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This is part of Statement 30 of the conclusion of the Vatican II document "Orientalium Ecclesiarium" Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite. Let them pray also that the strength and the consolation of the Holy Spirit may descend copiously upon all those many Christians of whatsoever church they be who endure suffering and deprivations for their unwavering avowal of the name of Christ. And what is wrong with this statement? NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! After all, the Holy Spirit is known as the "Paraclete". Going to the websters 1828 dictionary, we have the definition of paraclete: So, the Holy Spirit is an advocate, supporter, consoler,  comforter, and intercessor. Without going through all of these definitions, we can say that the Holy Spirit is a provider of strength and consolation to all Christians in their sufferings and deprivations (loss, bereavement by loss of friends or goods) Just what the statement says. This is a basic Christian concept and ...

Before all of you "trad" and "faithful" christians or catholics get your shorts in a bunch and start in with the rash judgement, let's take a deep breath..... Breath in....... Hold,,,,,, Breath out.        Breath in........Hold........Breath out...... OK. Now that we have relaxed our muscles and a we have a brain full of oxygen, let's discuss. The article is here: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pope-francis-every-religion-is-a-way-to-arrive-at-god/ Now, let's break down the article, and analyze what is said and the context in which it was said. " Pope Francis today told young people of different faiths that “every religion is a way to arrive at God.” Addressing an inter-religious meeting of young people in Singapore just before departing for his return flight to Rome, Pope Francis turned to one of the central themes of his pontificate – inter-religious dialogue." So far, so good. The Pope is speaking to a group of young people of di...

 From his own blog, Kurgan believes in past life regression and reincarnation. This is anti-christian, anti-catholic, and VERY dangerous. Let's start with what he has written about himself on social galactic:   So he believes that he has had "lived amny lifetimes" before becoming a so-called "Catholic Crusader". Does he mean this figuratively or literally? Also prominent on his blog is the fact that he is a Hypnotist. While in itself this is not anti-catholic, it is, no matter how good a hypnotist you are, an opportunity for evil spirits to come into the world. I am NOT questioning his expertise as a hypnotist.  Clicking on the "Hypnotic Services" on his home page, we come to what he does. Skimming over the worldly (and questionable) reasons for being hypnotized, we come to this:   So, kurgan believes in past life regressions. OK, maybe not for-real past life regressions, but the ability of false past life regressions to change someone for the better? ...

Kurgan must have missed Canons 1385 and 1399. They are the canons that deal with the publishing of books. They describe the topics that cannot be written about, and who must approve them ( bold added): Canon 1385 § 1. Unless ecclesiastical censorship has preceded, there shall not be published, even by laity: 1. ° Books of sacred Scripture or annotations on them or commentaries; 2. ° Books that look to divine Scriptures, sacred theology, ecclesiastical history, canon law, natural theology, and ethics and other religious and moral disciplines of this sort; books and booklets of prayers, devotions, and teaching or religious instruction on morals, ascetics, mysticism and other [topics] of this sort, even though they seem conducive to fostering piety; and generally those writings in which there is something of special import to religion and right living; 3. ° Sacred images no matter how printed, whether they are published with prayers added or without them. § 2. Permission for publishing...

 As a Catholic Deacon, I am sometimes asked, "How do you study and gain understanding of the bible?". Always a good and welcome question, because as a catholic, we do not interpret the bible on our own (at least, we're not supposed to).  The 2nd question that goes along with the first is, "What bible do you read?". My answer is always the douay-rheims version. Here is a link to the 96 page booklet that explains all of the reasons why this is the most accurate version: http://advancedchristianity.com/pages/mpc/docs/which_bible_should_you_read.pdf Now that we have the proper version, the first place I go is the teaching/commentary of all of the Church Fathers. Wouldn't it be nice if there was already a place where all of the early teachings of the scriptures by the Church Fathers has been compiled? Luckily for us, there is. It was compiled my none other than St. Thomas Aquinas in a 4 volume set called the "Catena Aurea". Over 2700 pages of bible comm...

There is a big problem with the Kurgan theory that at a certain point in time, all priests, bishops and cardinals became heretics, and automatically lost their office, clerical state, and are no longer even catholic. Besides the fact of "once a priest, always a priest", his problem is canon 2227, which states as follows (my comments in red, emphasis added in bold ) Canon 2227 Par 1 - “A penalty canon be imposed or declared against those mentioned in Canon 1557 par 1, except by the Roman Pontiff.” (So, we see here that there is a certain group of people who cannot receive a penalty from a canon, except if it is imposed by the Pope himself) Par 2 - Unless specifically mentioned, Cardinals of the H.R. are not included under penal law, nor are Bishops [liable] to the penalty of automatic suspension and interdict” (For a Cardinal or Bishop to be included under a canon law, they have to be specifically mentioned in that canon law. In case there is any doubt, it specifies that Bisho...

Bad Pope #1 - Octavian (Pope John XII) - 955 - 964 The Pope-King 1 - He [Alberic] died, and Octavian took his place as prince. A year later the reigning pope also died and the Romans, obedient to Alberic’s last command elected the 16 year old as pope. Thus, both offices were again combined in one person, causing a critical mass that must in time explode. 2 - On his coronation, young Octavian took the name John XII, establishing the enduring custom of a papal name. 3 - The military life was plainly not for him, and he returned to Rome and embarked upon a course of living that startled even the not particularly impressionable Romans. 4 - The return of temporal power to the papacy had again thrown the tiara to the mob. The factions, dormant for twenty years, rose again, and murder, arson, and rape returned to the streets as casual incidents of everyday life. 5 - John encouraged faction as much as his father suppressed it — a rowdy young noble striving to overtop the rowdiest of his compan...