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We don't worship the pope, bishops or cardinals. They simply guide us closer to God. The pope is infallible only when he is speaking ex cathedra (Latin, from the chair. Or from the chair of St. Peter).
We, as Roman Catholics worship the Holy Trinity and only the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

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Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis! Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam!

Propituis esto, parce nobis Dominē!
O Sanctissima! O Pissisima! Dulce Virgo Maria!

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Posted about 4 years ago

"TIBERIVSVEXILLARIVS" wrote:
We don't worship the pope, bishops or cardinals. They simply guide us closer to God. The pope is infallible only when he is speaking ex cathedra (Latin, from the chair. Or from the chair of St. Peter).

We, as Roman Catholics worship the Holy Trinity and only the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

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What about the whole 'pray to Mary' thing?

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"TIBERIVSVEXILLARIVS" wrote:

We don't worship the pope, bishops or cardinals. They simply guide us closer to God. The pope is infallible only when he is speaking ex cathedra (Latin, from the chair. Or from the chair of St. Peter).

We, as Roman Catholics worship the Holy Trinity and only the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

IC XC NI KA

What about the whole 'pray to Mary' thing?

We don't worship the Blessed Mother. We ask her to intercede on our behalf. We ask her to pray for us. IC XC NI KA

Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis! Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam!

Propituis esto, parce nobis Dominē!
O Sanctissima! O Pissisima! Dulce Virgo Maria!

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Posted about 4 years ago

"TIBERIVSVEXILLARIVS" wrote:

"AlphaT" wrote:

"TIBERIVSVEXILLARIVS" wrote:

We don't worship the pope, bishops or cardinals. They simply guide us closer to God. The pope is infallible only when he is speaking ex cathedra (Latin, from the chair. Or from the chair of St. Peter).

We, as Roman Catholics worship the Holy Trinity and only the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

IC XC NI KA

What about the whole 'pray to Mary' thing?

We don't worship the Blessed Mother. We ask her to intercede on our behalf. We ask her to pray for us. IC XC NI KA

But why? Does she have some sort of power?

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But why? Does she have some sort of power?

So, if you're familiar with the story of King Solomon, he ruled with his mother Bathsheba by his side. (yes, she's the one David had an affair with) back then, if you wanted something from the King, you asked his mother because she knew how and when to ask. Also, if you got the king mad, he could have you...disappear. Forever. Painfully. So, why shouldn't it be the same for the King of Kings (Jesus)? We are encouraged to ask the Blessed Mother for help. For example, say I ask the Blessed Mother to lead me to Christ, she will happily do that. We also have a hymn from the 13th century that is dedicated to Mary while she is beside the cross. Here are the most powerful parts:

At the Cross her station keeping,

stood the mournful Mother weeping,

close to her Son to the last.

Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,

all His bitter anguish bearing,

now at length the sword has passed.

O how sad and sore distressed

was that Mother, highly blest,

of the sole-begotten One.

Christ above in torment hangs,

she beneath beholds the pangs

of her dying glorious Son.

In this hymn, we ask to share in her pain as she watched Jesus die on the cross. Also, because Mary was conceived without sin (Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8 ) she is the only other human besides Jesus to be born without original sin (sin of Adam and Eve). Mary was also crowned Queen of Heaven and of Earth, so this makes her even more important. I ask Mary to pray for me and ask God to have mercy on me for my sins (I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of...)

Mary, Refuge of Sinners! Pray for us!

Queen of Angels! Pray for us!

Holy Mother of God! Pray for us!

God bless and Happy Easter,

TIBERIVS VEXILLARIVS

(Also, in the Church, Easter lasts 50 days. From Easter Sunday to Pentecost)

Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis! Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam!

Propituis esto, parce nobis Dominē!
O Sanctissima! O Pissisima! Dulce Virgo Maria!

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Posted about 4 years ago

"Authoritarian" wrote:
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hail the patriarch

1. I happen to like religion...
2. WHO IS THE PATRIARCH

Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis! Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam!

Propituis esto, parce nobis Dominē!
O Sanctissima! O Pissisima! Dulce Virgo Maria!