tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post7068518718183280178..comments2023-09-12T03:38:50.647-04:00Comments on Connecticut Catholic Corner: Does the Holy Father understand us at all?Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-13354098102357985312014-02-19T17:01:30.588-05:002014-02-19T17:01:30.588-05:00I don't think anyone should be calling the Hol...I don't think anyone should be calling the Holy Father. FRANK THE HIPPIE POPE. Why so? Because it shows a great lack of respect for the Vicar of Christ on earth. I am not completely happy with Francis and his style and even his close advisors, but he still needs to be prayed for and spoken of with respect. Katalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022632010831557996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-40204585930054078792014-02-19T08:12:01.009-05:002014-02-19T08:12:01.009-05:00I am one of the sad Christians too. I used to be p...I am one of the sad Christians too. I used to be proud to be Catholic, now I don't know what that means anymore. Does Catholic mean someone who lives and believes in the fullness of truth, or does it mean someone who wants to adjust the Church to fit in with the values of the world (All with a big joyful smile on their face, because they are SO loving!)?<br /> Ick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-2248446225637585232014-02-18T21:08:03.127-05:002014-02-18T21:08:03.127-05:00Frank the Hippie Pope strikes again! (Thanks to ou...Frank the Hippie Pope strikes again! (Thanks to our Lutheran brethren for that one!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-20524391266819559632014-02-18T12:30:42.286-05:002014-02-18T12:30:42.286-05:00Hello Gary and welcome!
I agree we Catholics have...Hello Gary and welcome!<br /><br />I agree we Catholics have a great many things to be happy about and to celebrate. If you are new here perhaps you missed my posts that I share my joy of Catholic things.<br /><br />I try to share the good and the bad respectively. Just seems the bad stuff is more often in the news and that is what I get emails about asking my thoughts or opinion on this or that and I do try my best to answer as best I can.<br /><br />God bless and thank you again for stopping by and reminding us all there is great joy in being Catholic - especially in our Sacraments.<br /><br />In Christ,<br /><br />Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-21285964035712986842014-02-18T10:20:32.826-05:002014-02-18T10:20:32.826-05:00I would like to make a small defense of Daniel. La...I would like to make a small defense of Daniel. Last Sundays sermon in our Latin Mass parish was about how we need to stop only dwelling on the 'sins' of the Church and more on the 'gifts' of the Church. Yes, we all have seen many problems in the last 50 years and sadly a lack of leadership by many of our bishops. Yet at the same time, we need to remember that we have so much more than any other Christian denomination, any other religion. <br /><br />Yes, I am very sad for the loss of so many souls that I see wondering away from the Church, whether to protestant churches or to the secular world. <br /><br />We have made great strides in convincing priests and bishops to stand up for truth. I know that in my diocese which was so protestantized that they were removing all signs of Catholicism, yet in the last decade it has made many advances toward holiness. <br /><br />God will protect his Church, yet Satan appears to be allowed to do much damage. I know that the vision of Pope Leo shows God allowing Satan to have his way with the Church for a long period of time. It has been a hard blow, yet there were things in the Church that needed cleansing. Most Catholic in the last century considered evangelizing a job for priests, yet Jesus commanded us all to do it. <br /><br />We all must pray for a return to more holiness in the Church, for strong leaders that will bring back many lapsed Catholics. <br /><br />We also must thank God for his great mercy that has given us so many graces and gifts through his Catholic Church. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054188053170869019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-48784230551334941522014-02-17T22:10:59.311-05:002014-02-17T22:10:59.311-05:00Catholic Dem -
I've heard about as many homil...Catholic Dem -<br /><br />I've heard about as many homilies in mainstream Catholic circles condemning gluttony as I have heard condemning contraception - zero.<br /><br />How about you worry about the sins you feel called to combat, and let Julie worry about the sins she feels called to combat? <br /><br />In Christ, through Mary,<br />DanielDOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243481485409235583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-63523543909701697752014-02-17T20:54:47.382-05:002014-02-17T20:54:47.382-05:00Hmmm...St. Thomas Aquinas clearly lists it as a mo...Hmmm...St. Thomas Aquinas clearly lists it as a mortal sin and condemns the proposition that it only a venial sin<br /><br />http://www.stpeterslist.com/7321/aquinas-9-thoughts-on-whether-gluttony-is-a-mortal-sin/<br /><br />Over a third of Americans are obese and many more are overweight so it is clear to me that the sin of gluttony is certainly widespread. <br /><br />As far as nobody is trying to change the teaching on gluttony, do you think that would be the case if people knew how many souls go to Hell because of it? If you asked the average Catholic should gluttony be a mortal sin you would likely get the same answer as you would about birth control.<br /><br />I think think the Holy Father is trying to bring balance after years of the culture wars. He wants us to know that we all sin and whether that sin is birth control or gluttony, Jesus is waiting to forgive.