Steve Strickland

Catholic; fan of Chesterton, Tolkien, Gene Wolfe, Dean Koontz, Joseph Pearce, Brant Pitre, John Bergsma, Ed Sri, Scheeben, Sheen, FOCUS, JL Burke

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@EricRSammons Disrespectful.

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@EricRSammons Sounds like an ad hominem argument

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@TaylorRMarshall Duh

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@JJBlackin17 @brithume Dumb

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@timotheeology @patrickbetdavid Not Church teaching.

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@StefanMolyneux Your statement doesn’t make logical sense.

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@MichaelRCaputo @KofC It’s your choice, but weird that you view the KoC statement as partisan or political.

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@unexpectedmuzic @kathleenmadigan Politics often has morality at its core. It’s not off-limits just bc it involves politics.

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@kathleenmadigan The Church does not teach that the popes are infallible, except under very special circumstances that would not apply to any of Pope Leo’s recent statements. Still, the response owed to the pope should be one of reverent submission.

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@jakedell73 As a ‘convert’ to Catholicism 16 years so, this pastor’s statement seems completely false. Certainly I’ve met hundreds who left Protestant denominations to become Catholic, and I know of no one who would even come close to fitting this description.

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@SwamTheTiber You should consider your sample size. Is it fair to extrapolate to such an extent?

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@tracybeanz That’s not credible. No parish priest would ever say don’t come back until you can donate more. If this kind of oddball event actually occurred, it truly would be so unusual as to say nothing about the institution other than that it includes imperfect people like yourself.

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Thank you, Erika Kirk. By forgiving your husband’s killer, you’ve honored both your husband and the Lord.

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@11bicdattc @JackPosobiec Good conversation.

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@MrCasey62 I wouldn’t describe it as a ‘Protestant argument’. It’s more of a ‘Baptist argument’, as Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and (I think) Methodists all adhere to infant baptism.

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@The_X_Nurse Well said. I agree that this is a problem.

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@FlanaganOnFaith Yes! My Lord and my God!

[The Catholic Traveler @MountainButorac]

I spent about 15 minutes alone with Cardinal Burke this morning. I won’t discuss what was said (obviously nothing confidential or ground breaking, just a casual conversation), but from what I’ve seen the last couple days, and after our talk, I will say that I feel hopeful, grateful, and relieved. I think we have a Holy Father who will help build bridges to restore unity in the Church. There will always be extremes on both sides who will never be happy, but I think our cardinals chose wisely. Cardinal Prevost was very close to Pope Francis. He also respects tradition and is very thoughtful and clear in what he says and does. I am excited for the days ahead!

I did half jokingly say to the Cardinal, “Please tell Pope Leo that if wants to make a small gesture that will be meaningful to those of us in Rome, BRING BACK THE SIDE ALTAR MASSES IN SAINT PETER’S BASILICA!!!” 😂 (I really miss them.)

@drprevost (just in case)