Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Surprise! Dissidents Advocate Heresy

The surprise is what they inadvertantly accomplish!

LRS of Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam observes that: "'We Are Church' Exhorts Synod to Accept Heresy?"

Witness We the Church's wailing and gnashing of teeth:
insisting upon “transubstantiation" dogma to explain Christ's presence in the Eucharist, as Instrumentum laboris does, triggers and strengthens a magical, materialistic, and legalistic mentality, in which Jesus is seen descending on the altar at the time the priest pronounces the words "This is my body, this is my blood...". That happens at the expense of the invocation of the Holy Spirit, of other holy moments of Eucharist and, obviously, of "convivial" or communal facets.

Furthermore, we are more than puzzled by every form of devotion, which is usual in the Eucharistic cult (for example, Eucharistic adoration, processions, etc.) in which the sacralization of Eucharist has a plain role, making an idol of the Eucharist. Many theologians and ministers share this discomfort, but Instrumentum laboris ignores this sensibility.
Foolable's are easily puzzled when Fools take God and his revelation seriously. After all, such Foolishness does not serve the Reasonable agenda of their masters.

Well, praise God for their confusion!

"For the Foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men..."

Thus, they testify to the Glory of God without even knowing it. For God offers us a miracle, the Presence of his Son in the species of bread and wine. He offers all of us an opportunity to participate in his Son's redemptive sacrifice.

Of course they can't understand it; it's unReasonable!

It's meant to be; it's Love, after all. Why should it be limited to human practicality!