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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:31 AM Original message |
DU Catholics - what's your take on this? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's on life support |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Not dead yet, but showing signs of illness to the cafeteria Catholic |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. I view Pope Benedict as "living through the Bush years." There's nothing |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think it's just a phase, going along with our current political scene. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. thanks. |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It is probably a 60-70 year cycle to return back |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. What, exactly, is wrong with Catholics who want the |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Because "Catholic" is a broad group |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yes, the Church is here for the people... |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yet the all or none approach is unrepresentive of the world |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Church teachings through the Bible and Sacred Tradtion are |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The Church will likely shrink, but... |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. So, we have a church of followers vs leaders |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. It won't be small for long... |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Actually it will |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I disagree... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. a question to you. |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Everything the Church teachings regarding the Christian |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. what about, say, evolution? |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Those are matters of science, not of faith and morals. The Church |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. thanks - glad to see the differentiation |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. There have been lots of things condemn by various members |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. ok - I have a problem with this. |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It is simple really... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. but doesn't that kind of torpedo the idea of "non-binding opinions"? |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Not at all. The Galileo decisions were civil matters, not faith |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Thinkers are "weeds"? |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I am not advocating blind following of the Church. I agree that |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yet the word "truth" infers unquestioning |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. The church |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Not true. The Bible is infallible and was written by men,,, |
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tpj317 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
32. To all! |
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