Comments on: Fatherless Christians http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/fatherless-christians/ Random Thoughts of a Catholic Convert Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:48:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Devin Rose http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/fatherless-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-2817 Devin Rose Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:51 +0000 http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/?p=517#comment-2817 Randy, I caught up on your blog posts today--good to see you are still defending the Church. This line is hilarious: "The priesthood is all about the idea that God has provided leaders and you are not one of them." Keep it up, and may God bless you and your family. Randy,

I caught up on your blog posts today–good to see you are still defending the Church. This line is hilarious: “The priesthood is all about the idea that God has provided leaders and you are not one of them.”

Keep it up, and may God bless you and your family.

]]> By: Randy http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/fatherless-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 Randy Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:01:07 +0000 http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/?p=517#comment-2757 Sure there is a pastor. But he is not theologically neccesary. He has some skills that might bless me. If he does not hit the spot I can move on. I don't need him to bring Jesus to me in the sacraments. I need him like I need a dentist. I need his abilities. Until I decide I don't. Priests are different. Whether he is nice or a good preacher or whatever is secondary. Those things I can find on the net. Can he give me true sacraments? I need Eucharist and I need confession. The rest is gravy. Sure there is a pastor. But he is not theologically neccesary. He has some skills that might bless me. If he does not hit the spot I can move on. I don’t need him to bring Jesus to me in the sacraments. I need him like I need a dentist. I need his abilities. Until I decide I don’t.

Priests are different. Whether he is nice or a good preacher or whatever is secondary. Those things I can find on the net. Can he give me true sacraments? I need Eucharist and I need confession. The rest is gravy.

]]> By: ncsue http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/fatherless-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-2756 ncsue Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:42:02 +0000 http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/?p=517#comment-2756 As a convert to Catholicism from a series of Protestant denominations that didn't seem to "hit the spot" for me spiritually, your post has gotten me thinking about the difference between a Protestant minister and a Catholic priest. For after all, Protestants do have a spiritual leader, or pastor. Some (Methodists and Episcopalians come to mind) have bishops. Not sure your post hit on the difference, and I'm certain I can't come up with a description of the difference, but it's an interesting concept to ponder on. As a convert to Catholicism from a series of Protestant denominations that didn’t seem to “hit the spot” for me spiritually, your post has gotten me thinking about the difference between a Protestant minister and a Catholic priest. For after all, Protestants do have a spiritual leader, or pastor. Some (Methodists and Episcopalians come to mind) have bishops.

Not sure your post hit on the difference, and I’m certain I can’t come up with a description of the difference, but it’s an interesting concept to ponder on.

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