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The reason for wanting a Catholic school is because her Wifeness is Catholic and the girls are baptised as Catholics. Most of the time I don't give a monkey's left one about the different wings; I was brought up URC - the militant wing of Ulster Protestants  - and attending local Church schools growing up.
I just always think it is hypocritical to claim to be Christian and then ignore what it means. It is a courtesy to ask a priest of another denomination before communion and in my experience only Catholics ever say no. Most do not mind, but some do.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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A catholic priest once told my parents with me and my brother present that they were living in sin with two bastard children because when they married they were married by a C of E vicar and not a cattolick priest to be sure. Now there's a few more atheists in the family. The line from Blackadder says it all:
"Cold is God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics."
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Roger Waters once wrote/sang:
By the cold and religious were taken in hand
Shown how to feel good, and told to feel bad
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. - George Carlin
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My Wife has been told by some ultra Papist that she is not a 'real' Catholic because she married outside the faith.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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The ultra Papist needs to f*** off and get his own house of less than virtuous repute in order.
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Unfortunately, not all priests are teaching what the Roman Catholic church actually teaches. 
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...And winter is coming... 
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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You'll be okay with all that wool...
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Well said, Nagy - to quote the late, great Bill Hicks:
He said, "Hey buddy, we're Christians, we don't like what you said."
I said "Then forgive me."
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. - George Carlin
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dexterama wrote: to quote the late, great Bill Hicks:
I'm still annoyed with Bill Hicks for dying.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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So convert (if you really don't care) and become a priest and change it.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: So convert
No way! 
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: I just always think it is hypocritical to claim to be Christian and then ignore what it means
Three major Abrahamic traditions know the line "do not kill". Now, try and get them all three to party in Jerusalem.
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Abdul, Jacob, Welcome to my home.
There are some beers and pork scratchings on the table, help yourselves.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
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The Catholic position is that reception of the Eucharist is a statement of being in communion with the teachings of the Church, especially the Catholic belief in the Real Presence of Christ, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist.
Why would you want to make public expression that you believe something when you apparently do not?
Here is much more information on the subject:
Why can't Protestants receive Communion?[^]
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Perhaps they need to read this bit as well...
Quote: 1 Corinthians 11
28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
It doesn't say "Be examined by a priest".
Or maybe...
Quote: Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
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Also
That bit of halibut was good enough for Jehovah.
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Quote: Catholics Don't Read The Bible
Because it was illegal at one point.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Wow. Incredibly naive.
I will admit I was sort of incorrect in how I worded it. It was illegal to be translated into a language that a "regular" person might be able to read. Yes, I know many were illiterate altogether. Tyndale[^] translated to English, Luther to German, etc, and as "regular" people could read it they quickly found out that what the Bible said and what the church was teaching were not the same, hence a reformation, etc, etc, etc.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Again, not quite.
What was forbidden was publishing inaccurate translations:
Catholic "Inventions"[^] -- about halfway down.
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Right. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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This is a subject close to my heart.
Christ visited us here to set up a new Kingdom. The Kingdom was of a different sort in that the top guy isn't there to be served, but to serve. It's the only kingdom where the king died for his people and where all of his subjects are commanded to go out and bleed for the enemy. It's backwards, bizarre, and completely upside down.
Love your enemy.
But it is so backwards, so ridiculous, and so outrageous that even most professing Christians don't get it. Love is seen as weak and ineffective when in fact it's the most powerful thing on earth. As a long time right wing fundy nut I'm only begining to understand it myself and frankly, I find it a bit scary.
It's so much easier to hate, to fight, and to judge.
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Don't worry, I was brought up in a very religious household, my Mother even taught RE, and the message is really very simple and just retold in a myriad different ways. Just be kind.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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"Crazy and completely upside down" is a good formula for "instant profound". The less sense it makes the better.
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