Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥

Middle-Aged Catholic Dad of 8 | Mostly just here for the Catholic news and DMs

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

That tracks.

[NubesPluantIustum @pluant]

Mr Lewis has returned to the death penalty, this time implying that either the Church countenanced “mortal sin” until, well, Francis, or that nobody was sophisticated enough to appreciate human dignity fully until, well, Francis.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

@DelusionPosting Cow’s a lot tastier, from what I hear.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

@hf_222222 I’ve seen some bow to the priest. I just shrug it off because I don’t see it as a big deal.

If anything has contributed to priests’ thinking of themselves as “little gods,” it’s versus populum.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

This Christian communal self-discovery is the main thrust of Acts and the book takes place almost entirely post-Pentecost. Yet none of us will say that any of it is against the clear and intentional institution of the Church by Christ.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

In good faith, with every intention of fidelity to the magisterium, and with all due respect to him, I don’t see the note as irreconcilable with the traditional view Dr. Sirilla explains here.

[Michael Sirilla @msirilla1]

The new document (a “Note” signed by heads of three Vatican dicasteries) says: “Early Christianity developed from the movement initiated by Jesus and his disciples, distinguishing itself from the various forms of Judaism over time.” This is a false or at best a misleading statement.

Jesus and his disciples didn’t initiate a movement that distinguished itself from Judaism over time. That’s the Modern Liberal Protestant view of Albert Schweitzer and the early Modernists (Loisy) it’s condemned by Pius X in Lamebtabili (prop. 52) and in the Oath Against Modernism.

No, Jesus founded the Catholic Church on Peter (Mt 16:16-18), the new non-Levitical priesthood (Mt 26), new Sacraments (Mt 28:18), and a new Covenant in His blood (Lk 22:20) which fulfilled and concluded/abolished the old. Pius XII teaches this definitively in Mystici Corporis, a. 29.

And yes, its implementation was a process but that process was completed at Pentecost. Its completion did not occur at or after the destruction of the Temple in 70AD, as the Note seems to indicate!

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

Finally, at the destruction of Jerusalem, the Christians determined to follow Christ’s instructions and make for the hills to save themselves, while the Jewish population suffered the conquest. That, too, distinguished the Christians by their faith in Christ.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

@anotherryan00 Genuinely lol’d.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

Infantile.

[R&R Cigars @RandRCigars]

$1500/semester

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

Yes, this is beautiful, @mariashriver. Now please stop supporting abortion, which so often targets people because they would qualify for the Special Olympics. Pope Leo doesn’t like it.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

And as this noisy week winds down, here is a leader to truly give our attention to. Pope Leo is a man who devotes his life to raising others up, all people! He uses words to calm, to inspire, to remind us all we are lights in a dark world. Give your attention to this leader, and let it be a guide. Watch how he speaks, listen to his tone, see how others react to him.

Thank you, your holiness for welcoming @specialolympics athletes into your circle of life. Thank you so much for moving humanity forward, as well as showing love and compassion to these amazing athletes. I thank you for your example, for being a beacon of light when we all so clearly need it. May we all choose to include! https://t.co/QQDPmYp92K

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

Australia is the shape of an @owenbroadcast cat head.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

What are we doing here?

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

Jake Paul didn’t even flex and add “and these guns!” I’m just disappointed in the modern boxing entertainment culture.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: Jake Paul warns the 2nd Amendment isn't sufficient anymore, says citizens should be able to arm themselves with drones, EMPs, and rocket launchers.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

That ending.

[JT @jiratickets]

>be hunter gatherer
>look at mountain
>"yeah it's beautiful"
>starve
>plant wheat instead of hunting and gathering
>wheat works
>too much wheat
>need somewhere to put wheat
>build granary
>need someone to count wheat
>invent writing
>need someone to guard wheat
>invent state
>need someone to trade wheat
>invent money
>money works better than wheat
>need somewhere to put money
>build bank
>bank lends money to guy with idea
>guy builds mill by the river
>mill needs 40 guys
>40 guys move next to mill
>40 guys need bread, beer, a church
>bakery, tavern, church move next to 40 guys
>another guy borrows for a second mill
>mill town
>mill town gets a port
>port town
>everyone within 200 miles hears there's money at the port
>everyone within 200 miles shows up
>run out space
>can't build out
>build up
>more
>skyscraper
>civilizational loop compounds
>order a private taxi for your burrito

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

Someday, God willing.

[Corbie @Corbienest]

The path my husband has been working on all summer is mostly finished

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

@PetriOP It is. Sorry to hijack your thread, I just try to point out the other edge od the sword when I can for the benefit of other parents. We have a medical system that failed us in its biases and assumptions. I want everyone to be aware.

[Raphael 🇻🇦❤️‍🔥 @CatholicRaph]

We declined the test because the receptionist was trying to push it as a diagnostic for abortion. As a result, we didn’t have the information that might have prevented our daughter’s death.

[Fr. Thomas Petri OP @PetriOP]

@TheCatholicEngr On the other hand, good friends of mine did get the test, and it confirmed Down Syndrome. Then they prepared even more for the baby’s arrival and everything that would be needed medically. She’s now in her mid-20s and doing very well.