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User talk:MDexter66

2007-01-23T04:18:29Z

MDexter66:

==Sorry==

Hello, MDexter66. I accidentally blocked you for about three minutes; sorry, I misread the recent changes page and mistook you for a vandal. Please accept my sincere apologies :-) -- [[User:P.B. Pilhet|P.B. Pilhet]] / [[User talk:P.B. Pilhet|Talk]] 11:27, 17 December 2006 (EST)

==Welcome==

Hi MDexter66. Thanks for contributing to WikiChristian. Please feel free to edit other articles. In particular, feel free to add information to the general information article on Roman Catholicism - [[Roman Catholicism (overview)]] or other overview articles regarding specific of Roman Catholicism; also feel free to create an opinion article on any specific topic or write a short sentence or two of opinion in the discussion section. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 19:27, 17 December 2006 (EST)

== Eucharist ==

I've redirected Eucharist to [[Lord's Supper]]. Unfortunately that meant losing some of your work, but given it was predominantly taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia, it should be easy to get back. If you would like to talk about the doctrine and theology behind the eucharist, you could write about that under the heading "Theology - Differences in opinion" in the [[Lord's Supper (overview)]] article. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 07:43, 18 December 2006 (EST)

== Thanks for your changes ==

Hi. Thanks for your corrections in the Roman Catholic sections. Its nice to read about you in your user page. I'm sure you have had problems in the past with people getting upset - evangelical Christians (of which I'm one), sadly, are good at getting upset or irate. I hope that you don't have that problem here. Although the users of this wiki are predominantly Protestant Christians, there has never been a stated doctrine / set of beliefs that a user has to adhere to, and so it is good to have a Catholic Christian on board, to correct any factual errors that may have slipped in accidently. To accommodate different views, each topic is set up like this:
* A main page on that topic - this only gives a brief 2 or 3 sentence summary (see for example [[Grace]]) followed by a list of links including links to
** An overview or encyclopedia information page - this is an information page - explaining the topic, including explaining the differences in doctrine between denominations if applicable, but minimising any broad sort of opinionated statements - see [[Grace (overview)]]
** Related topics
** Opinion articles - including short statements of opinion (see [[Talk:Grace/discussion]]), as well as the potential for inidividual opinion articles (for example [[Grace - Justification by faith alone (G.G.)]])
** Quotes page (see [[Grace (quotes)]])
** Miscellaneous other related pages

I hope this helps explain the structure a little. If you were wanting to put detailed factual information about a topic, enter in the "(overview)" page. If you want to make a brief comment or opinion, put it in the "/discussion" page. If you want to write an extended article that is your opinion, create a new article with your initials in brackets after the title; and link to it from the main page for that topic.

Once again, thanks for your help in editting and correcting errors. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 20:10, 20 December 2006 (EST)

''''Thanks for tuning up the articles I had worked on. As you can see, I'm still not all that familiar with the format and coding on the Wiki-sites, and thanks much for the welcome. -MDexter66''''

User talk:MDexter66

2007-01-23T04:17:34Z

MDexter66:

==Sorry==

Hello, MDexter66. I accidentally blocked you for about three minutes; sorry, I misread the recent changes page and mistook you for a vandal. Please accept my sincere apologies :-) -- [[User:P.B. Pilhet|P.B. Pilhet]] / [[User talk:P.B. Pilhet|Talk]] 11:27, 17 December 2006 (EST)

==Welcome==

Hi MDexter66. Thanks for contributing to WikiChristian. Please feel free to edit other articles. In particular, feel free to add information to the general information article on Roman Catholicism - [[Roman Catholicism (overview)]] or other overview articles regarding specific of Roman Catholicism; also feel free to create an opinion article on any specific topic or write a short sentence or two of opinion in the discussion section. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 19:27, 17 December 2006 (EST)

== Eucharist ==

I've redirected Eucharist to [[Lord's Supper]]. Unfortunately that meant losing some of your work, but given it was predominantly taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia, it should be easy to get back. If you would like to talk about the doctrine and theology behind the eucharist, you could write about that under the heading "Theology - Differences in opinion" in the [[Lord's Supper (overview)]] article. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 07:43, 18 December 2006 (EST)

