Naked babies....a sin?

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Oren said:
Why do people overreact to statements like this by saints? Newsflash saints are almost always going to say stuff you don’t agree with because they are saints and you are not! He’s talking about honoring our guardian angel by our conduct. Be honest with yourself, would you EVER think that to yourself about anything you do?? NO! That’s because he’s a saint and he thinks spiritually and we are not and we think worldly. Humility would be listening to the saint honestly and without an overreaction and without immediately looking to the worldliness of your own time and culture in order to gloat over a saint who is just not ‘with it’ like we are.
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Oren said:
Why do people overreact to statements like this by saints? Newsflash saints are almost always going to say stuff you don’t agree with because they are saints and you are not! He’s talking about honoring our guardian angel by our conduct. Be honest with yourself, would you EVER think that to yourself about anything you do?? NO! That’s because he’s a saint and he thinks spiritually and we are not and we think worldly. Humility would be listening to the saint honestly and without an overreaction and without immediately looking to the worldliness of your own time and culture in order to gloat over a saint who is just not ‘with it’ like we are.
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How judgemental and rude. No saint would approve of your post.

Wasn’t gloating or trying to be worldly, just asking a simple question.:eek:
 
Origen52 said:
Interesting interpretation of the original question. I saw it more that someone reads things said by saints and suddenly worries that some behaviour totally acceptable today, may be a sin. Any writing by a saint should be read reverentially, but one must always keep in mind that their writings are not doctrine. If you come across something you don’t understand, either place the saint in an historical context, or discuss your concern with a priest. I don’t know in other parishes, but in every parish I’ve belonged to in the last forty years priests are very lonely during the weekly confession times. I find it’s a great time to go confess and clarify any ambiguities, problems or scruples you may have. If you have a really good priest a monthly confession can be more helpful than seeing a counsellor. Just my opinion.🙂
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For some reason we Catholics want to make rules out of “holy instances” that have to apply for all time, all places and all peoples 🤷.

Anyone who has tried to learn more than one language knows the secret: context, context, context.
 
Oren said:
Why do people overreact to statements like this by saints? Newsflash saints are almost always going to say stuff you don’t agree with because they are saints and you are not! He’s talking about honoring our guardian angel by our conduct. Be honest with yourself, would you EVER think that to yourself about anything you do?? NO! That’s because he’s a saint and he thinks spiritually and we are not and we think worldly. Humility would be listening to the saint honestly and without an overreaction and without immediately looking to the worldliness of your own time and culture in order to gloat over a saint who is just not ‘with it’ like we are.
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I was speaking in general terms when it comes to questions like these and at no one in particular.
 
Goodness Gracious me… Another Dose of political correctness gone mad !
nothing wrong with babies or children naked in the privacy of home or back yard…
a bit of sunlight on a body is a healthy thing…
 
I think St. Jean Marie Vianney would be quite amused to hear his views described as “politically correct” (or should that be politiquement correct?).

A lot of it is culture. In India, naked children are quite common - due to poverty, but also because of the climate and culture. No one really bothers. 😃
 
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