"Ask Father Paul"
Wednesday June 20, 2007
I have to wonder why anyone would ask a priest his opion of the occult- maybe hoping for something other than the obvious?
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Father Paul’s opinions are predictable, and often hypocritical for a man of the cloth.
In a question about the Iraq War, in one paragraph he calls Pres. Bush a “fine, decent man” who has “done a good job,” yet in the next paragraph he calls Bush dishonest and then slams the war.
Nothing like working both sides of the street….
Widow’s Son
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Maybe someone would ask a priest for sociological reasons. Some societies have a cultural intelligencia that can be approached for matters like religion. The Druids for example. Though religions change societies dont, the different forms of christianity that have historically been influenced by cultures would bear that out IMO.
Well to be fair he is speaking on the perspective his own faith has on the occult. The scripture his faith holds sacred has things to say about the Occult and he is relating that.
Ok, so he’s making reference to modern day people within that. He’s neglecting consideration of historical, geographical and social context with regard to who it was said to in his bible, where, what society was like and the nature of occult practise in that geographical and historical region. But that kind of thing happens when a religion has been around a few millenia and the scripture hasn’t changed that much but the world has. Tis one of the binds of having a sacred text that doesn’t evolve with its followers.
Be damned the three magicians, I mean magi who came to venerate the virginal birth. They had better keep their occult frankincense and myrrh to themselves.
Celibate priest marriage counselors, and a pope who NEVER drives, telling us how to…… Why am I not surprised Father Paul knows nothing about the occult or paganism.
What exactly is an opion? Do you mean Opine? Do you have a spell check feature on your word processor. Is this an educational site? Could you take a few minutes and proof read your copy before you post it… just in case young impressionable minds are reading any of your work… it might be wise… just a thought…
Wow, Gwen, why not take your own advice? Also, do you really need three ellipses in one sentence?
I wasn’t aware that typos endangered “impressionable minds.” If they do, I’d shudder to think what irreparable harm “proof read” might do!
Typical… The ‘Occult’ comes from Satan ( The Deceiver )….
How nice… I thought I worshipped the Spirits of Nature, being on the Druid Path… aswell as ancient Celtic Deities…
Just lemme check…. hmmm… nope…. Satan isn’t one of em…..
Oh wait… SATAN.. isn’t that the Deity created by the Church itself to blame for all their faults?? Now I get it!
Why would anyone ask a priest his opinion of the occult? Perhaps for the same reason that anyone would be interested in Jennifer Emick’s opinion of Catholicism, Christianity in general, or any other mainstream religion.