Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Religious Zealots for 1000, Alex

Look, God knows crazy when he sees it. If you are very wrapped up in the Old Testament's description of how to decorate your church, you may need to step outside and take a breather once in a while and realise that this is not 370 BC.

Also, the catechism of the Catholic church isnt available pocket sized and it doesnt always address your every crying need. So occassionally you are going to have to wing it. We all sin all the time so you better just accept that first and move on from there. If you are going through your daily life patting yourself on the back for your utterly perfect catholicism you should probably look up Pride in the list of the 7 Big Ones. If you have ever called someone a cafeteria catholic you need to step up to the line and grab a tray. because you are one too.

And another thing. Your 8 child family is not any holier than my 3 child family. The Holy Family itself was a small family. Mary didnt even need to consider a 15 passenger van. Or donkey. Or camel. Whatever.

Last of all, there were no good old days. The good old days were pretty crummy for blacks, women, and even catholics here in the good old USA. Let's not waste our time grieving for an age where our government didnt allow certain people to drink from the same water fountains as others. Or when as a nation, we were firmly convinced there was nothing wrong with advertising for a position and actually saying, "NO IRISH NEED APPLY." Or when women left alone by their deadbeat husbands were committed to mental "hospitals" (miserable fetid warehouses) and their children given up for adoption, which was a misnomer for being sent into white slavery. What? That didnt happen? Oh yes it did. To my maternal grandfather's family. Of the 8 children, only one was "Adopted," thank goodness. The others were parcelled out to live in various states of misery among their less than nurturing (but catholic!) family members. And that is a long story for another time.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The reason I brought up the OT was to show the importance of how we are to worship. The Holy of Holies contained the Arc of the Covenant (the Throne of God the Father -on top of which was 2 golden statues of Angels), the golden lampstand to be kept lit (the Holy Spirit -seven tongues of fire), and the veiled bread of the Presence (the Christ -in the tabernacle, not in the back of the temple). The OT is important because it is fulfilled in the New. Just as the NT is revealed in the Old.

It is my understanding that a "cafeteria" Catholic is one that does not accept all of the Catholic Church teachings. Catholics that accept all of the Church's teachings and are in communion with Rome, does not mean that they are free from sin. Just as infallibility does not mean the pope is free from sin.

I'm not really sure what the sins of the past has to do with the Catholic Church. We live in a fallen world where great sins, injustices and crimes will always be inflicted on innocent human beings. Satan never sleeps. In fact, one can argue one of the greatest injustices against humanity has occured in just the last 40 years, where over 50MM innocent babies have been murdered in this country alone.

Sarah said...

Look, Patrick, if you are looking for informed thoelogical discussion this isnt the place for you. im just a homeschooling hausfrau with some random thoughts flung up on the net.

Luke Holzmann said...

Sarah, sometimes snarky posts make me smile. This is one of those. "...this is not 370 BC." Love it.

And I'm not looking for an "informed theological discussion" but to my understanding Mary and Joseph had other kids... hence the passage about Jesus' brothers and sisters [Matthew 13:55-56]. And while I completely agree with your point (you are absolutely right), Mary may have had use of a 15-seater [smile].

~Luke

Sarah said...

Mary must have ridden Alice's camel, Luke.