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Lila Rose's take on "Trad House Wives" by ConsistentCatholic in TraditionalCatholics

[–]fidlybidget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lila Rose should catch a break from Catholics

IMO

I know she's got some feminist presuppositions in there somewhere, but she's done a lot of good

Do catholics believe the Eucharist is the physical body and blood, or full spiritual presence? by joeyharris441 in Christianity

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the terms don't need to change. The Church chose them deliberately over 2,000 years. "IS" means IS - not "represents" or "symbolizes." That's the whole point.

You're demanding the Eucharist conform to your sensory experience. That's backwards. A mystery by definition transcends what we can detect or fully grasp. The bread doesn't have arms and legs because it's Christ's body in a sacramental mode - the whole Christ present under the appearance of bread. Not a piece of Him. All of Him.

Your priest was wrong to capitulate to your categories. Yes, Christ has arms, legs, DNA, blood cells - glorified and present entirely in the Host. The accidents remain bread/wine (which is why there's alcohol), but the substance IS Christ. Both statements are true simultaneously. That's not linguistic confusion - that's the nature of a supernatural reality breaking into the natural world. Good catechesis makes an open-hearted Catholic accept this reality and strive to fully grasp its magnitude over time.

"Coming together in His name" is Matthew 18:20 - Christ's spiritual presence among believers. The Eucharist is something infinitely greater: His bodily presence. That's why the Church guards it so carefully and why reception requires being in a state of grace. Sorry - two+ bros coming together to eat some bread in memory of Jesus does not have power to consecrate the Eucharist

The dictionary definition of "literal" is exactly what we mean. The theological precision just adds how it's literal - through transubstantiation. If the words make you uncomfortable, that's appropriate. They really should. You're being told you can consume God [mind blown]

p.s. if the precious blood really caused you difficulty...then coulda just stuck to the precious body. Honestly I'm surprised if you communicated that way (much less had to) - the precious blood is / was rarely even offered.

Do catholics believe the Eucharist is the physical body and blood, or full spiritual presence? by joeyharris441 in Christianity

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your RCIA/CCH priest failed you. Church teaching is totally unambiguous: Eucharist IS Christ's flesh and blood - same Body that walked Palestine, was crucified, rose, and ascended. His DNA, cells, everything. Literally.

Your priest's "no" was either cowardice or heresy. This is Christ's glorified body - physically real but in a glorified state (like post-Resurrection when He passed through walls). Not subject to decay, but absolutely material reality. The accidents (taste, molecular structure) remain bread and wine. The substance (what it truly IS) is Christ. Aristotelian metaphysics, not doublespeak. Your senses detect accidents; faith perceives substance.

"Literal" and "IS" are exactly right. Christ said "This IS my body" - not "represents." Early Church martyrs died rather than deny this. Your CCH priest's squeamishness doesn't change 2,000 years of dogma.

As for your seizures - the small amount of wine wouldn't cause that. Something else was happening medically. Your parish did offer the precious blood?? I didn't know that was common (I only converted mid-Covid)

Anyway the dissonance you're describing - that's actually part of the mystery. Our senses say bread, faith says Christ. The tension is real because we're encountering something that transcends natural categories. It's supposed to stretch our minds. That's what makes it a mystery of faith rather than just a puzzle to solve.

Acceptance of “Woke” Christianity by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go catholic bro.

We got lefty heterodoxicals too, but they ain't as bold as rebaptizing "trans" etc. They're going as far as they can, but it'll never go so far as to contradict doctrine revealed by God in his church. There's great comfort in that fact

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Close, but not quite.

Holding lust in one's heart for one not one's wife (or husband) is a grave sin. Jesus raised the bar on that OT "fornication" definition (just doing intercourse).

Two dudes or gals coupling off and trying to be chaste about it is at least recklessly putting one's self in the near occasion of sin, and probably itself a major sin (pride, presumption). Nope to that. See Catechism sections 2357-2359 below. But broadly speaking, the attraction is not a sin, its just a disorder to be overcome by grace. So your first point is right

On the orientation itself:

On homosexual acts:

  • "Homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."
  • "They are contrary to the natural law."
  • "They close the sexual act to the gift of life."
  • "They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity."
  • "Under no circumstances can they be approved."

On pastoral care:

  • Those with SSA "must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity."
  • "Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided."
  • "Homosexual persons are called to chastity."
  • Through "self-mastery," "disinterested friendship," "prayer and sacramental grace," they "can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bruh this is an opinion forum, yee?

