Priests make a lot of money blessing everything from boats to cars, farm animals, tobacco crops, even silkworm eggs. Priests bless soldiers and their weapons, police their guns, and on March 19, 1954, the pope blessed some 50,000 members of Italy’s crack Alpine troops. A priest charged an...
"On August 8, 2008, Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli, chairman of the U.S. bishop's Committee on Divine Worship, announced a new Vatican directive regarding the use of the name of God in the sacred liturgy. "Specifically, the word 'Yahweh' may no longer be 'used or pronounced' in songs and prayers...
my stepdad is catholic and he says that catholics dont believe in the book of revelation.he says the catholics have a seperate bible that doesnt include revelation. so why dont they believe it?
...their religion? It seems to be very easy to unintentionally offend people in matters concerning their religion. Why is it that so many people seem to think that you should treat their religion with 'kid gloves'?
As an example, check the additional comment made by Stina here (this refers to...
...their religion? It seems to be very easy to unintentionally offend people in matters concerning their religion. Why is it that so many people seem to think that you should treat their religion with 'kid gloves'?
As an example, check the additional comment made by Stina here (this refers to...
...One More Pope After The Current One? Saint Malachy's predictions for the previous 110 Popes were meticulously accurate.There is to be one more Pope after the one we have now and then comes the end of all things.
And if they think that Catholics are not Christians what do they think they are instead. I was raised Catholic and though I do not any longer consider myself part of that religion I do think they are Christians and I have never understood why others don't. Can someone please explain it to me...
We believe that God has mercy on those who have never heard the name of Jesus. To this day there are thousands of people in Africa and people in uncontacted tribes in South America that have never heard the name of Jesus and probably never will. God would not punish a good person for it.
That's...
As we all know, Christianity has a tendency to "change" everything to evolve as time goes on in order to survive and get more believers . And from my point of view that time gets closer and closer so when do you think it will occur?
and how about for Islam and Judaism? when?
duh you dumb...
...Christian religion? and that being a Catholic means being a Christian?
I asked because I have bumped into this question not too long ago. here's the link: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ams.OIgue8EdshRo7_r7HH_sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090224060929AAJVxO2&show=7#profile-info-AA11459939
A. The notion of the "three days of darkness" you describe refers to an alleged private revelation that God will one day chastise the entire world with three days and nights of intense darkness, during which time a large portion of the earth's population will die from pestilence and demonic...
Please enlighten me on the practices of your religion.
I would like to know what it is that everyone's religion believes.
I wont judge you because you believe your beliefs and I believe mine.
I would just like to know what they are fr my own personal knowledge.
To all you who are actually...
my friend is curious about getting with a guy. he is catholic- goes to church Sundays and holidays n all that....So what does the bible or the 'man upstairs' say about Catholics being gay? Plz. no 2 page long answers.
No one in my family personally cares that I'm bi, but as we were sitting in Church tonight, I was wondering if it was "wrong to God" or however you want to put it...?