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>>53970218
Why should confessions be private?

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Guys do remember that in the Overbin there are two community sections:

>Tales of Love
>The Beauty of Creation

Check them out and recommend things I can add to it so we can build it up for other posters to eventually come see

>>53970218
>third for Norse raiding party stealing the catholic general again

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>>53970292
It's an ease of use thing. It aids the people, much like the screens that make seeing faces impossible to do. And, much like the screens, it's not always the case.

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>tfw you've lost your faith

I'm catholic, but I can't accept the part about the pope being right with out question anymore.

I believe Mary was a holy figure and the communion of saints, but the infallible right is just too much for me. He supports Sanders and just spouting meme's. I can't back him.

>>53970443
Why's that, man? Would you like to talk about it?

I'm getting pretty weary about the Synod. It's pushing the limits of my faith and I'm one of the Catholics who sticks with what the Church says no matter what and despises conservatives who break away.

I am a conservative, but I just believe that the Church is right no matter what.

But I just don't fucking know anymore with this Synod document coming out.

>>53970551
because he grew up.

>>53970292
Because Christcucsks are afraid of other people's opinions.
>>53970443
Is that a painting?

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Why is Christianity correct, and not Hellenism?

>>53970676
>filthy shitskin gods
Not
>Pure aryan gods

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I lost my Christ-chan folder. Can you guys help me out?

>>53970628
>Because Christcucsks are afraid of other people's opinions
More like anyone's opinions are completely and utterly irrelevant before God's commandments.

>>53970556
All we can do is pray brother. Personally I have been praying the rosary for them so that they may make the right choice.

how come god's plan is full of batshit insane and horrible things happening?

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>>53970765
Here you go fam, you want this instead.

>>53970723
Zeus is a shitskin god? Apollo? Helios? Hermes?
I mean, Greece IS in Europe, whereas Israel/Levant are in Asia.

>>53970796
Then why do they hide behind the screen?

>>53970880
Still not pure enough.

>>53970804
I've been using a nithing pole to make sure they make the wrong choices.

>>53970905
I don't think confessionals are important at all. So long as you confess your sins before God and those you may have wronged by your sins you've done well.

Just left FSSP mass. Anybody able to suggest a book or site that tells how to do it?


Second week, totally lost.

>>53971042
Are you a Catholic

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>>53970983
Woden?

>>53971042
Then why go to church?
Cant you just make a shrine in your own home and pray there?

i will donate to the assyrian christfags. i support conflict between theistfags. they all deserve to die.

>>53970218
Ayyo
Archdiocese of Galveston Houston reporting

>>53971093
Have any Greek gods pulled their own eye out or sacrificed their arm willingly?
It just shows, my faith is superior.

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>>53970765
I'll help you out.

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>>53970515
I don't think you grasp infallibility. The papacy has a power it can exercise, the infallibility is not an innate trait of the pope. Papal Infallibility has been invoked about 2-3 times in history.

It is not doctrine to agree with the pope but the pope is usually making claims and arguments that are weighted in scripture and actual doctrine so it's worth listening to.

>>53970626
That's a rash assumption.

>>53970556
I see there's a lot of hearsay taken too far about the synod rather than real content worth worrying about, honestly.

>>53970765
I gots you

>>53970676
To explain, in full, why one religion is false and not another would take a very lengthy amount of time and a wide range of topics need to be discussed but to make it easy:

>Hellenistic gods control parts of the natural world. We already know what controls those parts and its not them.
>Even if Hellenism is true in the most pronounced way, the Christian God would be ontologically superior to all of them simply by understanding what God is in Catholicism. The value of the Hellenistic pantheon would come much later in value over the Christian God.
>usual scholastic plugging of Aquinas' Five Ways to assert the existence of God as known by Christians

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>>53971203

>>53970556
The synod is a continuation of the Vatican II revolution.

There is no end to V2.

>>53971150
I feel bad for you, Galveston is pretty shit, I hated the jeep day thing when I lived there.

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>>53971238

>>53971090
No.

>>53971100
>Then why go to church?
To worship with others and talk about Christ, Christian living, and Scripture.

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>>53971262

>being part of the child molesting cult in 2k15.

lel

protestant master race reporting in.

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>>53971293

>>53971217
You forgot to list that the holy moutain in Greek mythology(forgot the stupid name of it) has already been climbed, and surprisingly there were no gods to be found.

>>53971224
I'm not so sure about that. The Church has been settling down into conservatism again. The young priests are really orthodox. It's just a few old progressive faggots left. That said, now there's this happening, so who knows.

Maybe the Wolf poster guy is right and it's just hearsay that will amount to nothing.

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>>53971321

>>53971226
I live in the west side of Houston, but went to lived in Galveston when I went to school
The jeep thing, and every year a Fuck ton of motorcyclists give and run red lights all damn day

>>53971266
Why dont you invite the others into your home, isnt that what Christ would want?

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>>53971346

>>53971266
Oh that it explains it, you're some idiot type. What branch of "Make your own Christianity" are you? What fake version of Jesus do you follow?

>>53971376
I do though.
You asked why someone might go to church - my answer doesn't imply you can't do other things.

>>53971352
I used to live near the coast for the college there, it was shit, needless to say.

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>>53970765
>I lost my Christ-chan folder. Can you guys help me out?

Sure thing

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>>53970218
>God gave you free will
>Will torture you for all eternity if you don't use it how he wants

Why did he bother?

>>53971410
The Christ who died for all sin, rose from the dead, and went to heaven with the promise that I and anyone else would be saved should we accept and understand His sacrifice and infinite mercy.

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Just dropped in to wish y'all a blessed evening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5dxNQ-fHQ0

>>53971468
What a progressive post, anon. I wish I could give you more than one upgoat

>>53971455
Why are you so retarded you can't even understand what hell is?

>wolfshiem is of the based faith
My friend! I'm glad that after all these years I can confirm you are saved.

May you have a good week.

>>53971438
Yeah :l the Galveston island is pretty shit
I do enjoy living in the energy district of the world though

>>53971534
Because it was God's plan. Obviously.

>>53971410
What does one new sect in a thousand matter?

They're all wrong.

>>53971502
You mean the Christ who left us a church? One church? You realize the New Testament is a series of church authorities exercising that authority as a teaching body, right? You've thought this through, like, at all, right?

Do you think the Catholic Church had a part in putting the Bible together yes or no?

>>53971534

See >>53971501

but replace hat picture with reddit reference

>>53971420
Fair enough.
>>53971534
>hell
The proper term is purgatory
Hel is where the weak and most unbelivers go after death in which they await defeat during Ragnårok.

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>>53970830
This comes from a poor understanding of "God's plan" in which free will is completely denied. It's only batshit insane if you frame it in this incorrect way.

People will make all manner of claims (without evidence or reason) as to why things were "all part of the plan" and the situation some - especially American Protestants - imply is one where EVERYTHING that occurs must occur deterministically as per God's plan. This is completely ignoring the doctrine of Free Will.

>>53971087
may help
http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/faq/newcomers-to-the-traditional-latin-mass.html

>>53971321
Holy crap why is this so funny

>>53971455
The concept of people torturing you in Hell is an extrabiblical one and had no bearing on doctrine. And you muddle up the reality of the situation when talking about "using it how he wants".

>>53971543
Thank you, man, same to you.
How do I know you though?

