tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post8778323958127929617..comments2024-03-28T08:42:07.659-07:00Comments on The Eponymous Flower: Lenten Retreat Master Wants to "Free" the Church From Its DogmaTancredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-69911759540943730312018-02-26T04:51:26.470-08:002018-02-26T04:51:26.470-08:00"It is Forcade's merit, according to Tole..."It is Forcade's merit, according to Tolentino, to have emphasized the importance of a relationship ethic that is free from strict and codified norms:"<br /><br />Have I missed something in the Gospels or did Jesus not make his teaching very clear on for example, adultery, the Eucharist and Himself as the Bread of Life and what awaits those who scandalise little ones? Also, He came to fulfill the Law not abolish it,to reinforce indeed those long established codes for living. I think of the strength of his words..."But I say to you." Is Forcade at liberty to revise these laws to justify sexual relationships still condemned by the Church? Brendan Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960126278710929369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-28412719981698335472018-02-26T00:13:00.880-08:002018-02-26T00:13:00.880-08:00Malachi Martin knew all about the 'return to p...Malachi Martin knew all about the 'return to paganism'; he led the head long charge into his own exotic form of Christless Christianity. That gained quite a few disciples, didn't it, JBQ?Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-35562352028257112292018-02-25T19:36:39.858-08:002018-02-25T19:36:39.858-08:00Not only are they "out of the closet", t...Not only are they "out of the closet", they have burned the closet. This is parallel to a statement of Mark Steyn in Nov 2015. "The barbarians are inside and there are no gates". Malachi Martin talked of a "return to paganism". What else can it be?JBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344181644293746758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-26109045398029644662018-02-25T15:08:53.369-08:002018-02-25T15:08:53.369-08:00Something to think about with 'Feminist' t...Something to think about with 'Feminist' theology:<br /><br />Mary’s Prophetic Anthem in the house of Elizabeth<br />Luke 1:46-55 otherwise known as The Magnificat:<br /><br />“And Mary said:<br />‘My soul magnifies the Lord,<br />And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,<br />For he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.<br />From now on all generations will call me blessed,<br />For the Mighty One has done great things for me.<br />Holy is his name.<br />His mercy extends to those who fear him,<br />From generation to generation.<br />He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;<br />He has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.<br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones<br />But has lifted up the humble.<br />He has filled the hungry with good things<br />But has sent the rich away empty.<br />He has helped his servant Israel,<br />Remembering to be merciful to Abraham<br />And his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.’”<br /><br />“During the British rule of India, the Magnificat was prohibited from being sung in church. In the 1980s, Guatemala’s government discovered Mary’s words about God’s preferential love for the poor to be too dangerous and revolutionary. The song had been creating quite the stirring amongst Guatemala’s impoverished masses. Mary’s words were inspiring the Guatemalan poor to believe that change was indeed possible. Thus their government banned any public recitation of Mary’s words. Similarly, after the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo—whose children all disappeared during the Dirty War—placed the Magnificat’s words on posters throughout the capital plaza, the military junta of Argentina outlawed any public display of Mary’s song.”<br />- Jason Porterfield, “The Subversive Magnificat: What Mary Expected The Messiah To Be Like,” (http://enemylove.com/subversive-magnificat-mary-expected-messiah-to-be-like/)<br />John McLeannoreply@blogger.com