tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post1152392046404120087..comments2024-01-09T15:49:37.273-05:00Comments on THE TENTH CRUSADE: Diocese of Orange Claims Doubt is Important Role in Our Belief and Practice of TruthTTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-79967588358238063532016-09-13T09:41:02.206-04:002016-09-13T09:41:02.206-04:00James 1:5-8
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him a...James 1:5-8 <br />If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. <br /><br />And many more Bible quotes on the harm of doubting here:<br />https://www.openbible.info/topics/doubtMichael Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650782589323136700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-92184965079721300422016-09-13T09:10:59.148-04:002016-09-13T09:10:59.148-04:00Perfect!!!!!!!!
I thought about looking for citat...Perfect!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I thought about looking for citations in Catechism but had a long day and couldn't get to it. <br /><br />Thank you for doing this important work for us Kev!!!TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-79882766877934180112016-09-13T07:22:33.938-04:002016-09-13T07:22:33.938-04:00Hi Carol, :^)
I saw this the other day and I see ...Hi Carol, :^)<br /><br />I saw this the other day and I see you blogged on it here.<br /><br />So, at the risk of sounding like a... um, "fundamentalist" Catholic, let's check the catechism and see what it says about... "doubt". (stars are added where the words should be italicized)<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Faith <br /><br />2087 Our moral life has its source in faith in God who reveals his love to us. St. Paul speaks of the "obedience of faith" as our first obligation. He shows that "ignorance of God" is the principle and explanation of all moral deviations. Our duty toward God is to believe in him and to bear witness to him. <br /><br />2088 The first commandment requires us to nourish and protect our faith with prudence and vigilance, and to reject everything that is opposed to it. There are various ways of sinning against faith: <br /><br />*Voluntary doubt* about the faith disregards or refuses to hold as true what God has revealed and the Church proposes for belief. *Involuntary doubt* refers to hesitation in believing, difficulty in overcoming objections connected with the faith, or also anxiety aroused by its obscurity. If deliberately cultivated doubt can lead to spiritual blindness. <br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Note what it says at the end of the first paragraph in CCC 2088: "There are various ways of {sinning} against faith:" <br /><br />Then at the end of 2088: "If deliberately cultivated doubt can lead to spiritual blindness."<br /><br />[Ahem!] Note that in the original article of the piece, the author does not seem to mention what the CCC says about that word "doubt".<br /><br />Then again, I'm just a dopey Catholic who believes in such a thing called absolute truth. Silly me. <br /><br />"Fundamentalist" Catechist KevCatechist Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692973475298278544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-35314023545383033012016-09-12T23:23:12.625-04:002016-09-12T23:23:12.625-04:00To put a little historical perspective on the matt...To put a little historical perspective on the matter, recall that in 2006, then-Bishop Tod Brown refused Holy Communion to a kneeling woman. He actually grabbed her and tried to pull her to her feet. He's now "emeritus". See http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/060420.Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.com