FSSP pastors sermon was about Cali assisted suicide. He finished with "if someone commits suicide, don't call me for last rites or a Christian burial. ". Repeated it twice, the end. No V2 good feels.

He also plucked the hat off a homeless guy who was sleeping in a pew. Homeless left. Gave me a chuckle.

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>>53970765

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>>53971679
ebin :DD

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>this thread

>>53971689
What are you on about?

>>53971703
So what you're saying is, no matter how strong your faith is, God will never help a brother out because we've got free will.

What's the point, then?

>>53971802
What you're calling hell is actually purgatory, Hel was stolen from Norse.

How does it feel knowing Catholicism is a shitty made-up religion by a couple of faggots that had a meeting one day and decided, NEW RELIGION BITCHES.

>>53971642
>You mean the Christ who left us a church? One church?

All Christians are of one church in Christ anon, so of course I agree with that.

>You realize the New Testament is a series of church authorities exercising that authority as a teaching body

You realize the New Testament is a series of Christians with evangelical responsibilities carrying out those responsibilities as a teaching body, right?

>>53971838
Reminder that the Atheist god Dawkins came up with the term 'meme' because he was too stupid to know anthropology was a thing

>>53971876
>faggots
Not jews.
Why are fedoras always autistic?

>>53971882
Except that Christians can't disagree with each other and there's only one truth. Paul and Peter had to fight it out and come to an agreement. They didn't just teach different things about circumcision.

One church. Only one. How does it feel to be completely wrong and to know that the way you've lived your life is a lie and a disappointment to God?

Guys I don't like the direction this new pope is going.
Waay too marxist chic, not enough deus vult and crusade calls.

We should be echoing the Orthodoxy's call for holy war

I'm thinking of going episcopalian

>>53970218
I've met a Latter Day Saints from Utah, he kinda swell and a genuinely a nice person.

What amazed me was that he didn't submitted to vices that this realm offers

>>53971947
Reminder that since at least WWII the pope said you don't have to be Christian to go to heaven.
Are strawman arguments the only thing fedoras know?

>>53971933

Then don't use that word for it. You know what's being described.

Ever seen a chain email that's like, send this to five of your friends in the next hour and your crush will confess tomorrow, but if you don't a headless ghost girl will visit you tonight? And there's testimonials from people it supposedly worked for?

Same shit, just much more crude and obvious

>>53971970
>Except that Christians can't disagree with each other

Could you quote me the verse wherein Christ says it's impossible for Christians to disagree with one another?

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>>53972026

The argument is not that modern Christianity is a cult, but rather, that it is descended from one. An end of the world cult specifically

>>53971970
There is only one true faith, how does it feel knowing the gods find you puny and insignificant as any other heathen unbeliever?
What is it like knowing you will be eternally lost in darkness as you await Surtr's immolation during Ragnårok?

>>53972027
My point is Atheism's hero's biggest accomplishment is giving a name to something that already existed because he was too autistic to think of concept in any other way then through his field of study.

>>53972074
I just explained an instance from Acts where this exact situation happened and played out, you raging fucking retard? Are you deliberately dense or are you just a troll?

>>53970218
Ha ha fuck off Catholicucks, you are the original cuckold faggots! Enjoy your Commie Pope, dicks!

How does it feel knowing a random person repackaged an already legitimate and divine revelation (hebrew bible) just to craft his own religion that, while has SOME great moral principles, is FAR from actually believable on a physical level.

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>>53972139

Why do you think I'm an atheist?

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>>53970830
Because the god they mistakenly worship, which formed man and the Earth, is really Yaldabaoth, an accidental and impure emanation from one of the aeons which dwell in heaven. Yaldabaoth is malevolent and jealous, and by recognizing and forsaking him, and contemplating the divine totality you can actually be saved.

>mfw we're all still stuck here because of Irenaeus' faggot ass

Can you believe this faggot Praceteom?

>>53972217

There never was any revelation so I guess I feel confused by why you wrote this

>>53972152
So two Christians disagreed, then came to some agreement. And from that I'm to infer that Christians can't disagree with one another... even though they virtually always have, just as virtually all humans *period* have...

Yeah. Ok.

How do I reconcile the fact that God says I need to love everybody with the fact that most people are just fucking awful and I loathe them?

It doesn't seem reasonable to me that people are allowed to be cunts and we still have to put up with them regardless. Not only put up with them, but love them. I simply can't do it.

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Would any of you honestly give a shit about a greater being if it wasn't for the implied threat of hell and heaven?

Honestly?

>>53972257
Actually, early Christian history is rife with dealing with and weeding out heretics. And are you seriously going to argue that there's more than one "truth" anyway? There was only one church and it was unified during apostolic times and up until your faggot Protty bunch decided to change things

I can't believe what a dumb faggot you are.

COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE COMMIE POPE

Catholicucks confirmed for Cucks. Thanks for sowing the seeds of the death of the white race, assfuckers!

>>53972084
Jesus didn't get money for what he did, plus he sacrificed a lot of himself even before being killed. Cults tend to be for profit. Yes cults argue that everything else is structured that way, but that doesn't make it any less of a fact. The point of giving away your stuff is it makes you a better person who isn't controlled by money.
Helping the needy and preying on the needing are not the same thing. Is the red cross secretly a cult? How about doctors without borders. >>53972221
I wasn't really talking directly to you, just Dawkin fanboys.

>>53972326
>How do I reconcile the fact that God says I need to love everybody with the fact that most people are just fucking awful and I loathe them?

Think about how you were as a baby. Excited to learn and explore, the world just this big beautiful boundless expanse. Realize everybody was like that too once.

That is the real them, the real core of their being, same as you. It's life that made them shitty. Cold, difficult experiences. You can often overcome that programming by showing them an unexpected gesture of humanity.

>>53972397
>Jesus didn't get money for what he did,

Why would you want money when you could be worshipped by all of humanity forever

>>53972326
You can't. Official Catholic church position is to let Turks fuck you in the ass without lubricant, and there's nothing you can do about it, because that wouldn't be merciful!

>>53972341
I'd probably have a mild curiosity, but if that higher being didn't talk to me, interact with me, I'd probably lose interest and go back to playing video games.

>>53972341
Yes, because heaven and hell only indicate union with or separation from God. So really your question is tautology, unless you're a dumb retard like the trip fag Praceteom who is a retarded Protestant giving real Christians a bad name.

>>53972246
What? Judaism was born nationally, not individually, through divine revelation thus making it the most believable and legitimate religion ever made. Not to mention it is the basis for the 3 most popular religions in the world.

>>53972257
This.
The Bible is not to be taken at exact face value, no book or retalling of events is.
Not even the Gylfaginning is 100% without a doubt, it makes no sense to have a 3000 year old manuscript, translated 7 times be absolutely true to the first edition written by the king of Sweden.

>>53972351
>And are you seriously going to argue that there's more than one "truth" anyway?
Who is doing this? I think there's one Truth and it's from God. I just don't arrogantly claim to know it perfectly like many Catholics seem prone to doing as a measure of completely illogical, irrational, intellectually bereft *DOGMA*.

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What's the deal with Paul? This guy never meet Jesus IRL. He ends up getting a vision from him on some roadside with no wittnesses. Than he gets "messages" from directly into his head, something no one can verify but himself. This sounds a lot like Muhammad and his secret cave and secret messages from Allah Why does a guy who verify any of his teachings the oldest and primary bible author?

