tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16818808.post8403449931981487113..comments2023-10-16T05:20:27.672-05:00Comments on the Contender: Blasphemy? Really?EJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885830096757444438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16818808.post-49624941330164600122008-09-20T03:16:00.000-05:002008-09-20T03:16:00.000-05:00While it's not possible to blaspheme men on EARTH,...While it's not possible to blaspheme men on EARTH, it IS possible to blaspheme SAINTS who are in HEAVEN. As the Catholic Encylopedia online says, blasphemy "is said to be against God, though this may be only mediately, as when the contumelious word is spoken of the saints or of sacred things, because of the relationship they sustain to God and His service."<BR/><BR/>Mary, the Mother of God is the greatest saint of all, and of course SO MUCH MORE (i.e: Our Lord made her the Queen of all creatures and all things). So naturally, anything that is said to slight her would be more offensive to Our Lord than anything said to slight any other saint or angel. <BR/><BR/>Of course, since you subscribe to 'sola scriptura' (which is not something that Our Lord Himself or the Apostles or St. Paul taught), and since the Bible doesn't EXPLICITLY state that Our Lady was conceived without original sin, you refuse to accept the Church dogma of the Immaculate Conception. By the way, are you familiar with the Apparition of Our Lady in Lourdes, France to St. Bernadette Soubiros? When St. Bernadette asked Mary to identify herself, Mary said: "I am the Immaculate Conception". <BR/>But I suppose you'll say that the Apparition was not in fact Mary, Our Blessed Mother, but "some other 'spirit'". (If this is what you think, do know that St. Bernadette and her parish priest et. al were also very wary, and afraid that the Lady who appeared to her was an evil spirit clothed in beauty. It took a considerable amount of time for them to establish that the Lady WAS in fact Mary, the Mother of God).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16818808.post-13686190692345050612008-09-15T22:18:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:18:00.000-05:00I checked out that link, and I found it interestin...I checked out that link, and I found it interesting that the seeming words cited weren't any of the uses of the Hebrew term actually for blasphemy. And the NT citations in the encyclopedia don't even reference Scriptures that your official Catholic Bibles don't even translate as blasphemy. <BR/><BR/>I think that if we look at the way that the language has been translated and how the translators in English have come up with the best usage of the word - then I think that my original comments and observations still stand. <BR/><BR/>Blasphemy is a crime against God only. It is possible to slander men, but not blaspheme them.<BR/><BR/>As for pre-conception/pre-original sin salvation of Mary... - uh...there is no Biblical warrant for that. So, on the basis of Scripture's clear presentation of the sinfulness of humanity - I reject the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on this.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885830096757444438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16818808.post-44747911214953034782008-09-15T21:54:00.000-05:002008-09-15T21:54:00.000-05:00Clearly your protestant definition of "blasphemy" ...Clearly your protestant definition of "blasphemy" is different. Look at the online Catholic Encyclopedia: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02595a.htm and also http://www.catholicforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27256<BR/>Also, please read more about the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Of COURSE Our Lord Jesus is His Holy Mother's Saviour, but - by a SINGULAR GRACE - she was saved at the moment of her conception, before original sin could have any effect on her soul. <BR/>God Bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16818808.post-53749845267398349532008-09-13T07:00:00.000-05:002008-09-13T07:00:00.000-05:00This was very interesting. Thanks for your study ...This was very interesting. Thanks for your study and elucidation. I'll keep your post in mind if I encounter this issue in our Catholic-saturated locale. <BR/><BR/>graceXgrace,<BR/><BR/>epjEthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149027523840064178noreply@blogger.com