tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post5686345680542037929..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Catholicism's Double StandardTurretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-84715143306608353862009-01-23T21:08:00.000+00:002009-01-23T21:08:00.000+00:00Nick wrote: "I agree with your examples of hypocri...Nick wrote: "I agree with your examples of hypocrisy, but the term "double standard" implies two true "standards" in place, rather than the deliberate breaking of one."<BR/><BR/>We may be talking past each other. I'm pretty clear that I don't mean two official standards.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Nick wrote: "Like I said, I cannot write off your denomination if a pastor or leader is breaking or turning a Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-62984451378540426302009-01-22T21:00:00.000+00:002009-01-22T21:00:00.000+00:00TF,I agree with your examples of hypocrisy, but th...TF,<BR/><BR/>I agree with your examples of hypocrisy, but the term "double standard" implies two true "standards" in place, rather than the deliberate breaking of one. <BR/><BR/>Like I said, I cannot write off your denomination if a pastor or leader is breaking or turning a blind eye to official church laws. There is scandal and hypocrisy going on, but not a double standard as far as official Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453168437883536663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-25339748553503200172009-01-22T18:17:00.000+00:002009-01-22T18:17:00.000+00:00And that is why traditionalist parishes are burgeo...And that is why traditionalist parishes are burgeoning ever more. There is a saying that the Church is being renewed one funeral at a time. <BR/><BR/>This is also why mainline denominations on your side of the divide are graying, emptying, or changing.Mike Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854620298988801571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-20623802787753034392009-01-22T14:25:00.000+00:002009-01-22T14:25:00.000+00:00Nick,Imagine that Mr. Smith says he hates adultery...Nick,<BR/><BR/>Imagine that Mr. Smith says he hates adultery, but he himself is having an affair with a married woman. We would call this hypocrisy, right?<BR/><BR/>How about if Mr. Smith publicly says that adultery is wrong, but he turns a blind eye to his own son's adultery? That's not as severe a form of hypocrisy as the first example, but it is still hypocritical.<BR/><BR/>The situation Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-18657272174961275142009-01-22T09:33:00.000+00:002009-01-22T09:33:00.000+00:00You have to be careful with your message here. Off...You have to be careful with your message here. Officially, and this is what really matters, Rome is opposed to abortion and considers it a mortal sin. Biden is objectively in a state of mortal sin and cannot lawfully and morally receive communion.<BR/><BR/>Unofficially, Bishops can fail their duty to discipline and follow Church laws. This is what you are pointing out. The correct term in this Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453168437883536663noreply@blogger.com