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What happened to "thou shalt not have other gods before me" or "thou shalt not make a graven image"? But then, Judaism honored those ideas mostly in the breach (ahem, two cherubs on the Ark of the Covenant, I mean, what´s up with that) so perhaps the Church can be excused in this case...
I think catholosism solved it very neatly. One God in principle but a bunch of saints and a few archangels you can pray to as well when you need a more specific form for your worship. I loved The empire in 40k as a kid. Only a lot later did i realise that its Because its molded after The catholic church that its so attractive, inspite of its dystopic nature. And im not even Christian.
OT: People just keeo dropping dead with increasing frequency. This is geting scary. Just got this: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10389025/Former-Neighbours-star-Miranda-Fryer-dies-sleep-aged-34.html?ito=push-notification&ci=0Ef_2xHJ6f&cri=Cw2T_Vih-I&si=BozSJfhChLUF&xi=fac66aef-7b80-4d6a-80fd-eb188f6c484e&ai=10389025
Maybe I said this before, but the Catholic Church was probably very clever when it incorporated a wide variety of spiritual styles: contemplative monastics, working monastics, lay quasi-monastics, ordinary people worshipping patron saints, even warrior-saints. The Jesuits (during the Early Modern Period) also adapted Catholic worship to Chinese and Indian conditions, and so on.
The Protestants developed in a different direction, with every Church having its own style, and then they started fighting over it...
Also, people probably need ritual and ceremony.
And no, I´m not a Catholic either, but there is something weirdly fascinating about the midnight mass from Rome, for instance.
What happened to "thou shalt not have other gods before me" or "thou shalt not make a graven image"? But then, Judaism honored those ideas mostly in the breach (ahem, two cherubs on the Ark of the Covenant, I mean, what´s up with that) so perhaps the Church can be excused in this case...
ReplyDeleteI think catholosism solved it very neatly. One God in principle but a bunch of saints and a few archangels you can pray to as well when you need a more specific form for your worship.
ReplyDeleteI loved The empire in 40k as a kid. Only a lot later did i realise that its Because its molded after The catholic church that its so attractive, inspite of its dystopic nature. And im not even Christian.
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ReplyDeletePeople just keeo dropping dead with increasing frequency. This is geting scary. Just got this:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10389025/Former-Neighbours-star-Miranda-Fryer-dies-sleep-aged-34.html?ito=push-notification&ci=0Ef_2xHJ6f&cri=Cw2T_Vih-I&si=BozSJfhChLUF&xi=fac66aef-7b80-4d6a-80fd-eb188f6c484e&ai=10389025
And its not The virus that scares me if anyone taught so.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I said this before, but the Catholic Church was probably very clever when it incorporated a wide variety of spiritual styles: contemplative monastics, working monastics, lay quasi-monastics, ordinary people worshipping patron saints, even warrior-saints. The Jesuits (during the Early Modern Period) also adapted Catholic worship to Chinese and Indian conditions, and so on.
ReplyDeleteThe Protestants developed in a different direction, with every Church having its own style, and then they started fighting over it...
Also, people probably need ritual and ceremony.
And no, I´m not a Catholic either, but there is something weirdly fascinating about the midnight mass from Rome, for instance.