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Don't this make them part of the Church; since they were a Holy Order of the Church? Also aren't the ones of us who are Templars part of the Chatolic faith?

The Templars were excommunicated and to belong to them today would be automatic excommunicated ipso facto. They are the modern day free masons and are the enemy of the church.

2008-08-17 04:46:29 by walker145

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My boyfriend is Russian Orthodox, and I am Catholic. We want to get married in the Catholic Church. What do we have to do for that to happen?

Relations between Russian Orthodox and other Catholics is just fine, and y'all are on the right track it seems to me, just by asking the question that you have. The Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch and ministers are in constant contact. So focus on the catholicness, and don't get carried away with the areas of dogma that are slightly different. The Patriarch respects The Pope, The Pope respects the Patriarch. All will work out if you adopt the right attitude. Togetherness. Catholicness. Unity. That's how you approach your question. And both expressions focus on unity even though they took separate paths 1,000 years ago; it isn't like the 500-year-old divide between Protestants and Catholics, which is marked in the US by a certain grain of anti-Christlike competitiveness. With the right attitude, y'all are going to be just fine.

Some links below show the relationship between The Vatican and Russian Orthodox. Recall that some of the great visions of the Blessed Virgin are directly connected to the Russian peoples. Fatima for example, where God sent Our Lady to warn the world of the impending peril of Communism as it was being politically manipulated in Russia and China. Or more specifically, to the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, a sacred image that inspires untold numbers of Russian Orthodox to pray to God and Jesus. Pope John Paul II compares the icon to the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico or Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland. Once again, Christ has sent the Woman to bring us all together through faith and obedience to God the Father. Just as he inspired the writers of The Bible, another thing you two share. This is always the purpose of Mary or The Bible in Catholic faith or any other part of the Catholic vine, which Russian Orthodox is. Unlike so many nonbelievers, Russian Orthodox recognize the continued divine intervention the Kingdom of Heaven provides as part of The Way to bring us all to unity in Christ in preparation for His return. That is the purpose of Chistianity.

So with this knowledge revealed to you, and the seed of this "unity" attitude in your hearts, you need to ignore anyone who suggests that you ignore your respective churches, that it's all up to you and you alone. That's the path toward separation from others. Be wary of people who take that hedonistic path. It's never about the individual. That's a New Age corruption that's prospering exceeding in Protestant divisions and so-called Evangalistics who now reject any label that conjoins them with any group of people. Instead, take your "unity" attitude to your respective churches/priests, and declare your intention to get married. Matrimony is an ancient sacrament of both of your expressions of Christianity, rooted of course in the Judaism. Respect one another's traditions, focus on the similarities. And involve yourself in the community of the faithful. Never hide your faith under a bushel. You two are going to be a great inspiration to others -- especially your children, if and when you have children.

Do you realize that y'all are LIVING the Word of God by seeking to reflect on the divisions between the two faith expressions and seeking to overcome them? That is exactly what the Patriarch and the Vatican would suggest you do. Y'all are exactly in step with Christ on that, so feel really good about that.

2010-03-06 23:44:57 by suzie164q

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I wonder if I might have a vocation as a brother either teaching classical literature and philosophy or engaging in social work; however, my religious ideas, if they exist in the form of dogma, are extremely far left. They are egalitarian in sentiment but have no real ideology. I am Roman Catholic. Is there an idea oriented order where I might apply. And how does one apply to be a brother?

Where ever it is that you renouse your faith

2008-10-05 14:49:22 by Steven S

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Do born-agains owe a debt of gratitude to the popes for saving their lord?

Hardly.

The roman, alias catholic church has done everything in it's power to subvert and cover up the true teachings of Jesus.

It has replaced the teachings Of Jesus with the Pauline nonsense that now passes for Christianity. It is nearly the exact opposite of what Jesus taught and stood for, and in no way resembles His teachings.

Love and blessings Don

2007-10-12 10:33:37 by C B

I know that the decision to call Mary,the mother of Jesus Christ, immaculately concieved,was made by the whoever the pope was in 1854 A.D.,but,why did it take so long?Was it that divisive an issue in the Catholic church for that long?And,who decided that it should be taught as part of Catholic church doctrine?It's not in the Bible,but the immaculate conception of Jesus Christ is.1,854 years is an extremely long time to make up your mind about anything in my opinion. Maybe I'll try the Vatican's web site for further information.

Actually it comes from the bible. The angel addresses Mary, "Chaire! Kecharitomene!" Note the bible does not actually have punctuation in it.

Kecharitomene is the past perfect participle of charitoo. Literally translated into English it means "full of Grace." However, as the past perfect participle, for that statement to be true of someone unbaptized, they must always have been full of grace. For someone to be full of grace, then they would have to be like Adam and Eve before the Fall.

The Greek Church has been using essentially the same phrase for 2000 years, panagia to describe Mary.

It wasn't considered controversial, but most Catholic doctrines never get officially proclaimed. Rather, it was in defense of Luke's Gospel and the perceived misreading of it that it was proclaimed.

Most Catholic doctrine has never been dogmatically proclaimed. There is an argument, and a very good argument at that, that the proclamation was not dogmatic. For something to be dogma, failure to believe it must significantly affect your salvation. This does not really rise to that level. It might be doctrine, but it probably isn't dogma.

2006-09-19 22:35:14 by auntfran8