this is how a 5 year old thinks

people are misinterpreting this. in Elon’s opinion (right or wrong), political neutrality by itself would upset the “far left” and “far right”

he’s not saying he wants to censor far left and far right views lol

NJFG4L

the Catholic Church is the only Christian denomination that simultaneously believes marriage is a holy Sacrament instituted by Christ Himself and that perpetual virginity conduces toward a higher state of perfection for those who called to it

one of the most beautiful things about the Incarnation is that Christ does not possess a human personhood (or hypostasis), but is a Divine personhood united with a divine and human *nature*. because of this, His humanity is not severed from other members of the species and His very Body and Blood can be partaken of without itself being in any way diminished or divided

prediction: debates over predestination and the efficacy of grace will not be resolved until the last judgment

until then, I think the best treatment on this subject is found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0931888662/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7YZEW1Z1P0S2WBDM5ZX2

pope francis > pastor steven anderson

lol at all the people seething about this

pick any of Pope Francis’ homilies at random and set them against any Independent Fundamental Baptist low iq vulgarian preacher

Francis will usually be giving some pretty decent pastoral lessons about how to cultivate a holy interior life and avoid the snares of the Devil

IFB preachers will just be giving a low quality edgy entertainment talk show from the pulpit

I don’t believe in science I just believe in signs

the entire foundational principle of APU (“inclusive populism”) is itself a delusional lie

Since a lot of people ask me about moral theology questions I thought it’d be a good idea to share this examination of conscience which does an excellent job distinguishing between mortal sins and venial sins

Obviously you should be referring to your confessor first and foremost, but it’s always helpful to have an objective examination of conscience. I hope this is helpful!

admitting the possibility of aborted babies being extra-sacramentally cleansed of original sin by God does nothing to take away from the tragedy of abortion

God loves them so much that depriving them of the opportunity for greater degrees of glory in heaven through an earthly sojourn of growing in sanctity is enough of a tragedy

outdated Aristotelian biology aside, St Thomas would have supported the criminalization of abortion even before “animation” https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1521514612864307201?s=21&t=_15hkQuH1JZWCcddulqxTA

Abortion = worse than the holocaust

let’s go

our “elder brothers in the faith”, everyone

Robert Grosseteste, following Dionysius, deduces a fundamental law concerning the nature of divinely instituted hierarchy and it’s pretty insightful:

“Whatever is done hierarchically and in salvific mystery is done in order to recall a lower creature to God by the mediation of a higher agent, who neither:

-usurps powers which his place does not accord him
-neglects to do what is required of him
-hands on what is above the other’s capacity to receive
-refuses what befits the lower creature’s receptivity”

according to Grosseteste, this law has universal applicability across celestial, ecclesiastical, and human hierarchies

Pray for the Holy Father! I’m by no means alone in suspecting we could have a new conclave within a year or two, so while you’re praying for the Holy Father’s health, make sure to also pray that God will restore new life in the Church. The world needs it now more than ever, and very soon all eyes will be turning to Rome

https://twitter.com/breeadail/status/1522059641206808582?s=21&t=YDlgi_ylTU_lf4ar6XaPjA

still true https://twitter.com/classicaltheis/status/1520209549017427968?s=21&t=cWHbOWSeKIqKtUO9_daN6Q

There is a tendency among some to shy away from using natural analogies to describe the Trinity out of fear that they might accidentally lend support to some ancient heresy or another, but this is a grave error

It should just be a given that any natural analogy will fall short of capturing the ineffable mystery of God’s own inner Life, but if we are committed to the notion that all things bear in their very natures a finite likeness to the divine essence, we should expect the patterns a of nature to reflect the Triune Life of God