03-02-2007, 05:01 AM
To the Sacred Heart of Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Quote:This is either a lie, or mockery, in both cases it is not funny at all.
I have no problem whatsoever praying in a mosque - after all, Christians, Muslims & Jews worship the same true God ;) But admittedly, it was just a joke - not a mockery though! After everything you put me through, I deserve to make a joke every now & again. Don't take it to heart, please!
Quote:Yes I did copy and paste those lines, <b>because they represent my beliefs regarding this subject</b>. Sometimes all of us do the same thing (without mentioning the source), so instead of finding some faults in my presentations, <b>refute them</b>!!!
Haha! Again, it was a joke! I even poked my tongue out three times to make it obvious :P :P :P
I can't refute them in a way that satisfies you, sorry! I can only be true to myself & the faith.
Quote:and by the way, to be honest without FHC, I really did not understand anything of your comments on Catholics quotes that i've posted earlier, the quotes are quite clearer.
No worries! I can live with that :) There's only so much I can do. In the end it's up to you.
Quote:From an Islamic view point it is polytheism, <b>even from a Christian view point</b>. There are more than 1000 sects of Christianity; all of them disagree with the Catholic practices. The only people who might agree with you are<b> Hindus and Buddhists </b> and any anyone else who pray to other than God.
I'm not a Catholic because I want to please the world. Quite the opposite actually. I belong to God.
Quote:Why should I define prayer? You can look up any dictionary and you will see that Prayer means “<b>a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity</b>” or “a<b> religious service at which people gather to pray together</b>” or “<b>an earnest hope or wish</b>”.
I wasn't after a text book definition. I wanted to get a better idea of what prayer is in Islam. You can't understand Catholic practice if you're constantly comparing it to Islam because you'll automatically approach the faith with many reservations.
Quote:So they are omnipresent, an attribute of God.
"The Saints in Heaven look at God 'face to face'. Whatever they 'see' or 'hear' from us on Earth comes to them via their vision of God. Hence, they will hear or see whatever God makes known to them. If God wants them to hear a million prayers at once, then they will."
Quote:Who are we to say what title should fit Mary if God Himself doesn’t give her such a name?
Theology is faith seeking understanding. So long as we're not contradicting God, we're allowed to Theologize.
Quote:When you are praying to them, <b>you are really praying to them</b>, not with them… here is what I am talking about, you are doing something, but trying hard to decorate it and explain that you are not really doing this thing!!!!
We treat our Saints like family members not gods.
I use nothing but truth & facts to decorate my beliefs. I'm not trying to market Catholicism :lol: It is what it is. Take it or leave it!
God bless.