Is this a case of "it's true because the bible say's it's true" or rather "it's true because Paul said it's true"?

Why do you want all the white people dead? Why do you support a fucking Marxist scumbag?

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>>53970218
>DELUSIONAL ANACHRONISM GENERAL

fify

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>>53972459

Your religion is the result of Abraham's schizophrenia in an era when no concept of mental illness existed apart from the influence of good or evil spirits

>>53972420
That's a smart goal. Being crucified really seems like a pretty small deal knowing that people will worship you. Worship is totally worth extreme pain especially if you never get to see it.

>>53972489
Do you have more lewds?

>>53972489

Paul recognized the contents of this image to be true >>53972084

it's why he persecuted Christians until, on the road to Damascus, he realized the potential of their religion to propagate his own social attitudes about homosexuality, the role of women and so on

Paul was also an effete insufferable autist

>>53972475
So in spite of the fact that the Bible, which was made by the Catholic Church as a holy document to be used within the context of Church tradition, demonstrates that the Church was unified at the outset and was required to have uniform teachings and practices, you feel that this isn't good enough to prove to you that the Church should be unified? I can't believe this faggot. Of course dogma would exist when there's one truth! Jesus left us a Church, not a book, to sort this very thing out.

>>53972560

He didn't expect to die. It's his followers who fought, after that, to ensure he would never be forgotten. This is the typical grief driven explosion in evangelism that always follows disconfirmation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Prophecy_Fails#Sequence_of_events

It was just written after the fact as if Jesus was always supposed to die

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>>53972624
Hoo boy citations needed. I love when atheists throw about accusation like this knowing that they don't have the proof to back it up. You're basically just writing historical fan fiction in posts like this.

And like others who write fan fiction, you're a raging autist piece of shit.

>>53972532
Like I said, Judaism is not a religion created by one man. God appeared to everyone in Canaan.

>>53972717
>And like others who write fan fiction, you're a raging autist piece of shit.

Really now. Is that a christian thing to say?

>>53972630
>demonstrates that the Church was unified at the outset and was required to have uniform teachings and practices

They had essentially worked as volunteer in-home preachers, and you're going to tell me they serve as an example of perfect doctrinal unity and adherence to blatant dogma...

Christians have unity in Christ. They don't have unity in your illogical dogma, or if they do it's foolish.

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>>53970866
Better version

>>53972718

No "he" didn't

By God you mean Yahweh, head of the ancient Canaanite pantheon, singled out for exclusive worship by Abraham

There is a real supreme being. Its name isn't Yahweh.

>>53972717
What the FUCK is that tiny thing??

>>53971970
Christians aren't supposed to disagree with Jesus and the scriptures foremost don't you think?

If so how come the Roman Catholic Church doesn't follow this part of scripture about having bishops have wives and children?

1 Timothy 3: 2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

>>53971723
kek, I made this months ago. kinda appreciated

>>53972952
Early Christians worshiped both in the temple and in some homes, but that has nothing to do with anything. The Bible and history shows us that yes, doctrinal unity was an extremely big deal. Have you read the NT, and how the epistles are largely about correcting doctrinal issues? Do you know about the major heresies?

You're pretending there's a difference between dogma and Christian unity, but that's a false distinction you've created in your head to justify your own heresy. Protestantism has no reason to exist. No one denied that there should be one Church until Protestantism. No one denied the true presence in the Eucharist until Protestantism. No one denied the veneration of Mary until Protestantism. And this included those times in Church history when people who knew Jesus in the flesh were still alive.

Fucking heresy and self-delusion on your part. And you're proud of it. Hell's waiting...

Has anyone here experienced what they would consider a genuinely miraculous event?

>>53972489
>He ends up getting a vision from him on some roadside with no wittnesses.

According to the Bible at least there were witnesses.

>The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

But I don't think Paul really introduces any breathtaking new ideas. If Paul started writing about how it's okay to rape nine year old girls and slaughter those who don't believe in Jesus and Paul, then you might have a case for him not being on the up-and-up. But Paul even says he's only there to say what has already been said and spread the news.

Of course, if you think the ENTIRE Bible is just a hoax by Paul then this means nothing to you, but then why ask the question?

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>>53973012
Some type of tiny anime baby, I believe. I saw an image that said it's name is "hammers"

>>53973149
Quote me one part of the Bible where Jesus said to follow the Bible. He left us a Church, not a book. The book is only relevant in the context of the Church. Priestly celibacy isn't a matter of dogma either, so your premise is bullshit.

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>>53971826
That's not what I'm saying, you're jumping to the other end of the spectrum here. We went from "God made everything happen deterministically" to "God doesn't do anything because we have free will". We know from scripture and doctrine that reality lies in the middle.

>We have free will
>God will act to aid us in different ways
>We are free to accept it
>We have no immediate way to grasp God's plan in small details besides what we know from scripture

A good example of this being referenced is Thomas Merton (a famous Christian monk) and his famous prayer:

Please do read it
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/80913-my-lord-god-i-have-no-idea-where-i-am

>>53971876
No need to lie, anon.

>>53972009
Glad he's well off, man.
We can never forget that God speaks to all of us, despite where we come from and our upbringing.

>>53972212
good talking with you

>>53972217
Feels irrelevant, man.

>>53972326
>How do I reconcile the fact that God says I need to love everybody with the fact that most people are just fucking awful and I loathe them?

Quote of the fucking day.
I seriously laughing, no offense.
You need to grasp three things:

>separate their sins from them as a person, thus realizing they are not the same things
>That they, whom are of creation, share the same source as you for their being (God) and through helping people or are also part of God's continued expression we give back to both God and ourselves
>Through expressing our life in love and charity we grow as individuals

Pic related. No one expects you to handle all situations but through trying we get far.

>>53972341
Totally.
I give no fucks currently about the whole Heaven/Hell stuff and I don't parade it around to people either. There is so much more to focus on.

>>53973168
>Have you read the NT, and how the epistles are largely about correcting doctrinal issues?

The earliest Christians weren't perfectly sure what they were doing, so they were trying to work out how they'd do things. That's common human practice - organizing thoughts and striving for clarity/efficiency/truth.

But you and other Catholics are telling me and yourselves that we're to take what they worked out (and then later all the stuff that was added/removed/revised) and pretend it's incontrovertible truth when it comes from completely fallible, prone-to-sin, unworthy creatures known as men, of which I am among, without question.

That would be an utterly foolish and illogical thing to do.

Praceteom got BTFO so hard in this thread. Oh man, I feel so confident in my Catholic faith and strengthened by the inherent intellectual weakness in his sad Protestant outlook. Thanks you pathetic tripfriend! You've shown how weak and sad Protestants are once again!

>>53973406
Love u 2 bb

>>53972987
what god do you worship? im interested

only way I can worship a god is if it's eternally loving

>>53971217
Well said brother

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>>53972489
>messages from directly into his head
This doesn't come to mind immediately. Source?

From my recollection he did much work after his conversion and his validity was confirmed by the apostles. I believe the apostles using their apostolic authority is where Paul gets his authority from.

>>53972520
Cool.

>>53973012
The next level of cute anime chibi.

>>53973502

I wrote this to describe it: http://www.inkitt.com/stories/6670

>>53973286
If something is completely true and can't be coerupted then it should be followed, right?

