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Re: Pope prays in mosque
Reply #30 - Jun 29^th, 2007 at 6:48pm

i am sick to death of protestants claiming catholics worship mary. this is completly untrue.

catholics believes that the dead are not inactive, and can do things while in heaven, so that they have the same abilities of the living.

when catholics pray to saints they are merely asking the saints to intercede for them, in the same way you would ask your friend to pray for you or your family.

for example the prayer hail mary is as follows.

hail mary full of grace the lord is with you.
(this is directly quoting gabriel form the bible)

blessed are you amongst women and
blessed is the fruit of your whomb jesus.
(this quoting elizabeth from the bible)

holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.

now explain sprint how any of this is contrary to jesus teachings?
if it is good enough for elizabeth and gabriel its good enough for me.

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Re: Pope prays in mosque
Reply #31 - Jun 29^th, 2007 at 7:59pm

Hi Pender,
the prayer you give is fine.
Standing in front of a statue of mary seems to me to be praying to an idol.
The statues of Mary seem to encourage that.
having said that, having her on your side is probably a good idea.
She got Jesus to turn water into wine before it was his time.
We are allowed to agree to disagree.

I pray straight to God/Jesus. This indicates a direct relationship

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Pope says China 'suffocates' faith
Reply #33 - Jul 1^st, 2007 at 5:50pm

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Pope-says-China-suffocates-faith/2007/07/01/1183228926693.html

Pope Benedict called on China to lift restrictions on religious freedom that "suffocate" the church and sow divisions among Catholics, in his most significant address on China to date.

But the Pope also called for greater dialogue with the officially atheist state, writing in a 55-page open letter that he sought to restore full diplomatic ties with Beijing that were severed two years after the 1949 Communist takeover.

The Pope, writing to China's bishops, priests and faithful, lamented that millions of Catholics in China were still forced to worship under a state-controlled church that refuses to recognise his authority. Millions of others worship in "underground" churches loyal to the Pope, and the Pontiff said the divisions had weakened the Church in China.

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