tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post3875731989385140346..comments2023-10-26T07:27:24.375-06:00Comments on St. Monica's Kneeler: Rock of agesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post-21206065919245590772010-07-20T21:06:23.549-06:002010-07-20T21:06:23.549-06:00Hubby's uncle (by marriage) is either a WELS o...Hubby's uncle (by marriage) is either a WELS or LCMS pastor. Way conservative. However, hubby also had a great-aunt who was a Benedictine sister.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091563100968996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post-5090758859714759192010-07-20T20:45:38.876-06:002010-07-20T20:45:38.876-06:00Missouri Synod is, on the whole, a pretty conserva...Missouri Synod is, on the whole, a pretty conservative brand of Lutheranism. But just like among Catholics, individual churches can range from uber-liberal to ultra-conservative.<br /><br />And thanks... but I'm afraid my next birthday is 40+10!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519275261608563584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post-21027311298473100222010-07-20T20:43:27.583-06:002010-07-20T20:43:27.583-06:00Cath:
Sadly, like many Catholics, I think he knows...Cath:<br />Sadly, like many Catholics, I think he knows little of Catholicism and even less of Lutheranism...strictly speaking. From my limited understanding, most parishes tend to follow the interests the pastor, I could be very wrong, but whatever Lutheranism he has gotten has been the interpretation of one man's interpretation of another (Luther). BTW: This is an ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) parish, which is even more liberal than the LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) that my in-laws used to attend on occasion.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091563100968996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post-38690940436770277892010-07-20T20:25:31.305-06:002010-07-20T20:25:31.305-06:00Swissy: To Bede you listen! :-) Good point, Bede.
...Swissy: To Bede you listen! :-) Good point, Bede.<br /><br />Your -IL could bring souls to Christ as a Catholic. I'm curious to know why he thinks that may not be possible as he listed that as a reason for his conversion. It could be, as Bede indicated, he knows more about Lutheranism than he really knows about Catholicism.Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post-49904941558018770322010-07-20T07:38:27.632-06:002010-07-20T07:38:27.632-06:00I really don't think my in-law, like you said,...I really don't think my in-law, like you said, understands what he is leaving. He said, "Well, he [my husband] went the other way [to Catholicism from Lutheranism], so it's the same thing." It's not a reversible engine, some paths are dead ends.<br /><br />Like I think I said at pizza, your perspective as a convert is so refreshing!!<br /><br />I thought your next birthday was your 40th ;)swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091563100968996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932831182639117728.post-64422175583209857182010-07-19T20:30:46.768-06:002010-07-19T20:30:46.768-06:00This couldn't be applied to all ex-Catholics, ...This couldn't be applied to all ex-Catholics, of course, but when I was still an evangelical, I found that the ex-Catholics I met knew less about Catholic doctrine than I did.<br /><br />Which could explain why I eventually became Catholic....<br /><br />As to folks who are raised Protestant, I think it's safe to say that most of them have never heard a good, thorough explanation of Catholic doctrine. Certainly I didn't understand there was a concept called 'the Real Presence' until I was in my early 40s.<br /><br />BedeChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519275261608563584noreply@blogger.com