Phillipans 4 8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.


Jesus had confidence in the scriptures, why don't you?
John 10 35 "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;"

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>>53973623
thank you

>>53970218

How would you go about converting people who are having issues in their life? Mind you this is entirely hypothetical, but the dude I am looking at watched his parents die, got exiled form his homeland, returned only to watch his wife die and get exiled once more, then his girlfriend went into a coma.

My question is, if at all, do I help him see the light by channeling his anger into questioning why it happened and where it left him, or would I be better off just sitting him down and giving him a hug, even if I get stabbed a few times for it? Advice is welcome.

>>53973699
Why are you so retarded that you can't even respond to the post I made? You've already gone full retard quoting out of context verses at me. I was thinking about replying to this, but actually I won't, because you didn't do me the same honor.

Want to try your last post again? Like, this time actually engage with the points I made? You stupid fucking retard. I wonder if you'll go to hell just for being fucking dumb.

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>>53973750

No prob. Be cool and gentle.

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>>53973611
Wolf guy what do you think of my apologetics

>>53973804
Lol wow bro do you need exorcism? I think you just got owned in debate because you find more comfort in follow man made rules from the pope instead of the truth that is Jesus.

Are you debating that you think Jesus didn't consider the scriptures to be the pure and uncorrupted Word of God?

How did I not cover your point and how was the scripture I quoted out of context if it plainly backs up what I was saying? Doesn't anyone else think those verses chapters and books need a different type of extropolation?

What happened to the bloodline of the Nephelim? Was that the reason God made a covenant with the Israelites in the first place; since they had pure blood thus were the only capable ones of loving and following Him?

>>53971703
You don't really know me I just remember seeing your trip on other boards.

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>>53972573
It's the only good one unfortunatly. There's some on that r34 website but they are very ugly.

What we really need is Christ-chan and fedora-chan holding hands.

>>53972624
That's generally Nietzsche's theory, trouble is it's very hard to find historical evidence. Paul does have the oldest gospels, the most gospels, and seems to have the most control over the religion.

For instance most of the other Christians thought it should be exclusive to Jews, the more liberal ones wanted it open to Goys that practice all the Jewish customs
http://pastebin.com/F3v6zZNP

Paul had the most radical plan of universal brotherhood and his version won out. He is definitively the one who had the most influence on the bible.

Also if it is true as some historians suggest that Jesus did not consider himself to be God than Paul would most likely be the one to change this. Saying he got special messages from Jesus matter more if Jesus is God.
>>53973225
Because I'm curious how the religion was really made. To what existent was Jesus's ideas altered to fit other goals? Who's goals? As I said in the above post Paul did introduce radical new ideas.

Also from a purely arguementive perspective it's a good question. Christians love to say that a lot of their ideas have multiple source documents. 4 gospels all talking about the same thing. But what source documents are for there the fact that Paul got his messages from God? If no such arguements exist it's literally "it's true because paul says it's true". It would mean that multiple books in the bible are way harder to trust. And if a false prophet could become the most importaint bible writer than it's really not an inspired word of God is it?

>>53974028
Does** dang auto text.

What is the bible to you? Is it just some stories written by man that only bishops have wisdom to interpret properly through some God given gift passed on only through the Roman Catholic Church?


You sound but hurt. I bet if your priests could follow scripture your poor young church members wouldn't be so but hurt either

1 cor 7 2 1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

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>>53974128
>holding hands
You sick pervert

>>53974028
>Jesus left us a Church not a book
>When Jesus refers to Scripture, he refers to the Septuagint, because the NT wasn't made yet
>Jesus obviously thinks that the Scriptures needed to be explicated because if he didn't HE WOULD NOT HAVE COME DOWN TO EARTH IN THE FIRST PLACE TO HAVE A MINISTRY and he would not have left a Church
>Protestants don't even use the Septuagint; they took out the books they didn't like
>You are literally quoting yourself into a corner and you don't know it
>The fact that there are a million different Protestant sects indicate that there needs to be a teaching authority
>The NT itself illustrates Christianity functioning in this way, and being unified
>You are so stupid man

>>53974311
There are so many logical fallacies in this post.
Please have mercy on the shitposting anon.

>>53974128
You are the worst tripfaggot on this board get the fuck out of this thread I hate you shitting up every place with your dumb ideas and lame humor. Go go go.

>>53974416
kek back for more faggot? i don't think so you had your turn. go talk to outerlimit, the other complete shit tripfaggot in this thread.

it's getting so cancerous i might have to leave soon. also, fuck you dude

>>53974128
When I was a believer, I didn't get a sense that Peter was high on the totem pole but that Paul was the headmaster. It seemed like Paul was the most "inspired" of the bunch because I thought this would be fitting since he was a huge sinner and God used him to make an example.

It really is kind of suspicious... the whole thing with Paul, he makes a large portion. He has a lot of say and might really be responsible for Christianity.

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>>53974499
Peace and love.

>>53973804
A good follower of Jesus is known by his actions, not how well he knows and follows his church rules. Lol at openly discussing someone going to hell for being stupid because you don't like there non aggressive comment.

Matthew 715“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

Watch this movie if y'all want to know something about Jesus and being Christian, op is Way off target and Catholic church is just obvious lol
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fc8qOXeTsUQ

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>>53973758
I'm not too strong here, I must say, but there is much to know about a person to get into this situation seriously with them. To dismiss the obvious claim first off:

>How could God have done this to me?
We cannot say directly that this is to have occurred as per God's plan or not as we also have free will so asking why it happened or whom caused it is ultimately useless. Not only because of our lack of ability to grasp the full situation but because directing the anger only leads to revenge and hatred. These consume a person, hurting them. While you wish to defend in your own way something lost doing so does no good and offers little justice.

I would say that what is worth pursuing is a personal peace. This is where Catholicism steps in. Through a life dedicated towards love and overcoming of sins we both grow as a person and find that inner joy which we all desire. To live in sin only squanders it. But of course talking of sin is very forthcoming, it's best to express your beliefs in less "religious language" until discussion gets more intimate and familiar.

As for trying to grasp a positive message from his terrible tragedies, I find this useful. I could sum up the basics of the message but I think it's best you understand it in your own way:

http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/article/stephen-colbert-jrr-tolkien-john-henry-newman-and-the-providence-of-god/4904/

It's a bit of a read but I'd say it'll be worth it.

I hope that help.
I can answer further questions if you want.

>>53973946
I hadn't read a word of it. I'll look over it now.

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>>53973611
It's just something I heard. To be honest I haven't read any of Paul's books as they are not as interesting.

What I am saying is that you can build a historical case for a lot of bible events. For instance a lot Jesus's life. Even some of the more bizzare stuff like Jesus appearing to people after he died (hallucination, miracle, or a very well concealed lie, whatever you want to say).

Paul seems to be the odd ball though. Not even the other gospel writers seem to be able to back up his claims. To my knowledge the only written account of what happened on the road to Damascus is himself.

>>53973025
A coca cola guzzling, video game addicted, anime binging, FIEND. The princess of sloth.

>>53974557
No but seriously at least berate OuterLimits until he leaves. We're clearly not going to agree on Catholicism vs Protestantism, but OL is a pretty obnoxious faggot who spams walls of text and is definitely from reddit

>>53974502
Paul's ministry was the most well recorded. Historically it seems to have been the case that his work was also the 'most' influential amongst the very earliest Christians.

