RE: Why the Fatherhood of Priest cannot be against the Teaching of Christ?

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Why the Fatherhood of Priest cannot be against the Teaching of Christ?

in catholic •  7 years ago 

As a former Catholic, and one who still has many Catholics in my family, I have to say that Catholic misunderstanding of Protestant arguments hasn't improved much over the years. It would take me all day to list the myriad ways in which you have interpreted scripture as only a Catholic could, so I'll forgo the temptation for now.

However, your own argument seems to me to leave some glaring logical holes that I can't see how you could miss. For instance, you said:

A careful study of the whole chapter 23 in its contextual sense confirms that it was addressed by Jesus to the teachers of the Law and to the Pharisees in the synagogues to show them how sinful and proud they were for not looking humbly to God as the source of all authority and fatherhood and teaching. Instead they themselves become the source of authority, father figures and teachers.

This is in fact what the Roman Church does! Through various doctrines such as the magisterium, apostolic succession, and sacramental system, the RCC has created a system in which the priests, bishops, and pope are in fact assuming the role of supreme authority.

Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church 882

The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter's successor, "is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful."402 "For the Roman Pontiff, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, and as pastor of the entire Church has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered."

Further, the RCC teaches that Holy Orders:

"configures the recipient to Christ by a special grace of the Holy Spirit, so that he may serve as Christ's instrument for his Church. By ordination one is enabled to act as a representative of Christ, Head of the Church, in his triple office of priest, prophet, and king.

1582 As in the case of Baptism and Confirmation this share in Christ's office is granted once for all. The sacrament of Holy Orders, like the other two, confers an indelible spiritual character and cannot be repeated or conferred temporarily.

Question: do Catholic priests and bishops really act in such a way that it can be reasonably professed they posses an "indelible spiritual character?" Where on the list of spiritual characteristics does pedophilia and covering up child abuse fall?

Another quote from your article:

His admonition is a response to the Pharisees’ proud hearts and their grasping after marks of status and prestige

What, do you mean like this:

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or this: serveimage.jpg

or maybe: serveimage1.jpg

or: serveimage5.jpg

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there is many priest and bishop and the pope.. what did you mean for that?

I don't understand what you're asking.

u are using church documents and u ask did the priest and the bishop have indelible spiritual character? as u see, u must consult the church document itself..

I didn't realize when I commented that you aren't tho original author of this article, which is clear to me now because of your English. I'm not sure what you are saying here, either.

You can read it for yourself here

My point, one of them anyway, is that priests and bishops have molested children and covered up the actions of molesters. This action doesn't reflect the "indelible spiritual character" the RCC claims is imbued on priests when they take holy orders. I cited the document, the Catechism, so I'm not sure what it is you're saying I must consult.

yeah.. im not the author.
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