tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post9149202836053683411..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: Personal Asides: Something (What is It?) is Delaying the Fred Thompson
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is the One, True Church.Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-53637190961638966172007-07-27T06:33:23.000-05:002007-07-27T06:33:23.000-05:00You have fallen into the trap set by reactionaries...You have fallen into the trap set by reactionaries who chose to characterize William Cardinal Levada's wise and deliberate leadership of the San Francisco archdiocese as "liberal". "Liberal" is, in the vocabulary of these provocateurs -- and, I worry, sometimes of your own --, a code for "unfaithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church". Such a characterization of the Cardinal could not be further from the truth.<br><br><br>Your characterization of the Cardinal during his tenure in the difficult and wearying position of Archbishop of San Francisco is unfair. You will not retract it, of course, and will either ignore these comments or, worse, bluster back with an unbalanced assessment of his good work there.<br><br><br>The slack I'm willing to cut is understanding that you want to bang out a minimum number of words in these little commentaries. It would not interest your usual readership if you were to experience the conversion of heart that would lead you to greater consideration of whether the judgments you issue with such facility are actually correct.<br><br><br>But life is short; eternity is long. We can never say for certain how far we are from the moment when we are called to a final accounting for our words. Maybe it is time to reflect on whether what you say promotes or detracts from the community of the Faithful.Patricia Tryonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-82343121401283662732007-07-18T19:56:08.000-05:002007-07-18T19:56:08.000-05:00While I have a different view on petros/petra (nam...While I have a different view on petros/petra (namely, that we should go with the words we have, and not speculate on what the underlying words might have been), I'm not bowled over with disbelief that the Roman Catholic Church has declared itself the one, true church. Every Christian church, including my own, has declared itself the one true church. Yet in many situations, Christians are able to discuss our views of the truth without killing each other. Unfortunately, reasonable discourse is not...um...universal.Ontario Emperornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-50940952365087179562007-07-15T22:04:58.000-05:002007-07-15T22:04:58.000-05:00Tom you are clinging deck chairs of George Bush...Tom you are clinging deck chairs of George Bush's Titanic neo-con inspired Iraq failure like a blind follower in Jonestown!<br><br>Libby,,,,, OH how you trumpeted for Libby's pardon....and threw the verbal palms down in his path..... he was only the attorney for Clinton's buddy the infamous Mr. Rich who got a sweetheart pardon from buddy Bill. Come on Tom just tell me ONE thing Libby did for social conservatives! Please oh please THOMAS do tell me and the other readers of your blog!<br><br>Tom, your blind following of the neo-con mantra has you looking downright FOOLISH these days! You are foolish because neo-cons in the end BETRAY the social conservatives.....<br><br>But then your blessed Pope really infuriated your new "chosen" friends!!!! You've go me confused Tom, so just who are "Chosen"? So Tom are you going to side with the Pope or with your neo- "friends"? Come on Tommy, choose..... But then mushy politicians always weasel.... just look at the good liberal "catholic" politicians positions on abortion ala Daley, Kennedy, divorced Giuliani, Palosi, etc... staunch liberal by day but then on Sunday or Saturday night at Mass they become the pious forgiven neo-saints with that good little wafer and wine to cover it all up!!!!!!<br><br>Kinda disgusting.... ain't it! Dare we say HYPOCRITS?<br><br>But then as I read it aren't you saying that the Catholics are the only "chosen" ones.... Come Come Tom..... how could you? Your neo "friends" will not like you for it.Lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-49024877131741917352007-07-14T16:02:16.000-05:002007-07-14T16:02:16.000-05:00David:I know you asked Mr. Roeser, but I'll gi...David:<br><br>I know you asked Mr. Roeser, but I'll give you my thoughts to your questions:<br><br>1) People can come to their own conclusions (and do) but the church is where the background where those conclusions are formed.<br><br>2) The state (at least the US) will not tell people where to worship. Never going to happen.<br><br>3) The Pope could wind up in hell if he earns his way in. There might be a few down there already. However, the Pope is infallible in interpreting scripture and making doctorine. Outside of those areas, he is as capible of as much sin as the rest of us.<br><br>4) It doesn't take a Pope to figure out that abortion is murder, and that murder is wrong. Many (most?) Christains also believe the same thing. The Pope affirming abortion ain't gonna happen.<br><br>5) The "one true Church" proclaimation does say that salvation may be made to non-Catholics. Protestants needn't worry.<br><br>As for me, I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Protestants left Catholicism because they already believed that Catholicism is wrong. What are they worried about now? And what does ecuminism(sp?) between Catholics and Protestants do for anyone anyhow?Freidrich Marchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-12269677398094766402007-07-14T03:42:39.000-05:002007-07-14T03:42:39.000-05:00Tom,Do you think that people have the right to com...Tom,<br><br>Do you think that people have the right to come to their own conclusions on matters of faith? Do you think that the power of the state should be enlisted to encourage others to be adherents of a particular church or religion? Do you think that a Pope could wind up in Hell? What would your response be if a Pope were to proclaim that abortion is a blessing? If we all have to give account of ourselves to God, how much weight do you think He'll put on membership in a given church?<br>Sincerely,<br>One of your fans<br>(who happens to be a Protestant)David P. Grafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-50643214693142162702007-07-13T02:06:58.000-05:002007-07-13T02:06:58.000-05:00Tom, critiquing Sen. Warner over his personal life...Tom, critiquing Sen. Warner over his personal life is, admittedly, entertaining. But it is about as substantive as criticizing George Bush for famously poor grammer.<br><br>The buffoons in the Senate may have inadvertently stumbled on the truth. Yes, they are humorous, but don't discount what they've done.<br><br>The biggest mistake of this Iraq War was Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL) pooh-poohing and killing a Declaration of War against Iraq introduced by Rep. Ron Paul.<br><br>Why? For one, going to war without a congressional declaration flies in the face of the Constitution all members have taken an oath to support and defend. And if that doesn't matter to some, there's this: we've never (make that ***NEVER***) won an undeclared war.<br><br>The congressional abdication of it's power to take the country to war will go down in history as an infamous act.<br><br>Senators feebly attempting to rein in the executive branch is a good thing. It is a start of something long overdue.Constitution Readernoreply@blogger.com