I hesitate to use the word 'inspired', because depending on how you're utilizing it I think it's inappropriate terminology.

>>53970341
>this meme.
It's not just cringeworthy, but stupid too.

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>>53974609
>the only written account of what happened on the road to Damascus is himself.

Luke wrote Acts.

>>53974606
You have no argument. You believe the wrong thing because you haven't thought anything through. You are continuing to quote verses out of context and now you're throwing out Youtube videos, you're so fucking pathetic.

>>53974609
How stupid are you? The account of what happened on the road to Damascus is in the Book of Acts and his own testimony. And fuck you for talking bad about Umaru-chan I hate you so much get out of this board damnit

>>53974636
He's not an intellectually stimulating conversationalist; I think I'll pass. If you don't want to read him you could always filter him. You could also filter me - a boon of having a trip.

>>53974763
I don't want to filter you. It's not like OuterLimits. With him it's like, when he shows up in a thread you know it's basically ruined. I'm not the only one who thinks this either. Plenty of people bitch about him.

"Not intellectually stimulating" doesn't quite cut it. He's not only top tier fedora; the way he posts it makes me think he's actually looking for upvotes.

Gah maybe I will just block him. How will I know he's in a thread so I can hate him though?

>>53974609
Acts of the Apostles is not written by Paul. It actually contradicts slightly with Paul's version of events in some places.

Outer limits seems like the only really interesting poster

everything else is just rehashed from the catholic catechism

Why is Protestantism considered heresy even Catholocism has it's own faults too? Serious question.

>>53974975
Dogma.

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>>53974636
Berating me will just turn the thread into a shit-fest. Have you noticed that my questions have actually been intelligent? Meanwhile there are true fedoras that just post >le 6,000 year old earth.

Catholic threads have been filled with atheists since they fucking started. At very minimum you should make comments to atheists intelligent.

If you want we can totally turn this into thread into mud-slinging! If it gets shitty enough so that there is nothing worth reading I will leave.

>>53974695
Wasn't Luke his buddy?

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>>53974964
I literally can't stop laughing

>>53974988
Do you think it matters? Honestly I think if your denomination believes in Jesus Christ being God then it's good enough in his eyes. It's Jesus that saves you, not the church.

>>53971572
>Crusades didn't accomplish anything
Well, I guess if you say so, anon.

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>Woflshiem

You've come a long way from talking about Dark Souls and Armored Core.

>>53975033
So far your comments on Paul have been garbage that is like Richard Carrier-tier. Also being a tripfaggot carries with it the responsibility of owning up to all your previously shit posts. So why don't you say something interesting about Paul then?

I'm particularly well-versed in everything Pauline so I will judge the quality of your comment harshly.

>>53975068
I think the truth matters. I think salvation in Christ and the glorification of God are the most important things, and I'm very glad Catholics have that salvation, but I don't think God ever encouraged men to blindly follow other men. Quite the contrary - we're told not to follow men and the ways of the world, but only God.

>>53975055
it's far better than rehashing the same dogma verbatim. never changing things around and always saying the same things when they aren't satisfactory answers

>>53975076

It would've if both sides died

Question from someone considering RCIA along with my wife. We'd raise our kids Catholic (we have one 18-month-old right now).

What makes Catholicism different from current Protestantism politically? I can't stand how all the Christians I know and meet use their "faith" to advance the political beliefs they'd have regardless. I don't like that the pope comes to the US and lectures Americans about what we owe people rather than going to Catholic countries and chastising their governments for being thoroughly corrupt. That's bullshit.

If I raise my kids Catholic, is that just going to mean they end up being bleeding heart papist drones?

I apologize if this post seems disrespectful. I'm just struggling over this.

>>53971876
How does it feel knowing literally nothing about Christianity, ya dumb ass-hat?

>mfw intelligent atheists will giggle at this
It's always been about politics, m8Ts

>>53975168
I have a hard time believing you've actually read the Catechism.

>>53972009
Yea, they do that. Same with evangelicals. Wish Catholics would do the same.

>>53975257
I have a hard time believing a lot of what the catechism says as well.

>>53975184
You sound like you're belligerently anti Catholic, so I wonder how you're going to RCIA. I mean good on you for being open to it, but I don't see a question in here. It sounds like frustrated complaints to me.

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>>53974128
>that image
It's almost skillful how that image not only provided the community atheist-chan porn but also managed to capture the trend of poor theological claims spouted by atheists.

>>53974124
Well good to know you're on a good path, man.

>>53973946
You're doing a good job in the arguing department and do definitely know your material pretty well. However, I can't be supporting your tone behind speaking with people. Not to say I don't like you speaking your mind nor want you to hide your feelings but I'm very against berating the people you speak with as it shows zero compassion. There is an 'us v. them' mentality almost. I could only remind you to love even your enemy and point you to my advice here >>53973365

Note the second to last response in the post. The three things that need be grasped.

But, as I said, you know your stuff fairly well.

>>53970218
>>53975161
Guys pls respond

What do these religion threads have to do with politics?

>>>/x/

>>53975184
Read Scripture and pray on the matter. If you can't come to conclusions about things yourself, bring up your questions with others and try to ascertain what the best answers are.

Sometimes you're going to end up with things that affirm your preconceptions about how things are or should be, and sometimes you'll reach radically different conclusions. I would not be who I am if not for Scripture, that's for sure.

>>53975375
Whaddya need?

>>53975161
To me Protestantism has always been more clear on the idea that no one is greater than Jesus Christ. And honestly the whole thing about praying to other things in Catholicism confuses me.

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>>53974757
>The account of what happened on the road to Damascus is in the Book of Acts and his own testimony

Paul exercises enormous control over the formation of the bible, more so than the first Pope. Peter's Gospel is rejected (to be fair it does contain some weird stuff like the cross talking directly to God). He does so because he has a special relationship with Jesus. And the only wittness to this is himself and his doctor friend. Isn't that a little suspicious?

>>53974964
The best Catholic generals ones were where you had a few users that really understood the theology going back and forth. Seriously 200 word posts about the details of the euchrist!

>>53974975
The obvious answer is because it creates 4,000 splintering sects that all change around doctrine and teachings. It opened the door for groups like the Universilists which deny core doctrine like the trinity. The newer liberal Protestant sects openly play n choose with the bible and even encourage it! It just makes sense to have trained specialists interpret the bible like the Catholics or Orthodox do.

>>53975403
There was once a time when religion and politics were not separate entities. They were one in the same.

Religion still has a strong affect on political thought.

>>53975403
Religion has always been a major part of politics

>>53975436
I'd like to see these conversations happening. I really hate all this shit-slinging. I want to see a real discussion.

>>53972357
>Death of le white race
Literally, only Church that opposes abortion and contraception, m8.

Oh, shit. That's right. I forgot that whites are dying out for reasons other than they're all nihilistic retards who kill themselves and don't have children.

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>>53975033
>Wasn't Luke his buddy?

More than buddy, he was his brother. They were both Christians after all.

So when you said

>>53974609
>Not even the other gospel writers seem to be able to back up his claims.

You are demonstrably wrong because the author of Luke and Acts is the same person.

May God have mercy on you.

>>53975431
I think Catholics certainly hold none above Christ, though I think I understand what you're meaning by that. But I do think saint-ship is a misguided practice. I think the justification for it is very weak, and what is wagered on that justification is a commitment to sin in the form of idol worship at the worst.