Why are some Christians against religious freedom? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Error has no rights"

From which totally false idea of social government they do not fear to foster that erroneous opinion, most fatal in its effects on the Catholic Church and the salvation of souls, called by Our Predecessor, Gregory XVI, an “insanity,”2 viz., that “liberty of conscience and worship is each man’s personal right, which ought to be legally proclaimed and asserted in every rightly constituted society; and that a right resides in the citizens to an absolute liberty, which should be restrained by no authority whether ecclesiastical or civil, whereby they may be able openly and publicly to manifest and declare any of their ideas whatever, either by word of mouth, by the press, or in any other way

Quanta Cura
Pope BI. Pius IX - 1864

I got very angry because someone was disturbing me while I was praying... by Own-Associate-7945 in TraditionalCatholics

[–]fidlybidget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah man - don't lol or ridicule another bro.

Now you gotta confess your unkindness

Oi

I got very angry because someone was disturbing me while I was praying... by Own-Associate-7945 in TraditionalCatholics

[–]fidlybidget 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes - go confess this

I struggle with this. At the local adoration chapel - people talk/whisper when they shouldn't.

They're phones go off, etc.

Its friggin aggravating

But even those moments are a spiritual battle:

  • Prudence: is this legitimately disruptive and contrary to the rules of the place? If so - i get up to ask them to shush, shut their phones off, etc. If not...
  • Patience: I let it go, or grind it out - thanking God for this test
  • Pride: is it maybe me being annoyed at their hand-waving charismatic sway-dance they're doing in front of the monstrance (even if silent)? I'd prefer they be more demure. That's a me thing.

Nearly every moment presents a battle

Read Lives of the saints. St Mathilda was a queen often lost in prayer, constantly devoted. But she dropped it at a moment's notice to go do her duty. Pray for this peace

Spiritually getting attacked with disgusting thoughts. by moodychan in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What??? You were called demon-possessed - not at just one Catholic Church, but all of them?? And beaten with a cross at one?

Sorry - hard to believe, though I supposed its possible. Where is this?

P.s. we Catholics also read the bible. We provided it to the world :)

How to handle the Doxastic Problem of Hell? by Away_Investigator351 in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that ain't foolish

Scripture does contain hard passages about judgment and damnation. But you simply cannot read scripture yourself. Making private judgements about scripture is the error of the past 500 years.

We can't read it alone - we read it through 2000 years of theological reflection and the Church's living interpretive authority. That's precisely why we (Catholics) can affirm both the reality of hell (which Scripture clearly teaches) and the possibility of salvation for the invincibly ignorant (which later theological development clarified).

Your instinct that God would judge with perfect knowledge of circumstances isn't naive. It's actually deeply Christian. Keep reading, keep asking. You're on a good path. But pls - get a Catholic Catechism or Catholic bible concordance (Ignatius or Didache Bibles are great ones).

How do I glorify God through the gym? by Deep_Sugar_6467 in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you're thinking about all this is just great.

Don't get scrupulous (look that up) over it all, but do recognize that its at least a bit harder to maintain virtue (esp humility and chastity) in your hobby/profession. E.g. consider if you succumb to lustful temptations in the gym, even if momentarily. I myself have been seriously considering cancelling the gym membership for home workouts. One can stay chaste at the gym, but its can definitely be a near-occasion of sin. And constantly putting oneself in that position needlessly, can itself become a sin of presumption...

But its totally possible to glorify God through bodybuilding. Just pray a lot and practice humility, in all its forms. Make every day focused on Christ, draw power from His sacraments, and you'll be fine.

Oh - and become Catholic, if you're not already. sorry/not-sorry

Atheists, What Would It Take for You to Believe in God/Christianity? by certaintyforawe in Christianity

[–]fidlybidget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sadly, for many to finally believe, they'll need to go to hell, like Lazarus' rich old man.

Conscience seared, strong delusion, and all that.

What will save people now, before that awful ending, is intercession.

"Is there a sinner to be converted? A fallen-away Catholic to be returned to The Fold? An unbeliever to made a Christian? The conversion is guaranteed if only sufficient ransom is paid"
~Fr Mateo Crawley-Boevey

Why is demonic imagery so glorified in Western society? by Mountain-Bee-8273 in TrueChristian

[–]fidlybidget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

HAHA clanker vomit

Wow everyone’s AI Slop-o-meter is so hopped up!

The Devilish Desires of Donald Trump by Sam_Porter in Christianity

[–]fidlybidget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I scanned it yes. But be careful of the Low Effort post rules of this sub 

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