tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post5287346649159479963..comments2023-10-30T04:39:31.433-04:00Comments on The Mom With Brownies: ANSWER TO COMMENTS FROM YESTERDAY...momwithbrownieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303109123571195886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-9420922334305117672007-10-15T08:02:00.000-04:002007-10-15T08:02:00.000-04:00Okay you guys. Why is nobody answering the questi...Okay you guys. <BR/><BR/>Why is nobody answering the questions? It seems that we are stuck on Galileo... <BR/>The church said the earth was the center of the universe and told people not to believe otherwise and then they changed their minds. We can jibber jabber all day about why he was arrested...they didn't like him saying it was the center...Pope John Paul put that to rest for us and apologized...now...Let's move on to the questions that the post was about.<BR/><BR/>Anwers to any of the questions would be a God send. :-) They aren't asking about one religion...they are asking about God. :-) <BR/><BR/>Ellen, I'm off to read your blog....(walking over to your site)momwithbrownieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303109123571195886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-41962854886120801432007-10-14T23:14:00.000-04:002007-10-14T23:14:00.000-04:00Just want to throw something out there.....From my...Just want to throw something out there.....<BR/><BR/>From my perspective it is my responsibility to help our children have a solid grasp on their faith in God/relationship with Him/be able to help them find their way, and the church is there to back us up in what we are teaching them.<BR/><BR/>If my kids and their friends were asking those kinds of questions, we'd be having a study right then and there. <BR/><BR/>And for those who are struggling with their own faith and aren't ready/don't want to answer those types of questions, God gives you friends/people you trust to help out with answers. <BR/><BR/>Your relationship with God is ever changing...the more you read and learn about Him, the more you respect and really see who He is. Your relationship with Him then grows as does your understanding of His Word.Peanut Butter Kisseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099112057948895494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-8869238540293235602007-10-14T22:38:00.000-04:002007-10-14T22:38:00.000-04:00Colleend--I decided a while back I want a layman's...Colleend--I decided a while back I want a layman's book on Galileo that explains the whole deal. I've put it on my husband, the real bibliophile, to find one for Christmas.<BR/><BR/>And Shelly, isn't it quite a compliment that your son's friends think you're smart enough to answer their questions? :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097516546958310450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-7868271587608496592007-10-14T22:33:00.000-04:002007-10-14T22:33:00.000-04:00Shelly - Posted my response on my blog.EllenShelly - <BR/><BR/>Posted my response on my blog.<BR/><BR/>EllenHISchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097527026421523824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-75327508371414861492007-10-14T21:03:00.000-04:002007-10-14T21:03:00.000-04:00more information..."Even though Copernicus dedicat...more information...<BR/><BR/>"Even though Copernicus dedicated his work to “the Most Holy Lord Pope Paul III,” the church by 1616 banned all books, including Copernicus’, that advocated a revolving earth. In 1633 the church forbade any Catholic to believe or teach that the earth moved. Not until 1822 did Rome permit the printing of books that taught that the earth moved around the sun!"<BR/><BR/>source: http://dialogue.adventist.org/articles/09_1_folkenberg_e.htmmomwithbrownieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303109123571195886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-21102333214017984592007-10-14T20:58:00.000-04:002007-10-14T20:58:00.000-04:00Hi Colleen,In connection with the Galileo affair, ...Hi Colleen,<BR/><BR/>In connection with the Galileo affair, Copernicus' book was suspended until corrected by the Index of the Catholic Church in 1616, because the Pythagorean doctrine of the motion of the Earth and the immobility of the Sun "is false and altogether opposed to the Holy Scripture".[5][6] These corrections were indicated in 1620, and nine sentences had to be either omitted or changed. [7] The book stayed on the Index until 1758. In that period Galileo Galilei was found guilty in 1633 for "following the position of Copernicus, which [is] contrary to the true sense and authority of Holy Scripture ..."[8], and was sent to his home near Florence where he was to be under house arrest for the remainder of his life in 1638.<BR/><BR/>SOURCE: Papal Condemnation (Sentence) of Galileo, June 22, 1633, (Translated from Latin), Giorgio de Santillana, The Crime of Galileo (University of Chicago Press 1955), pp. 306-310 <BR/><BR/>Hope that helps. :-)<BR/>Shellymomwithbrownieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303109123571195886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-31960311428327572452007-10-14T20:57:00.000-04:002007-10-14T20:57:00.000-04:00Okay, I'm going to chime in here (as a non-Christi...Okay, I'm going to chime in here (as a non-Christian that was raised a Christian). I think that the problem is that the boys are starting to get old enough to really start to think logically.<BR/><BR/>The Bible MUST be taken on faith. Without faith, it can seem contridictary. The fact that these boys are trying to find their faith is good. They need guidance. This is difficult because frequently children ask us questions that we are still asking.<BR/><BR/>You have to admit that some of their questions were really good ones. They're some I never even thought to ask.<BR/><BR/>I have absolutely NO advice for you. Just wanted to say that you're not alone. I think that all children go through this as they question their beliefs to reach their own faith that is not based on their parents' faith.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589107941801563478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-11312791810264091652007-10-14T20:15:00.000-04:002007-10-14T20:15:00.000-04:00BTW, where did you learn that the RC church said i...BTW, where did you learn that the RC church said it was a sin to believe anything other than the earth as the center of the universe? Can you cite a source?<BR/>The whole Galileo thing is a very complicated issue. Much of it is misinformation. I have gone back several times to research Galileo but have never really taken it back beyond him. I would be interested to see if this point is documented anywhere.ColleenDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273464471877389647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-57852786578923116932007-10-14T19:44:00.000-04:002007-10-14T19:44:00.000-04:00Basicly the job of the pope and the bishops who ar...Basicly the job of the pope and the bishops who are faithful to him is to maintain the teachings of Jesus on faith and morals. That is they protect them from corruption. These teachings of Jesus are contained completely within the other two cornerstones of the Church, scripture and Holy Tradition. In teaching faith and morals to us, Jesus promised that the Pope and faithful Bishops would not, could not lead us astray. In any other act or funtion of their job, (ie, figuring out how the universe works or dealing with sinful priests) they are just as capable of screwing up as the rest of us.ColleenDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273464471877389647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-76040248768928138852007-10-14T15:02:00.000-04:002007-10-14T15:02:00.000-04:00The "office" is protected? What does that mean? ...The "office" is protected? What does that mean? What is the office?momwithbrownieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303109123571195886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14943121.post-43865244341922176462007-10-14T14:11:00.000-04:002007-10-14T14:11:00.000-04:00I'm ba-ack... :)Why are the leaders of God's churc...I'm ba-ack... :)<BR/><I>Why are the leaders of God's church not as protected as the Bible supposedly is?</I><BR/>Because they're imperfect human beings. The only Incarnation of God's Word is, well, Jesus. But you knew that. :)<BR/>While THEY are imperfect, their <I>office</I> is protected. <BR/><BR/>Let's take the pope. If he is reading the sports page one March and says, "I think the Cubs are going to win the Series this year," they still play the season. None of the bookies in Vegas pay any attention. But if he's teaching ex cathedra on a matter of faith or morals, to be held by the entire Body of Christ, he gives it considerable thought and weighs his words carefully.<BR/><BR/>Priests don't have that charism of their office.<BR/><BR/>PS--Isn't it nice that we can agree that the Bible is the infallible word of God? :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097516546958310450noreply@blogger.com