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ringo
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Message 57 of 62 (825166)
12-09-2017 10:54 AM
Reply to: Message 55 by Phat
12-08-2017 1:01 PM


Re: Pope Francis Wants To Change Lords Prayer
quote:
The Catholic faithful will no longer say: 'Do not submit to temptation' but 'Do not let us enter into temptation.'
So, if prayer works there will be no more temptation and no further need for confession.

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
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Message 59 of 62 (825169)
12-09-2017 11:39 AM
Reply to: Message 58 by Phat
12-09-2017 11:30 AM


Re: Pope Francis Wants To Change Lords Prayer
Phat writes:
God is like oxygen. You need to keep breathing...you never get a full dose...
That's a poor analogy. A lot of people manage to survive without breathing God.
Phat writes:
Apparently we were designed so as to always need moments of reflection, contemplation....
Reflection and contemplation can be useful - less useful if you're just waiting for some spook to tell you The Answer™.

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