@esjesjesj@catgirlprostate Lol. In Catholicism, if you go to Confession without a real intention to stop the sin, the priest can withhold absolution from you. But try again.
@Luther_MarianM@papistlurker To liturgy? We have 12 "Great Feasts" where you're expected to be dying if you avoid liturgy. However, their "movability" in the diaspora is more lax and similar to the Latins than in the old countriesn & per each Eparchy's rules. The original 12+ Easter ARE "obligations" yes. ๐๐ป
@MosesD40@papistlurker Do they match which days are movable and which aren't on the new calendar? That might indicate why some are movable and others not even before a Sunday.
@melodymlyons I agree. I think it just compounds people's tendency to lash out without the repercussion that makes one usually think twice. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
@singinghomeward We used to buy minced meat in 2019-2020 at $2.99 on sale, never at $5.99 full price which we found ridiculous.
Now it is $6.99 ON SALE. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ต๐คฏ
@SteveSkojec Open Questions:
1) How is the Church "falling apart"?
2) How is your example different from the last 2000 years?
3) How is it different from any institution that has humans, including one's family, workplace, doctor, etc.?
What do people expect, floating bishops and nuns?
@SteveSkojec Those 3 are question-advice that you may choose to consider or ignore. I don't need answers simply because I'm genuinely trying to help YOU, not trying to prove or disprove points.
Been there, done that, it feels horrible, thankful for it in retrospect. Thats all. โค
@SteveSkojec 3) More of a reflection:
I didn't know who you were but I know 1P5. Why? One of the websites I found so... off... with their understanding of Catholicism.
Perhaps a neutral re-engagement away from that worldview with a more *accurate* Catholic theology might help.
@SteveSkojec If I may one last thing: perhaps the best way to find answers is not reading Orthodox theologians (more confusion), or popular Catholic apologetics.
There are real Catholic academic theologians who have engaged with these topics, and who do so with exquisite nuance.
@SteveSkojec It might help you to follow your own logic to the concrete end.
And I think "Massa Damnata", as well as what it tangibly means in Catholic Teaching, is being misunderstood here.
Particularly when we know to whom Augustine was responding with his theories.