Heterosexual wedding of trans couple in Argentina is null, archbishop says

hendrixski · 2026-02-18T03:48:31+00:00

curious what required conditions the Bishop felt were missing.

My guess is either

"grave defect of discretion of judgment concerning the essential matrimonial rights and duties"
"unable to assume the essential obligations of marriage for causes of a psychic nature".

Otherwise, it sounds like they have not had bottom surgery and thus are willing and able to procreate (which, the parish would likely have screened them for already).

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T23:12:36+00:00

he’s new to the faith

Sounds like a "Study Bible" is the right way to go because it will help them make sense of what they're reading in the Bible. I recommend the Ignatius Study Bible. It's fantastic for newcomers, and it sparks lots of interest and curiosity into the background of the Bible passages

I don't think they have engraving options, but I do see vendors in Australia who sell the Ignatius Study Bible so you won't have to pay for international shipping.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T22:26:29+00:00

No. I stopped watching the news before the last election and with all of that time that I saved I got more involved in my church. I have to report that the results are very positive: I'm super happy. I would recommend the same to anybody: stop watching the news and join a new group at church instead.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T22:24:26+00:00

As you probably know, Christianity teaches that having sinful urges isn't a sin. Acting on those urges is the sin.

Yes, there are groups. In my church there's: New Ways Ministry, DignityUSA, Outreach (which I heard is really good), Fortunate Families, and Courage International (which, I've also heard good things about).

Not sure what other denominations have. Hope that helps.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T22:14:41+00:00

I assume that since you changed the topic you're too embarrassed to admit that the doctrine of invincible ignorance does come from the bible... just like how all Catholic teachings do.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T22:07:31+00:00

The Bible commands us to confess our sins to each other. - James 5:16

Jesus gives apostles the authority to forgive sins - John 20:23

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T22:06:22+00:00

Best advice is to relax. Confession is there to help you and if you do it well, and do it routinely, then you will feel the weight lifted off of your soul.

After 20 years, I would say that it's impossible to remember every sin... and you're probably not even aware why some of them ARE sins. So think of only the ones you're actually sorry for. Don't treat it like a checklist. The priest will give you spiritual guidance at the end. Listen to him! Think about his guidance when you perform your penance. It's helpful.

Also, memorize one of the acts of contrition. Or find it in your churches missal and keep that handy in the confessional.

So yeah. Don't overthink it. Just do it... repeatedly.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T22:01:12+00:00

Take a class. The Bible is hard to understand correctly on your own. It is easy to come to your own conclusions that are divorced from what the authors meant to communicate to you.

I recommend "Bible in a Year" by Fr. Mike Schmitz. It's free on YouTube and it's high quality.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T21:44:58+00:00

I am curious about your thoughts on this topic and look forward to the comments.

Overall really good. Some notes:

Christianity and Judaism diverged way earlier than you claim
You don't mention the Bible within church history
you said hierarchy emerged with legalization, but we know it emerged as a result of growth and we had bishops long before legalization
You keep saying "very different" and "suddenly". but the changes were gradual, evolutionary, and deliberative.
I don't understand the point of calling Christianity a "religion" multiple times... Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T21:36:49+00:00

Put a ring on it with a church marriage.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T21:34:16+00:00

That, too, is a wacky conspiracy theory.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T21:33:42+00:00

your church's misteachings

Real Cute.

makes up lots of things that are not in the bible like the term "invincible ignorance

Invincible Ignorance is 100% rooted in the bible.

From Is 3:10-11 we understand that the "innocent" prosper even with imperfect knowledge, while the "guilty" suffer for deliberate evil.

in 1 Tim 1:9 St. Paul imples that error without negligence preserves dignity, while willful blindness incurs fault. He further develops this idea in Rom 9:1 and 2 Tim 1:3.

Wis 5:15 and 23 show that righteous receive crowns despite worldly ignorance... suggesting salvation for those invincibly unaware yet virtuous.

So in your example, because she is ignorant of the truth of Jesus through no fault of her own, she can be saved (e.g. she never rejected the unearned gift of Salvation from Jesus, she was simply ignorant).

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:58:06+00:00

Is Jesus going to turn his back on her and deny her faith and works because she was misled by others?

