tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post5732984744864805271..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Believing in the TrinityMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-9802956459877747772012-06-04T05:57:00.898-05:002012-06-04T05:57:00.898-05:00God is present in all things, and in the lives of ...God is present in all things, and in the lives of homosexuals, too.<br /><br />But the fulness of God is not available to those who pick and choose what to believe in. Jesus Christ, One, and the "Word of God", came down from Heaven and suffered and died for us and gave us a Church to assist us in rejoining Him in Heaven.<br /><br />If you had your way, there would be one million or more "churches" instead of one Church, instructing us in the Word of God. <br /><br />You don't get to quit the Church because you want your own choice of homilists, a husband and wife team, celebrating Earth Day by reading poetry from the pulpit during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.<br /><br />I was there that Sunday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-39330913046365984842012-06-03T23:36:52.356-05:002012-06-03T23:36:52.356-05:00Well, I'm sure there are things that you don&#...Well, I'm sure there are things that you don't "believe in," Ray. Speaking of which, one of those "thousands [of] convergences" that make up the "one great whole" is the reality of God's presence in gay lives and relationships. The episcopal magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church may not accept this presence (yet), but the other two magisteria of the Church, namely the theologians and the wisdom of the people, are certainly open to it. Perhaps it's not a matter of "picking and choosing" but rather being open to the unfolding human awareness of God's presence in the world.Michael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-64140105665161102862012-06-03T19:46:14.073-05:002012-06-03T19:46:14.073-05:00"Believing in the Trinity means accepting tha..."Believing in the Trinity means accepting that everything is related to everything and so makes up one great whole, and that unity comes from a thousand convergences rather than from one factor alone"<br /><br />That means that you don't get to "pick and choose" things that you want to believe in, doesn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.com