http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/year-of-the-priest/ Random Thoughts of a Catholic Convert Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:04:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/year-of-the-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-2753 Randy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:17:31 +0000 http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/?p=513#comment-2753 Yes, I guess creation is an exception. The other exceptions are the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus. They hold that they are all physical events with huge spiritual consequences. So they see one time physical events as being spiritually effective. But ongoing sacramental events somehow cannot be. If you want the church to do holy things then you need to have a church that is in some way holy. If you are going to go there then you need the concept of one true physical body of Christ. Something that does not split every generation or two. Yes, I guess creation is an exception. The other exceptions are the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus. They hold that they are all physical events with huge spiritual consequences. So they see one time physical events as being spiritually effective. But ongoing sacramental events somehow cannot be. If you want the church to do holy things then you need to have a church that is in some way holy. If you are going to go there then you need the concept of one true physical body of Christ. Something that does not split every generation or two.

]]> http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/2009/06/15/year-of-the-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-2752 Nathan Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:56:54 +0000 http://purifyyourbride.stblogs.com/?p=513#comment-2752 In my experience (former protestant, emerging into some kind of historic orthodox belief), protestants see spirituality as completely intangible. Hence, the idea of sacraments, the idea that the supernatural can invade and change nature, is rather foreign. Strangely, this is allowed when talking about creation (e.g. intelligent design) but not when relating to God. In my experience (former protestant, emerging into some kind of historic orthodox belief), protestants see spirituality as completely intangible. Hence, the idea of sacraments, the idea that the supernatural can invade and change nature, is rather foreign. Strangely, this is allowed when talking about creation (e.g. intelligent design) but not when relating to God.

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