Newly ordained Father Ismael Garcia Sainz distributes Communion during Mass. Cardinal Cupich ordained seven priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles June 29, the …More
Newly ordained Father Ismael Garcia Sainz distributes Communion during Mass.
Cardinal Cupich ordained seven priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles June 29, the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Cardinal Cupich ordained seven priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles June 29, the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Ultraviolet
- Report
Change comment
Remove comment
You should care. @Jmy1975 For people who are capable of recognizing these distinctions, and I'm giving you the credit that you can, they matter very much in how they impact our spiritual life.
Morality (and its opposite) immorality are standards set by society. Spiritual uncleanliness is the state of our soul as it's measured against standards set by God and clarified by The Church.
There was …More
You should care. @Jmy1975 For people who are capable of recognizing these distinctions, and I'm giving you the credit that you can, they matter very much in how they impact our spiritual life.
Morality (and its opposite) immorality are standards set by society. Spiritual uncleanliness is the state of our soul as it's measured against standards set by God and clarified by The Church.
There was a time, even within living memory for some, when interracial marriage -notably between Caucasians and Negroes- was not only immoral but a criminal act. Laws change, morality changes. Today it's considered a sign of "progressive" enlightenment, being colour-blind to race. "Love Is Love, etc..."
To my knowledge, The Church never made such a condemnation. If a man and a woman were both Catholic, The Church gave Her blessing on their desire for matrimony.
So there's an example of something being "immoral" yet according to The Church certainly NOT "spiritually unclean".
Today we see just the opposite.
Riffing my earlier paragraph... there was a time, even within living memory for some, when homosexuality (much less homosexual marriage) was not only immoral but a criminal act. Laws change, morality changes. Today both are considered a sign of "progressive" enlightenment, being blind to gender. "Love Is Love, etc..."
The Church has always held homosexuality to be an abomination and those indulging in it to be spiritually unclean.
This is what monstrosities with in the Church like Fr. James Martin (SJ) wish to change. He seeks to somehow "re-write" the Bible and the last umpteen centuries of Church teachings so homosexuality is NOT considered "spiritually unclean" at all. He's counting, I think, on secular society to accomplish a similar goal for morality and there is precedent for his hope.
Therefore, morality may be determined by the whims of society, but spiritual uncleanliness is determined using a much higher standard.
Have fun with Rafal, btw. I'm almost tempted to start writing amicus curiae just for the sheer amusement of it. I mean...
Did you see any citations for those graphs and bad black and white photos? I didn't.
Or "the Magisterium" of the Church? C'mon... shooting that one down is TOO easy. Like so:
www.praytellblog.com/…/john-paul-ii-an…
'course for a winner like Rafal, The Magisterium began and ended whenever he pretends it did.
You should have an easy time with him.
Morality (and its opposite) immorality are standards set by society. Spiritual uncleanliness is the state of our soul as it's measured against standards set by God and clarified by The Church.
There was a time, even within living memory for some, when interracial marriage -notably between Caucasians and Negroes- was not only immoral but a criminal act. Laws change, morality changes. Today it's considered a sign of "progressive" enlightenment, being colour-blind to race. "Love Is Love, etc..."
To my knowledge, The Church never made such a condemnation. If a man and a woman were both Catholic, The Church gave Her blessing on their desire for matrimony.
So there's an example of something being "immoral" yet according to The Church certainly NOT "spiritually unclean".
Today we see just the opposite.
Riffing my earlier paragraph... there was a time, even within living memory for some, when homosexuality (much less homosexual marriage) was not only immoral but a criminal act. Laws change, morality changes. Today both are considered a sign of "progressive" enlightenment, being blind to gender. "Love Is Love, etc..."
The Church has always held homosexuality to be an abomination and those indulging in it to be spiritually unclean.
This is what monstrosities with in the Church like Fr. James Martin (SJ) wish to change. He seeks to somehow "re-write" the Bible and the last umpteen centuries of Church teachings so homosexuality is NOT considered "spiritually unclean" at all. He's counting, I think, on secular society to accomplish a similar goal for morality and there is precedent for his hope.
Therefore, morality may be determined by the whims of society, but spiritual uncleanliness is determined using a much higher standard.
Have fun with Rafal, btw. I'm almost tempted to start writing amicus curiae just for the sheer amusement of it. I mean...
Did you see any citations for those graphs and bad black and white photos? I didn't.
Or "the Magisterium" of the Church? C'mon... shooting that one down is TOO easy. Like so:
www.praytellblog.com/…/john-paul-ii-an…
'course for a winner like Rafal, The Magisterium began and ended whenever he pretends it did.
You should have an easy time with him.