Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
So much for the ' Shepherd' who is guided by the ' I don't count the sheep ' theory!
ReplyDeleteAnd how may I ask does one 'compromise' on divorce. An example of the 'compromise' would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat must be a difficult pastoral issue. I have a number of formerly Catholic cousins and friends who have been alienated from the Catholic Church because of divorce. One cousin had such a horrible ex-husband that her lawyer refused payment for the divorce. He said she had been through enough. Perhaps that's something the pope could take into account. People today marry cautiously, divorce for the most part with reluctance and with good reason, and need to keep living their life, including trying again for happiness. They need to be forgiven, like that lawyer did for my cousin.
ReplyDeleteA few possible ways to get around this problem:
ReplyDelete1. Redefine marriage
2. Redefine divorce
3. Sell annulment tickets at weddings. One per marriage, valid for the life of the marriage .Non refundable.
4. Divorced persons may receive sacraments on only odd Sundays of the month pending collection counters report after the even Sundays of the month.
5.One divorce per marriage.
6. Could also start up a Monday weekly mass just for divorced people, gays and lesbians with convicted and suspected pedophile celebrants. Perfect way to separate the sinners from those who are not sinners.
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