Anybody could report it. Or are you saying that the Pope controls all the media sources?
There is nothing to be gained from running such a news story. Catholics would simply get annoyed by such a story, while non-Catholics wouldn't care.
Anybody could report it. Or are you saying that the Pope controls all the media sources?
Monophysites (and to an extent, Arians and Nestorians) would argue the Catholic Church has done otherwise.
She said she prayed to John Paul II, not someone else.Let us assume the miracle did occur. Can you prove it occured by the intercession of JP2 rather then the patron saint of _______?
Maybe they would. So?Monophysites (and to an extent, Arians and Nestorians) would argue the Catholic Church has done otherwise.
Oh.Joseph Ratzinger, our current Pope.
You could say that there was nothing to be gained from running such a news story as the pedophilia problem. Did that stop them from reporting it?There is nothing to be gained from running such a news story. Catholics would simply get annoyed by such a story, while non-Catholics wouldn't care.
Definitely not. There is one, and only one, God.Interesting. The commandment says "I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no other god before me", doesn't it? Has anyone used that as a way of arguing FOR multiple Gods (since it doesn't say you can't have more than one God, merely that God must be the head honcho), or at least that's what it implies to me. Unless I'm just being an idiot, or unless that's just the shoddy KJV translation...
You could say that there was nothing to be gained from running such a news story as the pedophilia problem. Did that stop them from reporting it?
Definitely not. There is one, and only one, God.
There is one, and only one, God.
Well it is not the Church who decides on who Saints are since that is the work of God. The words saint simply means sanctified one, and only God is the one who sanctifies people not an organisation.
Definitely not. There is one, and only one, God.
You could say that there was nothing to be gained from running such a news story as the pedophilia problem. Did that stop them from reporting it?
Yes, of course. Which is why they're titled as saint (or Saint? Should it be capitalised?) instead of god, demigod or anything similar.But they wouldn't add gods to the Bible. That would be blasphemy, and in direct violation of the Ten Commandments, which is a rather big no-no.
Very much how I've come to understand the development of monotheism.There were many gods at the time those scripture were codified. In fact, part of the Israelite history is believed to be the migration from polytheism to monotheism, and some of the text in the Bible reflects that.
The idea of a single, dominating, unique God is (I think) borrowed from later philosophy. The implication of such an idea is that the other gods were not actually gods. That idea, though, is a progression.
It could be that JHWH was a local god, and demanded fealty of the Israelites in preference to the other gods. Later tradition then modified that idea as the monotheism progressed.
Arians might, if they still existed; both miaphysites and Nestorians are trinitarian and only disagree as to the mechanics of the Trinity.Monophysites (and to an extent, Arians and Nestorians) would argue the Catholic Church has done otherwise.
Monophysites don't disagree that Christ was divine, they disagree as to how that divinity was manifested in the person(s) of Christ.I thought the Monophysites/Nestorians would disagree with the Catholics position on the nature of Christ because they have the dual nature of christ.
If it were a hoax, it would have been reported earlier. After all, "everyone loves a good scandal."Everyone loves a good scandal. Now if JPII was canonized on the basis of that miracle and then it later turned out to be a hoax, then it might be reported.
Having lower gods, means that you have more than one god. God is the only god. Having more would be blasphemy.Nice hand wave, mind giving some reasoning?
Huh? What do you mean?....Who is three people in one?
How so?The wording is still VERY ambiguous.
How do you know that few people believe it? Are you Catholic? Anyway, the news would still love a good controversy.Paedophilia cover-up are concerning to non-Catholics (as well as Catholics), and as such make for good news stories.
Few people believe that the nun in question was miraculously healed, and as such few people will care about a news story debunking it. Journalists don't run stories that no-one wants to hear about.
What is that text? And how did they come to believe that it was the "migration from polytheism to monotheism"?There were many gods at the time those scripture were codified. In fact, part of the Israelite history is believed to be the migration from polytheism to monotheism, and some of the text in the Bible reflects that.
The Bible says that God is the only god. Having another god is blasphemy, so it couldn't have been that the Bible said that there were other gods, then decided that there was only one.The idea of a single, dominating, unique God is (I think) borrowed from later philosophy. The implication of such an idea is that the other gods were not actually gods. That idea, though, is a progression.
Who is JHWH? If you are referring to Christianity's God, then no. Otherwise, the Bible would have said that God ruled over other gods.It could be that JHWH was a local god, and demanded fealty of the Israelites in preference to the other gods. Later tradition then modified that idea as the monotheism progressed.
They are not considered gods. They are considered the tools of God. Being the tool of God is an important thing. Thus, they are recognized as saints. Consider "saint" to mean "tool of God".Yes, of course. Which is why they're titled as saint (or Saint? Should it be capitalised?) instead of god, demigod or anything similar.
As I have said time and time again, saints are not used as gods. Catholics do not pray to saints, as that would be sinful. No, mostly we pray through the saints, and some even believe that we pray with the saints.The purpose of the saints however, seems to be very identical to that of the number of gods in a pantheon. A saint for this, a saint for that, a god for this, a god for that. People prayed to each of these gods to help them in their respective fields, and if I'm not mistaken, Catholics may pray to saints or ask the saints to intercede with God on behalf of the human. Since the saints are specialised into many different fields, I think the analogy is very obvious.
How do you know that few people believe it? Are you Catholic? Anyway, the news would still love a good controversy.
'Praying to' or 'praying through', they function in very much the same way.They are not considered gods. They are considered the tools of God. Being the tool of God is an important thing. Thus, they are recognized as saints. Consider "saint" to mean "tool of God".
As I have said time and time again, saints are not used as gods. Catholics do not pray to saints, as that would be sinful. No, mostly we pray through the saints, and some even believe that we pray with the saints.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrinityHuh? What do you mean?
Can we not run our mouths off at a dead man who was respected by many people around the world? It seems just a little bit tasteless to me.