Apathetic Catholic Or Faithful Protestant?

[CatherineM]

Are you sure this isn't above your pay grade?

[eagle_eye222001]

I don't know. I would think maybe that.....uhhh....never mind. I am not going to speculate on this until I get God's grading formula. I wonder what it looks like?


Where hell < purgatory < heaven

h < p < H

Yourlife = [((W)(F)-(SK)) + ((G^2)*R)] / sec(2*((8*17*PI)/136))


where

W = good works
F = faith
S = sins unforgiven
R = Roman Catholic
K = constant = 2.99 x 10^8 m/s
G = God's grace
pi = about 3.1415926535

Edited September 20, 2008 by eagle_eye222001

[Tinkerlina]

I'd have to say faithful Protestant, as long as one is truly acting on his/her conscience. Although I of course believe the Catholic Church is Christ's true Church, I don't think God cares about your nominal religion if you're not practicing it. -Katie

[princessgianna]

[quote name='eagle_eye222001' post='1660233' date='Sep 20 2008, 07:14 PM']I don't know. I would think maybe that.....uhhh....never mind. I am not going to speculate on this until I get God's grading formula. I wonder what it looks like?


Where hell < purgatory < heaven

h < p < H

Yourlife = [((W)(F)-(SK)) + ((G^2)*R)] / sec(2*((8*17*PI)/136))


where

W = good works
F = faith
S = sins unforgiven
R = Roman Catholic
K = constant = 2.99 x 10^8 m/s
G = God's grace
pi = about 3.1415926535[/quote]

[rizz_loves_jesus]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1659417' date='Sep 19 2008, 05:54 PM']However, if the Catholic was dying it's likely he would call a priest and receive the Sacraments, in which case (if he received them worthily and then died before committing any other mortal sin) he would be saved.[/quote]

If they're truly apathetic, though, chances are they're going to call their family and friends rather than a priest.

[mommas_boy]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1659330' date='Sep 19 2008, 03:18 PM']To those given greater gifts, also comes greater responsibility. Once you know the truth, and turn your back to it, you choose to walk in the dark.[/quote]


[quote name='MissyP89' post='1659407' date='Sep 19 2008, 05:40 PM']For the curious, I voted for the Protestant. I think there is a greater chance for salvation for those outside the Truth than for those within it who, like CatherineM said, are held to a higher standard. To know the Truth as a Catholic does and reject it is grave indeed.[/quote]

Agreed, but ...

I think that one of the places where our Church really is struggling is in catechesis of her followers. A Catholic, who was once practicing, but became lapsed, may have [b]practiced[/b] truth while living out their Catholic faith, but may not have known or believed in that truth due to improper training in the faith. I think that this would serve as a mitigating factor in the sin of lapsing.

Now, if this Catholic had been, say, a former priest or Church scholar, who had been brought up in full knowledge of the faith, that is a different matter ...

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='rizz_loves_jesus' post='1660549' date='Sep 21 2008, 01:17 PM']If they're truly apathetic, though, chances are they're going to call their family and friends rather than a priest.[/quote]

Well, I know that if, God forbid, in the future I stopped practicing the Catholic faith, though still believing in it, if I were dying, I would get a priest to administer the Sacraments to me ASAP!

[Guest]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1662331' date='Sep 23 2008, 10:39 PM']Well, I know that if, God forbid, in the future I stopped practicing the Catholic faith, though still believing in it, if I were dying, I would get a priest to administer the Sacraments to me ASAP![/quote]
haha asap
i agree

[prose]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1659510' date='Sep 19 2008, 06:38 PM']I refuse to speculate. I don't feel that we're at all qualified to even begin to understand how God sees the situation.[/quote]

ditto.

[philothea]

[quote name='eagle_eye222001' post='1660233' date='Sep 20 2008, 07:14 PM']I don't know. I would think maybe that.....uhhh....never mind. I am not going to speculate on this until I get God's grading formula. I wonder what it looks like?


Where hell < purgatory < heaven

h < p < H

Yourlife = [((W)(F)-(SK)) + ((G^2)*R)] / sec(2*((8*17*PI)/136))


where

W = good works
F = faith
S = sins unforgiven
R = Roman Catholic
K = constant = 2.99 x 10^8 m/s
G = God's grace
pi = about 3.1415926535[/quote]


I missed this before! I like that being Roman Catholic is an exponent. I wonder what the possible values are.

That constant is kind of scary. Sin times the speed of light!?!?! Eep. Better hope that that baby is zero...

Hilarious.

[Don John of Austria]

[quote name='mortify' post='1659387' date='Sep 19 2008, 05:10 PM']Is it better for a rad-trad to accept Vatican II out of obedience to Rome, or should she be true to her feelings and reject it? Which is the lesser evil?[/quote]


Wait are we talking about Vatican II or what people say VII said, or what is in the "spirit of Vatican II"?