Catholic Q&A Resumes

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Dearest Christopher in a rather bold move a while back went to my Facebook page and posted this http://www.almostnotcatholic.com/2012/06/myth-busters-catholicism-teaches.html article by a guy named Brent. The debate that ensued was aborted by Brother Chris for reasons I will allow him to elucidate if he were to find himself so inclined. That debate hopefully will continue here. I have submitted this post on the page where that article now sits. [quote]I apologize for bad mouthing one of your homeboys, though I promise you it was NOT behind his back. Nonetheless it was unproductive and inappropriate in that context. I will do better from now on. I have attempted very cordial contact with you privately without success. Can I ask you to point me to an authoritative Catholic (Big C Chris) commentary wherein I might find a commensurately authoritative exegetical, expository treatment of the 14th through 16th verses of the second chapter of the epistle of St. Paul to “all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints”? I’m asking you nicely AND inviting you to participate in this debate.

A debate that was started once and unceremoniously interrupted. Your friend has chosen this: Catholic Q&A Resumes - Politics and World Issues - Forums - T Nation as the location. Personally, I liked it on my Facebook page, but will do it anywhere. Look, I’m speaking softly and charitably right now, I mean that. I believe with all my heart that the view you have espoused on this page is a dangerous misrepresentation of the gospel and souls will be lost because of it. Is it possible for me to disagree on conviction without being painted as a raving protestant nutcase and have this post rejected as well?

If we were sitting across a table from one another so that you could see my face and hear my voice you would know that I am not looking to incite bloodless violence here. I WILL however tell you up front that I do intend to demonstrate that it is not possible that the content of this page and the doctrine of holy scripture both be true.[/quote] I repeated it here in case he refuses to post it there which I’m not saying he will or will not do. In the meantime, my beloved Brother Chris. Where were we?

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Here’s something good to talk about. What does “binding” and “loosing” mean?

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[quote]forbes wrote:
Here’s something good to talk about. What does “binding” and “loosing” mean?[/quote]

According to the Church, who is the body of Christ:

During his public life Jesus not only forgave sins, but also made plain the effect of this forgiveness: he reintegrated forgiven sinners into the community of the People of God from which sin had alienated or even excluded them. A remarkable sign of this is the fact that Jesus receives sinners at his table, a gesture that expresses in an astonishing way both Godâ??s forgiveness and the return to the bosom of the People of God. (CCC 1443)

In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins, the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with the Church. This ecclesial dimension of their task is expressed most notably in Christâ??s solemn words to Simon Peter: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” The office of binding and loosing which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of the apostles united to its head. (CCC 1444)

The words bind and loose mean: Whomever you exclude from your communion, will be excluded from communion with God; whomever you receive anew into your communion, God will welcome back into his. Reconciliation with the Church is inseparable from reconciliation with God. (CCC 1445)