“I’m sorry you’re having trouble with understanding the Church’s doctrines on Mary. Have you tried opening and closing your Bible?”
“I need you to go to the spine and tell me which version of the Bible you’re running on.”“I’m sorry you’re having trouble with understanding the Church’s doctrines on Mary. Have you tried opening and closing your Bible?”
To extend this analogy:
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Salutations,To extend this analogy:
The Scientists, nowadays, are often propounding speculative theories that have more to do with “the spirit of the times” than with sound science, and which are not always in keeping with the Deposit of Faith. (Cardinal Kasper, anyone?
The Technicians are sometimes striking out on their own, rather than working intimately with the Engineers.
And the Engineers are sometimes lying down on the job of explaining things clearly, which means that the Technicians’ role and responsibility becomes more onerous.
To be frank, I wish apologists and other “Internet defenders of the faith” would uniformly agree to work in coordination with the Holy See (and the latter would agree to supervise and “police” them). This would avoid a lot of murkiness and misery.
Dear Randy,
The Technician seems to have the hardest job.
Evidently no one has told you that the birth control pill causes abortions also.The Church should be the guide of our conscience, not our own emotions. Have you not heard of a “rightly formed conscience”?? Just because someone else chooses to do wrong, doesn’t mean we can!! God Bless, Memaw
I agree!
Not all prevent implantation of a fertilized egg. Different methods/pills are used for different needs, as well. Even single women who are not sexually active may be on birth control pills to regulate periods or for the symptoms of endometriosis. If these are used then it is a lesser of two evils for married women. Catholic women should always talk to their priest, in consultation with their doctor, about what is all right for them to use.
).I guess I’d extend the Apologist analogy.
Well, this is a tricky thing. Apologists are generally laymen with families to support, and many of them work full-time on apologetics. We live in the world of the open market, and there’s nothing wrong with paying money for a book as long as the product is worthy. The labourer is worthy of his hire.
Excellent post.Not all prevent implantation of a fertilized egg. Different methods/pills are used for different needs, as well. Even single women who are not sexually active may be on birth control pills to regulate periods or for the symptoms of endometriosis. If these are used then it is a lesser of two evils for married women. Catholic women should always talk to their priest, in consultation with their doctor, about what is all right for them to use.
As for your comparisons, Randy, I had to chuckle when I read them. Certainly the various roles/duties of the ordained and lay have been described in times past–usually as shepherds and their dogs (I’ll let others guess which persons belong in which category
And of course in each case there are people who are faithfully doing what they should be doing and those who aren’t–that’s due to our fallen human nature, so I’m never alarmed when I learn of someone’s failing(s) nor scandalized. I merely pray “There but for the grace of God go I.”
And a agree that apologetics apostolates ought to have some oversight. Not directly by the Vatican, but by our bishops, although someone with an eye on apologetics in the Holy See wouldn’t be a bad idea. CA has such oversight, I believe. Those that don’t, should be avoided, IMHO since they can be nothing more than vehicles for personal opinion rather than proper defenses of the faith.