>>53971100
Holy communion and the other 6 sacraments, also hymns are fucking glorious.

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>>53975148
I don't know Paul. That's why I am asking questions. Although you are right, I should have removed trip-fag for that.

>>53975340
>poor theological concepts
That's the point. Christ chan is a fucking creationistand Fedora-chan thinks New Atheism is a revolutionary philosophical movement!

When we were conceptualizing Fedora chan we imagined her as cringe-worthy edgy: she'd pick Akuma in street fighter, play a demon deck in MtG. In contrast Christ-chan is usually portrayed something like puritan.

>>53975431
In regards to praying to other things. Ever seen a Protestant pray to a tomb stone? The origin of "idolism" in Catholicism is very much based on respecting the dead. There's a shrine to Saint Peter, the first Pope under Vatacin city.

Although I do believe they over do it with Mary.

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>>53975184
>If I raise my kids Catholic, is that just going to mean they end up being bleeding heart papist drones?

If Jesus was alive today American Christians would be calling him a bleeding-heart commie. Because for some reason Americans think treating people as human beings is equivalent to rising up and seizing the means of production and starting purges.

So maybe Christianity isn't really for you? You can try praying to an Ayn Rand novel if that suits you better.

>>53975449
>>53975474
Sure, but what does...

>CATHOLIC GENERAL

>Ask question, give answers, be kind to one another, and above all assist one another in living the virtuous life

Have to do with how religion has any implications as far as politics go? You can basically pick any pronoun and convolute it to make it about politics, your argument is a cop out.

>>>/x/

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>>53975725
Listen kiddo you've already shown yourself to be uniformed:

>>53975529
>>53975529

Do a little bit more studying and maybe one day you'll actually know who Jesus is.

However until that day comes, don't expect anyone to take you seriously.

>>53975184
>implying the USA isn't disgustingly corrupt

If America followed the teachings of the catholic Church, perhaps it wouldn't be a 3rd world country

>>53975436
My understanding of the rejection of Peter's Gospel is that it most likely wasn't written by Peter. I think in terms of Paul's influence, that has a lot to do with the fact that he was simply educated and culturally knowledgeable in a way that the other apostles were not. But even so, he still submits to their authority. I also think it's important to note how Paul, in his epistles, will mention when he is speaking in the name of Christ/the apostles, and when he is offering his own opinion.

I will concede that the historicity of Paul's vision is impossible to verify, but isn't that true with all visions? I mean, as described in Acts, the bulk of the communication happened in his head anyway.

I think that Paul lost a lot in his conversion, and eventually died for it. He didn't have anything to gain if the vision wasn't genuine or if he didn't believe it was genuine.

>>53974255
M8, have you read the bible all the way through? Like, spent a lot of time studying? If not, I think you should rethink that post.

>be me, t.fedora spouting dawkins memes
>realize atheism is gay and start studying philo
>become Deist but still hate Christians
>Study Christ's life from a historical perspective
>wow, not all bullshit
>study more
>2spooky4me.png
>study more, and come to accept Christ
However, for a year aftetwards, I didn't really know what to do. I mean, I hadn't read much of the bible. I really didn't understand theology. Do you really think it makes sense to dismiss people who dedicate their lives to studying the word?

>>53975776
*noun/subject

Identity politics is getting to me, it seems :/

>>53975776
I guess that's a good point. When you make a thread with the specific intent of it being a theological debate then it becomes something other than political. It's more in the realms of a Christian forum post.

>>53975340
Yes this is good advice. Tbh I'm just in a bad mood tonight, but in general I have a ton of trouble not getting combative. I'll have to work on that.

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>>53975934
>I have a ton of trouble not getting combative.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
- Jude 1:3

>earnestly contend for the faith

>>53974636
He's not that bad, he's just kind of weird. I also think he is interested in theology.

He reminds me of Saul, in a way.

>>53975880
That's not a bad story, I followed a similar path. It really is amazing how quickly one can be brought to the door of faith if you give it a chance. To take the leap of faith you still need God to give you that gift, but it's like dang yo

>>53975033
You're ok in my book, buddy. I think your obsession with Christ will eventually lead you to him. That's what happened to me. No one hated Christians more than me.

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>>53974609
Well, as other posters have shown, Paul is not quite the oddball you thought he was.

>>53974964
We get big, interesting questions from time to time. Every /catg/ has their posters who know want to get into interesting and complex topics.

>>53975130
>pic related
Still hoping Dark Souls 3 will allow me to backtrack into those talks again.

>>53974975
Those faults aren't doctrinal. Heresy is faults in doctrine.

>What makes Catholicism different from current Protestantism politically?
That's a big question but immediately I'd say the dense work done in Catholic Social Teaching. There is much work towards promoting the practical application of Christ's teaching in all parts of life. Further, it is all consistently backed by age-old doctrine and teaching rather than trying to apply doctrine and teaching to whatever views.

I would say the biggest issue would be people trying to teach some political beliefs to be a logically conclusion of Catholic Social Teaching and others not when it's not exactly the case. An example from my experience in RCIA was going into human dignity in relation to workers and the vast majority of people in my class made the jump that raising the minimum wage was the Catholic answer but the real assumption being made here was that raising it is what does the people good and people against raising it ALSO ACTUALLY BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING GOOD TO THE PEOPLE. Whichever situation is legitimate is irrelevant. What they forgot was the focus on the good of the common man, not what they personally thought was the best solution for the common man. It's just something to look out for. I'm sure much depends on the people in your parish.

>pope doing whatever
I don't look into what the pope is doing overseas usually so I can't say.

I was raised and confirmed evangelical, started singing in a catholic choir after a friend who didn't know my religious affiliation begged me 3 years ago.

Still doing it. No desire to convert. I hit the high mass and then go to the evangelical church right after, even though I don't really go for that either since I generally only hit the old church because my father is an elder there and even my 40 year old atheist brother still goes just to keep Dad in good graces, despite said brother being a soul-less lawyer.

At Catholic Mass I don't do the Eucharist, but people are under the impression I just do it at another Mass that day since I have a booked schedule and no one in the choir has ever explicitly asked me if I'm catholic or not. In 3 years.

Guess they really need tenors. Agnostic, btw. I guess I just like singing, being needed, and my siblings and I have bizarre issues with our father.

/my cool story!

>>53975182
>africans rule the world

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>>53975934
It's cool, man. Something to work on. Just know I want you to be able to improve without you hiding who you really are. Just putting a mask over yourself does you no good.

Now what you think? Is there anything you think I could be working on, man?

>>53975403
They're religion threads. Religion is explicitly connected to politics by virtue of what it is.
This thread specifically covers a wide range of topics both inside and outside of people's daily lives and thoughts.

>>53975725
Well my bad, I've been out of the know, hahaha.

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>>53975184
>The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is an international organisation, founded in 1970 by the French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, of traditionalist Catholic priests. The official Latin name of the society is Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X (English: "Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X"). The head Superior General of the society is Bishop Bernard Fellay.

>The society is known as a strong defender and proponent of the Tridentine Mass, along with pious practices, beliefs, customs and religious discipline often associated with the period before the Second Vatican Council, which the society believes promoted erroneous and heretical teachings, on matters such as the liturgical revision, ecumenism, freedom of religion, the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church over other religions and relations with Jews. Accordingly, the society holds that their unrelenting effort to preserve the Tridentine Mass along with its traditionalist pious practices rescued the value of tradition against modernism and the ongoing laxity of Catholic doctrine detrimentally caused by the Second Vatican Council.

