tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post4751957386567637747..comments2023-12-24T12:58:27.328+02:00Comments on Mark Cogitates: Sticks And StonesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07098007440868887687noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-53685302644920483202012-04-23T20:43:29.480+02:002012-04-23T20:43:29.480+02:00Again, Malcolm, your point is well taken. I fully ...Again, Malcolm, your point is well taken. I fully agree and endorse what you say: For the sake of our children, we need to counter the myths of our time.<br /><br /><br />The trouble with myths is that these fallacies really translate themselves into a NEW belief over which wars will be fought, resulting in great future religious persecution. If unchecked, the Protestant reformation will be a picnic by comparison.. <br /><br /><br />Personally, from observation, the core problem, that the Church now experiences, does not lie with newspapers like the Southern Cross. <br /><br /><br />The problem is deeper than that! It lies with a constructive conspiracy to destroy the Church entirely. It lies hidden among those nuns, the LCWR. It lies hidden in certain religious orders. It lies hidden with certain bishops who are in league to introduce the demise of the Church by mobilising the passions of ignorance and “un-catechetised” people (3 generations!) . It lies hidden within those fads and fashions of those who dissent with the Church, preferring to disguise their own sins while blaming the Church because they are themselves, SINFUL in their lifestyles, not desiring conversion or repentance.<br /><br /><br />Really, the ongoing problem lies in the fact that Catechesis has been seriously neglected. Because of the failure to preach Catechism, the Truth about Man, the Truth about the Church and the Truth Christ, there is only a remnant who are able to detect error and heresy; having well formed consciences and a strong “Sensus Fidei”. <br /><br /><br />Rather, today, Mythology is leading the Way as the truth is being manipulated and twisted so that people must "experience" wrong and evil in order to "discover" the Truth. There is no one to wsarn that evil is a trap from very few can escape. This Mytholgy can be termed "experiential" religion.<br /><br /><br />Alpha, Renew, Marriage Encounter, Liberation Theology, Justice & Peace and similar movements, including the so-called "Youth Mass" are providing the play-ground of the "experiential" religion. Here there is no Catechism. Here a mirage is being produced with an underlying deceit which promotes dissent. These movements encourage the expression of wild opinions, also in cases, inevitably calling the Church to legitimise homosexuality; demanding the introduction of married priests, ordained woman, and other aberrations. These myths are arriving under the banner-heading of "Democracy" or "We are Church"; causing Catholics to feel that they are being deceived by the Church, by the Pope, the Bishops and the Priests. <br /><br /><br />The reality of these fashionable "movements" is a conspiracy from which, if allowed to go unchecked, will translate and culminate into another diabolical Reformation and many souls will be lost or lose the legacy to know, to serve and to love God; a legacy which is the Divine right of every person.. <br /><br /><br />Rather than appealing to bishops and priests to correct a bad situation, I think, it is rather time to appeal to Pope Benedict VI personally. It is time to beg for a supreme intervention before it is too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-17903842141415607472012-04-23T19:00:51.788+02:002012-04-23T19:00:51.788+02:00Thank you Romano
Briefly, when we are pointed to...Thank you Romano<br /> <br />Briefly, when we are pointed to the supposed SINS of the Church, it is a deflection of where SIN really resides.<br /> <br />What is pointed to, is the Myths and not the facts, that is, the utter weakness of man under the influence of temptation, who is lacking in religious value, who to a large extent has renounced authority, the spiritual discipline of the Church. <br /> <br />Take the sexual abuse of children. It is against every taught moral value that the Church instructs. It is a great plague in our secular society by school teachers and people of every profession. There are movements in our secular, society that see nothing wrong in and promote intergenerational unions. This puts children at risk.<br /> <br />Not much is written about this. One quite rightly, would be considered ignorant to blame the profession of Accountancy or Teachers, Music, Radio Presenters, Writers, if one of their members had such moral fallings. <br /> <br />This is where the Myth comes in, it now becomes the right thing to do to accuse the Church, attack its disciplines, its leaders, and then place blame at the altar of Rome. No attempt is made to find a solution in our society, however the plague continues undercover.<br /> <br />Let’s look at the Catholic Martin Luther; there is Martin Luther the myth, or Martin Luther the fact.<br /> <br />If one reads the Catholic newspaper under perspectives, you might be surprised to get Martin Luther the Myth or Hans Kung the myth.<br /> <br />Was Martin Luther’s, justification on faith based on a noble idea, or on his inability to overcome personal sin and the lack of discipline that caused the emergence of his famous doctrine on the worthlessness of good works? That our Lord would recognize his faith, in turn shield his utter inabilities, with a cloak, so the he may gain salvation.<br /> <br />There is no doubt that as a young man, he was in opposition to monastic regulations, to indulgences, this in turn led him to be opposed, to authority in general. <br /> <br />When he came across the abuse of indulgences, was this a golden opportunity to launch his attack on the Church. Just as the sexual sins of Catholics, has become an excuse to launch attacks on the Church?<br /> <br />Any objective study on Martin Luther would pick this up, for him to be presented in myth form, is far from the truth. Many other Catholics who descent from Church Teaching (even in this day), are presented in a like wise, manner. <br /> <br />As a Catholic, it would be the responsibility for parents to be able to have a Catholic news paper, to hand to our children and encourage them to read it. To, promote truth to counter the myths, of our time, to cultivate a catholic opinion. Personally I am not sure that this is possible without change.<br /> <br />This is also an appeal to our Bishops and priest to look into this matter.Malcolmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-78640010723284645812012-04-23T13:54:54.737+02:002012-04-23T13:54:54.737+02:00Indeed, Malcolm, your view is good.
