Comments on: Faith and Science on a Good Friday http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday Powered By A Collective Voice Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: mon http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-58928 mon Thu, 14 May 2009 07:19:16 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-58928 You have interesting view about the "veneration of images." I understand that there is a great deal of work in educating the people that the church has to do. The Catholic Church is often accused by the protestants of committing idolatry because of the religious images. Unfortunately there are people doing the same thing yet they claim to be 'catholics'. As far as I understand, the veneration of the religious images is not to give too much importance to the statue itself but the statue represents the person to whom we address our prayer. It is actually to the 'main source' tha we address our prayers with the aid of the statue of the Sto.Nino. Images are meant to help us to understand the greater reality that it represents. A real catholic, having this concept in mind would not think that the veneration of the statue of the Sto.Nino is a form of idolatry. The other thing that I would like to point out is, one cannot claim to be a catholic and just continue to live based on his own personal beliefs. There is no such thing as "subjective catholicism." There is a discipline of thought that is very common among the people nowadays and it is pretty much based on subjectivism and relativism. These are not new actually. It would be dangerous if people would start to think that things are relative and things are based on personal interpretation and judgment. This is more dangerous when applied to one's faith and morality. With relativism and subjectivism, one can judge good as evil and evil as good because one's judgment is based on personal preference rather than objective standards. Imagine a world without objective standard and everything is relative and subjective! To be a real catholic is to be a part of the community of the faithful,the Church, and that includes the pope, bishops, priests and the laity. The pope, the bishops, the priests, are people entrusted with the obligation to teach the faith and to protect it from error or wrong judgment. You have interesting view about the “veneration of images.” I understand that there is a great deal of work in educating the people that the church has to do. The Catholic Church is often accused by the protestants of committing idolatry because of the religious images. Unfortunately there are people doing the same thing yet they claim to be ‘catholics’. As far as I understand, the veneration of the religious images is not to give too much importance to the statue itself but the statue represents the person to whom we address our prayer. It is actually to the ‘main source’ tha we address our prayers with the aid of the statue of the Sto.Nino. Images are meant to help us to understand the greater reality that it represents. A real catholic, having this concept in mind would not think that the veneration of the statue of the Sto.Nino is a form of idolatry.

The other thing that I would like to point out is, one cannot claim to be a catholic and just continue to live based on his own personal beliefs. There is no such thing as “subjective catholicism.” There is a discipline of thought that is very common among the people nowadays and it is pretty much based on subjectivism and relativism. These are not new actually. It would be dangerous if people would start to think that things are relative and things are based on personal interpretation and judgment. This is more dangerous when applied to one’s faith and morality. With relativism and subjectivism, one can judge good as evil and evil as good because one’s judgment is based on personal preference rather than objective standards. Imagine a world without objective standard and everything is relative and subjective!
To be a real catholic is to be a part of the community of the faithful,the Church, and that includes the pope, bishops, priests and the laity. The pope, the bishops, the priests, are people entrusted with the obligation to teach the faith and to protect it from error or wrong judgment.

]]> By: Patriote femelle http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-56130 Patriote femelle Tue, 05 May 2009 01:27:12 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-56130 No offense also but whose mind are we talking about. No offense also but whose mind are we talking about.

]]> By: Renato Pacifico http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-54312 Renato Pacifico Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:55:29 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-54312 Alingkepweng, before when religion started they marketed the road to heaven as simple. "Believe in me". "Those who believe in me will live on forever". Now it's getting complex. Conditions getting plenty. This religion belittles peoples mind. Alingkepweng, before when religion started they marketed the road to heaven as simple. "Believe in me". "Those who believe in me will live on forever". Now it's getting complex. Conditions getting plenty.

This religion belittles peoples mind.

]]> By: 2alingkepweng http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-54238 2alingkepweng Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:32:17 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-54238 No offfense, how does one determine that being celbate paves a way to heaven. You can fast on Sunday, or pray with your rosaries a million times on your broken knees and still would not gurantee a passage to heaven. Ultimately you are going to be judged based on your heart and your deed as a Christian, meaning how did you treat other people specially who tried to reach out. Did you fulfill your purpose in life that is given to you by our God. No offfense, how does one determine that being celbate paves a way to heaven. You can fast on Sunday, or pray with your rosaries a million times on your broken knees and still would not gurantee a passage to heaven. Ultimately you are going to be judged based on your heart and your deed as a Christian, meaning how did you treat other people specially who tried to reach out. Did you fulfill your purpose in life that is given to you by our God.

]]> By: Renato Pacifico http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-52297 Renato Pacifico Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:15:11 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-52297 I like to go to hell. Hell is where people are naked. That's where pantyless Brittney is naked all year round with her buddy, Paris. So are the valley porn queens. So does Marilyn Monroe and all the hotties out there. So does women who lied that they don't like sex. But I'm pre-destined to go to heaven. Because I practice celibacy. I look at sex as procreation not recreation. I find sex messy, unhealthy and totally not hygeinic. I'm pure. Therefore, I go to heaven in as much as I like to go to hell. Belated Bad Friday! I like to go to hell. Hell is where people are naked. That's where pantyless Brittney is naked all year round with her buddy, Paris. So are the valley porn queens. So does Marilyn Monroe and all the hotties out there. So does women who lied that they don't like sex.

But I'm pre-destined to go to heaven. Because I practice celibacy. I look at sex as procreation not recreation. I find sex messy, unhealthy and totally not hygeinic. I'm pure. Therefore, I go to heaven in as much as I like to go to hell.

Belated Bad Friday!

]]> By: 2alingkepweng http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-52283 2alingkepweng Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:27:24 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-52283 Write your comment here... Write your comment here…

]]> By: alingkepweng http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-52282 alingkepweng Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:13:24 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-52282 The concept of infinity, time and space only a creator if one exist could have the mathematical and all the applications able to explain this idea. I have a picture in my head and it's a nerd guy trying to explain to an ant how computer works. Out of desperation being a resident for over thirty years in this god loving somehow forsaken country I wish there is a portal that I could find so I can get out of here. The concept of infinity, time and space only a creator if one exist could have the mathematical and all the applications able to explain this idea. I have a picture in my head and it's a nerd guy trying to explain to an ant how computer works. Out of desperation being a resident for over thirty years in this god loving somehow forsaken country I wish there is a portal that I could find so I can get out of here.

]]> By: Danny Boy, FCD http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-51701 Danny Boy, FCD Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:02:09 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-51701 Yet another case of the Catholic obsession with pareidolia. Yet another case of the Catholic obsession with pareidolia.

]]> By: Jeg http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-49673 Jeg Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:12:43 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-49673 Andun na ako, cocoy. Im a science fan. What I object to is scientists who behave as if string theory and the multiverse is fact and not conjecture. It's annoying. To say nothing of misleading. Andun na ako, cocoy. Im a science fan. What I object to is scientists who behave as if string theory and the multiverse is fact and not conjecture. It’s annoying. To say nothing of misleading.

]]> By: Bert http://filipinovoices.com/faith-and-science-on-a-good-friday/comment-page-1#comment-49422 Bert Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:15:25 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=3507#comment-49422 Haven't they already? Haven’t they already?

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