Vox Clamantis

“When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive;
    he gave gifts to his people.”

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9

@PieterLValk @TDisputations Failure to make necessary distinctions is either malicious or incompetent. By the way, masturbation is also worse than straight fornication for the same reason.

@TDisputations Fornication is fornication. I find the desire to white-wash straight sin to be...odd...

Allow me to deinfluence you…as a gay celibate christian re:homophobia

@MercifulMessage Really, really evil take

Actually no, Islam started with Adam, peace be upon him so 100,000s of yrs before Jesus

@mazemoore God bless this country

This is my first time and only time ever doing this. If you are from the land of the free and the home of the brave and if you love this beautiful country, drop a comment and if I don't follow you, I give you my word I will. God bless America.

@_astram @FrHilderbrand Is not the lamb slain from the foundation of the earth?

@FrHilderbrand No: the Eucharist is Jesus sacrifice renewed If Jesus hasn’t happened yet, it can’t be renewed

@NiceColorsss Schismatic adulterer actually

Anglicans need to stop throwing King Henry VIII under the bus, he was a godly and Christian Prince.

@WVeetch325 @JhWesten Schism is bad actually. A mortal sin is never something to be “all for”

@JhWesten That’s a schism shaping up and I’m all for it.

BREAKING: Bishop Strickland to Pope Leo: "How long will you halt between two masters? If you believe Christ is Lord, then follow Him! If the world is your master, then go to it! But no longer profane His sanctuary while you betray the Cross!”

@88mph121 @Joeinblack At the very least it’s scandalous. Giving the world the impression, especially as a public figure, that you are living with another man carnally is extremely scandalous, and in this case it’s hard to imagine an innocent fraternal interpretation being reasonable

@Joeinblack My only question is, are they repentant and living fraternally rather than carnally, or are they still living in sin? That's an important distinction to consider.

As a priest, it’s not entirely uncommon that we sit with a couple who are in the process of becoming catholic or regularizing their marriage so that they can return to practicing Catholicism. The worst part of it is explaining to them that they can’t go to communion until the process is complete. The church leaves no room for anyone in the process of conversion when it comes to marriages in their distant past. I obey the church on the topic, but it truly breaks my heart. All over the country are hundreds, maybe thousands of couples who are in the process of becoming catholic or getting their marriage regularized, but they can’t go to communion. Maybe they should all just say they’re gay?

I never suggested it was my story. It’s a very common story though. Mine was more like: 1. I was Catholic 2. I held an opinion or had an attachment to a habitual sin that the church forbids, and out of pride and lack of obedience, and with no regard to the veracity of the Church’s claims 3. I became an atheist 4. I lived a debaucherous life and found myself in a living hell 5. Jesus reached out a touched me 6. I became “Christian” in a vague sense 7. Through study, prayer, and research repented and rejoined the true Church 8. I am Catholic again

@angstypranks @JamesDueck Are you suggesting that a completely fabricated story isn't a lie?

Last night I met a group of converts. All of their stories had the same basic shape: 1. I was Protestant 2. I learned about history 3. I became Catholic Now I wonder about the stories in the other direction: 1. I was Catholic 2. ??? 3. I became Protestant

@AmorProximi @JamesDueck What’s the lie?

@angstypranks @JamesDueck So I guess lying isn't forbidden?

@DineshDSouza “Where’s the demon now?”

Tucker said he was mauled by a demon, leaving blood and scratches on him. WEIRD! What’s going on here? Maybe he’s LYING. Maybe a demon really attacked him, in which case WHERE’S THE DEMON NOW? Or maybe there was no demon, and Tucker had a PSYCHOTIC episode. Thoughts?

@PotRoast1975 @micky45089 @saintathanasia I don’t feel the least bit threatened, because it is plainly obvious that severing a functioning body part with a knife is distinct from skipping lunch

@angstypranks @micky45089 @saintathanasia am i? or am i just exposing inconsistencies in your belief system and making you feel threatened because of it?

Yeah so once you are pregnant you can’t kill the child

@PotRoast1975 @micky45089 @saintathanasia You are pretending to not understand

@angstypranks @micky45089 @saintathanasia so is starving yourself for lent but christians do that all the time

@kuhigid @micky45089 @saintathanasia I’m just saying it’s wrong. They are of course free to do it. But it’s just as wrong if it’s someone I know and care about than someone I don’t know.

@micky45089 @saintathanasia Yes, it is self mutilation

@saintathanasia So would getting a vasectomy be considered self harm then?

@abesilbe Rent controls lead to housing shortages actually

@FrTotleben92742 @neosonian @ForCharlie2025 Does the use of synecdoche in the blessing undermine the unity of object of the blessing?

@RashmiDVS Crusades and inquisition were good, actually

@sweatystartup John

About to read the bible for the first time. Where should I start?