A new week of training brings new developments. Trainer Myra, we were all dismayed to learn of your resignation. We'll miss you, for we barely knew thee. May God bless you and your daughter (may she have all the fried chicken she wants) always. Trainer Tracy, we'll miss you too, for we all move forward - but we'll send you the class pic. Trainer Cesca, we will remember the pronunciation of Cibo forever, but we brace ourselves for this week. May God have mercy on us all.
Confession, Communion, The Papacy, Celibacy... Traditions I would object to and would warrant my immediate expulsion from any Catholic Church, traditions that are not based on truth, sadly. Let's start with Confession. Since Jesus is the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), people can pray to God through Jesus directly instead of going through any other detour. The most important confession is the confession of faith in Jesus and His Resurrection (Romans 10:9), and as Christians we should confess to one another (James 5:16).
The Apostle Paul threw a fit about modern Communion (1 Corinthians 11:17-34). He reminded us that Communion is not a way to transform the bread into a piece of Jesus' flesh, as Catholic priests say. That is a gross misinterpretation of Scripture. It is done in remembrance of Jesus' death, and to announce it until He returns.
Another misinterpretation is The Papacy. The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is based on a mistranslation of Jesus' words to the Apostle Peter. When Jesus said, "...You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church..." Jesus was informing Peter of the Church He (Jesus) will build. In Scripture, the prophet Isaiah called God (Jesus) "...a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." (Isaiah 8:11-22)
Celibacy was never in God's blueprint, but neither was sexual immorality. The original priests were Aaron (brother of Moses) and HIS SONS (Exodus 28:1). In the New Testament, Jesus noted that not many people would accept the statement "It is better not to marry," but lets God guide each and every one of us (Matthew 19:10-11). The Apostle Paul commented at length about the celibate life (1 Corinthians 7:1-16:24) and gave instructions to single men and women. In the end, whether it's a ritual, tradition or way of life, we live by the Book of God {aka the Bible}, we bohemian believers of Jesus Christ.
As the cast of the musical RENT declared: "Let he among us without sin, be the first to condemn... La Vie Boheme!"
