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@Iam_Rohit_G Just because there might be an Indian connection to the cloth, it doesnt mean people were worshipping an Indian. Grow a brain

Imagine 2 Billion Christians were worshipping an Indian for the last 2000 Years!! Yes, You Heard it Right!! The Shroud of Turin is a famous religious artifact—believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. The cloth is kept in Turin, Italy, in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Christians believe It is the actual burial shroud of Jesus. To determine the clothing’s true origin, researchers analyzed material gathered from the relic in 1978, finding that it contained a cornucopia of both medieval and modern DNA. Researchers found that 40% of the DNA hailed back to Indian bloodlines, suggesting that Romans brought back linen from the Indus Valley, or even hinting that the shroud material originated on the subcontinent.

@themagaking "People say"... "they say"... who the heck are you talking about? No facts, just bullshit.

People say Jimmy Carter cried when he was told the truth about UFOs. They say Jackie Gleason was never the same after Richard Nixon showed him something at an Air Force base in Florida. And they say the real truth about UFOs is too unbearable for humanity to handle. If any of that is true… what exactly are we talking about.

You only think we worship Mary because you do not worship God, you only venerate Him

Joseph of Arimathea took down a corpse. Hands still sticky with blood. Skin already cold. Touched death. Held it. Wrapped it. Became ceremonially unclean for Passover. For a dead man. Here's what most Christians miss about the burial of Jesus: Joseph was a wealthy man. A member of the Sanhedrin. A respected Jew. And Passover was 3 hours away. The holiest day of the year. But he climbed Golgotha anyway. Jewish law was clear: Touch a dead body = unclean for 7 days. Can't worship. Can't celebrate. Can't enter the temple. Joseph knew this. He'd spent his entire life following these laws. But Jesus was still hanging on that cross. Picture it: The crowds are gone. The soldiers drunk. The women weeping. Joseph approaches Pilate—the man who just murdered his Lord—and asks permission. "Can I have the body?" Pilate grants it. Now Joseph has to actually DO it. He walks to Golgotha. Blood-soaked dirt. The smell of death. Three crosses against the sky. Jesus in the middle. Still. Finally still. Joseph climbs the ladder. Grabs the first nail. Pulls. Feel the weight of that moment. God's body in your arms. The blood isn't dry yet. It stains his expensive robes. His hands. Under his fingernails. He can taste the iron in the air. This is what obedience looks like. Messy. Expensive. Permanent. Nicodemus shows up. Another secret disciple. Another Sanhedrin member. He brings 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes. That's about $150,000 worth of burial spices in today's money. Two wealthy men. Two cowards until now. Finally brave when it's already too late. They work fast. Sabbath is coming. They have maybe 3 hours. Wrap the body. Pour the spices. Seal the tomb. The sun is setting. Joseph is now officially unclean. Can't celebrate Passover tomorrow. Can't enter the temple for a week. Think about what he just gave up: His ceremonial purity. His Passover celebration. His reputation (everyone saw him bury a "blasphemer"). His position (the Sanhedrin won't forget this). His safety (Romans might come for disciples next). All for a dead man. But here's what most Christians miss: Joseph didn't do this expecting resurrection. He did it expecting NOTHING. Jesus was dead. Gone. Finished. This wasn't faith in resurrection. This was love for a corpse. That's the part that wrecks me. Joseph touched death—literally—knowing it meant giving up everything. Not because Jesus promised him anything. But because Jesus deserved honor even in death. Modern Christianity wants clean obedience. Safe obedience. Obedience that doesn't cost you Passover. But Joseph shows us something different: True discipleship gets your hands dirty. You want to follow Jesus? Then stop avoiding the messy parts. Stop waiting for clean opportunities. Stop demanding that obedience be convenient. Joseph climbed Golgotha when everyone else went home. He wrapped a corpse when he could've stayed clean. He missed the holiest day of his life to honor a dead "criminal." He risked everything when there was no visible reward. That's not religion. That's worship. The twist? Three days later, that tomb was empty. Joseph gave his grave to Jesus. Jesus left it empty. Forever. Joseph thought he was burying God. He was actually setting the stage for resurrection. Your messy obedience? God's using it too. Even when you can't see it. So here's the question: What are you avoiding because it's too messy? What obedience are you postponing because it's inconvenient? What grave are you unwilling to give? Joseph of Arimathea held death in his arms. Got blood on his hands. Missed Passover. Lost his reputation. And earned his name in all four Gospels. Religion says "stay clean." Discipleship says "get dirty." Joseph chose discipleship. What are you choosing? —TBM

“The fly that lands on honey cannot fly; the soul that is trapped by the taste of pleasure feels impeded in its freedom and contemplation.” - Saint John of the Cross

"It is far better to talk to God than to talk about Him, for there is so much self love intermingled with spiritual conversations." - St. Therese of Lisieux

If you are looking for role models or heroes look to our Lord, the Blessed Virgin and the saints. Do not hero worship Catholic influencers no matter how popular they are. You will always be disappointed ultimately

Yes. Please do so. Preferably put it in writing. He will definitely appreciate the support and it will keep him strong, as it quite likely there will be plenty of negative comments to the Bishop about him from those who don't like him. If you and others write out something positive he will be able to use that to counter their complaints.

@Catholicizm1 I like this guy about as much as I like Lizzie. The more he is ignored the better

He blocked me, but he’ll still watch our next episode. I was just about to invite him on too. Oh well 🤷‍♂️

@findveritasx Please pray for a private intention of mine. Thanks

Sorry for being an online Catholic girl, but I’m going to adoration in a bit to pray and happy to pray for any of y’all if you want. Need to balance the evil I do on twitter with some good.

