Masses of reparation
Priests at the London Oratory have
called for prayers of reparation after a consecrated Host was allegedly
stolen during High Mass and desecrated by an atheist professor in
America.
Several priests have celebrated Masses of reparation this week
responding to a video posted on the internet of a young man taking the
Host and later placing it next to a condom, claiming he was holding it
"hostage" inside the prophylactic until the Pope changed his policy on
contraception in light of Africa's Aids epidemic.
An evening of reparation with Mass and Adoration with prayers, litanies
and silent meditation is planned for next Wednesday. Oratorians have
also called on the faithful to make personal acts of reparation this
week and next "for all the outrages against the Blessed Sacrament
around the world".
"Close observation of the film and of the facts seems to suggest that
this is not an elaborate hoax, but depicts something that really
occurred," said the e-mail asking people to make acts of reparation. It
also asked people to pray for "the conversion of the culprits, that
they will answer God's call to repentance and open their hearts to
receive His forgiveness".
The incident took place during the Oratory's High Mass on July 13 and
was posted on the internet soon after. It said: "The Catholic Church
forfeits all rights to respect for its ludicrous beliefs, including
'transubstantiation', while its anti-condom campaign in Africa results
in tens of thousands of deaths."
What only tens of thousands of deaths? The claim is usually "millions of deaths" so this guy needs to get on the same page with the other raving lunatics. Now raving lunatics might seem rather uncharitable, but I think it is a charitable interpretation of such an understanding that the Church's opposition to condoms is what causes deaths from AIDS.
They have to believe that the Pope has the power to stop people from using condoms while at the same time having no power to deter people from having sex outside of marriage. That people will be willing to commit the grave sin of adultery/fornication but then their conscience stops them from using a condom because they heard the Pope was against it. Yeah this is impeccable logic. So I guess we need to write the pope and to tell him to use the same powers he has concerning condoms and do it with other areas of Church teaching.
By this logic safe driving is when a reckless driver has an airbag. It is not behavior that matters, but having protection for bad behavior.
They also never explain how a couple actually following Church teaching and only have relations in the context of marriage would ever need a condom to protect them from STDs. So I guess instead of getting upset by people not being faithful to Church teaching if they are really worried about deaths from STDs they should be upset that people aren't following Church teaching if they are going to be consistent.
They also don't feel responsible for people who used condoms and then received AIDS anyway. They would never drink some liquid that had a 80 to 90 percent of not killing you, yet somehow recommending a condom with failure rates like that is acceptable. Liberals will go crazy about .000001 percent of something in the water supply, but condom failures are acceptable.
The putting together of the Eucharist and the condom is sign and anti-sign. Jesus is the way the truth and the life, and the condom is the symbol against life. Life to be prevented and a symbol to the cult of pleasure without consequences. The condom is a separation and a barrier, while Jesus became man to remove all separation and barriers between God and us.
At least we now know who supplied the host to P.Z. Myers so that we can also add our prayers for him.
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They also never explain how a couple actually following Church teaching and only have relations in the context of marriage would ever need a condom to protect them from STDs.
Isn't it possible that one person could follow church teaching themselves but happen to have been sexually assaulted/raped in a way that could give them an STD? And in that case, wouldn't their spouse want some sort of protection? Or should they just not get married? Seems like kind of a harsh thing to tell someone that they don't get to experience marriage (or sex in its proper context) because someone else forced them to experience it outside of the proper context. Of course, Christianity is full of harsh truths, and if you said that were the case I wouldn't get especially mad; I'm just pointing out that their lack of explanation for such a situation doesn't mean one can't be constructed.
"One false move and I could infect/kill you" is a normal experience of married love?
Only in the Transylvanian Rite, the one with all the vampire and werewolf parishioners....
Thank God there are still members of the faithful who know what reparation is, and there are still priests that are willing to offer Masses for such intentions. I was quite touched by this act of charity.
