Author Topic: Fulton Sheen video praising John XXIII, Vat II. (Read 6294 times)

Trinity · « **Reply #45 on:** July 11, 2010, 05:37:52 PM »

Not the ones that haven't matured far enough. There is just nothing to be done with them.

Trinity · « **Reply #46 on:** July 11, 2010, 05:42:35 PM »

Let's stick with Jesus' analogy then. What if you have only produced two small figs and the rest of you is barren.

Alexandria · « **Reply #47 on:** July 12, 2010, 11:40:21 AM »

Quote from: Wessex

The cult of personality may be at fault here. Both Sheen and Lefebvre suffered from it. Extract any engaging idiosycracies and see what you have left that can guide future Catholics. "Don't send your children to Catholic schools" is a favourite one, as is "Rome hosts a new religion". But we have to ask ourselves whether these are mere slogans used when projecting personal political strategies and massive egos. There were certainly many contradictions to disappoint the eager fan.

People that are engaged in the cultish behaviour of worshiping their idols (be it JPII, Sheen or ABL) are not capable of objective or reasonable thought.

Alexandria · « **Reply #48 on:** July 12, 2010, 11:44:38 AM »

Quote from: Dawn

I heard that once when a priest was talking about persons who star in racy movies. He said that the persons purgatory will be going on as long as persons are still watching that film or being led into sin due to that film. Heck, I do not know, sounded alright at the time, why would the actor be in Heaven when done on earth their work is causing persons to fall. If I understood wrong and mispoke I am sorry.

An SSPX priest once gave a sermon about something like what you are referring to here. He called it the "ripple effect." He was alluding to the fact that whatever good or evil you do has long-term effects, and only when you die will you know the extent of the effects. But he didn't say that this continually affected your stay in purgatory. I think it would have been all taken into account at your particular judgment since everything is present to Our Lord - the "Eternal Present."

Ladislaus · « **Reply #49 on:** July 12, 2010, 08:57:22 PM »

Yes, there's temporal punishment due for all the consequences of our sins even when the guilt has been remitted.

There might in fact be some sense that there's a temporal aspect to Purgatory that's tied into time on earth. It's very hard to say.