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The Bulbagarden Conversational Chat Thread Vol 4

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Jolene

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Can you guys save the criticism for another day? Today is a joyous occasion for millions of people.
 

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Yeah. I'm no expert on religion, but I'm pretty sure the Pope is supposed to lead the freaking Catholic Church and not act like he's leader of the Thought Police or something.

Actually, he is kind of supposed to be that, at least when it comes to how other Catholics live their lives. Catholics don't have to listen to him completely when it comes to lifestyle (as opposed to theological) stuff, but he is supposed to give guidance on those things. That's one of the major differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, in fact; in the latter, the leadership isn't seen as having the celestial authority on everything that the Pope has.

And as long as he keeps the guidance to other Catholics, I'm fine. What annoys me is when the Pope is treated as a voice to be listened to when it comes to making policy for the rest of us. As a non-Catholic, I don't see why what the Pope thinks about abortion or birth control or gay rights should have any effect on my life and my rights to those things.
 

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Go read up on Martin Luther and the reasons he left the Catholic Church. They've been the Thought Police ever since the cardinals and pope got too much power. Heck, they were just as powerful as the king of England back in the day and had the power to excommunicate him from the church, which would basically void his authority in the eyes of the people and let the church take over with him becoming only a symbol instead of actual authority figure.

Power corrupts always, especially when there isn't kept in check by an opposing force.

Can you guys save the criticism for another day? Today is a joyous occasion for millions of people.

You have to stay critical always I am catholic but I see that there are things to be done. I am most of the time the only younger person in the Church.
So there is indeed something wrong.

But what eff's yay happy happy new pope :)
 

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This isn't the time for bashing, it's the time for celebrating!

ALCOHOL FREE PARTY TONIGHT! No revealing clothes, please.
 

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This isn't the time for bashing, it's the time for celebrating!

ALCOHOL FREE PARTY TONIGHT! No revealing clothes, please.

Omg it's page 1666 Oh noes, ow well that is actually the number of Nero the next number on the other hand :d.
 

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This isn't the time for bashing, it's the time for celebrating!

ALCOHOL FREE PARTY TONIGHT! No revealing clothes, please.

Aww, man, I wanted to wear my favorite leathers.

Can you guys save the criticism for another day? Today is a joyous occasion for millions of people.

When the Vatican keeps their rosaries off my ovaries, I'll stop complaining.

I loled

Edited it twice before you saw that. :I
 

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@Jolene; Why alcohol-free? They're not Baptists! One of the best things about Catholics is that they love their booze, inside the church and out! (At least, that's what I learned from the Polish side of my family.)
 

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@Jolene; Why alcohol-free? They're not Baptists! One of the best things about Catholics is that they love their booze, inside the church and out! (At least, that's what I learned from the Polish side of my family.)

They have never given out wine at communion at any Catholic church I've been to. The Lutheran church that I went to did however, and they also had really delicious home made bread. I always looked forward to communion there.
 

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@Jolene; Why alcohol-free? They're not Baptists! One of the best things about Catholics is that they love their booze, inside the church and out! (At least, that's what I learned from the Polish side of my family.)

They have never given out wine at communion at any Catholic church I've been to. The Lutheran church that I went to did however, and they also had really delicious home made bread. I always looked forward to communion there.

Really, the grape juice trend is spreading even to Catholics now? But they believe it turns into the blood of Christ! What's the big deal?

C'mon, the wine is pretty much the only way to get us non-believers to ever go to church.
 

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Why alcohol-free? They're not Baptists! One of the best things about Catholics is that they love their booze, inside the church and out! (At least, that's what I learned from the Polish side of my family.)

Well, see, they were Polish.
 

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@Jolene; Why alcohol-free? They're not Baptists! One of the best things about Catholics is that they love their booze, inside the church and out! (At least, that's what I learned from the Polish side of my family.)

They have never given out wine at communion at any Catholic church I've been to. The Lutheran church that I went to did however, and they also had really delicious home made bread. I always looked forward to communion there.

Really, the grape juice trend is spreading even to Catholics now? But they believe it turns into the blood of Christ! What's the big deal?

C'mon, the wine is pretty much the only way to get us non-believers to ever go to church.

They didn't even give out grape juice, it was just those cardboard-esque wafers.
 

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This will be fun to discuss in the Bus.

Ha. That rhymes. I didn't even try.
 

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Also re: homemade bread, one of my stepdad's old churches (he's a Presbyterian minister, for those who don't already know) made their own bread for the communion because one of the girls in the choir had celiac disease (and this was before gluten-free was the "hip new thing"). Their bread was some of the best bread I've ever tasted.

They didn't even give out grape juice, it was just those cardboard-esque wafers.

Okay, that's really weird, you're supposed to have both. Wine/grape juice is the blood of Christ and wafers/bread are the body.
 

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This will be fun to discuss in the Bus.

Ha. That rhymes. I didn't even try.

Changing topic :0 :0 :0 I see what you are doing :d.


Well on something else, tommorow I will be working home yay!
No traveling from and to work yay, 3 hours saved.
 

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Why alcohol-free? They're not Baptists! One of the best things about Catholics is that they love their booze, inside the church and out! (At least, that's what I learned from the Polish side of my family.)

Well, see, they were Polish.

Yep, I come from a long, proud line of crazy Polish drunks!

It's always made me wonder why Poland doesn't have the association with hard drinking that, say, Ireland has. Or if it's just my family.
 
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