{"id":8698,"date":"2002-09-18T17:48:06","date_gmt":"2002-09-18T22:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2002\/09\/18\/reducing-christianity-into-agnosticism-rcia\/"},"modified":"2002-09-18T17:48:06","modified_gmt":"2002-09-18T22:48:06","slug":"reducing-christianity-into-agnosticism-rcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2002\/09\/reducing-christianity-into-agnosticism-rcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Christianity Into Agnosticism (RCIA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days ago on Sean Roberts’ blog Swimming
\nthe Tiber<\/a> he posted about his experience of the first day in RCIA and
\nmentioned that he was given the Catechism and the book “Christ among us” by
\nAnthony Wilhelm. This is like combining matter and antimatter, when combined in
\nequal amounts they cancel each other out. When I was first going through my
\nconversion I picked this book up in a used book store and read through the whole
\nthing. I hadn’t done a great deal of reading in Catholic theology yet but my
\ncrap detector issued warning bells. This book sold over a million copies but
\nfinally the imprimatur was taking away from it, instead of fixing the errors
\nthey reissued it without the imprimatur. But if you want to be a Catholic and
\ndissent from authority this is the book for you. Later on I through this book
\naway so that no unsuspecting soul would ever chance upon it.<\/p>\n

I am glad
\nthat I have read the parts of the Summa where St. Thomas Aquinas talks about how
\neveryone desires the good and that the actions we take are based upon that end.
\nOf course often times the good we choose is severely deficient from good that we
\nshould choose. Anyway the reason I prefaced with this is that without knowing
\nthis I would be thinking all kinds of uncharitable thoughts towards whoever is
\nresponsible for providing this theological poison and would also probably
\nrash-judge this person or persons actions as trying to subvert the truth.
\n<\/p>\n

There are so many great books available that could be used as companions to
\nthe Catechism and to give this junk to people who are examining our faith is a
\ntravesty. I propose a new reality show, kind of like Survivor, where they film
\nthe sessions of a modernist RCIA class and after teaching this drivel; whoever
\nis left who still want to become a Catholic wins.<\/p>\n

Around the March of 1999, after having done a ton of reading, I was ready to
\nenter the Church and I contacted my pastor. He told me that I would have to wait
\nfor the following year until I could attend RCIA since it was almost Easter.
\nThat was a really really long year while I waited to finally enter the Church.
\nThe RCIA at this parish wasn’t the most organized, but it was taught by people
\nwho knew, loved and followed Christ. Catechetical materials are extremely
\nimportant but just as important was the obvious commitment to holiness that
\nthese instructors showed. So thank God for them and for all the faithful people
\nwho teach the faith to people throughout the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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