tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999044146888823867.post2389865940709142792..comments2023-10-30T08:00:43.585-05:00Comments on Shameless Popery: Understanding Christ's Resurrected BodyJoe Heschmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998682878420098470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999044146888823867.post-79217587029191503732012-04-20T14:56:27.558-05:002012-04-20T14:56:27.558-05:00I was going to post a quotation from "The Mar...I was going to post a quotation from "The Martyrdom of Polycarp" but then realized I already had on Joe's original article! Turns out I'm rather predictable...*sigh*.<br /><br />I was averse to relics for a long time. It has only been in recent years that this has changed. While explaining Gnosticism at Bible Study I realised that my Christianity was really rather Docetic. Somewhere along the line I had picked up the idea of "Spirit good, body bad". I later came to the conclusion that I really didn't have a very good appreciation for the significance of the Incarnation. When my perspective shifted, so many other things fell into place:<br /><br /><em>Christianity is not a spirituality divorced from physically, but one that is deeply rooted in the created order. Think for a moment about the “sensuous” nature of the Catholic Sacraments. They all engage our senses and, although they are concerned with the spiritual, they are concretely expressed through material things...<br /><br />When we are Baptized, our bodies are washed with water. When we are Confirmed or suffering illness, we are anointed with oil. When we go to Confession, we confess our sins to a priest with our lips. When a man receives Holy Orders, it is through the imposition of the Bishop’s hands. When a man and women get married, they exchange rings and come together physically in the intimate marital embrace. Finally, at every Liturgy the faithful eat the Body and Blood of Christ under the appearance of bread and wine. </em><br />- <a href="http://restlesspilgrim.net/blog/2011/12/29/christmas-thoughts" rel="nofollow">Christmas Thoughts</a>Restless Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401126921440086739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999044146888823867.post-18361264476420755632012-04-19T21:45:34.696-05:002012-04-19T21:45:34.696-05:00Elizabeth,
That's great! I understand that, ...Elizabeth,<br /><br />That's great! I understand that, despite the Biblical and Patristic basis for relics, there's still a natural enough aversion, as it can seem a bit macabre. Perhaps something to take up in prayer.<br /><br />For anyone interested, the post she's referring to is this one: "<a href="http://catholicdefense.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-scripture-says-about-using-relics.html" rel="nofollow">What Scripture Says About Using Relics</a>."<br /><br />I.X.,<br /><br />JoeJoe Heschmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998682878420098470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999044146888823867.post-70987382233823339772012-04-19T20:31:44.605-05:002012-04-19T20:31:44.605-05:00Thank you for this post. It clarified some things ...Thank you for this post. It clarified some things for me, and also led me to look up your post "What Scripture Says About Using Relics". I've been dubious about relics, and even though I'm not going to be venerating anyone's bones anytime soon, it certainly helped clarify the issue and set up a precedent for God working in that way. Thanks for the clarity!<br /><br />God bless, <br />♥eeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com