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Romans 1 has been taken to be an example of that playing out, it's a sort of ethical or moral argument, where all that's said is, look at what happens to people who do this: Something bad. And then that's it, no further argument is made, we're supposed to fill in a blank, and that blank we...

Because of the ancestor, the fictional character in the fictional story of evolution, of spontaneous generation of a DNA molecule---please! A DNA molecule is like a highrise building, it's so delicately assembled conceptually---and in great detail!---but tough as nails in concrete reality, it...

Basically in order to attempt to be green, Europe believes that if they have to burn something for heat, it should be biomass, and that is basically wood pellets, and producing the wood pellets is potentially harmful to the environment, seems likely to be harmful to people who live near the...

Interesting story.

'Been meaning to get around to updating. Turns out @Lon also is a Catholic 'cradler'.

Yes, but they're all just saying that that's how it all looks. Genesis and Exodus say that's not how old it all is.

I'm surprised to find this kind of fair and balanced reporting coming out of CNN. Especially since usually they're like many other news media; they love Europe; Europe walks on water; Europe's skubalon doesn't stink. https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/07/us/american-south-biomass-energy-invs/

Homo-genital behavior is unethical according to Catholicism. Pope Francis hasn't changed that.

Pope agrees, but Catholicism doesn't agree that any homo-genital behavior is ethical.

This part was for @beloved57.

'Unself' yourself by coming to Mass. Come, to Mass.

RD basically believes that the "New Testament" books are all the books except for Paul's letters, and that Paul's letters form a third part of the Bible, iow he sees the Bible dividing between the Old Testament, the NT, and then Paul.

It was more than just that 2nd Timothy was written specifically to the man Timothy. It was also written, as was 1st Timothy, and Titus, to bishops. This is a very special gift, that Timothy and Titus the bishops have provided to the Church; literal letters written to them personally...

You tell me. You tell me why you or anyone would take a letter written to someone other than you, as if it is written to you. As an exercise? Sure. But as a directive? Why? Why would you do it? It seems like you would be violating a fairly basic principle in interpretation, to act as if a...

In 2nd Timothy, Paul writes to Timothy. Note that he specifically does not write to anyone else.

It's on Bishop Timothy, actually. 2nd Timothy 1:2 "To Timothy..." Not in 2nd Timothy you're not.

But it's also a more direct reference, "hath begotten us again", to being born again, cf. John 3. Indeed, Ephesians 2:1 Sure.

This is accomplished in coming to Mass. Come, to Mass.

The hope of course indicates something future. But the hope comes from being 'begotten again'. Is how I read it. I don't think it's really possible to read it another way. "Hath begotten", not 'will beget'.