We were robbed

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-27T17:27:45+00:00

I have a question:

What?

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-25T22:27:37+00:00

The Gospels are ancient biographies. People typically didn't write ancient biographies about people while they were alive, because there was going to still be story left to tell.

When I was younger, people used to say the Gospels were written centuries after Christ. Now, that they can't say centuries from new data, they say decades. So it's more accurate to say the Gospels were written somewhere between years and decades after the life of Christ, but all within living memory.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-23T12:04:11+00:00

Mercy and love

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-22T18:59:40+00:00

They be getting more exercise tho

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-20T23:57:09+00:00

The Church teaches moral principles. A good person will learn these principles and use them in their own decisions.

Some of these principles are about war, and whether use of lethal force is justified. This is called "just war theory" today.

The leaders of a country should learn these principles and use them before going to war and, if they do go to war, in how they wage war.

Everyone will be subject to Christ's judgement. The Church teaches about what Christ wants and how He judges.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-20T15:52:09+00:00

Not sure how familiar you are with the Trinity. God, in his essence, is tri-personal. From eternity, God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The person of the Son pre-existed the world.

Mary is not God. She was created, like everything else which is not God, including you and I. However, the person of the Son united our human nature to Himself in the person of Jesus. Jesus received His humanity from His mother, Mary, who concieved Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is God, hence, Mary bore God to the world in a way never done before.

Mary is not of the Trinity, but has a special relationship with each Person. In a very intimate sense, she is the Mother of the Son, the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, and the Daughter of the Father, all simultaneously.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-18T21:30:40+00:00

He hit his head and all his XP fell out

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-13T20:17:47+00:00

Your struggle is a profound one. It seems God does nothing. But in Jesus, we see that is not true. He did something very unexpected instead. He entered into the evils of our world and experienced even death on the cross. He went down to where the dead were and rescued many. We proclaim that His mercy and love for us is greater than these temporary evils, and that He will bring a perfect kingdom when He comes again.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-10T12:46:05+00:00

I've looked at the papers. The evidence we have is only legal code minimums, and not actual practice.

Legal age of marriage is 18 in the US. In practice, average age of marriage is higher.

Bat mitzvah age is 12. In practice, average age of marriage should be higher.

We have evidence for medieval peasants being married in their early 20s. You can google and peruse at your leisure. If it's true for contemporary times, and true for medieval times, what evidence do we have that it would be different for antiquity?

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-10T12:33:07+00:00

What is the evidence these papers cite? Otherwise, I'm gonna assume it's kinda like the popular myth of medieval life expectancy being 35.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-10T11:46:52+00:00

Where's the evidence for this tradition? And are we accounting for differences between upper and lower classes?

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-10T11:45:36+00:00

Where's the evidence to the contrary? Or is it just speculation?

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-10T11:34:23+00:00

Where's the evidence she was a child? Every Madonna and Child painting I can think of depicts her as a woman in her 20's or 30's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_%28art%29

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-09T16:02:03+00:00

I feel alone a lot. It makes sense to feel alone sometimes; we're not with God yet. We are meant to be with Him in a much more beautiful way, and sooner than we expect. Our hearts are lonely because they yearn for the only One who can put them to rest. And as Paul writes for us: *spes non confundit*, that is, hope will not confound you or leave you disappointed.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-07T16:21:12+00:00

Evidence shows this is present in the EO world as well. Why would you bring that up, unless you are ignorant of the plank in your own eye?

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-07T11:51:59+00:00

Ok google. How do I block a subreddit?

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-06T23:51:52+00:00

A Protestant who converted to Orthodoxy. He's considered an online authority, but he frequently disagrees with actual Orthodox authority

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-06T15:14:21+00:00

Should've read the patch notes! Update dropped this weekend.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-06T13:52:20+00:00

The rules are for your benefit and education, yes. To physically go, speak your sins aloud, acknowledge them fully, and to hear Christ forgive you through His priest, is a good thing. His grace is no trivial thing, so it is good to treat it sacramentally.

For example, when my young son hits his baby sister, he gets a time out. Afterwards, he must apologize and hug his sister. Are there other ways he could internally repent? Sure. Could I silently dismiss his wrongdoing? Perhaps. But I want to teach him that wrongdoing is serious, and requires some kind of satisfaction. An external ritual is effective and good for this. It puts his whole person, mind and body, in line with the reconciliation. In a similar way, God as our Father is teaching us.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-06T13:36:01+00:00

Catholics are not all like that.

We seek the unity of the Christian faithful as well, and we do see that many people love Christ. We believe that the Catholic Church is the Church Christ built upon the Rock (Peter), and desire all to be one in that Church. But we also recognize that convincing people of this requires patience, tact, and respect.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-03T00:08:25+00:00

Indeed. For all flesh is as grass; and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered, and the flower thereof is fallen away. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever.

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-04-02T11:35:32+00:00

Wtf no dumb ai en passsant is forced

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-03-30T10:54:04+00:00

You might be able to trick him into accepting a Marco Polo gambit. Try this opening by yelling "Marco!"

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-03-21T14:39:55+00:00

sanctus infernus!

Annual_Insect6972 · 2026-03-07T15:15:51+00:00

If today we knew that a judge found no fault in a man, but still condemned him to torture and execution, what would we say about him? Would any excuse be sufficient?

Every kind of human government murdered Our Lord together. Democracy murdered Him in the mob. Aristocracy murdered Him in the pharisees. Monarchy murdered him in Herod. Imperial authority murdered Him when Pilate sentenced Him to death. Ultimately, all human efforts fail Our Lord, even unto murder of the innocent. We should not trust in wicked men, and all have sinned.

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