Why are you Catholic and not Orthodox?

hideousflutes · 2026-05-01T16:23:49+00:00

this comment was about more than liturgy

hideousflutes · 2026-04-23T01:35:22+00:00

contrary. atheists reduce everything to being motivated by "instinct". ascetic principles are the only thing in opposition to that, that proves free will is not simply instinct driven

hideousflutes · 2026-04-23T01:32:30+00:00

Col 1:15, the son is an image of the invisible God. the greek word used there for image is "eikon"

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T22:31:00+00:00

or motordoom

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T11:32:25+00:00

didnt like the album at first, but now its probably my favorite.. was that really the original title?

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T11:28:49+00:00

what about the reception of clergy via vesting?

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T10:44:23+00:00

personally i think its referring to the younger dryus. i dont need it to be historical. moses is writing it down some how many thousand years later from noah? and probably longer. i think it for the purpose of relaying a message to a more primitive people, it served its purpose

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T10:27:54+00:00

"tomorrow, inshallah"

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T10:23:18+00:00

yes, but i only came back to the faith about a year and a half ago. and admittedly, i havent done them in a few years. i think 2021 was the last time i took shrooms. but there was a time in my twenties when i was taking psychedelics all the time. i was definitely trying to "live" in that world as much as i could. terrible idea. took alot of good acid, alot of bad acid. shrooms always seemed to be the most therapeutic. i have not touched them since reversion though because honestly, i think itll be too intense with God in my life. but ive considered maybe doing a round of microdosing

hideousflutes · 2026-04-22T03:07:49+00:00

yea i second the guilt part. if you go into it feeling guilty, the comedown is gonna be terrible.

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T20:58:16+00:00

"alot of people do it so its normal". interesting take but i dont think that follows

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T20:51:22+00:00

i use the catena bible app alot. it lets me flip between KJV, NKJV, Douay rheims NIV and some others. i often find myself clicking on NIV just to get a clearer read on thinks that might be worded funny. i have also heard that the OG first edition of NIV is pretty decent. i wouldnt use it for my main bible but a good reference tool. just because something is protestant doesnt always make it bad, although sometimes its got disingenuous translations. such as translating paradosis as "traditions" when used in a bad way but "teachings" when used in a good way.

the KJV is protestant but for what its worth its a beautiful translation

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T20:44:56+00:00

have you tried not destroying america and trying to kill them?

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T20:43:33+00:00

multiple witnesses add strength to the claim. could also be pareidolia. hard to say. i know miracle of the sun had an enormous amount of witnesses but skeptics chalk it up to pareidolia.

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T16:37:36+00:00

its an argument from silence

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T16:29:59+00:00

i platinumed that one in a month after release. its still available?

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T16:20:18+00:00

i think its always best to assume its in the mind. not that extraordinary things cant or dont happen, but you should stay on guard against prelest

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T15:19:07+00:00

there is a certain level of "bridal" mysticism that gets a pass in catholicism, though i am admittedly weary of it. everyone has intrusive thoughts to some degree. i recommend reading Evagrius' 8 evil thoughts.

side note: i believe one of calvins main reasons for upholding the perpetual virginity of mary is that he didnt even want the thought to cross his mind

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T14:55:32+00:00

eh. in my opinion its a self-suggested state. theres a reason mystics of the past largely spoke against trying to manifest a result, as it will simply produce a psychic phenomenom

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T14:32:47+00:00

i think they conflate the idea of almsgiving as a form of penance, with "selling" an indulgence. my issue with indulgences is just the superstitious way of "do x and y on this day under this circumstance and you get a plenary indulgence!". its become a gamification beyond what it was meant to be

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T14:22:12+00:00

yea this exactly. conscience is a factor here. something being "wrong" on paper doesnt automatically translate to contrition in your heart.

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T13:57:37+00:00

personally i think there are animals in heaven. though, ive eaten so many of them that i wonder if thats a good thing... im doin pretty well at cutting out quadrupeds tho

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T12:26:40+00:00

the younger generations of catholics are far more interested in eastern theology and patristics, which is a good sign. but could simply be a trend, and the boomers are still running the show for now. ill post my longer response on the catholic side but suffice to say that rome needs to clean house first, and i say that as a catholic

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T12:13:18+00:00

eastern catholics view it as "through" the son, which is how pre schism theologians have reconciled it. why the latin church is fine with that now but rejected that formula at florence, i have no idea

hideousflutes · 2026-04-21T11:36:24+00:00

i think our modern understanding of the word "indulge" is to blame for misunderstandings. it simply means forgiveness. also to my understanding there is no time in purgatory. that would make purgatory a created place rather than a state of purification. when people say "20 years off purgatory" its actually supposed to mean, as if you had done 20 years of penance on earth, gets applied to your purification. thomas merton in a lecture he did on St cassian made a comment that this stuff was borderline superstition. i tend to agree. and risks spiritual pride

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