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I think that with homosexuality, we see in the theocracy of Israel that they are put to death. In the New Testament, in Paul's letter to the Romans, we see a progression of evil acts that spirals out of control. I think it is impossible to keep the stain of sin from every priest, and even...

The position as stated by Catholic Courage, as it is in agreement with the Church, is that priests are to remain celibate. They are to teach against things like adultery, homosexual acts, and all the vices. Just because a priest identifies with the homosexual, does not mean they are endorsing...

As a Catholic, I believe that our doctrine and morals are the most complete. When a Protestant aligns and finds agreement with the Catholic Church's positions, then there is some harmony. I am not stating Protestants do not know Jesus; I am stating that they are incomplete and that...

I have talked with several Episcopalians prior to leaving them. Their stance is that it is allowable if it is monogomous. Their use of scripture will undoubtably be full of errors. But how are you to convince them when in their interpretation of Scripture, they think it is allowable under...

There were many things NOT in scripture by which the ancient Church had to make authoritative pronouncements. Acts. 15.28-31: 28 'It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities, 29 namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from...

1--In God's eyes, who needs no interpretation to himself in Trinity, knows full well everything; with mankind, who understands language through myth must be able to distinguish through interpretation the regional historical and cultural understanding by a method of hermeneutics (just a for...

No, but I used to be Lutheran and I used to be Episcopalian. The scriptures are said to be completely authoritative, but the interpretations of it are not. Hence, the ECUSA, PCUSA, ELCA, and minor pockets within the UMC and elsewhere are demonstrating that there is no such thing as a...

The scripture clearly teaches that all have sinned and come short of God's glory. Saul had an encounter with Jesus and became Paul. There is certainly a need for a long engagement when it comes to preparing for ordination. It is a time for venting the candidates, a time for them like Saul...

Good post, I agree.

I replied "I don't know" because there was a fourth choice I feel was not considered. If you stated in the poll "practicing homosexuals," then I would clearly state a BIG NO!!. However, due to the nature of our flesh, I do think that a person who wrestles with same sex attraction should...

Not going to watch it. Even when I saw the twin towers fall when I was at a bowling class, I felt it a tragic thing. What is tragic about it is that it was premeditated. Osama bin Laden is a son of Adam like the rest of us. I think what is of greater value than his death would have been a...

Sorry, it has been awhile since I posted last. Been busy with the National Guard and the SFO. I am only saying that if you are going to make a connection between two passages, that it actually has something to link them together like word usage or an actual reference. I would not find it...

In Exodus 17.6 it reads "Behold, I stand there before thou come, on the rock (πέτρα--petras) in Choreb, and though shalt smite the rock, and water shall come out from it, adn the people shall drink. And Moses did so before the sons of Israel." (Septuagint, trans. Sir Brenton Lancelot.) 6 ὅδε...

I have to wonder is there is some semantical understandings. Perhaps the OP of RichardBurger has not articulated his point clearly. Who is really saying that we can make it to heaven on our own steam? I know it is not me, and I am a Catholic. Coming from a non-denominational upbringing...

When I switched to more contextual bible study from the topical study, I am more concerned with tying something directly in the text itself. So if Jesus quotes Isaiah, Daniel, or the Psalms, that is the time I jump to another passage for clarity. Two different examples in point... The first...

I was doing a research on the passage you gave in verse 24 and found that In the Hebrew "rock" was translated from the following word:אֶבֶן (ʾeben) stone. However, what I see in the LXX is the following word: κατισχύω (s. ἰσχύω) impf. κατίσχυον; fut. κατισχύσω; 1 aor. κατίσχυσα (in various...

There might be corelations. If so, it would be better to look into the Septuagint and see how the wording in the Gospels related to Peter or Petra is used. However, considering the masculine of Petros and the feminine of Petras, how it is rendered in the Septaugint might show a connection. It...

I am under the impression that we are in agreement, no? I just don't want to go farther into the primacy of Peter without first establishing what and how "apostolic succession" is actually carried out. It is in my eyes far better to carry on a discussion in the form of an investigative...

Considering that the accounts differ in respect to Christ giving Simon a new name as Peter only reflects the style of writing that considers the purpose of the author. The theology of John and the theology of Matthew differ in respect to the audience. Matthew's theology is attempting to point...

It is a translation from Kione Greek to the Latin, but if you recall the sign that was over Jesus head during the crucifixion was rendered into three languages. Latin was the language of Rome, and it was the Romans who physically crucified Christ. When Jerome translated the Hebrew and Greek...