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Anyone who prays 'to' a crucifix or statue is in error and needs Reconcilliation

Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison

My favoirite Orthodox expression: One can say with certainty where the Church is, not where it is not I apologize for not knowing its author....

Amen! Pax!

Jesus wept

Ok , lets see what Ignatius has to say and compare... being united and elected through the true passion by the will of the Father, and Jesus Christ, our God: Abundant happiness through Jesus Christ, and His undefiled grace.... I have become acquainted with your name, much-beloved in God, which...

Amen brother! And that starts with each of us, everyday, picking up our cross and loving those around us. Peace be with you!

Do you really want to go there? You'll not find any faithful Catholic that will meet any of the descrptions of the antichrists that John mentions... You will however find them in some others who claim to be Christian

You are putting words in John's mouth here. John describes just who is antichrist multiple times and your definition above is not in any of them.. And if you had read the letter of Ignatius that you linked, you would have seen that Ignatius does NONE of the things that John says antichrists...

So you can judge our hearts? Shame on you!

You are mistaken. The point is that Smyrna and Antioch are in agreement and in communion with John, from whom they learned these things directly. Were Ignatius one of those who 'went out' from Johns community (as you suggested in your previous post) then Polycarp would have had nothing to do...

Do you know many who surrender their lives to Jesus daily that dont believe in their hearts? Peace!

The Catholic religious surrender their lives to Jesus Christ daily.. If this is all that is required, i guess im puzzeled why you wouldnt join us? Edited to add: Or do you not know what we do at Mass? Peace!

Does John passing on Jesus' approval of Smyrna count? Does for me... Jesus commends Smyrna... Smyrna commends Antioch.... Why then would i accept your words that contradict theirs? You are following traditions of men... Whether your own or some other who decided he knew better than the...

In fact, the Church only mandates that we receive the Eucharist once per year (although daily is encouraged!) Further, i would add that while a marriage only needs to be consumated ONCE, that would be a cold marriage indeed whos bride never again united herself completely with her Groom. Peace!

Wow, just wow to your whole post... As for Ignatius and John not being in agreement... The Bishop of Smyrna (that would be Polycarp) disagrees with you : . The Epistles of Ignatius written by him to us, and all the rest [of his Epistles] which we have by us, we have sent to you, as you...

You're welcome. If you read the encyclical youll see where you misrepresented #2. ;)

The simplest answer to this question is that this is what the apostles taught those that joined them. Before the gospels and letters were even written, they were celebrating the Eucharist. The evidence of this? that you find this teaching in every ancient apostolic church ( not just those in...

Unsurprising... Ill take holy men and women who are willing to give up everything and retire from the world so that they can praise God constantly and intercede (pray) for me and my brothers and sisters. Thank you Father, for the gift of these, my brothers and sisters...

Well, these guys at least: At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat one whose appearance sparkled like jasper and carnelian. Around the throne was a halo as brilliant as an emerald. Surrounding the throne I saw twenty-four other thrones on which...