RI Bishop Bans Rep. Kennedy from Communion

[nova]

Their church. Their decision. None of my business....

 

[Lord Stanley]

in a way i applaud the Bishop, he stand behind his belief with no fear, he hurts no-one in this action , he creates debate - a good thing - passion is necessary to fulfill life, good for him

and btw kelvin, fine that you post these snippets of news, maybe some opnion/comment from yourself on the actual subject rather than a response to the reaction might be in order, otherwise you may well be accused of flaming

 

[kelvin070]

in a way i applaud the Bishop, he stand behind his belief with no fear, he hurts no-one in this action , he creates debate - a good thing - passion is necessary to fulfill life, good for him

and btw kelvin, fine that you post these snippets of news, maybe some opnion/comment from yourself on the actual subject rather than a response to the reaction might be in order, otherwise you may well be accused of flaming

I was the first to post my opinion in this thread and that sparked the debate. Many here have accused me of flaming but I don't give 2 shits and I will just keep posting.

 

[progame64]

I do agree some are hypocrite. And no he is loving but if you choose not to follow him then he is just and judge mental..

 

[All Else Failed]

I dislike Christianity as a whole, but I can respect the priest actually having balls and doing what he should do from a Christian standpoint.

 

[Lord Stanley]

I was the first to post my opinion in this thread and that sparked the debate. Many here have accused me of flaming but I don't give 2 shits and I will just keep posting.

so your comment is that you think it is strange that Kennedy supports abortion - that is not much

 

[Tangerine]

I do agree some are hypocrite. And no he is loving but if you choose not to follow him then he is just and judge mental..

Christianity speaks of unconditional love. This is not at all what you describe. Why would God harshly judge someone who is A) created in his own image and B) completely under the control of his "plan?" If someone dies tragically at a young age - is that not "God's Plan?" So how can you know that my thoughts and beliefs about God and religion not also be part of his "plan?"

 

[Accountable]

Why do people get upset over natural consequences?? Kennedy knows the rules; he was raised Catholic. The only valid complaint I can imagine is that his church doesn't enforce its rules consistently.

 

[Tangerine]

I dislike Christianity as a whole, but I can respect the priest actually having balls and doing what he should do from a Christian standpoint.

This is absolutely positively 180 degrees WRONG.

Christ taught over and over again that it is NOT the role of the Christian to judge others, or to assume that they are in a position to do so - only God has that right. Christ specifically taught that his followers should accept all people, especially showing compassion for those who did not believe or who were "lost." The Christian church is founded on fundementals of taking those who may have "strayed" from their beliefs, offerering them forgiveness, offerering them redemption, and putting forth all efforts to draw them BACK to Christ. Refusing someone who has "strayed" the most holy sacrament that is meant to bring one closer to God is EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE of the very basic tenets of Christian faith.

From a Christian standpoint, the priest is failing miserably at his most primary role.

 

[Accountable]

This is absolutely positively 180 degrees WRONG.

Christ taught over and over again that it is NOT the role of the Christian to judge others, or to assume that they are in a position to do so - only God has that right. Christ specifically taught that his followers should accept all people, especially showing compassion for those who did not believe or who were "lost." The Christian church is founded on fundementals of taking those who may have "strayed" from their beliefs, offerering them forgiveness, offerering them redemption, and putting forth all efforts to draw them BACK to Christ. Refusing someone who has "strayed" the most holy sacrament that is meant to bring one closer to God is EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE of the very basic tenets of Christian faith.

From a Christian standpoint, the priest is failing miserably at his most primary role.

You're probably right, but don't blame the priest. He's just a soldier. Blame the Catholic Church for this one.

 

[Tangerine]

You're probably right, but don't blame the priest. He's just a soldier. Blame the Catholic Church for this one.

True Christianity is an individual thing. Of course I loathe the church and their teaching and stances - that's well documented. But a church is nothing more than a collection of people. And people have an individual relationship with God and are responsible for their own actions. IF the God they believe in exists in the WAY they believe, they will face their judgement individually.