== Thanks for your changes ==

Hi. Thanks for your corrections in the Roman Catholic sections. Its nice to read about you in your user page. I'm sure you have had problems in the past with people getting upset - evangelical Christians (of which I'm one), sadly, are good at getting upset or irate. I hope that you don't have that problem here. Although the users of this wiki are predominantly Protestant Christians, there has never been a stated doctrine / set of beliefs that a user has to adhere to, and so it is good to have a Catholic Christian on board, to correct any factual errors that may have slipped in accidently. To accommodate different views, each topic is set up like this:
* A main page on that topic - this only gives a brief 2 or 3 sentence summary (see for example [[Grace]]) followed by a list of links including links to
** An overview or encyclopedia information page - this is an information page - explaining the topic, including explaining the differences in doctrine between denominations if applicable, but minimising any broad sort of opinionated statements - see [[Grace (overview)]]
** Related topics
** Opinion articles - including short statements of opinion (see [[Talk:Grace/discussion]]), as well as the potential for inidividual opinion articles (for example [[Grace - Justification by faith alone (G.G.)]])
** Quotes page (see [[Grace (quotes)]])
** Miscellaneous other related pages

I hope this helps explain the structure a little. If you were wanting to put detailed factual information about a topic, enter in the "(overview)" page. If you want to make a brief comment or opinion, put it in the "/discussion" page. If you want to write an extended article that is your opinion, create a new article with your initials in brackets after the title; and link to it from the main page for that topic.

Once again, thanks for your help in editting and correcting errors. --[[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] 20:10, 20 December 2006 (EST)

''Italic text''Thanks for tuning up the articles I had worked on. As you can see, I'm still not all that familiar with the format and coding on the Wiki-sites, and thanks much for the welcome. -MDexter66

User:MDexter66

2006-12-20T09:12:13Z

MDexter66:

Hey all!
I'm a Roman Catholic (::ducks::) trying to add a few articles to help explain the nature of our belief system. Often I find most of what people understand about our beliefs are wrapped up in myths and misconceptions, usually perpetuated by someone who says he's Catholic but never really took the time to figure out what the Catholic Church is all about (I'm including wingnut priests in this one, God knows I've met my share of them). I do my best to make sure my additions are fair and fact-based. I'm not trying to convert anyone, just trying to explain our beliefs and why we believe what we do. Feel free to email me, just keep it civil, not trying to ram my beliefs down anyone's throat, I'd appreciate the same courtesy. (No offense meant to anyone, just had some bad experiences in the past.) God Bless!
mdexter66@aol.com

Reformation

2006-12-20T08:26:05Z

MDexter66:

{{summary | text=In the 16th century, the practice of buying [[indulgences]] for the remission of punishment in purgatory was prominent in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. (Contrary to popular belief, the Roman Catholic Church does not teach that a monetary gift or donation is acceptable for the forgiveness of sins, though it is quite possible in the pre-reformation era that corrupt clergy misled the faithful and there is still widespead confusion over the exact nature of this practice today.) A number of prominent Christians questioned the teaching of purgatory and indulgences, culminating in 1517 with the German [[Martin Luther]] circulating his [[95 Theses]] disputing indulgences. This marked the start of the Reformation and the Protestant Church. The ideas in Germany were taken up in other northern European countries, England and Switzerland. The [[Protestant Churches]] taught that the [[Bible]] had [[Sola Scriptura|sole absolute authority]], that every believer could come to [[God the Father]] through [[Christ]] without the need for a [[priest]], and that [[justification]] was through faith alone. The [[Roman Catholic]] response to The Protestant Reformation is known as The [[Counter Reformation]].}}

{{overview}}

{{topics}}
* [[Protestantism]] | [[Roman Catholicism]]
* [[Martin Luther]] | [[95 Theses]]
* [[Wittenburg]]
* [[Counter Reformation]]
* [[Indulgence]]

{{opinions}}
* [[Wittenberg: Extracts from a person travellogue (G.G.)]]

{{quotes}}

{{returnto}} [[Church history]]

Reformation

2006-12-20T08:24:21Z

MDexter66:

{{summary | text=In the 16th century, the practice of buying [[indulgences]] for the remission of punisment in purgatory was prominent in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. (Contrary to popular belief, the Roman Catholic Church does not teach that a monetary gift or donation is acceptable for the forgiveness of sins, though it is quite possible in the pre-reformation era that corrupt clergy misled the faithful.) A number of prominent Christians questioned the teaching of purgatory and indulgences, culminating in 1517 with the German [[Martin Luther]] circulating his [[95 Theses]] disputing indulgences. This marked the start of the Reformation and the Protestant Church. The ideas in Germany were taken up in other northern European countries, England and Switzerland. The [[Protestant Churches]] taught that the [[Bible]] had [[Sola Scriptura|sole absolute authority]], that every believer could come to [[God the Father]] through [[Christ]] without the need for a [[priest]], and that [[justification]] was through faith alone. The [[Roman Catholic]] response to The Protestant Reformation is known as The [[Counter Reformation]].}}

