though, in that text (no. 60 of this forum)!Since you. don’t know when the middle ages were. Your credibility is compromised. He lived in Imperial Rome.
Gus, have you noticed that many bible Christians will almost invariably cite Jerome on those few points in which they agree with him? Then, in the blink of an eye, they will disagree with him about Christ’s presence in the Holy Eucharist, Mary’s virginity, or the leadership of the successor of Peter? They cling to a faith built on exceptions, and that is not an exceptional faith!
Guy! Very few of these poor creatures, like Gus, ever bother to read any of St. Jeromes writings for themselves. I confess that I really have not read a lot of his books myself, either, but that is better than a “0” rating on this matter.s Satirical Letters. The humour, such as it be, is grim, even bitter, much like St. Jerome himself tended to be. St. Jeromes austere personality and tastes, and his at times almost too-stern and unyielding legalism, might surprise Gus. That great Doctor of the Church definitely was more Catholic (or even Eastern Orthodox, too, in some ways, in those times long before the Great Schism occurred) than anything that Gus, wallowing and squatting miserably in sub-protestant sectarianism, would assume this great saint to be.
anytime! – but, hey, dudes, you take the hard with the soft when you accept all that is right in Catholicism and of its Tradition and heritage, whatever the savour that some saints add to its many flavours.That’s exactly the point I tried to make.
Sorry you misunderstood my post,Po` Guy wrote: Gus, have you noticed that many bible Christians will almost invariably cite Jerome on those few points in which they agree with him? Then, in the blink of an eye, they will disagree with him about Christ’s presence in the Holy Eucharist, Mary’s virginity, or the leadership of the successor of Peter? They cling to a faith built on exceptions, and that is not an exceptional faith!
You score big-time, PoGuy! Very few of these poor creatures, like Gus, ever bother to read any of St. Jeromes writings for themselves. I confess that I really have not read a lot of his books myself, either, but that is better than a “0” rating on this matter.
Try reading, Gus and you other poor benighted sectaries, for starters, St. Jeromes Satirical Letters. The humour, such as it be, is grim, even bitter, much like St. Jerome himself tended to be. St. Jeromes austere personality and tastes, and his at times almost too-stern and unyielding legalism, might surprise Gus. That great Doctor of the Church definitely was more Catholic (or even Eastern Orthodox, too, in some ways, in those times long before the Great Schism occurred) than anything that Gus, wallowing and squatting miserably in sub-protestant sectarianism, would assume this great saint to be.
St. Jerome is not one of my favourite saints – give me St. Ambrose, St. John Chrysostom, or St. Monica
I tend toward the provocative and hyperbolic myself. Good conversation starter, but I do have to rein myself in at times…
Po` Guy wrote: Gus, have you noticed that many bible Christians will almost invariably cite Jerome on those few points in which they agree with him? Then, in the blink of an eye, they will disagree with him about Christ’s presence in the Holy Eucharist, Mary’s virginity, or the leadership of the successor of Peter? They cling to a faith built on exceptions, and that is not an exceptional faith!
You score big-time, PoGuy! Very few of these poor creatures, like Gus, ever bother to read any of St. Jeromes writings for themselves. I confess that I really have not read a lot of his books myself, either, but that is better than a “0” rating on this matter.
Try reading, Gus and you other poor benighted sectaries, for starters, St. Jeromes Satirical Letters. The humour, such as it be, is grim, even bitter, much like St. Jerome himself tended to be. St. Jeromes austere personality and tastes, and his at times almost too-stern and unyielding legalism, might surprise Gus. That great Doctor of the Church definitely was more Catholic (or even Eastern Orthodox, too, in some ways, in those times long before the Great Schism occurred) than anything that Gus, wallowing and squatting miserably in sub-protestant sectarianism, would assume this great saint to be.
St. Jerome is not one of my favourite saints – give me St. Ambrose, St. John Chrysostom, or St. Monica
You both are making the same point, but clearly there is a misunderstanding. The only “sub” anything is a faith which picks and chooses what it will believe.
s writings. I went out on a limb, supposing that you probably had not done that, because of how many sectaries do not bother to read St. Jeromes own words.And are Christians Jews? Not necessarily true,because the order of the books can differ.
Typical argument used,yet it proves nothing. Jerome,unlike many Protestant founders (Luther,Calvin,Zwingli,etc) submitted his will for the will of the Church,which is the mystical body of Christ. Protestants push their own agendas and wills over that of the church,precisely why Protestanism never stops dividing. By the way, Jerome was not the official voice of the church.
The very same group of people who rejected Jesus and his teachings?
Relativism.
History says otherwise.
yea…i ve been reading this post for hours.So many catholics and protestants are wrongly informed about the deuterocanonical; books
I believe you are wrong here. Some of the deuterocanonicals were written in Hebrew, some in Greek.