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fr. Abe...it's okay to believe in BUDDHA's belief?(as a historical belief)..even if i'm a CHRISTIAN..?
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Fr. Abe, CRS said...
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SIEMPRE HINDE.
IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN THEN FOLLOW THE TEACHING OF JESUS NOT OF BUDDHA. EXCEPT WHEN THE TEACHING OF BUDDHA IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF JESUS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE THE GOLDEN RULE: "DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU WANT OTHERS TO DO UNTO YOU" BUT FOCUS AND CENTER YOUR FAITH ON JESUS AS A PERSON AND AS A TEACHER OF FAITH.
ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND THAT BUDDHISM'S DOCTRINE OF REINCARNATION IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH OUR CHRISTIAN BELIEF THAT HUMAN LIFE IS ONLY ONCE AND IT IS FOLLOWED BY THE JUDGMENT OF GOD WHETHER THAT SOUL IS WORTHY OF HEAVEN OR DAMNATION IN HELL. BESIDES, BUDDHISM DOES NOT HAVE A GOD OR SUPREME BEING. THEIR DOCTRINE OF NIRVANA IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR HEAVEN WHICH IS FULLNESS OF LIFE, OF OUR BEING WITH GOD. INSTEAD, FOR THEM NIRVANA IS NOTHINGNESS. SO IT IS THE CONTRARY.
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Fr. Abe, I would like to ask a question. Is it not a sin to listen to & sing anti-Christ, anti-Christian and anti-church songs like "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z because it says on the lyrics:
ReplyDelete"Hail Mary to the city, you're a virgin & Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church ends."
Is it OK to listen and sing those kind of songs or is it really a sin? What is the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church about these kind of songs?
OF COURSE, IT IS NOT OK. IT VIOLATES THE SECOND COMMANDMENT WHICH DEMANDS RESPECT AND REVERENCE TO THE NAME OF THE LORD GOD. IT INSULTS JESUS.
ReplyDeleteTHE SAME COMMANDMENT ALSO REQUIRES RESPECT OF THE NAMES OF THE HOLY PEOPLE FAVORED BY GOD. FOREMOST AMONG THEM IS MARY THE FULL OF GRACE. THEREFORE CATHOLICS MUST REFRAIN PATRONIZING THAT KIND OF SONGS. NO MATTER HOW POPULAR.
Thank you, Fr. Arganiosa. :)
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE WELCOME MR. THUNDER.
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