tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994228679798480504.post838801215704771136..comments2023-10-30T02:14:10.551-07:00Comments on <strong>Reflections on Faith, Politics & Culture</strong>: Are You a Good Catholic? No One is Good but God AloneCarolyn Hyppolitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096519053051627253noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994228679798480504.post-29411639068888797532010-12-17T10:53:28.698-08:002010-12-17T10:53:28.698-08:00Hi Beth,
Thank you for reading my blog.
Have a ...Hi Beth,<br /><br />Thank you for reading my blog. <br /><br />Have a blessed day,<br />Carolyn HyppoliteCarolyn Hyppolitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096519053051627253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994228679798480504.post-55089920150696935372010-12-17T09:56:53.601-08:002010-12-17T09:56:53.601-08:00thank you for this very thoughtful post. This ide...thank you for this very thoughtful post. This idea of the Catholic church being a "club" whereby some are in and some are not is really off-base.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994228679798480504.post-7757871519506466132010-12-16T08:16:59.054-08:002010-12-16T08:16:59.054-08:00Speaking as a catholic or from a catholic perspect...Speaking as a catholic or from a catholic perspective a sin is a sin and all sin will be forgiven with a firm purpose of amendment. When a politician publicly supports and promote an intrinsic evil such as abortion in public is much different then even the abortionist who kills the baby in private or the mother who has her baby aborted in private. They have the ability to confess the sin and make a firm purpose of amendment to or not to perform the procedure any longer or having th procedure done. One can not go to confession before Mass to receive the Eucharist. with no intention of change their public promotion of and intrinsic evil kind of like a married couple who confesses the use of artificial contraception which blocks God from their Marriage or like a couple living together with know intention of changing their living. arrangement. A politician should be refused the Eucharist if he or she does not change their evil ways after private meeting or private letters have been tried.This refusal also prevents a sacrilege on their soul from receiving unworthily.It also tells the rest of the faithful you do not get a free pass because your a politician.GaryLizottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823895286881236654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994228679798480504.post-79807872882541195852010-12-16T08:15:01.700-08:002010-12-16T08:15:01.700-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.GaryLizottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823895286881236654noreply@blogger.com