Isn't it possible that one person could follow church teaching themselves but happen to have been sexually assaulted/raped in a way that could give them an STD?
Yes. But our naysayers are being dishonest with their claim that Church teaching is causing the spread of AIDS. It's like saying that the common-sense rule of not playing with matches while standing in a puddle of gasoline causes people to go up in flames.
Short answer is that if married people with AIDS want to prevent transmission, they must abstain, as it is the only guaranteed safety. Playing with the risk gets one into the difference between the woman who'll have sex for $20 vs. the one who'll have it for $20,000. It's the sex for money that is the problem, not the amount.
one medical newsletter I get had a British guy blast the Catholic church for killing people by opposing condoms in Kenya.
I pointed out that the much larger Anglican church was free to push condom use, so why did he blame catholics. He wasn't pleased to say the least when my letter was published.
The dirty little secret is that condoms don't store well in the tropics, and many African men don't use them with prostitutes. Yes, some "sex workers" use them but it's easy to find a poor woman or girl to give you sex without protection.
Also, in Africa, much of the HIV is probably spread via needle reuse, poor sterilization, and counterirritant therapy where knives make shallow cuts.
I know this sounds "inconceivable", but there was a time where the Pope did have sufficient influence to deter some people from contraception/abortion but not pre-marital or extra-marital sex.
Falling into the sin of pre-marital relations in particular is often a sin of weakness that even somewhat well-catechized couples can fall into with little premeditated intent.
Actually buying contraceptives / abortifacients almost by definition involves premeditated intent outside the passions of the moment.
In short, someone who agrees intellectually with the Church teachings might easily avoid the sins of contraception and abortion yet still struggle mightily and unsuccessfully against the temptation to extra-marital or pre-marital sexual relations.
Not that I'm agreeing with the lunatic's reasoning. Evidence suggests that increased condom availability does not reduce incident of STD's. (Just as anti-lock braking systems failed to reduce the rates of automotive accident). Risk compensation behavior seems fairly well established by evidence.
I saw the video of the man stealing the Eucharist from the Oratory on youtube and emailed the Oratory about it. They replied they would look into it and it seems they have and are even offering masses of reparation! Alleluia! I probably wasnt the only one who emailed them so I am glad they took the emails seriously.
The Body of Christ is a round white Host transustantiated. The Birth control Pill is a tiny round white ghost that promises happiness unsubstantiated..The Full Moon Looks Like a Huge Communion Host in the sky above,,,The Light in The darkness that is Pure Love. The Round Condom of Neon or Blue is a promise for life that's simply not true,,,which ever you choose,,,well that's up to you. As for Me And My House We Will Serve the Lord Above,,,Who Offers the only solution for Real Pure Love. God Bless ,MW
KKairos,
As far as having an STD and not getting it through some tragic and unintended means (i.e. rape or in the case of AIDS and hepatitis - a bad blood transfusion or unexpected needle stick) I agree that telling someone in this position they can marry is difficult but marriage is about loving the other person. Putting some at risk for a deadly and incurable disease is not loving and since no condom is a guarantee, a person engaging in sex that has an STD and knows it would be commiting a great evil. Remember, nobody has a guaranteed right to excercise their sexuality.
Trying to lessen anxiety "under my roof", I pose a dumb question: when we receive Communion on the tongue, what is the correct position of the tongue for reception? Does our tongue remain entirely in the mouth, do we stick out our tongues slightly, or a lot, or what?
In reparation for recent offenses to Jesus in the Eucharist, I've begun to receive on the tongue instead of in the hand, (and this is somewhat of a sacrifice, at least initially, because I have 14 panic attacks on the way up the aisle) but I am trying to strike a balance between sticking my tongue out at the priest and making it difficult for him to place the Host in my mouth.
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Is there a priest in the house? Maybe I should bite the bullet and ask the monsignor this morning if I am doing this right. Face-to-face embarrassment is probably more valuable than remote embarrassment. :{
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