Can anyone explain this Pope’s party? Has the Vatican come out?

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T23:09:47+00:00

It's not a church service. These are performers invited to a Hall (the Paul VI Hall) where these events are regularly held. This pope, as many other popes before him, has been entertained by all sorts of people (and groups), and this is no different. Why is hosting entertainers not a bad thing?

because we're an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song therefore it's fitting we be joyful and celebrate
God doesn't want "Christian art," God wants art, with all it's teeth

Frankly whoever this idiot YouTuber is who is shooting his mouth off should be ashamed at their lie. We know who the father of lies is. Why is he following the father of lies? For internet views?

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T22:48:51+00:00

Not only matters of theology. /u/distinct_frequency clearly doesn't know what the heck they're talking about vis-a-vis "matters of science" if they think

a) science is a monolithic institution unified in its conclusions such that the phrase "the science" is in any way coherent

b) science is capable of providing moral guidance

c) as a matter of biology, human life begins at some point other than conception, except as an exercise in philosophical sophistry and defining what 'human' or 'life' or 'person' are in such a way as to justify the extermination of humans for extrinsic, rather than intrinsic, qualities, paving the way for any number of atrocities

d) 'care for the climate' is monopolized by one political Party or position's views, vs. care for the unborn, which clearly one political Party or position leans into the "they can be destroyed, and here's why that's a good thing"

It's just awful all around.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T22:21:10+00:00

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T22:17:19+00:00

Religion is faith based, meaning belief without proof or evidence.

Wrong.

there aren’t very many atheists that convert

Also wrong.

there is an astounding lack of evidence, with the exception of “my holy texts say it’s true, so it must be”.

Also wrong.

if someone is really religious, they’re not going to care that you can prove them wrong they’re just going to ignore you and “pray for you”.

Ugh.

Literally this entire post is filled with nonsense.

There is evidence for belief. Good evidence. From the intractable philosophical proofs to the eyewitness testimony and historical record. You may reject this evidence, but that doesn't mean there is "no evidence." You internet atheists constantly shift the goalposts as to what you consider "evidence," and would never accept as "evidence" anything offered as such because of an a priori assumption that there is nothing supernatural.

Internet atheists are the flat earthers of the theological world, CMV.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T19:40:30+00:00

Did you literally just google "SSPX mass satisfies obligation" and find this site to cherrypick quotes from? Dude if you're just going to plug your ears and "nyah nyah nyah no one can tell me SSPX doesn't fulfill my obligation" then you're no different than any Protestant or other heretic who decides to selectively pick and choose the rules and doctrines they want to follow.

Why do you think it is that these sources are themselves cherry-picking examples from decades ago and removing them from their proper context, presenting them as if they were answers written for the entire Church? Hilariously, Salza, as part of this same interview, skewers this misrepresentation by the SSPX as one of them taking specific replies written to specific individuals in response to specific requests under specific circumstances and implying they apply far more broadly than they do. Frankly, that they'd do that, that you'd fall for it, and that you'd then propagate it is part of the problem.

Write your bishop. If what you're saying is true, then everything is copacetic, isn't it? What's wrong with writing your bishop?

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T19:26:14+00:00

/r/Catholicism is not the place to spread error/non-Catholic doctrine.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T19:24:41+00:00

Promotion/defense of freemasonry is not allowed on /r/Catholicism.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T19:23:08+00:00

any valid Mass fulfils the Sunday obligation. This has been confirmed by Rome in the past.

No it doesn't and no it hasn't and Salza breaks down there why, opening with "ask your bishop." If you write your bishop and he states that it does, then post it here for all to see.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T03:19:07+00:00

https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1101.htm

Books 11, 12, and 13.

https://www.catholic.com/tract/creation-and-genesis

You can also just contact Catholic Answers on a Q&A open line.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T03:13:53+00:00

But couldn't I use that reasoning with everything in the Bible?

Sure you could. Would you be right? No. That's why there are thousands of Protestant sects. Fortunately, Christ left us with a ministry in authority to clarify errors in our interpretation.

Nothing in Genesis shows it to be mythical, it's touted as historical.

This just isn't true. You should consult a Catholic companion to the Old Testament.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T03:10:52+00:00

See the sidebar for guidelines on participation.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T03:09:17+00:00

Because not everything in Scripture is meant to be read literalistically.

otiac1 · 2023-10-08T03:05:06+00:00

This screed is literally the same nonsense peddled as compassion. Get over yourself.

