Hydar Blog, v2.0

Earlier today, I came across what I deem to be a very sad commentary on the effects of the “Reformation”.  Some guy sitting in judgment of his aunt, who’d passed on.  The poor woman was Catholic, and so merits his virulent disapproval :

I make this last statement because my Aunt was, as is the case for the majority of my family, Roman Catholic.  A Roman Catholic who had religion, but not Jesus Christ.  A woman who was baptised with water, but not with the Holy Spirit.  A woman who ate the Eucharist, but did not eat of Jesus’ flesh or drink of his blood.  A woman who had good works, but never recognized that they were as filthy rags.  A woman who though appearing alive was in fact dead; dead in trespasses and sins as all are who are not born of the Spirit of God per his will.  (… etc, etc… )

I objected, and got this back.

Anyhoo, I posed this response.  His blog is moderated, so I dunno if my response will make it through.  Here’s my response:

Mike please read what you just wrote. You are making all sorts of assumptions that you personally know the state of someones soul. You don’t. End of story. The Lord Himself commanded “Judge ye not.” He did not command that you declare on your own authority, that someone is “religious by birth” (whatever that is supposed to mean).

Let’s speak honestly – this blog post has *nothing* to do with “go(ing) after the lost sheep”. It’s about rendering judgment upon a woman who’s passed on.

Second, I’d advise you to silence your clanging cymbals before declaring yourself to be the holder of a “true gospel”. If I am to know *you* by *your* fruit, I’d think that you would control your words.

Third, you are quick to declare that your aunt bore “bad fruit” and not good… and yet even your posting states that she had good works. You’ve contradicted yourself. The problem seems to be that she proclaimed Jesus as her Lord… but in a way in which you, personally disapprove.

Fourth, your hyperbole isn’t doing you any favors. I find the claim that “every word” from the Priest being a “lie”to be laughable. Even when he was reading the Gospel, straight from Scripture. When he prayed “Blessed are you, Lord of All Creation, it is through your goodness we have this bread to offer”? When he prayed “Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world”?

How am I to trust your words when I know you to have spoken falsely?

I ask my Catholic pals to drop me an email with some comment.  It’s just sad that people need to twist Scripture into something hateful.