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Walked in, there on 'sale' was the most awful thing!

Box of thongs, packaged as 'the weekender'

Three with white : 'stay at your house'
red: 'stay at HIS house'
black: 'go to CONFESSION'

It actually said this on the front of the package!!

How much more blatant can this be??!! :maddest:

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Theologian in Training

[quote name='MRSannie' post='1087319' date='Oct 9 2006, 09:57 AM']
Walked in, there on 'sale' was the most awful thing!

Box of thongs, packaged as 'the weekender'

Three with white : 'stay at your house'
red: 'stay at HIS house'
black: 'go to CONFESSION'

It actually said this on the front of the package!!

How much more blatant can this be??!! :maddest:
[/quote]

Wow, I can't believe they actually recommended that. I know you are upset, and have every right to be, but I actually find it interesting that that was on someone's mind enough (though, obviously jaded) to actually think of that. Honestly, when was the last time you heard the confessional even mentioned in secular shops like that?

Perhaps, I am jaded or a little weird for thinking this, but I wonder what kind of message that conveys to not the anti-Catholic, but the fallen away or the horribly confused Catholic. I know this will sound strange, but I wonder if it is does not stir some thoughts in the person looking upon that, that indeed they may need to go to confession.

I am sure you realize that this sacrament is not the most popular in the world, and for people to come you can immediately judge their sincerity and their level of repentance, and, obviously this is targeting those who do not take the sacrament seriously, but we have reached a point, I believe, where the person will either go in sincerity or just not go at all out of fear or indifference...I know it sounds twisted, but maybe this will bring them back to the sacrament...God can bring good out of even the most horrible thing.

Just my .02

God Bless

Fr. Brian

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I like the old colloquialism "Any publicity is good publicity" Homosexual activity in the last 20 years aside.




Why do we tolerate such ridicilus practices? This is like the 'Second Front' that we put on during the Second World War - absolutely worthless and a waste of time and life. Here is a comparison... We ask the government for a car, so they give us the body of the car, but inside there is nothing. This war on drugs is the empty shell of a car that has been created to satiate the Christian right. They fabricate a war on the lesser evils so that the greater evils can slip by.





bpat Konstantin
"When the bombs drop, we will know who really stands for what."

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The war on drugs was not created to apease the Christian right. It was created to control minorities, create enforcement jobs, and create kick-backs and bribes for judges and elected officials. The populace is just a willing scapegoat in all this, being used by those who wish to cash in.

(Anyone remember prohibition?)

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[quote name='iKonstantin' post='1087396' date='Oct 9 2006, 12:38 PM']
I like the old colloquialism "Any publicity is good publicity" Homosexual activity in the last 20 years aside.
Why do we tolerate such ridicilus practices? This is like the 'Second Front' that we put on during the Second World War - absolutely worthless and a waste of time and life. Here is a comparison... We ask the government for a car, so they give us the body of the car, but inside there is nothing. This war on drugs is the empty shell of a car that has been created to satiate the Christian right. They fabricate a war on the lesser evils so that the greater evils can slip by.
bpat Konstantin
"When the bombs drop, we will know who really stands for what."
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Brother, you make no sense. What does this have to do with underwear that says go to confession?

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I did forget one detail:

It said, "Friday- stay at your house (white)
"Saturday-go to HIS house (red)
"Sunday - go to confession (black)

To me, this promotes anti-Catholics' belief that Catholics can raise the roof and 'just go to Confession'--not necessarily have remorse for sin, or plan on stopping

or

it promotes adultery

or both! :maddest:

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yeah, I don't buy the whole publicity=good publicity with regards to this. Even the ignorant secular society know something about our sacrament of Reconciliation, and they're just mocking it...

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xTrishaxLynnx

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1087634' date='Oct 9 2006, 04:47 PM']
I know someone who probably wears those... <_<
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Me too :ohno:

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[quote name='Didymus' post='1087631' date='Oct 9 2006, 02:43 PM']yeah, I don't buy the whole publicity=good publicity with regards to this. Even the ignorant secular society know something about our sacrament of Reconciliation, and they're just mocking it...[/quote]i think the majority of people are ignorant about this Sacrament. They think 'Oh, I can do something bad, and then tell someone and go out and do it again.' Do you think anyone has ever explained, really and truly, this wonderful Sacrament to the public?

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Wow, somehow a first draft of one of my posts ended up attached to this thread. The forum was a little buggy earlier and this proves it. I would never mispell redeecolus on a final post.


And I like thongs.




bpat Konstantin

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