Objective substance of macroscopic physical objects does not exist

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GaryTaylor said:
Not for nothing, but do you “ever” post without insulting someone? What is sad “specifically”?
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I found the guys discussing a quantum physical explanation of transubstantiation sad because it reduces Grace to a physical phenomenon, it reduces Christ to an equation. As a Catholic priest said “It never had to be a question of reducing the supreme Being to the rank of a scientific hypothesis.”

Do you disagree? Do you think we’d be better off with a formula for God?
 
Linusthe2nd said:
What the Catholic Church teaches is certainly no concern of non-Catholics. And to accuse the Church of " reductionist " thinking amounts to an ad hominem slurr which violates the rules here. And to accuse the Church of rationalizing amounts to the same thing.

So no, the Church is teaching exactly what Christ taught. He was pretty specific in what he said, he had a chance to back out of its meaning and he refused to do so, even though many of his disciples " no longer followed him. " Perhaps you should re-read John’s discourse on the Eucharist and think about it some more. 🙂
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Come off it, you know very well I wasn’t saying anything about the Church, I was speaking of your personal reductionism.

You must try to overcome your fantasy that you are the Shepherd when you’re just another sheep. This may come as a shock but Christians belong to Christ, not to Linus.

And you can stop the inflammatory nonsense, you know I never join in sectarian bigotry, and I already told you the local priest is saying a Mass for my wife this Sunday. You’re welcome to fly over and join me in church, although I won’t take the bread and wine out of respect.

The priest, btw, will not only do a funeral for a Baptist, he will do Buddhist or Hindu or whatever anyone needs, as long as he is told what rituals to perform. He sees it as his duty to the community, he never turns anyone away.

Interesting how real-life Catholic priests have so much more freedom in Christ than the games of legalism some laity play on the internet, don’t you think?
 
inocente said:
Come off it, you know very well I wasn’t saying anything about the Church, I was speaking of your personal reductionism.

You must try to overcome your fantasy that you are the Shepherd when you’re just another sheep. This may come as a shock but Christians belong to Christ, not to Linus.

And you can stop the inflammatory nonsense, you know I never join in sectarian bigotry, and I already told you the local priest is saying a Mass for my wife this Sunday. You’re welcome to fly over and join me in church, although I won’t take the bread and wine out of respect.

The priest, btw, will not only do a funeral for a Baptist, he will do Buddhist or Hindu or whatever anyone needs, as long as he is told what rituals to perform. He sees it as his duty to the community, he never turns anyone away.

Interesting how real-life Catholic priests have so much more freedom in Christ than the games of legalism some laity play on the internet, don’t you think?
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Your local priest sounds like a good man.
I’m really just a loveable little fuzz ball 😃

Linus2nd
 
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