tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post5825210948481299951..comments2023-07-02T08:52:28.676-07:00Comments on New Christendom: Longish reply to BobDavid Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-74031136248452230452011-06-14T10:03:34.051-07:002011-06-14T10:03:34.051-07:00Leslie,
great points. It reminds me of what we sa...Leslie, <br />great points. It reminds me of what we say at Mass just before we receive Christ:<br /><br />"Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed."<br /><br />Not one of us is worthy of Him or is in good standing with Him. But if we aproach with a repentant and humble attitude, and beg his mercy, then by His grace we can eat the actual flesh of God! <br /><br />Jed, if you are still following this, I am surprised you would receive the Eucharist at a Mass if allowed to. I would have though you to see it as idolatry. I was wrong I guess.David Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-64273912090199099942011-06-12T03:12:32.751-07:002011-06-12T03:12:32.751-07:00I belong to a 12 step group that asserts that we d...I belong to a 12 step group that asserts that we do not need to police our membership because failing to adhere to spiritual principles can cause us to reach for that bottle, and then we are in danger of dying. It is a weak analogy but one that could be compared to a Catholic in mortal sin receiving The Eucharist...for we believe that doing so can cause that person harm, real harm. Hence, we don't have to point out the 'Catholics in Bad Standing' - that tatoo is on our foreheads, all right...but only God can see it (or someone like St Padre Pio - man, that guy is GOOD). Great Post, David...thank you!Leslie K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13309112557962726272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-43603073480232331282011-06-08T12:28:10.277-07:002011-06-08T12:28:10.277-07:00Excellent point Jed. He would take my word for it,...Excellent point Jed. He would take my word for it, your right. In that sense Catholics don't "fence" the table. I mean not with words. But I think most people know what Catholics believe about it and would not take the Eucharist at a Mass. Also, most Protestants would not <i>want to</i> because they would see it as the most base form of idolatry.David Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-78077733640413066742011-06-08T11:54:21.584-07:002011-06-08T11:54:21.584-07:00David you are correct about all of the things on m...David you are correct about all of the things on my list of expectations of what I have been told is a E Free church. The only things I think you have wrong are that I would commune with them (as with you) because I am a member in good standing with my elders (I obviously can understand why your priest would have reservations about letting me commune with you without prior knowledge of my conversion) and secondly because as long as you are giving a warning in good faith about the repercussions and responsibilities regarding communion it really is on their/my head. Do you have a special tattoo that marks you as a Catholic in good standing or some other kind of ID that would let a priest in a different community know that you are a good Catholic? Or would he take your word for it? <br /><br />JedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com