@BreeSolstad Thank you for posting this. It took a lot of courage and humility to do so. You are in my prayers. Sent you a DM. God bless

Been writing this for weeks now. Please bear with me. Last year, during a time of great uncertainty & upheaval that brought me immense fear & worry, I fell into grave & mortal sin. I received a notification from an app. I stupidly opened it & was confronted by all my past demons. The result of this idiotic decision: grave sin. It took an instant to seemingly undo all I had overcome. I believe this was the 2nd time this happened to me. Days later, wracked with more guilt than I’ve ever encountered, i dove into a rabbit hole of trying to find anything still associated with my past sins in a futile effort to erase things that can really never be erased. Panic, paranoia, and hopelessness overcame me. I went to Confession but still beat myself up for a long time afterwards. This fall from grace woke me up to the reality that despite being saved by Him, I had to constantly cooperate with His Grace or I would forever be lost. It proved the truth of Catholicism in a way I never expected. My scrupulosity has been a constant battle ever since. I was so terrified of sinning. I believe part of my response to that fear was that I began sometimes behaving more & more aggressively Catholic on social media. On May 1, I was convicted by another encounter which showed me in clear terms that I was overcompensating & not following the path to personal holiness & sanctification. I had learned so much about the faith and loved it so much but my shame from my terrible mistakes—and my scrupulosity—was stopping me from fully living the faith as I had done so previously. For the next two weeks I did the best I knew how at softening my constant need to fight back against heretics, mockers of the Catholic faith, and lukewarm Catholics. But this was not something I could just do on my own. In mid-May, I unburdened myself to an incredibly wise, compassionate, and holy woman, and had a deep discussion about holiness and sanctification. It was Satan who pinged my phone when he knew I was at my weakest moment. This led me to leave social media, go into silence to strip away parts of me that still needed stripping, and focus my days on spiritual growth and giving of myself to others. I am still doing that and will continue to do so. I am not an influencer or a paragon of virtue. I am just a broken woman clinging with all my strength to Christ because if I let go even for an instant, I will fall and burn forever. I am a woman deeply changed by Christ’s love and His Church. But even those massive changes come with the occasional fall. Conversion is a continuous process and struggle. It is almost never a one and done fairytale. When Saint Paul said none of us are good, he was 100% right. I am back on the right path and feel so wonderfully connected to Christ these days. But I know if don’t put on the full armor of God and gird myself for spiritual battle, I will fail. I can do nothing on my own. I am scared this post will result in lots of disappointment, finger pointing, mockery, etc. But repentance is part of the narrow path and so many people have used my story to help in their own journey to holiness. I owe those people as much of the raw truth as i can stomach sharing. So, I put my trust in Jesus because there is nowhere else to put it. Living with shame and guilt is a paradox. It can be debilitating at times and cause internal anguish and self loathing. But it, combined with the Sacraments and a reliance on Christ’s truths, can also keep you so afraid of gravely sinning again that you can have the time needed to have realizations and to heal. Thankfully, I’ve been “clean” from all grave sin for a long time now while also going through extreme bouts of shame and crippling guilt. I am going to try to stay here in smaller chunks of time mainly because of the deeply beautiful messages of your own conversions, love, and hope I received from many of you. I ask for your prayers & forgiveness. I hope to not have to post like this again.

@RealEricMcCabe The TLM was the mass of all our Catholic ancestors. It was the Mass of Padre Pio, the cure of Ars, St Therese of Lisieux and countless others. Please leave your prot baggage behind now that you are Catholic. Your opinion doesn't count for much.

@PLaducer6770 You are missing the "minus" sign before one of the 25's. 🙂 The answer is 170

Sooo, what is it?? I got 220, and some are saying 170?? Like really!

@SteveSkojec I had a thought to pray for you earlier, even before you posted this. I am sorry you are suffering.

I’m really not doing well. As much as I’ve already lost, I’m about to lose even more. Could really use any prayers or positive energy you can send my way. Every day right now just feels like trying to survive one more day.

@ClassicComics3 The Latin Mass was the mass your ancestors went to, and it was the Mass that made centuries of Catholic Saints and probably your favourite ones. It didn't make them assholes, but it might help you stop being one if you did go to it.

Does the Latin mass turn people into assholes or are assholes just attracted to the Latin mass? Chicken or egg?

@qazwsx89083 All that IQ and he hasn't become Catholic yet. Even the most mentally challenged Catholic out there is in a better position than him.

I'm sure many will disagree, but I find this behaviour insufferable. Every single tweet repeats the same boasting sentence. God's truth is available to people with lower IQ as well. Your numbers alone don't make you an authority. High IQ is not a virtue. But it can easily lead to the vice of pride.

Jesus: "if you love me, keep my commandments" [John 14:15] Protestants: Nah, I'll stick with Faith Alone.

@englandthydowry Are those Marian Franciscans?

@Guilcat96Lewis Jesus definitely did not practice Faith alone 🙂

@Rck_JN8_32 @CustosX @MrCasey62 And what did Jesus do in His whole life on Earth: Perform miracles, spreading the gospels, doing good works, teaching moral lessons, and everything else in His Father's name? Or orally preached "Believe in God, have faith alone, do nothing else." and that was it?

He’s right, just not in the way he thinks he is: “You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone.” ~ James 2:24

@Rck_JN8_32 @MrCasey62 What exactly is your point? This is a fascinating own goal. All the verses you highlighted prove the exact same thing... Man is not justified by Faith Alone.

@CustosX @MrCasey62 Explain what the other verses mean since you take one verse out of context. Are you a Mormon or Jehovas Witness?because you act just like them!