tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post7236427128971830580..comments2024-03-29T14:32:13.886+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: The SynodFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-79523585108444628262014-10-15T21:53:14.600+01:002014-10-15T21:53:14.600+01:00Given the lack of communion discipline in the RCC,...Given the lack of communion discipline in the RCC, one would question how seriously the church believes that "To receive Communion in a state of unabsolved, unrepented mortal sin is sacrilege". Mind you, this is true of the Orthodox, as well. There are a variety of small Protestant denominations that defend the sanctity of Communion from those unprepared far better than the churches 123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-85125265911014338212014-10-15T09:40:28.043+01:002014-10-15T09:40:28.043+01:00In the spirit of parrhesia, that Athenian virtue m...In the spirit of parrhesia, that Athenian virtue much praised in the Athenian assembly, the Ecclesia:<br /><br />1. To receive Communion in a state of unabsolved, unrepented mortal sin is sacrilege - and itself another mortal sin.<br />2. Ways of ending up in such a state include remaining in a sexual relationship with any person who is not one's spouse.<br />3. A validly contracted ChristianJoshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-87955131845322855652014-10-14T23:43:19.355+01:002014-10-14T23:43:19.355+01:00I first found it in Fides et Ratio, the Encyclical...I first found it in Fides et Ratio, the Encyclical on Faith and Reason of Saint John Paul II, #48. I, lacking any Greek learning, confused it with parousia until the late Fr James McEvoy set me straight!Éamonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560394580179348894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-60779292867233739902014-10-14T22:49:00.100+01:002014-10-14T22:49:00.100+01:00Predictably, the secular media homed in on three p...Predictably, the secular media homed in on three paragraphs (50-52 out of a total of 58…) and those are what made the headlines. Predictably, because – don’t you know – SSA is the most important concern in today’s world.<br /><br />Forget about the scandals of abortion, the martyrdom of Christians in the Middle East and Africa, Ebola, etc. what matters is what the MSM, Hollywood and the GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-40546288423643663872014-10-14T22:13:35.837+01:002014-10-14T22:13:35.837+01:00Dear Fr Hunwicke
Thank you for elaborating on the...Dear Fr Hunwicke<br /><br />Thank you for elaborating on the SSPX here. I must admit I began contemplating joining them.<br /><br />If I do not want to follow the current reigning Pontiff, does that mean I'm sede? I am worried about this.Damask Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903564104733536123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-68010504994384037292014-10-14T21:21:27.064+01:002014-10-14T21:21:27.064+01:00Mike: Sorry to be obscure; I'm not using the w...Mike: Sorry to be obscure; I'm not using the word in an erudite way but simply meaning "Speaking the plain truth, boldly without fear or favour". Quite often in the New Testament; for example: Acts 2:29; 4:13; 4:29; 4:31; 28:31. I think it's more often used in some other modern languages than it is in English, but I'm not an expert.Fr John Hunwickehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-7552568504922544852014-10-14T21:07:48.402+01:002014-10-14T21:07:48.402+01:00fr
could we have your erudite take on parrhesia as...fr<br />could we have your erudite take on parrhesia as a technical term?<br />Should you have already done so <br /> in an earlier post write me off as alzheimic.<br />Mike Cliffsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405021835510775527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-34333713170312573712014-10-14T18:57:22.465+01:002014-10-14T18:57:22.465+01:00Excellent post, Father H - as always!Excellent post, Father H - as always!Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-69556283231977130162014-10-14T17:59:47.824+01:002014-10-14T17:59:47.824+01:00To borrow the words of Evelyn Waugh, “a very naugh...To borrow the words of Evelyn Waugh, “a very naughty and very successful practical joke”.Romulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071095565318181930noreply@blogger.com