Comments for Camel or Rope? at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 22 May 2013 04:32:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3812 Thank you for that Brad Miner! For me, your confidence is inspirational. - Jacob Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:25:30 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3805 happy new year dear brother brad! seems to me you love movies books. me too. so, here's my list of some of my new favs for you. The Star of Bethlehem DVD - Protesant-you will get even more out of it than the presenter does. Road of Hope DVD-Vietnam Cardinal 13 yrs in Com Concentration Camp-made me cry Loves Sacred Order, Erasmo Merikakas-40th anniversary celebration of CS Lewis' 4 Loves. Amazing book The Love that Keeps us Sane-spirituality of St. Therese -not sappy; title assumes sanity! - debby Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:53:12 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3791 Birth pangs do not reflect a loss of virginity. They simply reflect that a birth is happening. In fact, in discussing the recent film, "the Nativity Story", with my pastor, he commented that such an idea (that Mary didn't have birth pangs) is not settled, and one can believe either thing and still be orthodox in their belief. Besides, Jesus was man, right? Born of a woman, right? This would mean that in 1st century Palestine, the birth would be nothing but natural. - Mr.Aukema Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:58:54 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3782 Speaking of punctuation or maybe just inflection: "A voice cries, 'in the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord.'" (Isaiah) or, in Matthew, ".. . spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said: 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord,'" So who is crying where? - Louise Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:22:43 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3779 The miniseries does a disservice to the Church. It depicts the birth of Jesus as being natural and Mary to have had birth pangs (contrary to the teaching of the Church which has always miaintained Mary to have remained a virgin during birth. See Pius XII Mystici Corporis.) Children are shown this DVD and given incorrect impressions. - Mary Irving Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:51:17 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3776 Joseph, too true. Especially since the Greek doesn't have commas, or much of any other punctuation at all. - Richard A Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:03:19 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3774 Note how a misplaced comma makes all the difference in meaning: Jesus to the good thief: "I tell you today, you shall be with me in paradise." or: "I tell you, today you shall be with me in paradise." Taking the first, the time is indefinite; taking the second, that very day the thief goes to heaven. Which is it? - Joseph Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:21:46 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3773 Accurate translations from original texts make all the difference. Jehovah's Witnesses render John 1: "In the beginning was the word and the word was a god." This, of course, fits in with the Arian view rejecting the divinity of Christ -- the core belief that separates Catholics and others from this apostasy. Yet, the parables of Jesus are among the clearest teachings in the Bible and do not have to be literal to be understand. Not many things can fit through the eye of a needle. - Joseph Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:21:05 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3772 This fine article points out the need for a Magisterium. Oh! Yes, the Magisterium has been wrong before on some things of a non-dogmatic nature but this is better than 10,000 opinions generated by Sola Scriptura where just about anything goes. There is nothing in Scripture about birth control or embryonic stem cell research so where is a sense of moral direction to come from. Certainly not from the courts and the politicians! - Willie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:43:23 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/camel-or-rope.html#comment-3771 Thank you for a very well explored and well written piece, Mr. Miner. Your pointing to the difference between inspired and dictated is crucial as so many "arguments" among scholars would never occur if this were understood. - William H. Phelan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:04:17 +0100