This was in response to an already funny status that I had put up -"When God said,“Let there be light”, Rajnikanth said,“First, say “please”.”
My question is, did I indulge in blasphemy?The world will not end in 2012. You know why? Because Rajnikanth just got a laptop with a 3 year warranty.
DK who this Rajnikanth is, but I sense it’s along the same lines of Chuck Norris jokes?This is a comment I made on my facebook page -
This was in response to an already funny status that I had put up -
My question is, did I indulge in blasphemy?
P.S. Look up “Rajnikanth facts” to see who he is!!
CCC 2148 Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech; in misusing God’s name. St. James condemns those “who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called.” The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ’s Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God’s name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God’s name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.This is a comment I made on my facebook page -
This was in response to an already funny status that I had put up -
My question is, did I indulge in blasphemy?
P.S. Look up “Rajnikanth facts” to see who he is!!
I disagree. Even if he did all that, it is disrespectful to God to misuse His Holy Name and the words of His Holy Scripture for such a profane purpose. So I would say this particular action is a blasphemy, albeit a very mild one.As long as you made it clear that it was a ridiculous comment and obviously untrue, just funny, then I don’t see how it could be blasphemy.
Do you really think this may have been blasphemy?This is a comment I made on my facebook page -
This was in response to an already funny status that I had put up -
My question is, did I indulge in blasphemy?
P.S. Look up “Rajnikanth facts” to see who he is!!
Hey, but I didn’t use his NAME.it is disrespectful to God to misuse His Holy Name
I don’t think this is blasphemy, but a Catholic friend of mine told me that I was blaspheming. So I deleted that comment, but I still want to find out whether this could be considered to be blasphemy.Do you really think this may have been blasphemy?
What do you mean or understand by blasphemy?
I remember, once Fulton Sheen jokingly said, “The spirit is willing but the flash is willing.”the words of His Holy Scripture for such a profane purpose.
“God”** IS** His Name.Hey, but I didn’t use his NAME.
It’s only misuse if he did it knowing people would see it and think it was true. But it was a joke, and an obvious one at that. He wasn’t profaning anything because it’s pretty clear that what he said wasn’t true.I disagree. Even if he did all that, it is disrespectful to God to misuse His Holy Name and the words of His Holy Scripture for such a profane purpose.
I still disagree.So I would say this particular action is a blasphemy, albeit a very mild one.
Ah, but condemning silly little jokes like this is WHY people accuse Catholics of having no sense of humor; one innocent little joke and we Catholics need to run around yelling “Blasphemy!” instead of chuckling at it for what it is-an innocent, silly little joke.We don’t want to give people the false impression that Catholics have no sense of humour. But I think that there is so much blasphemy in the world today that it is not a good idea to add to it even in a very small way.
I have never heard any Catholic teaching that says so. Why do you say so? “God” is a title. But a name? I have never heard of that.“God”** IS** His Name.
I think it’s pretty clear that The Life of Brian is intended as a joke and it’s pretty clear that it’s not true. But it is blasphemy.It’s only misuse if he did it knowing people would see it and think it was true. But it was a joke, and an obvious one at that. He wasn’t profaning anything because it’s pretty clear that what he said wasn’t true.
I am not running around and yelling at anyone. The OP asked us for our opinions whether these words constituted blasphemy. I am as entitled to give my opinion as you are, without being subject to false accusations from you.Ah, but condemning silly little jokes like this is WHY people accuse Catholics of having no sense of humor; one innocent little joke and we Catholics need to run around yelling “Blasphemy!” instead of chuckling at it for what it is-an innocent, silly little joke.
See Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2142 to 2155.I have never heard any Catholic teaching that says so. Why do you say so? “God” is a title. But a name? I have never heard of that.