Protestants teaching Catholics?

[mosher]

That is the point! We can not leave our parrishes because people are teaching the wrong thing. We need to buck up and teach in the church… get involved…make the changes that are necessary. The #1 thing that has been happening is that the pastor will try to convince you that you are the only one who has a problem. Sometimes the bishops do this too. Remember, you are not the only one who knows the basics of Catholic teaching or how Mass is supposed to run. Follow through and stay in the fire. That is what we are doing.
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I disagree. I think that today with the CEO mentality of many bishops it is necessary to cause a substantial decrease in numbers at a parish that is heterodox so that he will be compelled to investigate the situation. It seems that if the numbers look good then the Bishops are not willing to address many of the concerns that need to be dealt with.

PS - you stole my sig …

 

[Paris_Blues]

tdandh26:

the archdiocese had paid this woman to teach all the priests of the dioceses.

WHAT?!?!?!

That’s stupid!

 

[davy39]

Paris Blues:

WHAT?!?!?!

That’s stupid!

I agree. The past week, there has been a priest on ewtn saying the morning Mass, and giving the homily. His name is Fr. Trigilio and he is from Harrisburg, Pa. He is great and his homilies are fantastic. Maybe they can hire him to show them how to preach, instead of that woman.

 

[Paris_Blues]

davy39:

He is great and his homilies are fantastic. Maybe they can hire him to show them how to preach, instead of that woman.

He’s funny too but it’s to make a point! He’s great!:yup:

 

[Vicia]

mosher:

I disagree. I think that today with the CEO mentality of many bishops it is necessary to cause a substantial decrease in numbers at a parish that is heterodox so that he will be compelled to investigate the situation. It seems that if the numbers look good then the Bishops are not willing to address many of the concerns that need to be dealt with.

PS - you stole my sig …

I have noticed in my diocese that probably because of the bankruptcy case, the bishop isn’t really paying attention. So as far as I can figure, it is up to us to make the necessary changes.

PS - I was going to say the same thing to you…

 

[Everyman]

palmas85:

You should be pleased!!! This is evidence of the value of ecumenism. Not only do the protestant churches have truth and faith in them, they can all lead to salvation too, AND they can teach us a thing or two as well :bowdown:

I say take it s step further, do away with the Priests and bring in evangelical speakers for Mass. But why stop there, lets call them Sunday worship services, no need for the Mass anymore in these ecumenical times. And the evangelicals can sure quote scripture can’t they?? Hallelujah Brother, I’ve seen the Light

After all, Catholics obviously don’t know much about the Bible or scripture. You know too many years of hastily muttered Latin paryers that no one understood that left the poor downtrodden befuddled defenseless parishners with no other option except to nervously clack their rosary beads and pray for relief from the tyranny of the ordained priests and the moribound Traditional Latin Mass. THE HORROR, THE HORROR!!!

.You know my motto, ecumenism forever Hip Hip HOORAY

Ecumenism is great, no doubt, but not from a woman minister. I think this situation sounds more like pure liberalism, not healthy ecumenism.

 

[dulcissima]

Since I had come on here and sort of made a bit of a fuss, I thought I should come back with an update. I had Bible study yesterday. We will be doing a Catholic Bible study once we finish our current one. We are going to be doing one from Little Rock on women in the New Testament. Sounds perfect.

Also, we talked more about our priest not being comfortable with Scott Hahn, and decided maybe it is just more of a personality difference. He may have said “too Catholic” or “anti-Protestant”, but I think it is more that he is uncomfortable with his vigor. Our priest is very, very reserved. I think he is uncomfortable with how vigorously pro-Catholic and enthusiastic Scott Hahn is.

I felt a lot better though after our last class, and just thought I would share it.

 

[MarthaMartha]

dulcissima:

Well, to be fair, I did not hear the priest say this with my own ears. This is just what I was told that he said, so it is essentially hearsay. He is not a part of our Bible study either, which is why I was surprised that he would be vetoing what we would be doing.

In his defense, he gives a fine mass and I have no complaints with his homilies.

Also, I think I was being too harsh saying that the others didn’t know the basics. That was pretty arrogant of me. I just get frustrated to be in a room of older women, life-long Catholics, who are wondering whether Mary really didn’t have any other children or how do we know that she was assumed into heaven.

I’m an older woman life-long Catholic, and I can say that some of the best doctrinally sound CCD teachers have been recent converts. (Dulcissima, do YOU teach, or have you considered teaching, CCD?) I wouldn’t mind going over the basics again, myself. Not that I believe Mary was the model for the mom in “Cheaper by the Dozen” – it’s just that Sunday school, the nuns and Baltimore catechism were a LONG time ago, and a refresher would be great.

 

[dulcissima]

MarthaMartha:

I’m an older woman life-long Catholic, and I can say that some of the best doctrinally sound CCD teachers have been recent converts. (Dulcissima, do YOU teach, or have you considered teaching, CCD?) I wouldn’t mind going over the basics again, myself. Not that I believe Mary was the model for the mom in “Cheaper by the Dozen” – it’s just that Sunday school, the nuns and Baltimore catechism were a LONG time ago, and a refresher would be great.

I am way too shy to teach. I’ve been in my Bible study class for two years now, and am only just getting comfortable enough to participate.

 

[rwoehmke]

dulcissima:

I’ve been going to Bible study at my church for a couple of years now. We have mostly been using Protestant study materials. It has been kind of bothering me because I can see the Sola Scriptura / Sola Fide slant to them. So, when it was time for us to pick a new study, I did some research and found a Scott Hahn Bible study that had videos and study guides. I brought it to the facilitator and asked if we could do it. A couple of weeks later, she called me to say that our priest had objected to it because he thought Scott Hahn was “too Catholic” and “too anti-Protestant” and that he prefers to be very ecumenical. So, we are back to doing another Protestant Bible study.
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Your priest and facilitator are both full of beans. Scott Hahn and Jeff Cavins are both reverted or converted protestant ministers. I am taking a Jeff Cavins course right now, about 3/4 of the way through the 26 weeks and for my money they can’t be beat by any other study I have taken. Perhaps their greatest sin is that they don’t seem to accept some of the stories, like the Flood, as perhaps not being totally historical. Which in my mind is the opposite of how some Catholics look at them.

 

[Dorothy]

dulcissima:

Since I had come on here and sort of made a bit of a fuss, I thought I should come back with an update. I had Bible study yesterday. We will be doing a Catholic Bible study once we finish our current one. We are going to be doing one from Little Rock on women in the New Testament. Sounds perfect.

Also, we talked more about our priest not being comfortable with Scott Hahn, and decided maybe it is just more of a personality difference. He may have said “too Catholic” or “anti-Protestant”, but I think it is more that he is uncomfortable with his vigor. Our priest is very, very reserved. I think he is uncomfortable with how vigorously pro-Catholic and enthusiastic Scott Hahn is.

I felt a lot better though after our last class, and just thought I would share it.

Thanks for sharing that. Good to hear that you will be doing a Catholic Bible Study next!