Comments for The Faith Once Delivered at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sun, 19 May 2013 11:09:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3516 I'm not sure I buy the pizza analogy, but one supposes that the more you put on top the more people will complain. Pepperoni and extra cheese is great, but when you start adding pineapple, ham, olives and anchovies, then you narrow the taste. And isn't that what we're told to enter, the narrow gate, which few will find. Benedict's "fast track" way of winning converts seems to skirt the traditional ways of conversion by instruction. Catholicism's great appeal is an adherance to fixed truths. - Joseph Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:36:09 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3515 How is it a gamble to welcome thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Christians of demonstrable toughness in faith? I became a Catholic this past Easter Vigil. The path to Rome will not be smooth -- it wasn't and isn't for this former Anglican. If current criticisms of the ICEL reforms are an indication, some fear we will pour across the Communion Rail with our half-finished Bible and "elitist" Prayer Book, fouling the noble simplicty of the Mass. There will be conflict; pray for us. - Graham Combs Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:35:14 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3514 Carl, my point is just the opposite. Holy Mother Church abounds in good works, but certainly does not have a monopoly. Episcopal (and many other denominations') churches share in this pattern this generosity, sometimes in partnership with RC parishes. Any non-Catholic Christian with good orthopraxis shares, as our Church teaches, in a measure of orthodoxia. The "Kettle and Pot" example of the Episcopal priest is sad, really, but we all know RC priests of the same type. - Pio Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:16 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3513 Pio: the Catholic Church can be accused of many things but of lack of good works. In giving to the poor, the Church is by far the largest giver. Within her ranks, American Catholics are also by far the most generous. Forgive me if I correct your statement, that is good "orthopraxis" which is usually preceded by "orthodoxia." I for one, became Catholic years ago because of the Church's good example. Her generosity moved me to join the cause. - Carl Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:43:57 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3512 The real test of orthodoxy is not whether we made it into the right restaurant. It's what we do after we eat! I heard a priest give a talk on global poverty recently: a child dies somewhere in the world every 30 seconds from preventable causes. So while I rejoice that Charlotte Hays has found her home, I also give thanks for the many Episcopalians who (after presumably passing on pizza and eating hot dogs) work to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, cloth the naked and welcome the stranger - Pio Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:52 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3510 I believe converts are coming to help rebuild the Church after years of neglect. When one sees what the likes of Scott Hahn, Steve Ray and others, have been able to do in just a few years... one has to look forward to those coming in now as a force for renewal and a great witness. The Anglicanorum Coetibus was published on the anniversary of the falling of the Berlin wall. That was not mere chance... look to the East. Look to Russia. More brothers and sisters are coming from there soon. - Carl Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:48:46 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3509 Doesn't the word catholic, loosely translated, mean universal? Is it not, therefore, for everyone? I believe we should welcome with open arms everyone who wants what we have. We are all Christians and believe in the same God. Perhaps I'm oversimplifying, but perhaps it's a simple issue. - Richard Quitliano Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:48:06 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-faith-once-delivered.html#comment-3508 Benedict is the first Pope with 3 operative Latin Rites (Novus Ordo, Tridentine and Anglican). He is also the first to so formally validate core elements of a reformed tradition. Will his cafeteria of Mass rites corrode Catholic unity? Will married Anglican priests devalue RC celibacy? Will his acceptance of Anglican tradition legitimize other reformed traditions? The honest answer: we simply don't know. I admire him deeply, though: he is a faithful risk taker and leaves the rest to God. - Bradley Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:05 +0100