Rosary Praying Catholics removed from Brussels Cathedral by Police during "Reformation Celebration"

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Young Catholics were forcibly removed from a Catholic Cathedral by the police in Brussels as they prayed a rosary of reparation during a celebration of the 500 year anniversary of the heresiarch Martin Luther. Catholics removed from a Catholic Cathedral for praying to Our Lady. Incredible.

 
It brings me hope for the future of the church that all these people are so young <3
 
Why certain Catholic churches are tripping over themselves to celebrate the anniversary of the heresiarch’s rebellion is beyond me. The Reformation is a cause for mourning, not for church celebrations.
 
whyeyeman said:
It brings me hope for the future of the church that all these people are so young
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Absolutely. In good Catholic charity I’ll assume their understanding of just how wrong it is to “celebrate” or “commemorate” the revolt in our Churches (and a Cathedral at that) was their catalyst…and not some self-serving attention ploy.
 
I am hoping it’s an attempt to heal old wounds and pray that someday we can again be one. I too have mixed feelings about ecumenical services being held in our Cathedral on such a day, although if the bishop in authority chose to have it, his choice should be respected at least by not disrupting it.
 
Just because the bishop approved it does not make it right, and does not mean his choice must be “respected.”

Bishops aren’t infallibly right.
 
One can disagree with a decision without having what amounts to a loud tantrum in the service to drown someone out and then make the police come throw you out bodily. I would put that behavior on about the same level as the person who gets up in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC during the Cardinal’s televised Easter Mass and starts yelling about gay rights till security boots him out. Except that using a prayer as your protest in a church service makes it worse to me as I see it as a misuse of prayer.

In short, I don’t have an issue with the disagreeing view. I do have an issue with how it was expressed in this case.
 
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I watched the video. What the brave young Catholics did was hardly a “tantrum.”
 
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It brings me hope that there were young, because I expect such foolishness from the young, and that there were seven of them. They were not there to “pray the rosary.” They used this sacramental as a tool of disruption.

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." Matthew 6:5-6
 
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Why have a celebration for division? Martin Luther was a heretic, plain and simple.

Why is this in a Catholic Church? This makes no sense. 🤔
 
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Just because the bishop approved it does not make it right, and does not mean his choice must be “respected.”

Bishops aren’t infallibly right.
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I hate to point out such an obvious fallacy of logic, but you do know, don’t you, what a straw man is? And you have noted that no one is saying a bishop is infallible, right?

No, his choice does not have to be respected, and I do not expect those who are worldly to respect it. However, Jesus taught,

“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.”

Maybe we could do a better job teaching our youth Scripture.
 
Taking passages of Scripture out of context is never persuasive. Bishops are not owed unconditional obedience.
 
Vadne said:
Taking passages of Scripture out of context is never persuasive. Bishops are not owed unconditional obedience.
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And that is another straw man.

People are quick to accuse others any Jesus said something inconvenient (which he does a lot) of a Scripture being out of context. I always like to ask, “How?”
 
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Protestants are heretics. Heresy is a sin. Christ teaches us that when we see our brother sinning, we should tell them they are sinning. This is exactly what these brave young men did.
 
The only “foolishness” is from Catholics who should know better opening cathedrals to Protesants to celebrate rebellions.
 
God bless and protect these brave young men! If ONLY we had more of them. They were not being disrespectful…they were defending Christ and His Holy Church.
 
The Protestant reformation was a sword through the heart of the church. It has surely damned the souls of millions. Not to mention the wars it started. This is nothing to celebrate.
 
With all due respect, I think you are unduly interested in finding “heresy” under every bush, and in my opinion that is not a good way for the Church or its individual members to proceed.
 
You make me laugh. I’m not aloud to say Protestants are heretics? Lol
 
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