According to what he has told me, it seems like he wants a pseudo-autocratic fascist theocracy. And that's no good.
Jay, I think you are giving the chatter way more credit to his level of understanding.
It's like this: If your going to stand up in front of the world and declare yourself a Catholic. Then Live The Life.
But if your not going to follow the understandings of Catholic Faith, (I.E. picking and chosing which part of the Catholic Faith your going to follow) then it really comes into question if that person was ever truly Catholic to begin with.
If your not going follow the Catholic Faith, find yourself a new relgion. Trust me their are more than a few out there.
This guy isn't looking to change the world in the radical sence as you have suggested. He's just looking for Catholics to follow their Faith. Guys like Kerry give Catholics a bad name. More to the point this understand is for anyone who says that they are Catholic. Kerry and other leaders just are in the spotlight more and thus, are way bigger targets.
On this one, your suggestion that started this rant of mine, is way, way off target.
Part of the problem with that "If you don't bomb clinics, you're not Catholic" view (that was sarcasm, FYI) is that the overwhelming majority of the Roman church, at least in America, do NOT agree with the major teachings. I have friends who claim to be devout Catholics and believe in reincarnation. For a lot of them, "purgatory" "true presence" and such are just buzzwords they may have heard somewhere. Not to mention the abhorrent worship practices common to the RCC, which for all we know "Mr. Him" practices. He could whine about Kerry and then go off to his local Charismatic Mass and fall on the floor screaming in tongues for all we know. I'm not saying it's at all permissible to be in any form of heresy or heteropraxis. Especially not in areas of morals. However, that ultimately is not a matter of "Catholic or not". It is a matter of disobedience, but no matter how much some Republicans scream for Kerry to be tied to a stake and burnt (more sarcasm) their cries are hypocritical, as Kerry's Catholicism may not be far from their own.
Jay, I think you are giving the chatter way more credit to his level of understanding.
It's like this: If your going to stand up in front of the world and declare yourself a Catholic. Then Live The Life.
But if your not going to follow the understandings of Catholic Faith, (I.E. picking and chosing which part of the Catholic Faith your going to follow) then it really comes into question if that person was ever truly Catholic to begin with.
If your not going follow the Catholic Faith, find yourself a new relgion. Trust me their are more than a few out there.
This guy isn't looking to change the world in the radical sence as you have suggested. He's just looking for Catholics to follow their Faith. Guys like Kerry give Catholics a bad name. More to the point this understand is for anyone who says that they are Catholic. Kerry and other leaders just are in the spotlight more and thus, are way bigger targets.
On this one, your suggestion that started this rant of mine, is way, way off target.
-Rylen
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