{{overview}}

{{topics}}
* [[Protestantism]] | [[Roman Catholicism]]
* [[Martin Luther]] | [[95 Theses]]
* [[Wittenburg]]
* [[Counter Reformation]]
* [[Indulgence]]

{{opinions}}
* [[Wittenberg: Extracts from a person travellogue (G.G.)]]

{{quotes}}

{{returnto}} [[Church history]]

Eucharist

2006-12-18T05:42:02Z

MDexter66:

(ROMAN CATHOLIC) The name given to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar in its twofold aspect of sacrament and Sacrifice of Mass, and in which Jesus Christ is truly present under the bread and wine. Other titles are used, such as "Lord's Supper" (Coena Domini), "Table of the Lord" (Mensa Domini), the "Lord's Body" (Corpus Domini), and the "Holy of Holies" (Sanctissimum), to which may be added the following expressions, and somewhat altered from their primitive meaning: "Agape" (Love-Feast), "Eulogia" (Blessing), "Breaking of Bread", "Synaxis" (Assembly), etc.; but the ancient title "Eucharistia" appearing in writers as early as Ignatius, Justin, and Irenæus, has taken precedence in the technical terminology of the Church and her theologians. The expression "Blessed Sacrament of the Altar", introduced by Augustine, is at the present day almost entirely restricted to catechetical and popular treatises. This extensive nomenclature, describing the great mystery from such different points of view, is in itself sufficient proof of the central position the Eucharist has occupied from the earliest ages, both in the Divine worship and services of the Church and in the life of faith and devotion which animates her members.

In lay terms, Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Catholics, as well as some branches of the Anglican church, believe that Jesus is very literally present in the bread and wine consecrated by a priest (Eucharist) during mass. A few of the scripture passages the Church uses in defense of these beliefs are John 6:53-55, John 6:35-69, Luke 22:19-20.

(The bulk of this article taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia.)

[http://www.newadvent.com NEW ADVENT]

Eucharist

2006-12-18T05:34:05Z

MDexter66:

(ROMAN CATHOLIC) The name given to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar in its twofold aspect of sacrament and Sacrifice of Mass, and in which Jesus Christ is truly present under the bread and wine. Other titles are used, such as "Lord's Supper" (Coena Domini), "Table of the Lord" (Mensa Domini), the "Lord's Body" (Corpus Domini), and the "Holy of Holies" (Sanctissimum), to which may be added the following expressions, and somewhat altered from their primitive meaning: "Agape" (Love-Feast), "Eulogia" (Blessing), "Breaking of Bread", "Synaxis" (Assembly), etc.; but the ancient title "Eucharistia" appearing in writers as early as Ignatius, Justin, and Irenæus, has taken precedence in the technical terminology of the Church and her theologians. The expression "Blessed Sacrament of the Altar", introduced by Augustine, is at the present day almost entirely restricted to catechetical and popular treatises. This extensive nomenclature, describing the great mystery from such different points of view, is in itself sufficient proof of the central position the Eucharist has occupied from the earliest ages, both in the Divine worship and services of the Church and in the life of faith and devotion which animates her members.

In lay terms, Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Catholics, as well as some branches of the Anglican church, believe that Jesus is very literally present in the bread and wine consecrated by a priest (Eucharist) during mass. A few of the scripture passages the Church uses in defense of these beliefs are John 6:53-55, John 6:35-69, Luke 22:19-20.

(Taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia.)

[http://www.newadvent.com NEW ADVENT]

Eucharist

2006-12-18T05:12:56Z

MDexter66:

(ROMAN CATHOLIC) The name given to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar in its twofold aspect of sacrament and Sacrifice of Mass, and in which Jesus Christ is truly present under the bread and wine. Other titles are used, such as "Lord's Supper" (Coena Domini), "Table of the Lord" (Mensa Domini), the "Lord's Body" (Corpus Domini), and the "Holy of Holies" (Sanctissimum), to which may be added the following expressions, and somewhat altered from their primitive meaning: "Agape" (Love-Feast), "Eulogia" (Blessing), "Breaking of Bread", "Synaxis" (Assembly), etc.; but the ancient title "Eucharistia" appearing in writers as early as Ignatius, Justin, and Irenæus, has taken precedence in the technical terminology of the Church and her theologians. The expression "Blessed Sacrament of the Altar", introduced by Augustine, is at the present day almost entirely restricted to catechetical and popular treatises. This extensive nomenclature, describing the great mystery from such different points of view, is in itself sufficient proof of the central position the Eucharist has occupied from the earliest ages, both in the Divine worship and services of the Church and in the life of faith and devotion which animates her members.

(Taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia.)

[http://www.newadvent.com NEW ADVENT]

Eucharist

2006-12-18T05:11:14Z

MDexter66:

Roman Catholicism: Mass

2006-12-18T05:07:26Z

MDexter66:

Mass is the term used of the celebration of the [[Eucharist]] (the Lord's Supper) in the Latin rites of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and in some [[Anglican]] churches. The term ''mass'' or ''missa'' first became widely used in the time of '''Pope Gregory the Great''' (604 A.D.). The early Church used the terms 'breaking of the bread' (fractio panis) or 'liturgy' (see Acts 13:2, leitourgountes), as well as other terms.

{{opinions}}

{{quotes}}

{{returnto}} [[Roman Catholic Doctrine]] | [[Eucharist]]

Roman Catholicism: Mass

2006-12-18T05:05:45Z

MDexter66:

Mass is the term used of the celebration of the [[Eucharist]] (the Lord's Supper) in the Latin rites of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and in some [[Anglican]] churches. The term ''mass'' or ''missa'' first became widely used in the time of '''Pope Gregory the Great''' (604 A.D.). The early Church used the terms 'breaking of the bread' (fractio panis) or 'liturgy' (see Acts 13:2, leitourgountes), as well as other terms.{{overview}}

{{opinions}}

{{quotes}}

{{returnto}} [[Roman Catholic Doctrine]] | [[Eucharist]]

Mary (mother of Jesus)

2006-12-18T04:51:46Z

MDexter66:

{{summary | text=Mary, the wife of Joseph, a carpenter from Nazareth, was the mother of Jesus. She conceived [[Jesus]] by the power of the [[Holy Spirit]], before marrying and having sexual relationships with her husband. She was present when Jesus was crucified and saw him risen. The [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Roman Catholic]] specially venerate Mary and she is often referred to as the Virgin Mary. There are some [[Roman Catholic: Mary| teachings in the Roman Catholic church regarding Mary]] that are denied in the [[Protestant churches]].}}

{{overview}}

{{topics}}
* [[Joseph (husband of Mary)]]
* [[Roman Catholic: Mary]]
* [[Immaculate Conception]]
* [[Apparitions and visions]]

{{opinions}}
* [[Immaculate Conception And The Church Fathers : Question and Answer (justforcatholics.org)]]
* [[Mary's perpetual virginity - a Coptic perspective (W. Hanna)]]

{{quotes}}

{{returnto}} [[Characters of the Bible]]

Marian prayers

2006-12-17T09:28:28Z

MDexter66:

'''The Hail Mary'''
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee!
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

'''Salve Regina/Hail Holy Queen'''

Hail Holy Queen, mother of mercy;
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve,
to you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us.
And after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus!
O clement, o loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

Roman Catholicism: Mary

2006-12-17T09:18:10Z

MDexter66:

{{summary | text=Like other Christian [[denominations]], the Roman Catholic Church teaches [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]], a virgin, was the mother of [[Jesus]]. Unlike many other denominations however, it also teaches that Mary was born without [[original sin]] (the [[Immaculate Conception]]) as well as other doctrines not always accepted by other Christian denominations.}}

{{overview}}

{{topics}}
* [[Mary (mother of Jesus)]]
* [[Theotokos]]
* [[Perpetual virginity of Mary]]
* [[Immaculate Conception]]
* [[Assumption of Mary]]
* [[Roman Catholicism: Co-Redemptrix]]
* [[Marian prayers]] | [[Rosary]]
* [[Visions and apparations]] | [[Marian apparitions]]

{{opinions}}
* [[Immaculate Conception And The Church Fathers : Question and Answer (justforcatholics.org)]]
* [[Mary's perpetual virginity - a Coptic perspective (W. Hanna)]]

{{quotes}}

{{links}}
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Virgin_Mary Wikipedia - Blessed Virgin Mary]

{{returnto}} [[Roman Catholic Doctrine]]