preacherjond wrote:
which does not mean to literally consume Jesus

preacherjond wrote:
Only the pure of heart can receive communion? If that's the case no man on earth including the pope can recieve it.

At the same time, we must heed St Paul: "Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord." (I Cor 11:27)

lyn wrote:
Now, with that said, how can such a sinful man who is blatantly disobedient to God's word make 'holy' bread and wine?

In spite of this, all the graces of the One Sacrifice on Calvary are made available to those who assist at his Masses, and who are in a state of grace.

enough already wrote:
What is the definition of remembrance?

enough already wrote:
So the finished work of Christ on the cross wasn't good enough for the RCC? This superficial 'sacrifice' must take place over and over, because Christ failed to do the job??!! What does 'do this in REMEMBRANCE of me' mean to the RCC? How is this verse from God's holy word twisted to fit your 'sacred tradition'? What if the priest, who consecrates the bread and wine, is a homosexual, as so many within the RCC are? How is it a mortal, sinful man 'makes holy' bread and wine when he himself is riddled with sin? How do you dance around this one?

No need, either, to adopt the 16th century deliberate misinterpretation of the word "remembrance", as though it invalidates the words preceding it. (Luther knew better than Calvin on this one.)

And there is only one sacrifice, as the RCC teaches. No repeats.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Intention for the Bread & the Cup and Blasphemy of the Mass.

enough already wrote:
Please use passages from God's holy word that SPECIFICALLY state the RCC as the ONLY true church.

I'm sure Foxes Book of Martyrs contains some inspiring stories, but I don't think the vain and pointless "martyrdoms" of English Reformers are among them.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
We shall this day, by God's grace, light up such a candle in England, as I trust, will never be put out.

enough already wrote:
How will they disappear Lance? Will the RCC martyr them again??!! BTW, God doesn't reside in a 'church', He resides in the hearts of every born again believer.

Max Maxwell wrote:
Then we can smash those statues of Mary, destroy those Icons and rip out all traces of Rome

If that happens, America can kiss goodbye to its position of world leadership.

Its rival for this position, China, is an even worse worshiper of Moloch, so China won't be the next world leader.

enough already wrote:
Jim, Thanks for the link, 'how we got our bible'. GG, Lance, and others would do well to read this

preacherjond wrote:
Thats funny, because the Holy Spirit of God is not present in it, and it worships a false Christ.
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preacherjond. wrote:
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus"

Still Reason To Protest wrote:
Making profit like this is totally unscriptural and sounds simply blasphemous! You cannot buy grace and faith. You must believe the Creator, not the created. Paying money to merit grace is not Christian.

But as a Catholic, I also believe in the efficacy of holy relics. I certainly hope that I can get to Sydney to pray before the body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati when it arrives for World Youth Day.

If not, imagine the fuss if some imam was boarding with his wife in full purdah, and the wife was asked to go through the X-ray machine.

And this sentence caught my eye: "We're just scratching the surface of what we can do with whole-body imaging."

Jim Lincoln wrote:
I don't have a hangup on celibacy, Lance, my hangup is about the Catholic Church forcing what is an unnatural condition for many men and women

Choice 1: Become a celibate priest/nun/monk.
Choice 2: Stay in the world, but remain celibate.
Choice 3: Stay in the world and marry.