>>53975750
You're an absolute retard. This is the fucking problem with New Age Christians (you're like x-protestant mainliners).
>Jesus said love all. Why you talk shit about homosexuality
If you claim to love someone and condone their sins against themselves, you're wither a coward or a fool. You're certainly not righteous or Christian. This is a pathetic distortion of a Christ's words from someone, I'm guessing, has never read them.
>>53975184
Look into Catholic teaching. Look into the people who are promoting sodomy, death of the family, abortion and whoredom. If you think Christians are part of the problem for embracing compassion, then maybe it's really not right for you.

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>>53975184
My bad, my answer is here:

>>53976095

I hope it helps

>>53976030
>leap of faith
Yes, absolutrly. I got to a point where I thought logically I was a Christiab, but not spiritually. It came down to just accepting I'll never have every answer, and taking the leap.

>>53976477
Your little chan things are adorable.

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>>53975880
So what did you end up doing?

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>>53976551
For full effect look at this picture and then this one >>53976603

>>53976077
I like your Mary and some parts of your church history. I'm not compatible with Jesus, I was born too skeptical and eventually decided if God cannot prove he exists he has no right to say he exists. Apart from that Christianity was a really shitty experience, no part of it really made it happier or more spirtual. When I tried to get really into it it had the reverse effect, being spirtually dead and depressed all the time. The more I removed from it the better life became. Overall I think the idea of a religion that can work for everyone is fantasy, one person's God is another person's Satan.

>>53975846
What Paul would have had to gained is a platform to promote his ideas. Tons of people listened to him.

He had citizenship to Rome which allowed him to become the face of the religion pretty easily, to my knowledge no one else did.

You are correct that Peter's gospel is not written by him, it is dated 150-200 although the people at the time would not even known that. It would be easy to claim there was an oral tradition.

I suspect they rejected it because it was way too radical. Jesus's dead body is carried out of the tomb by his cross like it's a living thing. God asks the cross if Jesus fufilled his duty and the Cross speaks "yes" Cross rises into the sky and he revives.

Other than that it's just a repeat of many things that would have been in older gospels.

>>53971217
Catholic school taught me wrong ;~~~~~;

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>>53976676
That is pretty fucked up, mate, I'm sorry.

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>>53970765

>Catholic thread
>full of weeb garbage

disappointing (and cringy)

>>53976449
What's with the obsession with homosexuality out of nowhere?

I'm talking about American "Christians" who somehow manage to reconcile their stated religious affiliation with a ridiculous "poor people should die alone in the streets and if anyone in America has a problem it's their own fault" life outlook, and then whine about the Church calling them out on it.

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>>53976836
Shit taste confirmed.

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>>53976836
We are helping an anon out with his Christ-Chan collection that went missing. I think it's pretty nice that the thread is coming together in its image posting to help an anon out in slight things like this >>53970765

>>53972001
>Guys I don't like the direction this new pope is going.
>Waay too marxist chic
He recently BTFO the leftists in Chile.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/world/americas/calling-protesters-in-chile-dumb-pope-francis-sets-off-uproar.html?_r=0
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/04/in-video-pope-francis-defends-chilean-bishop-his-opponents-accuse-covering-up/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/11919748/Pope-Francis-angers-victims-of-sex-abuse-after-calling-protesters-dumb.html

>>53976843
>Obsession

Sodomy is sin. Period.
Sin is sin.

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Just a gentle reminder.

>>53976603
Catholicism. It's unquestionably to most intellectual, and their teaching on salvation makes the most sense. It was a tough decision because my parents are evangelical.
>le man made all tradition meme
I think this is kind of stupid when you break it down. Is some stuff just tradition? I assume so, but I'm not going to throw away 2k years of brilliant theology because I think some formalities are a little unecessary.

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>>53976914
>“The Osorno community is suffering because it’s dumb,” Pope Francis told a group of tourists on St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City...
Ignoring the full context, this was funny as shit to hear come from him.

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>>53976932
>and that cross has been given to the Catholic Church
Assertions are super rad.
Also
>mystical bride

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>>53976547
The other thing that I realized eventually was that once you take that leap, it's not something that's really in your hands anymore either. What I mean is that faith truly is a gift: Humans can't acquire it themselves, they can only receive it as a grace from God. So it's not something you have to actively worry about or concern yourself with. You just have to renew your consent with Christ. That's true with a lot of the Christian life: just saying yes to letting Jesus work through you.

>>53976367
Nah no criticisms, and not particularly to this thread. I would like to see you evangelizing in a more direct way, but I also think that these threads are important in doing that in their own respect. However, I have gotten into at this point almost 40 conversations with people on 4chan where I actively brought someone to the Catholic faith. Maybe you have too, I just haven't noticed many other people really pushing the boundary of religious conversations into evangelization. And I think that's important for Catholics to get more comfortable doing.

Have you read Edward Feser's works? He's been extremely important for helping my apologetics on the God of reason side of things.

Is God Benevolent, Malevolent, or neither?

>>53977049
Benevolent. Necessarily.

>>53976928
Nobody is talking about gays except this guy >>53976449

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>>53970218
Question:

Is gassing every non-white on the planet acceptable under Catholicism?

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>>53976892
>can't have a normal Catholic general without this garbage posted

I know, it's a japanese board now.

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>>53977108
Do you even know where you are m8?
Cute anime girls shouldn't put you off of subject matter anyway. That'd be pretty trivial thing to mope over.

>>53977079
How? I am a Catholic but I need more information for a debate with an atheist. Call me stupid for not rebutting him myself, but after I told him about how people can kill people because we are granted free will, he gave the normal argument of "Why do people starve?" Etc. Please elaborate, I only seek knowledge

>>53976843
I don't have an obsession with homosexuality. The secular left does. Or, maybe you forgot when they lit the white house the colors of S&G. Anyway, yes, I think people often forget that Christianity is a spiritual religion. It's generally apolitical. However, like based Cardinal Burke said, calling yourself a Christian and voting for enemies of Christianity (abortionists and fags) is a sin.

>yfw he said priests should deny John Kerry mass

>>53977085
>Nobody is talking about gays except this guy
And you in >>53976843

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How come the Protestants don't have funny hats?

>>53977164
"Natural" evil isn't evil at all for a Christian. Things we don't like =/= evil. The only evil a Christian recognizes is sin, which entails forsaking the commandments of God. I wrote a brief paper on this recently if you'd like me to turn it into an image file or something.

>>53977187
They can. Are funny hats important?

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>>53977108
>>53977156
>>53977164
>>53977170
>>53977182
>>53977187

Answer the question faggots.
>>53977091

>>53977252
Obviously the answer is no.

>>53977182
In response to him responding to my post with a giant rant about gays for no reason

>>53977282
I didn't see that - I was just responding to your open question.

Question: how does everyone feel about the based African Bishops destroying the degenerate bishops in the synod? I have to say, I've never been more delighted with our work down there. They are truly people of God. Shows what the removal of decadence does to the soul.

>>53977246
It is.

>>53977231
I would love an image, thank you.

>>53977252
No.

>>53977318
Might I inquire as to why?

