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I understood what you were trying to say regarding #2. I have more of a problem with #1. Why would you call belief in the Real Presence in the Eucharist "Superstition" when it is clearly taught in Scripture?? In fact - of most of Christ's teachings - this is one of the most explicit teachings...

How do YOU know? God told you, did He? You presume to know everything that God wills? Your arrogance is astounding. Anyway - I've already proven that "Kecharitomene" means "sinless". NOBODY on earth is completely, perfectly and enduringly endowed with Grace - except for Mary. The rest of us...

Precisely. She gave birth to the child, who was also GOD. Mary didn't give firth to a mere human. She didn't give birth to a nature. She gave birth to Jesus, who is 100% Man and 100% GOD. This is why she was declared "Theotokos" (God-bearer) at the Council of Ephesus in 431. That Council was...

In times like this - we should ALWAYS go back to the Greek. Matt. 7:14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it. According to Strong's Greek Lexicon and Exhaustive Concordance, the word used here is τηλιβο (thlee'-bo). This word means...

I have known and dealt with MANY priests over the years - and they are not the same. Unfortunately, there are priests out there that take a far more liberal approach - some that even border on heresy. My point was that just because a priests tells you something doesn't mean that it is 100%...

Yes, I believe that there are people already in Heaven. There are two judgements: The PARTICULAR Judgement (Heb. 9:27) and the FINAL Judgement (Matt. 25:31-46). Does that help?

Easier than attempting to keep the LAW. He never said that salvation was an easy endeavor. The CONTEXT of the Gospel message is not that it is easy to follow Jesus - but that it is difficult. Matt. 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to...

I would respond to this rant - IF I had the foggiest idea of what you are trying to articulate . . .

And I reiterate: To NOT encourage is NOT the same as to discourage. Even if this is what was written in the CA forum that you gleaned it from. Your seduction in to easy-believism came about because you were a nominal Catholic who was too lazy or indifferent to find out the truth.

Wrong on BOTH counts. It IS a linguistic fact - AND she was sinless. "Kecharitomene" means: “Completely, perfectly, enduringly endowed with grace.” This title indicates a completed action with permanent result. Doesn't get much more linguistically real than that . . .

Mary gave birth to GOD incarnate. She didn't simply give birth to a nature. To believe this is to fall back into the Nestorian Heresy. You absolutely have difficulties with the Trinity . . .

Nope - that's NOT what I said. I said that nobody else in Scripture was "Kecharitomene", which means: “Completely, perfectly, enduringly endowed with grace.” This title indicates a completed action with permanent result. I know it's difficult for you and your anti-Catholic friends here - but...

And as I have repeatedly shown you on multiple threads - the Catholic Church is the ONLY Church that can trace itself all the way back to the Apostles in an unbroken line of Popes. NONE of your Protestant denominations can make this claim. Certainly NOT your online cult over at...

First of all - I'm not here to argue. I'm here to dispel myths and falsehoods about the Catholic Church. Secondly - Not ONE, single Pope condemned ONE single person to death during the Inquisitions. You need to get your facts straight before discussing this. This is precisely why at the...

Actually - Purgatory - or "Final Purgation" is not so much as "place" as it is a state. It is the state of final cleansing before entering Heaven for those in need of purgation. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it’s a “final purification of the elect” (1030-1032). Since Rev...

That's great - but I never called anybody here a "fool." You see - God ALSO said: "You shall NOT bear false witness against your neighbor" (Exod. 20:16),

And, as I admonished you on another thread - if you can't address the fact that "Lie" is a verb. and "Liar" is a noun - I suggest you purchase a dictionary . . .

And neither David nor King Saul nor Jeremiah nor Abraham nor anybody else was "Kecharitomene" - were they? When you fight against the word of God - you're fighting a losing battle . . .

First of all - to discuss Christ's Church IS to discuss Christ. The Church us the FULLNESS of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23). He equates His very self with His Church (Acts 9:4-5). Secondly - if you cannot address the fact that "Lie" is a verb. and "Liar" is a noun - I suggest you purchase a dictionary.

This is a FAR cry from being "discouraged" or "forbidden." No - it had more to do with falling onto the false "easy-believism" of Protestantism. This is what seduces MOST Catholics away from the Church. Jesus NEVER said it would be "easy" for us. On the contrary - He always spoke about how...