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-18415934855074363732014-02-17T19:47:05.845-05:002014-02-17T19:47:05.845-05:00CatholicDem since when is gluttony a "mortal ...CatholicDem since when is gluttony a "mortal sin"??<br /><br />According to the Church it is a VENIAL sin: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06590a.htm <br /><br />Gluttony is a VICE - a sin of the flesh that can LEAD to a mortal sin, but it is not a mortal sin in its self.<br /><br />You are thinking of the term "deadly sin" - a "deadly sin" is a vice (venial sin) that can LEAD to mortal sin.<br /><br />For example, if you are a glutton for food but you still feed the poor and live a functioning life you have committed a venial sin. If you are such a glutton that you refuse food to a starving person you have made gluttony a mortal sin. Or if you stop functioning in life and simply eat yourself to death, you've committed a mortal sin. Over eating and being fat in themselves are not mortal sins, but it can lead to mortal sin.<br /><br />Catechism #1866<br />1866 Vices can be classified according to the virtues they oppose, or also be linked to the capital sins which Christian experience has distinguished, following St. John Cassian and St. Gregory the Great. They are called “capital” because they engender other sins, other vices.138 They are pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth or acedia. (2539)<br /><br /><br />As to the reason you haven't seen an article on gluttony on this blog is because as far as I know no one is protesting the Church or trying to change Church teaching on this sin like some in the Church are doing with women priests, birth control, gay marriage, abortion etc.<br /><br /><br /><br />In Christ,<br /><br />Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner<br /><br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-24951933339559178282014-02-17T13:38:26.365-05:002014-02-17T13:38:26.365-05:00I don't think your soul is in peril, I just th...I don't think your soul is in peril, I just think you might find more grace in an approach along the lines of "well, I may be more of a fan of Benedict's tone, but I am going to trust that Christ is watching over His Vicar and that the Holy Spirit is at work. The Creed won't change, nor will the Catechism, and I can take joy in that knowledge."<br /><br />In Christ, through Mary,<br />DanielDOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243481485409235583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-83842248334111473962014-02-17T11:48:26.431-05:002014-02-17T11:48:26.431-05:00Hmmm...I guess I don't understand the fixation...Hmmm...I guess I don't understand the fixation on the sexual issues. Gluttony is a mortal sin but I don't see anything on your site about it. Maybe I'm wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-38990694149059086412014-02-17T09:51:31.306-05:002014-02-17T09:51:31.306-05:00Hello Daniel!
Do you truly think my soul might be...Hello Daniel!<br /><br />Do you truly think my soul might be in jeopardy for wishing a pope and the Vatican to more strongly discipline its members who spread heresy?<br /><br />You might be right, but I suppose neither of us will know that for sure until we face God on Judgement Day.<br /><br />Until then, I am most hopeful that<br />Saint Thomas Aquinas was spot on when he said...<br />"If the faith is in imminent peril, prelates ought to be accused by their subjects, even in public." -St. Thomas Aquinas<br /><br />God bless you and thank you for sharing your point of view, you have given me something to think about and pray on.<br /><br />In Christ,<br /><br />Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-50579707271815557122014-02-17T00:35:16.907-05:002014-02-17T00:35:16.907-05:00I don't think Pope Francis is trying to oppose...I don't think Pope Francis is trying to oppose the Beatitudes, Julie. You might find that a different approach to this man serves your soul better. At least consider it.<br /><br />Prayerfully yours,<br /><br />In Christ, through Mary,<br />DanielDOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243481485409235583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-66079384292872858572014-02-16T20:21:46.971-05:002014-02-16T20:21:46.971-05:00Hello CatholicDem,
Perhaps you didn't underst...Hello CatholicDem,<br /><br />Perhaps you didn't understand what I said.<br /><br />I said remove CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND NUNS for teaching heresy - that is what we are SUPPOSED to do with heretics (remember Martin Luther?). Why in the world would we want priests and nuns who were teaching nonCatholic beliefs to Catholics?? Makes no sense at all!<br /><br /><br />We then excommunicate (NOT kick out or ask to leave) the people who support heresies taught to them by the religious.<br /><br />If they are excommunicated they are STILL required to attend Mass and work to repent of their heretical beliefs, but while they hold these heretical beliefs they can NOT have the Sacraments- with the exception of Confession of course.<br /><br />We don't want anyone to LEAVE, we want them to REPENT and come back into full communion with the Church.<br /><br />Hope I cleared that up.<br /><br />God bless!<br /><br />In Christ,<br /><br />Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner<br /><br /><br /><br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-13016936905508468342014-02-16T13:56:17.079-05:002014-02-16T13:56:17.079-05:00Ummm...you do realize that if Catholics who practi...Ummm...you do realize that if Catholics who practice birth control were to leave the Church you would have very little left, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com