The guy is a typical angry atheist unwilling to accept anything he himself canāt experience. So that would make his worldview rather limited of course and narrowminded. Anyways its to be expected in the secular media. What I found even more sad was some comments elsewhere on the worldwide web from protestants that such miracles where phoney and that they should get non-catholic doctors to look at the nun. This is utter ignorance the Vatican has all sort of doctors from non-catholic backgrounds to check the miraclles precisely to make sure their is no agenda here. It is the same with Lourdes and it secular doctors who check for miralcles and see no other explanation than the miraculous. Silly protestants you should have more faith in Jesus listening to the pleas of his best friends but they donāt find Jesus listening to his best friends in heaven in their theology his best friends are explaned to me as dead oh but the Bible says they are every alive and have the beautific vision of our Lord.It did not take long for the sceptics (you get more coverage in Holy Week): timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris//article1615600.ece?Submitted=true
I made some politic comments. If you have a few minutes, there is an opportunity for some apologetics.
SOā¦smart Catholics do not believe in the intercession of Saints?
When he asks himself, āBut how can you be sure?ā The only answer he can come up with āMere language does no justice to my certainty.ā
Skepticism is good downright dismission is another thing and this guy is in the latter category.
So? All the sweeter when he becomes St. John Paul!
When that happens there will be more nasty arguments by secular humanist as to why St John Paul is just catholic superstition.
Why are you troubled by critics of the Church? They have always been here and always will. If they didnāt percieve the Church as a threat, they would ignore it. These nasty arguments only fortify the Church. Didnāt Jesus promise this?
Jesus did not say do not be troubled and ignore the persectution. He said there would be persecution he did not say enjoy it or ignore it, what troubles me is not the nasty atheist who say such thing but the influence they have on our weaker brethrne who take this stuff with more seriousness than it deserves. I mean just how many fallen away catholics do we all know. I know many and I think most of us know many.
Hahahaha. Wow, I guess my 4.0 straight A average is a fluke then, seeing as how I pray the rosary devoutly.
The answer to both of the authorās title questions is a sure and certain NO. Of course it has to be no.It did not take long for the sceptics (you get more coverage in Holy Week): timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris//article1615600.ece?Submitted=true
I made some politic comments. If you have a few minutes, there is an opportunity for some apologetics.
Frankly, I too am somewhat skeptical of these miracles. People confuse popularity of the previous Pope with sainthood. I have very mixed feelings about John Paulā¦and did not find him a beacon of hope for the Church. His heresies distressed me as a Catholic.It did not take long for the sceptics (you get more coverage in Holy Week): timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris//article1615600.ece?Submitted=true
I made some politic comments. If you have a few minutes, there is an opportunity for some apologetics.
What heresies did Pope John Paul II have in your opinion?
Why donāt you believe in the communion of saints, Holly? Why do you think they cannot hear our prayers?
Tthe most shameful, for me, was the Vicar of Christ praying with pagans and heretics at his meetingsā¦and kow-towing to Muslims.
Jesus ate and drank with sinners, healed Gentiles, and talked with prositutes. I think the Vicar of Christ can pray with non catholics. Pope John Paul ll made peace with other religions.