Saturday, March 6, 2010

What is the Holy Eucharist?

Baptist pastor supports distribution of anti-Catholic booklets at school
Pigeon Forge baptist church is drawing attention after one of its members passed out anti-Catholic literature at school.

One of the teens who received the tract at Pigeon Forge High School attends Holy Cross Catholic Church just down the street. "This girl came up to her and said, 'This will make you very mad,'" said Holy Cross Catholic Church Pastor Father Jay Flaherty.

One of the booklets is titled "The Death Cookie". "It says that our eucharist is of the devil," Father Flaherty said. In it, cartoon caricatures of the devil and the pope make an agreement to take over the world with a [E]ucharistic wafer.

On the back of the tracts, a stamp reads "Compliments of Conner Heights Baptist Church." The church's pastor stands by the literature, saying it helps spread the Gospel, which he says he's called to do.

"It's what saved my life. Why would I not want to share it if I believe it's the right way to go?" said Conner Heights Pastor Jonathan Hatcher. Pastor Hatcher says he's not trying to target Catholics specifically, just the belief that the [E]ucharist will save one's soul.

In fact, he says he doesn't even really know much about the Catholic faith. "I'm obviously not schooled in the Catholic religion, I've not read the Catholic canons. I study the King James Bible and that's what I preach from, what I study from," Pastor Hatcher said.

When asked if he's concerned about passing out literature targetting a religion about which he admits he doesn't know much, Pastor Hatcher says he trusts the publishers of the material. "The people who distribute these tracts, or put them on the market, say they are schooled in it," Pastor Hatcher said. "Our goal is not to spread not to start violence, not to spread hatred, but to share the Gospel."


For the love of God, don't tell these people about John: 6.

But like I said, this is a great chance for this particular priest to teach these Catholic school kids exactly about The Eucharist. But I doubt that'll happen. If you teach about The Eucharist, you have to speak of the Sacrament of Penance. If you speak of the Sacrament of Penance, you have to bring up sin. If you bring up sin, you must mention Hell.

Can't do that. Hell will scare the kids. God forbid that happen in today's New & Improved Spirit of Vatican II Catholic Church.
posted by Vir Speluncae Catholicus

(If the enemy from afar shoots at you, you can expect that, but for someone in the boat with you taking "Pot shots" at you, what is that about?)

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