Where Does the 'Bible' Rank in Importance for a Catholic Priest?
Evidently, not very highly according to Father Charles Bober, in his Aug 11 article in The Pittsburgh Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in an article titled, "Priests' Days are Filled With an Assortment of Activities."
The article is written to show how "busy" priests are. Father Bober lists all sorts of things that take up a Catholic priest's time:
Paperwork, deskwork, funerals, visiting nursing homes and hospitals, marriages, marriage counseling, annulments, "reflection" on what to preach (ED NOTE - this usually means reading a religious booklet, taking a current event out of the newspaper, or examing the life of some Catholic "saint," NOT bible study), studying current issues, and of course, the Mass.
However......Father left out ANY mention of the BIBLE and the study of the word of God! This is NO accident! Inadvertently, Father exposed how far down in importance the bible is in the life of a Roman priest.
What was important to the apostles? Acts 6:4 says, "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word." This is hardly the job description of a Catholic priest.
Question - Why do Catholic priests hate the bible so much?
Answer – Because the bible points to a sinner needing to place his faith on Christ ALONE as God's only provision whereby he can be forgiven, redeemed, and justified – no Catholic priest, wafers, or rosaries needed!
Satan knows what Rom 10:17 says: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." This is why he has Catholic priests working so hard against the bible.
No matter how hard the Catholic Church works this week – God is going to bring more Catholics out of Rome, and into saving faith in Christ ALONE. We rejoice, and thank God for His blessed grace! Please pray for Catholic conversions.
The article is written to show how "busy" priests are. Father Bober lists all sorts of things that take up a Catholic priest's time:
Paperwork, deskwork, funerals, visiting nursing homes and hospitals, marriages, marriage counseling, annulments, "reflection" on what to preach (ED NOTE - this usually means reading a religious booklet, taking a current event out of the newspaper, or examing the life of some Catholic "saint," NOT bible study), studying current issues, and of course, the Mass.
However......Father left out ANY mention of the BIBLE and the study of the word of God! This is NO accident! Inadvertently, Father exposed how far down in importance the bible is in the life of a Roman priest.
What was important to the apostles? Acts 6:4 says, "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word." This is hardly the job description of a Catholic priest.
Question - Why do Catholic priests hate the bible so much?
Answer – Because the bible points to a sinner needing to place his faith on Christ ALONE as God's only provision whereby he can be forgiven, redeemed, and justified – no Catholic priest, wafers, or rosaries needed!
Satan knows what Rom 10:17 says: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." This is why he has Catholic priests working so hard against the bible.
No matter how hard the Catholic Church works this week – God is going to bring more Catholics out of Rome, and into saving faith in Christ ALONE. We rejoice, and thank God for His blessed grace! Please pray for Catholic conversions.
posted by Robt. B. at 6:58 AM
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