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Newman's Own Words - H/T The Tenth Crusade!
“Everyone in the Church, ignorant or learned, must absolutely submit his mind with an inward assent to the Church as the teacher of the whole Faith.” Or again: “It is no trouble to believe, when the Church has spoken; the real trouble is when a number of little popes start up, laymen often, and preach against Bishops and priests, and make their own opinions the faith, and frighten simple-minded devout people and drive back inquirers.”
From
Newman and the Laity
PAUL CHAVASSE
2 comments:
“Well, we believe in the Immaculate Conception because the Pope tells us to. Pass the fried chicken.”
People who fill up com boxes with links are a balrog pain, but With your kind permission , Im gonna do it:
Fr Longeneckers account of part of his journey from Bob jones university to Catholic priest:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2012/05/immaculata-from-the-head-to-the-heart.html, this section:"....../.........
I was in South Carolina visiting my brother, who had already become a Catholic. He invited me to dinner with his parish priest–a Franciscan named Father Paul who likes beer and fried chicken. So I picked a fight with Fr Paul over the Immaculate Conception. I pulled out the usual arguments against the dogma and he was very patient with me and answered them very well. Then he finally smiled and said, “Well, we believe in the Immaculate Conception because the Pope tells us to. Pass the fried chicken.”
His solid and simple belief and commitment stirred me (and this is a reminder by the way to never think that you have ‘won’ or ‘lost’ a theological debate. You might seem to have lost because the person wasn’t converted, but something you said stuck and bears fruit later)...../.... end quote
Mike - Powerful, memorable story. Thank you for relaying it, and for the link.
Your comments are never a pain, but always most welcome. God bless!
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