tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post114804621549301712..comments2023-12-02T05:36:17.832-05:00Comments on Sexuality and Religion: What's the Connection?: Today's Chicago Sun Times -- More on Sexuality at the MoviesDebra W. Haffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018331891805010135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post-1148348946920699792006-05-22T21:49:00.000-04:002006-05-22T21:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for these two posts. Of course, anonymous,...Thanks for these two posts. Of course, anonymous, I know these things about Catholic teachings, and I have great appreciation for the work of groups like Catholics for A Free Choice.<BR/><BR/>To Philocrites, I was refering in the interview to the writings of the early "church fathers" who wrote about Mary being the new Eve. You are right in that the IC became dogma in 1854; the feast of the IC actually dates back to 1476 according to the Catholic encylopedia. What I was remembering were the early church writings on the issue. The incarnation is indeed in the gospels as is the identification of Mary as a virgin.Debra W. Haffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018331891805010135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post-1148169632269207572006-05-20T20:00:00.000-04:002006-05-20T20:00:00.000-04:00I searched for this blog so I could post a comment...I searched for this blog so I could post a comment about the common and incorrect use of the term "immaculate conception". Obviously, someone beat me to it. I would just like to add that this is something I expect from the average person who really knows nothing about the beliefs of Catholics. I expected more from an educated and ordained minister. It is just this kind of ignorance that leads to the common stereotypes that give Catholics a bad name. Just in case you didn't already know, Catholics are allowed to believe in evolution. The Pope is only infallible when he is speaking on matters of faith. The Church is not just prolife when it comes to fetuses. All human life is of equal value. It is NOT a sin to be gay. Catholics and evangelical fundamentalist chritians are not the same thing. Catholics are tollerant of those who do not share their beliefs. Catholics are compassionate when it comes to people who have made bad choices in their lives. Catholics will reach out to those in need without requiring conversion or repentance. Those are just a few things I needed to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post-1148050367101546992006-05-19T10:52:00.000-04:002006-05-19T10:52:00.000-04:00Debra, in the quest for a soundbite you got Cathol...Debra, in the quest for a soundbite you got Catholic doctrines confused. The "immaculate conception" is a much, much later doctrine, articulated by Pope Pius IX in 1854. It's the doctrine that Mary herself was conceived without the taint of original sin. The doctrine of the incarnation is the one about Jesus' conception. (It's celebrated as the annunciation.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com