but conversion of attitudes.<BR/><BR/>I imagine they would have preferred Sobrhino stayed silent so that the could avoid having to scandalize the simple laity with the fact their theology now makes the unborn more important than the born. Personally, I think that attitude is heresy.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-88230141170120057842009-03-17T02:43:00.000-06:002009-03-17T02:43:00.000-06:00The biggest problem I have with the Vatican rhetor...The biggest problem I have with the Vatican rhetoric on this and other issues is that it is a clear violation of the scriptures to assign one sin as greater or lesser than another. The statement:<BR/><BR/>"abortion was a more serious sin than rape"<BR/><BR/>clearly violates the teachings in James 2:10:<BR/><BR/>"For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it." (NIV)<BR/><BR/>ALL OF IT!!! That is consistent across all translations<BR/><BR/>Liberals are accused of being "cafeteria", taking what they want, yet the biggest cafeteria catholics in regard to scripture is the Magisterial Authority. The difference is, that if they want/dont want, they make it a law and attempt to force everyone else into their sin. <BR/><BR/>Bottom line here is that "abortion was a more serious sin than rape." is a LIE. As I have said before, the one thing we can always count on from the Magisterial Authority is for them to lie to us.<BR/><BR/>Finally James 2:9:<BR/><BR/>"If you are hypocritical in your attitude, however, you are committing sin, and you are betraying the Law like those who transgressed the Law."(aramaic)<BR/><BR/>Pretty well sums it up.COL55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07057765287988790129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-4206133296507105662009-03-16T17:50:00.000-06:002009-03-16T17:50:00.000-06:00coolmom, I noticed that too that it seems as if th...coolmom, I noticed that too that it seems as if they would have preferred things stayed hush hush so no one would know about it. Nice huh?butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684946870144030594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-60781102829088847052009-03-16T13:50:00.000-06:002009-03-16T13:50:00.000-06:00Archbishop Fisichella says that the excommunicatio...Archbishop Fisichella says that the excommunication "appears insensitive...incomprehensible, and devoid of mercy." APPEARS???<BR/>Archbishop Sobrinho says, "the good aim of saving her life cannot justify the killing of two other lives." So unborn life IS MORE IMPORTANT than born life??<BR/>And both Archbishop Fisichella and Cardinal Re seem to think that the problem is that since excommunication is automatic in such cases public declaration of such should have been avoided. In other words, the scandal is because WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT?<BR/>I am not feeling better about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com