[Mary Etheldreda]

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I'm Roman Catholic, and this is horrific. Oh Jesus.

Oh PRAISE JESUS! ANOTHER PAPIST HAS COME TO SEE THE LIGHT!

Oh we just thank you LORD Jesus, that you would show Your Mercy to this brainwashed papist child! We just glorify Your Holy Name that Your Real Identity can be seen through all the catholic glitter and sparkle, smoke and mirrors, crackers and winos. Jesus, we just Adore You and Praise You and Thank You that another child of darkness has come to see the light!

Right now, friend, Jesus is extending His Divine Hand in friendship with you!





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Oh PRAISE JESUS!

I am singing with the angels today!!!

[Redeemed Papist]

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I'm Roman Catholic, and this is horrific. Oh Jesus.

Yes, it's truly awful to realise what you thought was a religion is just a tissue of lies.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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I'm Roman Catholic, and this is horrific. Oh Jesus.

How wonderful, you're calling out to Jesus instead of His dead mother! Have you realized that Mary-worship is sacrilege, and decided to come to Jesus?



Maybe God will heal your scabs for you now!

[Faithful Catholic]

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Hello Mary, I just found this site and am replying to your request for a Catholic response. Whatever they are doing in the Philippines is pretty much a local practice and I am not aware of this practice in other areas. So, no, Catholics as a rule do not flog themselves bloody at Easter time. My guess is that those who engage in this activity are trying to unite themselves to the sufferings of Jesus, which is something we are all called to do. In our eyes those in the Philippines are going too far. Not sure they would agree with us but I haven't asked them. So, you are complaining against a local practice in another country, not about a general Catholic practice.
In Christ, George

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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Hello Mary, I just found this site and am replying to your request for a Catholic response. Whatever they are doing in the Philippines is pretty much a local practice and I am not aware of this practice in other areas. So, no, Catholics as a rule do not flog themselves bloody at Easter time. My guess is that those who engage in this activity are trying to unite themselves to the sufferings of Jesus, which is something we are all called to do. In our eyes those in the Philippines are going too far. Not sure they would agree with us but I haven't asked them. So, you are complaining against a local practice in another country, not about a general Catholic practice.
In Christ, George

Dear Papist Fool;

Please make a thread of your own in the "Introductions" section of the forum, so that we can properly greet you. Tell us about yourself, your church, and why you prefer the pope of Rome to Jesus.

And if you're here to flame us, better take a look at THIS before making an even bigger ass out of yourself.


YIC,

--Pastor Ezekiel

[Mary Etheldreda]

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Hello Mary, I just found this site and am replying to your request for a Catholic response. Whatever they are doing in the Philippines is pretty much a local practice and I am not aware of this practice in other areas. So, no, Catholics as a rule do not flog themselves bloody at Easter time. My guess is that those who engage in this activity are trying to unite themselves to the sufferings of Jesus, which is something we are all called to do. In our eyes those in the Philippines are going too far. Not sure they would agree with us but I haven't asked them. So, you are complaining against a local practice in another country, not about a general Catholic practice.
In Christ, George

Hi George, welcome to our friendly forums!

I'm afraid you don't know as much about your own church as you might have thought. The priest, "Pope John Paul ll" used to beat himself bloody with an old belt. The only reason he didn't nail himself up to the Vatican rafters was because he knew people would make fun of him and catholics would be mortified to see their beloved leader expose his insanity. The problem is, catholics believe hurting themselves will reduce their time in purgatory - a blatantly fabricated fantasy-land invented by the Roman cults of old to inspire fright and obedience in their followers, those unlucky enough to have been born, through no fault of their own, to papist families in papist lands.

[JenniferRyan]

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Ok I'm a catholic ill answer ...first don't be hippocrites and say do I not feel sorry for them kids when you people brainwash and allow your kids to marry a rapist ...you say it's kids fault you have down syndrome. you approve of murder. You promote hate and a lot more sick evil stuff.

I don't attend mass confession I'm not a devoted cathloic I hope all presits our pastymen (pastors) who rape kids go to prison as well as that in the Philippines if it's even true

I couldn't have said it better myself! The priests who molested children should be thrown in jail. Period. And as for helping the kids in the Philippines? We do. And we don't LIE to them either. You brainwash people but Catholics don't. Well, I suppose some do, but not all. And definitely not to the extent that you seem to. But anyway, I hope you all burn in hell for being so terrible to others just because they don't share your opinion. You are a disgrace to God and society. I don't know how any of you sleep at night or live with yourselves. It's a damn shame is what it is.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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I couldn't have said it better myself! The priests who molested children should be thrown in jail. Period. And as for helping the kids in the Philippines? We do. And we don't LIE to them either. You brainwash people but Catholics don't. Well, I suppose some do, but not all. And definitely not to the extent that you seem to. But anyway, I hope you all burn in hell for being so terrible to others just because they don't share your opinion. You are a disgrace to God and society. I don't know how any of you sleep at night or live with yourselves. It's a damn shame is what it is.

Interesting. The cognitive dissonance is so profound in Catholics that they cannot comprehend the vast mental gymnastics their minds must engage in just to rationalize any of their beliefs.