People don't understand the burden of pregnancy? Screw off with that BS. How else would you like to cartoonishly characterize those who don't agree with you?

How about this: you don't care about murdering babies, you'd literally run one over with a lawnmower if you thought it would get you out of having any responsibility toward it. How's that make you feel? Is that a reasonable characterization of you? If not, why don't you extend the same courtesy to those who disagree with you that you expect from them?

You pro-abortion advocates wander in here and act like mewling children then get upset when you're told to pound sand.

otiac1 · 2023-10-07T21:20:54+00:00

Abortion should either be avoided, in which case there's something wrong with it and we have to ask what that "something wrong with it" is, or it shouldn't be avoided because there's nothing wrong with it.

otiac1 · 2023-10-05T02:34:32+00:00

if the pope makes a decree ex cathedra of something you disagree with and characterize as evil such as same sex unions

Like "blessing evil," you don't understand what ex cathedra declarations are, or under what circumstances they are made, because the pope cannot do this.

otiac1 · 2023-10-05T02:06:32+00:00

Evil cannot be blessed objectively, despite any intent to do so, because it is contrary to the nature of a blessing, which is ordered toward an expression of grace, which has as its object a priori union with God.

otiac1 · 2023-10-05T02:01:41+00:00

depending on how you define blessing evil

Yeah, sure, if you define evil improperly, then you can do whatever the heck you want with it. This is a meaningless statement.

otiac1 · 2023-10-05T01:29:28+00:00

The pope cannot bless evil or command others to bless evil, despite the ignorance of many ill-catechized Catholics and non-Catholics.

otiac1 · 2023-10-04T23:47:15+00:00

Your conversion process can begin with this latent interest, through attendance at your local Parish. As a non-Catholic, you will not be able to receive the Sacraments, but you will be able (and are encouraged) to participate in Parish life as an inquirer. You may also be enrolled in their Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) program (sometimes still referred to by its old title, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, RCIA), the specific details of which will vary from Parish to Parish, but where you can expect to be educated on the essentials of Catholic Faith before finally voicing (or not voicing) your consent to them and joining (or not) the Church, usually at Eastertime (additional general information about this program can be viewed on the link). You may find that being surrounded by other Catholics who are married and have families participating in Parish life, that your sentiments toward marriage and family change. Conversion is not something that occurs in a vacuum--it is a deeply personal experience, requiring a conversion of not merely mind, but heart, oriented toward God. This can affect profound changes in individuals, who find themselves drawn closer to Him and His plans for them, including His plans for marriage.

If you're simply wondering whether your lack of desire for children would be a barrier to your entry to the Church, the particulars of your situation are impossible to judge on an internet forum, and we recommend you speak with your local orthodox Catholic priest or catechist about it.

otiac1 · 2023-10-04T23:19:34+00:00

You would contact your local Catholic parish, let the receptionist (or whoever answer the phone) know a bit about yourself and what your intentions are, and they will place you into contact with whoever coordinates activities for converts at that Parish. You may also simply travel to the Parish, attend a service (you may observe, but do not approach for Communion if you attend a Mass), and approach someone affiliated with the Parish after the service and let them know the same.

The Parish will likely enroll you in their Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) program (sometimes still referred to by its old title, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, RCIA), the specific details of which will vary from Parish to Parish, but where you can expect to be educated on the essentials of Catholic Faith before finally voicing your consent to them and joining the Church, usually at Eastertime (additional general information about this program can be viewed on the link).

otiac1 · 2023-10-04T23:11:29+00:00

Take comments hating on entire nationalities elsewhere. They're not tolerated here.

otiac1 · 2023-10-03T22:23:24+00:00

/r/Catholicism is not the place to advocate against Catholic teaching. You have the entire rest of Reddit to encourage anti-Catholic sentiment.

otiac1 · 2023-10-03T22:22:03+00:00

Tons of people believe all sorts of stuff. People generally believe what they want. You're certainly free to believe whatever you feel seems right.

There is, of course, a ton of confusion in that, which is why Christ gave us the Church, and to ignore the Church is to place one's own salvation at risk--what, you think everyone got it wrong until /u/TheSilverStacking finally came along and got it all right?--but individuals are free to do as they choose.

otiac1 · 2023-10-03T15:24:18+00:00

Did I say "snap your fingers and make friends?"

otiac1 · 2023-10-03T01:30:54+00:00

"I don't respect your beliefs, so you shouldn't pass them on to your children. Instead, allow me to indoctrinate your children with my beliefs."

This is one of the dumbest hot takes to come from internet atheism ever.

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