tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post1368974610467250228..comments2024-03-27T15:55:32.875+01:00Comments on W-wa Jeziorki: The crux of the matterMichael Dembinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-48467598231336563612016-03-19T21:10:23.779+01:002016-03-19T21:10:23.779+01:00The talk is not just about women priests, it's...The talk is not just about women priests, it's about the idea of Father and what that entails, and it's about absolutes and it's about that which has been revealed :) If your not getting the message then the only basis you can operate on is that if there was a message then it wasn't a very good one. Most people think they understand the message, even 'good' Catholics, and it appears that you are amongst some of those who don't and who go on to think that truth has something to do with science. Oops!<br /><br />Not to worry though, it's not a permanent condition and can be treated. It just requires wanting to find out rather than thinking you've grasped it all:) One prime example of such a misconception is that the truth is based on scripture, which is said to be inerrant.<br /><br />Seek and ye shall find :)adtheladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547876597884642821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-37596402328986937962016-03-18T20:48:39.078+01:002016-03-18T20:48:39.078+01:00It's eminently possible for one to defend the ...It's eminently possible for one to defend the Church's position on women priests - but I have no axe to grind one way or another. Dr Kreeft's arguments are based on the Scriptures and little more than the Scriptures - 'God said this', 'Jesus said that'. OK. I fundamentally reject the Scriptures as being the Absolute Truth handed down by the Supreme Being to man. <i>I tyle.</i><br /><br />It's like saying "science stopped 2,000 years ago. No new facts, no new debate, everything's done and dusted, believe this, there's nothing else worth considering". Fundamentally disagree.Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-11255681803748307502016-03-17T22:21:59.637+01:002016-03-17T22:21:59.637+01:00Ooops!
When I said 'listening to this' I...Ooops!<br /> <br />When I said 'listening to this' I meant This : <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgou9QDR4KM<br /><br />Yes - it lasts a bit of time but that's the cost of effective inquiry :)<br /><br />best, A<br /><br /><br /><br />adtheladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547876597884642821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-38516068680821079502016-03-17T22:18:14.583+01:002016-03-17T22:18:14.583+01:00Dear Michał,
You write : "The Nicene Creed,...Dear Michał, <br /><br />You write : "The Nicene Creed, setting out what Catholics (in particular) are obliged to believe, is for me, difficult. This is not a manifestation of the Sin of Pride. It is rather an intuitive inability to grasp the notion of God as 'Father' and 'Lord' (are these but metaphors, or are Catholics expected to see the Deity as a) male, b) paternal and c) feudal?) And the idea that God, the creator or all things visible and invisible (and here I'd tend to agree, although wishing to understand this notion better) manifested Himself but once to Humanity in 1st Century Judea?"<br /><br />In the spirit of 'wishing to understand', I heartily recommend (to one and all) listening to this while riding the bus or pottering about at home - if you can take on board what it said, I think you will a bit closer to comprehending some of the nuances that are contained in the dogma of Father. It might have you ponder a bit more your intimation that Catholicism is an 'organised' religion and one that therefore began in order to wield and maintain social control.<br /><br />Warmest regards, <br />Aadtheladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547876597884642821noreply@blogger.com