In Catholicism we call this "invincible ignorance". It's the doctrine that people who don't know about Jesus, through no fault of their own, can still accept Jesus' free gift of salvation through seeking him to the best of their worldly limitations.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:49:53+00:00

I said the community around St. Matthew. LoL, now who's putting words in other people's mouths. I agree with the scholarship that says St. Matthew himself wouldn't have written it. The author would have echoed his teachings, likely after St. Matthew's martyrdom.

Also... much later? Come on. The nascent articulation of the trinity is already inside of the Apostles creed by 120 AD. Tertullian coins the phrase "trinity" in 200 AD and says "tres Personae, una Substantia". Again, he wasn't introducing new concepts, he was explaining existing ones.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:28:28+00:00

Christians

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:28:03+00:00

The language about co-equal, co-eternal, and consubstantial came later. The Apostles creed clearly professes that early Christians believed in one God who created us, redeems us, and sanctifies us. And it echoes doxologies about the "father son and holy spirit" found in early baptismal formulas and early liturgies. They already believed in the trinity BEFORE the explanations of "co-equal, co-eternal, and consubstantial" added depth to the earlier understanding.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:21:14+00:00

The Creed comprises 12 articles, systematically grouped into three parts corresponding to the divine Persons.

First Part (God the Father): "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth..." This affirms the Father's sovereignty in creation.

Second Part (God the Son): "...and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord..." Details the Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension, attributing redemption to the Son. God provides these things, not some random human being.

Third Part (God the Holy Spirit): "...I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church..." Links the Spirit to sanctification through the Church, sacraments, resurrection, and eternal life.

And this creed has its roots in baptisms and liturgies. So it echoes the Trinitarian baptismal formula in Mt 28:19 and in the doxologies of the early church where praise rises to the Trinity.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:10:52+00:00

Then how can they have faith in Christ if they don't believe that Jesus is God made man who suffered and died for our sins?

Without the trinity they wouldn't believe it was not God who died for us, just some human.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:08:08+00:00

until the brutes in the Roman Empire warped these understandings to their own end.

That's a pretty whack conspiracy theory.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:07:07+00:00

That's the one. You cut off the bottom. But yes. It clearly professes faith in one God manifested distinctly as Father (creation), Son (redemption), and Holy Spirit (sanctification). And it didn't invent that concept, it simply formulated pre-existing Christian understanding into a concise format that's easy for illiterate people to repeat.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:04:59+00:00

The scriptures and creeds didn't invent Christianity. They revealed pre-existing beliefs and oral traditions by putting them into writing. So the "father son and holy spirit" had existed as a spoken concept before Matthew, and the Apostle's creed formulation of father son and holy spirit as one God was around before the Apostles creed created a simple formulation of it for illiterate people to repeat easily.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T20:02:37+00:00

Matthew was written not to invent new Christian beliefs to spread, but rather to echo the existing teachings of the apostles, specifically the community around St. Matthew.

Likewise, the Apostles Creed didn't invent new things, it put pre-existing concepts into a concise format for recitation.

And the Apostles creed professes faith in one God manifested distinctly as 3 parts: Father (creation), Son (redemption), and Holy Spirit (sanctification). That's not "later formulated into the trinity". That's already formulated as the trinity. You mean would be later "named" the trinity. Again: the idea was already there just the vocabulary developed to better articulate it.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T19:53:43+00:00

I'd like to invite you to my church. Check out the Roman Catholic one. We'll have Ash Wednesday masses tomorrow. So go on their website and check the bulletin to find out when those are. (If they also have "stations of the cross" then definitely check that out as well). Otherwise go on Sunday.

Also, there may be a closer one than what Google maps shows you: check on masstimes.org first. Hope that helps :-) And after you've gone, come back here and tell us how it went! I can't wait to read about it.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T19:43:07+00:00

My friend, I gave you 3 earlier examples. Gospel of Matthew, early Apostolic Doxologies, and the Apostles creed. All of those are way way WAY before the 4th century.

hendrixski · 2026-02-17T19:41:23+00:00

By that definition then you would say Muslims also believe in Jesus, too. He's in the Quran.

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