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2004-05-01 Home Front: Culture Wars
Pelosi says she’ll take Communion in spite of Vatican policies
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Posted by Super Hose 2004-05-01 3:09:05 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 If I were her, I'd worry more about choking on it
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-01 9:23:36 AM||   2004-05-01 9:23:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I suppose I should stay out of it, since I don't do (organized) religion, and I'm certainly not Catholic, but what the hell is it with these people who pick and choose parts of a religion they can agree with, publicly and loudly dismiss and denigrate the parts they don't, and then claim that religion "is very important" to them?

Do they somehow get points for showing up at church and for sticking the religion's name after theirs, even when they don't practice the tenets of that religion?

Must work only for Democrats, since they give President Bush so much grief about his religious beliefs.

Oh, wait.... Bush actually practices his beliefs. That must be the difference. My bad.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-05-01 10:15:07 AM||   2004-05-01 10:15:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Barbara, Pelosi is practicing her own religion too, it is just not Catholicism. She has created her own "free form jazz exploration" into religion that requires a Catholic liturgy for its completion. It is as if she is an amateur performance artist that jumps onto the stage during an orchestral concert. I guess that we Catholics should be satisfied that she doesn't grab the baton and try to lead the orchestra into playing Sweet Home Alabama.
Her practice is a parasite unto an unwilling host.
Posted by Super Hose  2004-05-01 10:55:39 AM||   2004-05-01 10:55:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmm. Actually AFAIK (I may be mistaken) Catholicism doesn't define its members by whether they believe its full teachings or not, but through the mystery of baptism -- and I believe that Catholics are allowed to disagree with the teachings of the Catholic church and nonetheless remain Catholic, as long as said disagreement doesn't violate the *core* teachings -- that is probably the Nicene Creed and probably also whatever has been pronounced infallibly correct by a Pope. Or some such.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. The above is the impression I've gotten from the occasional random discussion with Catholics in Usenet and other places.
Posted by Aris Katsaris  2004-05-01 10:47:01 PM||   2004-05-01 10:47:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 check out the committments and rites for 1st Communion - she's a lying hooch for abortion -

"sorry Nan - hope this wafer doesn't taste funny - it's not what everyone else got"
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-01 10:49:46 PM||   2004-05-01 10:49:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Not to mention her Confirmation vows and training
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-01 10:53:47 PM||   2004-05-01 10:53:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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