>>53977325
Sure, gimme a second.

>>53977306
African bishops are INSANELY based. They are even bashing all that black lives matter bullshit

>>53977091
>not preferring they live peacefully in their nations and communities
Maybe you're unaware, but mass immigration is destroying these nations as well. It's literally bad for everyone involved.

also, despite not supporting genocide, we've done pretty well. Unlike, meme-boy hitler.

>>53977170
The problem with homosexuals is that you are hypocrites about it. I'm kind of neutral to the issue. Your Jesus says that remarrying is adultry. Churchs must be filled with women on the second husband or men on their second wife. Why do they seemingly get a pass but gays don't? A priest will marry someone who has had a second husband but not lesbians. The whole situation is insane, I met guy who was kicked out his parents house at 15 because he's gay. No wonder people treat Christians like shit over the gay issue.

From a practical point of view the problem with gays is that they do not reproduce (adoption or womb renting excluded). The whole religious angle doesn't address the problem. Forcing them to marry someone of the opposite gender, forcing them to rent a womb. These are the two answers.

>>53977344
You gonna get that file soon?

Rejoice !

http://www.fides.org/en/news/38685-VATICAN_World_Mission_Day_Catholic_Church_Statistics_2015

>Catholics
On the same date Catholics in the world numbered 1.253.926,000 units with an overall increase of 25.305.000 more than the previous year. The increase affects all continents especially America (+ 15.051.000) and Africa (+7.637.000) followed by Asia (+ 2.161.000); Europe (+ 285.000) and Oceania (+ 171.000).
The world percentage of Catholics increased by 0.09 %, settling at 17.68%. By continent: increases were registered in Africa (+ 0.29), America (+ 0.38), Asia (+ 0.03), Europe (+ 0.03). A slight decrease was shown in Oceania (- 0.01).

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>>53977325
Hope it helps. It's just a brief critique of a commonly encountered argument that it sounds like that guy might possibly be using.

>>53977443
Got it mang.

>>53977409
Catholics can't "remarry" and still receive Communion. The "remarried" are living in a state of adultery.

>>53977465
Thank you very much, Praceteom.

>>53977526
Yar.

>>53977452
Yes, I was just reading this. Really do believe the future will be good for us if we stay strong.
>conservative protestants converting to Catholicism in Europe
>young priests are extremely conservative
Upon the collapse of modernity, we might be the last ones standing.

>>53976928
cool story bro

>>53977409
>These are the two answers.
No the real answer is for them to remain celibate. All Christians are called to chastity, and the only ones who should be having sex are people in a marriage under specific circumstances. Saying gays should be chaste is only holding them to the same standard as literally every person who is not married.

> you are hypocrites about it.
In the RCC? Not really, the Synod right now is about how we don't let people who are divorced and remarried go to communion. They don't get a pass. And priests will definitely not allow someone to remarry without an annulment.

>I met guy who was kicked out his parents house at 15
But that's an anecdote, and the Catechism specifically states treating people with same sex attraction with compassion. Being kicked out of the house is not compassionate. You can't hold Christianity responsible for people who don't follow the teachings

Who is the patron saint of banter?

>>53977584
>young priests are extremely conservative

let's hope we have one Chrysostom in there too

>>53977677
The main story in regard to that particular issue involves alot of fire. Probably a bit more interesting.

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>>53977164
Despite growing enough food in the world to feed everyone, we lack the proper logistics to distribute it.

>>53977306
Even the non-Catholic pastors know what's up, especially when they complained to Obama about pushing his gay agenda in Kenya. If only the blacks here were more like their continental counterparts in this regard.

>>53977387
Continuing from my other reply above yours, African bishops are wary about the economic migrants trying to get into Europe. Not just with the safety concern of smuggling operations by criminal organizations, but the fact that they are the key to raising up their homelands. Africa doesn't need anymore brain drain from occurring.

>>53977742
800 quintillion years over a butt plot
sounds boring

>>53977799
That's a pretty specific number.

>>53977753
>That image

>"Hey, Rubio! Quit your praying and start 'ta rowing!"

>>53977838
sorry, i couldn't sit throughout the whole movie because of the poor plotline

2 Questions.

1: Is anybody really condemned to hell, or does everyone have the chance to repent in the afterlife? Can people who have never seen the light or turned to God have the possibility of heaven?

2: What does the Church say on Transgenderism? I have not found an answer anywhere in the bible.

>>53977704
Lol. Wouldn't surprise me. I mean, think about the type of person who enters the priesthood in 2015. They're not exactly down with modernity or its merchants.

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>>53976972
Yeah, I can feel you there. It's been hard on me as well - my closest cousins being father to a Baptist preacher and my mother being vehemently anti-Catholic. It's sad and I'm really worried how to bring up the situation seriously.
More power to you, man. I hope you're having better luck than me. I will pray for you.

>traditions of man
Honestly this ends up being them not being able to grasp the tradition between Sacred Tradition and cultural traditions.

>>53977038
This is very good criticism, thanks man.
In RCIA my sponsor gave me the advice "evangelize by demonstration" (this is me paraphrasing to be precise). Basically don't push the faith on people, just live and hold the faith as true in the most Christian way possible and by the good that comes from you you will have persuaded people towards the faith in some way. I took this advice to heart in how I began the generals too. I don't press people to believe me but stand by to answer questions and carry on and see if it helps people. I'd have to say it's been pretty successful so far but I agree that at this point I should be more forward with the faith and not beat around the bush. I'd say it would take a bit more research on my end but overall it would be worth it. Right now I may be just entertainment to some and that would be pretty useless overall.

I could be evangelizing better. Thank you man, I'll work on it.

>Feser
I had and I have recommended his works sometimes, man. He has his faults but largely has been a quality source to direct people towards.

>>53977049
Benevolent.
For aid: http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1006.htm#article1

Format is:
-Question
-Various objections to the Christian point of view
-Scholastic view of the matter
-Responses to each objection.

>>53977187
Mennonites have semi-funny hats.
A better question is why Orthodoxy has all the fucking Jesus Wizards.

>>53977306
Pretty much agree.
Pic related.

>>53977891
No, you can only repent there on earth. If not christian due to invincible ignorance, see the Scripture passage of Paul talking about pagans being judged by their conscience

What's a good bible version? I want to seriously reread it and cut the bullshit for myself black and white. I went Catholic school all the way through high school but lost my faith.

Also how is what Vatican Council II did okay? Ive been reading into sedevacantism and Im struggling with the fact if Im a heretic or not.

>>53977983
New living translation
NASB
New kings james
ESV

>>53977876
It may get infinitely less boring should the movie end up being the reality though.

You should probably understand that all sin is equal to Christians though, as sin is all equal to God. Sodomy is no different than maliciously deceiving people or being arrogant. People often don't get this.

>>53970218
Do you have any thoughts on Kant / the argument in pic related?

Is scholasticism being correct a necessary part of you being a catholic in the sense that if demonstrated to be irrational / not correct you would no longer be one?

Must faith be consistent with rationality?

>>53972235
I admire your dedication to this harassment, so unexpected to find someone this committed on 4chan.

>>53977753
Exactly! This is what I was trying to say to the giu who was claiming Catholics must be for open borders. In what world? Tower of Babel ring a bell? We should respect nationality because not doing so hurts every one involved.

>>53972341
Of course, I really don't even think about heaven and hell.