Matthias, only a bishop?

[adrift]

This was covered before.

No it has not been. Sidestepped yes such as you have done here.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Oh come on now. Really, since when is the liturgical calendar considered an infallible statement of doctrine? Also, St. Christopher had a feast day on the liturgical calendar on July 25, that is until he was removed when people realized he was nothing more than a mythological figure on the same level as Zeus or any of the other mythological figures that people once believed in. Why there were even churches named for him. So much for the liturgical calendar.

I must tell you that your argument grows weaker when you only chose to answer a part of a post that goes against you.

Also you argument grows weak when you reply to an argument based on what you want rather than what was asked. I asked if the liturgical calendar is an act of the Ordinary Magisterium or not.

St Christopher is still a Saint according to the Church. He was removed from the liturgical calendar because it is believed today that he might not have existed or that he might be the amalgamation of more than one Saint. But the Church has not infallibly stated that he does not exist and is not a Saint, so if you argue this then that goes against your argument now.

What about the rest of my post?

Care to reply on that?

Just a question.

Whose Feast day is celebrated on May 14th?

I will answer for you, St Matthias, apostle.

Now if the Church has placed St Matthias on the its liturgical calendar and given him the title of Apostle and gives instructions that the Common of Apostles be used is not that the ordinary Magisterium at work?

And the second reading from the Office of Readings for the day is from a homily on the Acts of the Apostles by St John Chrysostom and it seems to me that he is saying that Matthias is an apostle because the choice of him is left to Christ rather than Peter or the other apostles.

But as you have said, the Church has not made a dogmatic pronouncement (though it does appear that the ordinary Magisterium has spoken through the liturgical calendar) we are free to believe as we wish and nothing you have said persuades me to your view.

I am just confused why you are making such an issue out of it though.

So please respond to my second part. The Office of Readings from St John Chrysostom.

Also many of use have inquired as to why this is such a big issue for you. Please enlighten us.