tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post5992395535076562742..comments2023-07-30T05:57:48.256-04:00Comments on Gospel of the Living Dead: Relations Between Christian DenominationsKPaffenrothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-43063649259538880512010-04-10T15:22:45.722-04:002010-04-10T15:22:45.722-04:00I hear you Dr.---it's just that I KNOW too man...I hear you Dr.---it's just that I KNOW too many (Caths and Prots) who take the sacrament with ZERO relevence. And yes, more churches need to remember that they're supposed to welcome people, not raise their nose at them.Nick Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736668994727893231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-32784055535625971522010-04-08T11:30:26.364-04:002010-04-08T11:30:26.364-04:00I also take it as a hopeful point that most of us ...I also take it as a hopeful point that most of us have, somewhere in the family tree, if we shake it hard enough, members of a number of faiths. That in itself should help with these issues and with mutual respect and understanding.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-18819961894465891222010-04-08T11:24:07.272-04:002010-04-08T11:24:07.272-04:00Well put. Part of belonging to a church is the se...Well put. Part of belonging to a church is the sense of community. So it’s to be expected that outsiders sometimes feel like, well…outsiders. <br /><br />The situation becomes more problematic IMO when religious practices are used in cultural/social situations outside of church. My wife & I had the same experience at her father’s fundamentalist funeral that Nick had at his mother’s. No one should have to feel like an outsider at their own parent’s funeral. I’m not saying believers shouldn’t practice their beliefs in public; just that if the goal of the gathering is social rather than strictly sectarian, try to err on the side of being welcoming rather than exclusive.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557114593999315703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-69766994018201993132010-04-06T00:07:15.167-04:002010-04-06T00:07:15.167-04:00There are certainly a variety of interpretations o...There are certainly a variety of interpretations of the eucharist w/in Protestant-dom, Nick. I didn't mean Protestants were irreverent about it, but just that "missing" an opportunity to participate in the sacrament is not the same as it would be for a Catholic: what's telling is that it would still be the sacrament (from a catholic perspective) even if the communicant didn't know what it meant, or even if the celebrant didn't know: "by the work as it is worked" they decided was the right wording for how a sacrament was rendered efficacious. <br /><br />But, as usual, this is all going beyond any reasonable, interesting point I meant to make: I meant that one can be hospitable to outsiders (and still regard them as outsiders). Heck, one can be cruel and heartless to the members of one's own family or tribe, too, to take the opposite example.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-79248230671682704452010-04-05T23:31:08.331-04:002010-04-05T23:31:08.331-04:00As a Protestant, I have to say that some of us DO ...As a Protestant, I have to say that some of us DO see communion as "that big of a deal." One of the reasons many non-Catholic churches only have communion once a month is to help keep it reverent. Communion is supposed to be (not only) a time we remember and proclaim Jesus' death and his return, but also a time to examine ourselves (2 Cor. 13:5). Regardless of one's background, communion should never be taken lightly.<br />And I hear you LOUD AND CLEAR Dr. Kim: I felt like an outsider not taking communion at my mother's )Catholic) funeral, but at the same time I took that time to pray for the countless family members who i KNEW had no idea what they were doing as they took the wafer.Nick Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736668994727893231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-72348324193920196662010-04-05T15:25:50.840-04:002010-04-05T15:25:50.840-04:00I won't speak for anyone else, but as a Cathol...I won't speak for anyone else, but as a Catholic--although I've just recently returned to the church after an absence of over twenty years--I'm still Catholic because of theology, not because of who runs it. I can set aside my differences with the institution to practice my faith...and I try really hard not to make judgements on anyone for anything...God will take care of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com