Miss Ryan, might I invite you to read through a very informative explanation as to Why Roman Catholic Papists Are NOT Christians.

[Levi Jones]

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Hello Mary, I just found this site and am replying to your request for a Catholic response. Whatever they are doing in the Philippines is pretty much a local practice and I am not aware of this practice in other areas.

I am aware it also exists still in South America and the Middle East. It was a common catholic practice in Europe until the 1400's.

It is still rumored to be common in monastic communities especially among the Opus Dei.

"Mother" Theresa of Calcutta was a strong believer that pain and suffering built spiritual character. It was for this reason that she often refused her patients treatment allowing things to get worse.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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"Mother" Theresa of Calcutta was a strong believer that pain and suffering built spiritual character.

It's an integral part of the theology. They call it "Mortification" and it basically means worshiping pain. It's all very sad.

[Faithful Catholic]

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Mary, you said: "It's an integral part of the theology. They call it "Mortification" and it basically means worshiping pain. It's all very sad."

No it does not mean worshiping pain. Only God is deserving of our worship.

I thought you had a problem with just the extreme examples you posted. But you seem to miss one of the basic teachings of the Christian faith...the dying to self and picking up your cross.

As to basic mortification read Paul: 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. (NIV) 1 Cor 9:27

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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Mary, you said: "It's an integral part of the theology. They call it "Mortification" and it basically means worshiping pain. It's all very sad."

No it does not mean worshiping pain. Only God is deserving of our worship.

I thought you had a problem with just the extreme examples you posted. But you seem to miss one of the basic teachings of the Christian faith...the dying to self and picking up your cross.

As to basic mortification read Paul: 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. (NIV) 1 Cor 9:27

FC, Paul is not suggesting that we should self-flagellate, and then abduct ourselves and force ourselves into slavery. He is speaking metaphorically.

Cutting ain't cool. Get it?

[Mary Etheldreda]

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Mary, you said: "It's an integral part of the theology. They call it "Mortification" and it basically means worshiping pain. It's all very sad."

No it does not mean worshiping pain.

Yes it does. Just look at your horrible old witch, "Mother" Teresa of Calcutta. The old wench amassed millions upon millions of dollars in tax-free donations and yet couldn't be bothered to offer anything but the most primitive, unhygienic care (such as reusing rags until they could no longer be used even for bandages, reusing latex gloves, and even hypodermic needles for reuse). Nor could she be bothered to request simple medical attention for relatively easily treated conditions that could have been cured with antibiotics.

With the millions and millions of dollars she gathered, you'd think someone who worshiped God would have used a portion of that money constantly dumped on her doorstep to put a student or two through medical school to come back and help treat those in her care. Do you think that maybe our LORD Jesus Christ's parable about the servants and the talents didn't apply to her (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-28)? To whom much is given, much is expected, unless you're an insane old hag who worships the pain in people's eyes and would do anything to maintain that desperation rather than offer medical treatment, or even a relief from pain such as being allowed to move from one's bed, or have family visitors?

Only God is deserving of our worship.

Exactly. So why do people worship pain and suffering? It distracts them from trying to get better conditions? Gives them hope that God will reduce their time in purgatory? What is it about voluntarily accepting unnecessary pain and suffering that is so special to you cathlics? It's like an obsession, a warped, deluded, masochistic obsession.

I thought you had a problem with just the extreme examples you posted. But you seem to miss one of the basic teachings of the Christian faith...the dying to self and picking up your cross.

I didn't miss that in the least. As a True Christian™ woman I know all about dying to my self. Had I not believed sincerely that the LORD is the potter and I but the clay (Isaiah 64:8), a tool to be used by Him according to His plans alone, I could have spent my youth learning those things that most appealed to me. I could have learned about molecular biology and molecular physics and such methods to find inhibitors to amyloid plaque and its contribution to Alzheimer's Disease.

My own mother is effected by such ill health and I could have spent thousands of hours by now contributing to research to learn about and ultimately treat if not prevent the loss of dignity and mental degradation of this "Greatest Generation."

Instead, because I know the LORD to be faithful when He tells us that we can pray for healing, confess our sins, and be made right again (James 5:14-15), such research is futile. Instead of finding an area of science in which I could have applied my personal interests and natural skills, I know the only choice for me would be to lay down those dreams and pick up a spatula and cook and care for my husband and family. You know what they say, Dreams and goals are Satan's way of You know what they say, Dreams and goals are Satan's way of distracting me!

As to basic mortification read Paul: 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. (NIV) 1 Cor 9:27

So how, pray tell, does nailing oneself to a cross help them qualify for the prize, Salvation?

[Faithful Catholic]

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FC, Paul is not suggesting that we should self-flagellate, and then abduct ourselves and force ourselves into slavery. He is speaking metaphorically.

Cutting ain't cool. Get it?

So if you don't agree with a specific statement of Scripture then it is only metaphorical? How convenient! Paul said what he said and if you can prove it was metaphorical then I am all ears. Otherwise, Mary has missed the boat. BTW the "slavery" statement adds nothing to the conversation.
In Christ, George