Indeed, fide...Indeed, Malcolm, your view is good. <br /><br />Indeed, fidelity to the authentic Teaching Authority of the Magisterium is absolutely necessary for every true Catholic Believer and Preacher.<br /><br />This fidelity embraces everything that the Church does and teaches, at every moment, at every time, universally. This fidelity faithfully and consistently embraces Dogma, Doctrine, Authority, Revelation, Scripture, Tradition, Councils, Catechism, Liturgy, Canon Law, Encyclicals, Scripture, Prayer,Structure, the Faithfulul, Hierarchy, Laity, Priesthood,Religious Institutions, Administration, Evangelisation, Creed, Church History, Sin, Holiness, Death, Salvation, Faith, Hope, Charity, the Trinity, Our Blessed Lady,the Angels, the Saints, etc; all being the same, today, yesterday and forever!<br /><br />No matter whether the Church is triumphant, suffering, militant, where all these elements co-exist in harmony, there is the Church and her work, the presence of the Holy Spirit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-67836871309044645052012-04-22T10:51:20.684+02:002012-04-22T10:51:20.684+02:00Being Catholic is not just about regional locality...Being Catholic is not just about regional locality, but of world view to the issues that affect us all, including those who are not Catholic.<br /> <br />That view is shaped by the teaching of our Church which flows directly through revelation of God our Father through the prophets to Jesus our Christ who sent His apostles to proclaim the good news, which Tradition and Scripture records.<br /> <br />When our Bishops need to counteract certain issues like the Secrecy Bill, Abortion Euthanasia, Poverty, Laws that are unjust, it needs an apostolate that is true to the teaching of the Church on all issues.<br /> <br />A Catholic press would be the first in line to do this work, for our Bishops to get their message across to the broader population. One could easily imagine how effective that this would be.<br /> <br />How many Catholics know that Christianity in Africa has phenomenal growth? That Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. That there are countries in the world, which in their constitution actively discriminate against Christians.<br /> <br />Catholics are at the forefront of all these above issues and if you do not know about them and you think or have a perception that Catholics are leaving the Church that we are decreasing, in numbers, that there is chaos in the Magisterium that Pope Benedict is on a Sinking Ark. That all priest are sexual abusers, which the Church has no control of or does nothing about, and needs to Change to modern thought.<br /> <br />Then Our Catholic Press in this country has failed you and secular propaganda has shaped your perception.<br /> <br />An apostolate is one, who does the work of an apostle, and apostle is not one to preach or convey messages that go against the teaching of Christ our Lord or convey messages that contradict the teaching of the Church to its members and the broader population, this causes confusion.Malcolmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-26880110326431737102012-04-21T21:48:50.378+02:002012-04-21T21:48:50.378+02:00When these liberal monkeys accuse us of being &qu...When these liberal monkeys accuse us of being "uncharitable", you may recall the charitable words of Jesus: "Get behind me Satan."<br /><br />You can never be uncharitable when you take up the whip to drive the "money changers", "scribes", and "Pharisees “out of God’s house, the Church, while defending the Faith; no matter what their status, their squeals, their whining. <br /><br />These liberal "hypocrites" try to gain weight while causing stress and division among the Faithful while, indeed, they oppose Doctrine and Dogma, Faith, Hope, and Charity in the most sneaky, insidious and manipulative fashion. <br /><br />Let's just agree that we love the Church and will do anything to defend the Pope. Our charity is demonstrated by our love for God and the Church. We do not exercise “charity” over the Devil , his angels and his collaborators!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com