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  • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

    Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
    It is my understanding that religion originally served as a method to enhance tribal identity. There are indications of that thought process in The Old Testament: when tribes went to war, the God of each tribe also went to war with the God of the other tribe, and the victory of one tribe in warfare also meant that their God was superior to the losing tribe's God.

    sort of like Highlander, I guess....


    anyway, the idea of going to a religious service on a regular routine basis also was a way to enhance bonds of tribal solidarity as well.
    Who are you and what have you done with... never mind, just don't let him out.
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      Informative article on where the RC Church stands on end of life care.

      http://aleteia.org/2017/02/04/does-t...c255e91b1df657
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      • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

        Originally posted by joecct View Post
        Informative article on where the RC Church stands on end of life care.

        http://aleteia.org/2017/02/04/does-t...c255e91b1df657
        The name of that online is journal is very interesting, and probably not in the way the editors intended.

        Although if it is intended the editors get an A+ in self-awareness.

        As to the merits, it's worthy of a close read, although, this? Really?
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        • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

          Eye of the Tiber with this shocking report:

          http://www.eyeofthetiber.com/2017/02...l-exhortation/
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          • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

            Originally posted by joecct View Post
            Eye of the Tiber with this shocking report:

            http://www.eyeofthetiber.com/2017/02...l-exhortation/
            Nice:

            I got 95 thesis but a pope ain’t one.
            BTW, has Frank been packing the College with his brand of cardinal? We should really have sabermetrics on the College. A dead pool alone would be interesting.

            I found this site which you might be interested in.
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            • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
              Nice:



              BTW, has Frank been packing the College with his brand of cardinal? We should really have sabermetrics on the College. A dead pool alone would be interesting.

              I found this site which you might be interested in.
              With Dancin Donny Wuerl, he's been packing the bishops in the USA.
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              • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                Dancin Donny Wuerl
                Beg pardon?

                Edit: ah, I read his Wiki. But he was elevated to cardinal by your boy Benedict the Unbending?

                We still have not talked about Young Pope. I'm really enjoying it but interestingly Dr. Mrs., who was not raised a Catholic, peaced out after 3 episodes.

                I think it's a very interesting vehicle for discussions about theology. The church politics I can't vouch for as far as its accuracy goes. Obviously like any state the Vatican corridors of power are filled with every breed of viper, but I don't know whether the show is speaking to real conflicts or just generic ones they stuck a zucchetto on. I think there is more opportunity there. For instance, apparently one thing Frank has done that has upset the apple cart is elevate cardinals from less traditionally powerful cities to important slots, ignoring clergy from the "papal farm teams" of Venice and Turin. This seems to be the equivalent of picking your SCOTUS nominees from Ball State and Gonzaga rather than Harvard and Yale. I'd like to see that dynamic.
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                • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                  Beg pardon?

                  Edit: ah, I read his Wiki. But he was elevated to cardinal by your boy Benedict the Unbending?

                  We still have not talked about Young Pope. I'm really enjoying it but interestingly Dr. Mrs., who was not raised a Catholic, peaced out after 3 episodes.

                  I think it's a very interesting vehicle for discussions about theology. The church politics I can't vouch for as far as its accuracy goes. Obviously like any state the Vatican corridors of power are filled with every breed of viper, but I don't know whether the show is speaking to real conflicts or just generic ones they stuck a zucchetto on. I think there is more opportunity there. For instance, apparently one thing Frank has done that has upset the apple cart is elevate cardinals from less traditionally powerful cities to important slots, ignoring clergy from the "papal farm teams" of Venice and Turin. This seems to be the equivalent of picking your SCOTUS nominees from Ball State and Gonzaga rather than Harvard and Yale. I'd like to see that dynamic.
                  Dancin Donny is a chimera. He was a big supporter of the Extraordinary Form - until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against it. He was all for B16, until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against him.

                  Oh Donny is slick. He has a nice palatial apartment on Massachusetts Ave. that is rumored to cost mega millions, but he pretends to live frugally.

                  The rumor in the chanceries is that he's in line for a Curia position. It would be fitting for Francis to stick it to him and accept his retirement (he's overage right now) and leave him hanging.

                  In case you're wondering, I'm not un his fan club.
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                  • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                    Originally posted by joecct View Post
                    Dancin Donny is a chimera. He was a big supporter of the Extraordinary Form - until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against it. He was all for B16, until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against him.

                    Oh Donny is slick. He has a nice palatial apartment on Massachusetts Ave. that is rumored to cost mega millions, but he pretends to live frugally.

                    The rumor in the chanceries is that he's in line for a Curia position. It would be fitting for Francis to stick it to him and accept his retirement (he's overage right now) and leave him hanging.

                    In case you're wondering, I'm not un his fan club.
                    For a moment I thought I was in the political threads and Dancing Donny was, well, you know who. I had not idea what you were talking about but He was a big supporter of XXXXX- until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against it. He was all for XXXX, until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against him. fit beautifully with you know who. Finally figured it out when I got to the Curia....

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                    • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                      Originally posted by joecct View Post
                      Dancin Donny is a chimera. He was a big supporter of the Extraordinary Form - until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against it. He was all for B16, until he got his Red Hat. Then he was against him.
                      Aha! A backslider!
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                      • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                        CYO is supposed to be about integrating Christian principles into daily life. It appears to have worked.
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                        • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                          Time to play "Crazy, stupid or evil?"
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                          • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                            Time to play "Crazy, stupid or evil?"
                            D. All of the above

                            The creeps who talk this way or post such sentiments on social media when a natural disaster happens are all gloating, self-righteous *****s who quietly approve of what they think their god has done to punish the liberal atheist queer abortionists. They probably did it during the CA earthquakes back in the late 80s and 90s, they definitely did it when Katrina walloped NOLA, and they did it in the aftermath of the attack on the gay nightclub in Orlando.

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                            • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                              Interesting article on theology at the beginning of the Reformation.

                              https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/le...li-matter-mind
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                              • Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...

                                How it's done.
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