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| bio | website | acleach.me.uk |
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| location | United Kingdom | |
| age | 47 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 2 months |
| seen | 28 mins ago | |
| stats | profile views | 60 |
Former Anglican (in the Anglo-Catholic tradition from age 9), now a Roman Catholic in the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the UK.
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Mar 15 |
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Are Paul's letters to be taken as God's word? With regard to Peter's authority, see Matthew 16:18. |
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Mar 15 |
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Approximate amount of money per year the Catholic church spends for charity? One problem is the reference to "the Catholic Church". Do you include CAFOD as part of the Church, for example? There is no centralised accounting (at least in the UK: each diocese is separate), and then there is giving by individual members which they give direct to outside causes rather than going through the Church's books anyway -- even when they could do that as part of an organised campaign. I think the answer is there is no way of knowing; the question is not particularly constructive because what is meant by "the Catholic Church" in this instance needs to be defined. |
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Mar 15 |
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Is there a mentioning (in the Bible) about why god exists? I'm sure the answer to the question is "No, there isn't," but that's not particularly helpful! ... To expand on @Hammer's answer, you might just as well ask, "Why does the universe exist?" Without God, there is no answer -- there is an answer perhaps to "How" but not "Why". With God, the answer might be simplistically "Because God is love and he wanted to create something to love and so had to make an environment for his creature." God is outside our universe of experience: so even if there were an answer to "Why God?" we wouldn't be able to comprehend it. |
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Mar 14 |
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Per Ecclesiastes 7:16, Does the Bible want me to sin? Luke 18:11-12, perhaps? |
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Mar 13 |
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What is the sacramental principle at work with Anointing of the Sick? I don't know that book. I've ordered a copy. |
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Mar 13 |
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What is the sacramental principle at work with Anointing of the Sick? Couldn't spell Transubstantiation |
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Mar 13 |
answered | What is the sacramental principle at work with Anointing of the Sick? |
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Mar 13 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Mar 11 |
answered | Is the phrase, “Heaven is the presence of God, but Hell is the absence of God” an orthodox viewpoint? |
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Mar 11 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Mar 10 |
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When are lay men and women permitted to read the Gospel in a Catholic church? @dotnetengineer: The Gospel is not read, it's proclaimed. It's the liturgical function of the deacon to proclaim the Gospel, and when a deacon is not available it's delegated upwards to a priest (whose diaconal ordination is still effective) rather than downwards to the laity (who aren't ordained). A real question might indeed be useful -- as might a "Liturgy" tag. |
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Mar 10 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
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Mar 10 |
awarded | Editor |
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Mar 10 |
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What is the sacramental principle at work with Anointing of the Sick? Added a clarifying sentence |
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Mar 10 |
answered | What is the sacramental principle at work with Anointing of the Sick? |
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Mar 3 |
awarded | Analytical |
