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Post by Hemingway on Nov 7, 2008 9:20:56 GMT
Surely the above means that we have the most saints.
Does having the most saints make us the "most catholic" nation?
I would suggest that the most catholic (a bit of a crude term) nation would be the one with the highest number of practicing catholics per capita who attend mass on a regular basis.
Would that be a fair statement?
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Post by Harris on Nov 7, 2008 9:22:43 GMT
Surely the above means that we have the most saints. Does having the most saints make us the "most catholic" nation? I would suggest that the most catholic (a bit of a crude term) nation would be the one with the highest number of practicing catholics per capita who attend mass on a regular basis. Would that be a fair statement? I would concur with Hemingways response. I would also add that unfortunately for Catholics the fall off in the attendance at mass would lead me to believe that we are not the most catholic nation on earth. I believe only seven new priests were ordained in Ireland in 2007. I am not sure how many nuns took orders during that time period but I think the figure was either two or three. The above two factors would suggest a dramatic reduction in interest in the faith from young people. This is a worrying phenomenon for Catholics and would seem to go against saint stephens claim that we are the most catholic nation on earth.
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Post by Inedifix II on Nov 7, 2008 20:14:58 GMT
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Post by Inedifix II on Nov 9, 2008 23:21:26 GMT
Dear Mel, You could be a Saint also, all you need do is believe in Christ and make a profession of faith. Atheism will get you nowhere but confusion. Atheism is clarity. It's when those with faith feel the need to lie in order to defend their faith, that confusion arises. I
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Post by Hemingway on Nov 10, 2008 16:25:24 GMT
Surely the above means that we have the most saints. Does having the most saints make us the "most catholic" nation? I would suggest that the most catholic (a bit of a crude term) nation would be the one with the highest number of practicing catholics per capita who attend mass on a regular basis. Would that be a fair statement? Dear Hemingway, Did you ever consider that the only reason you are not a Saint is because you left the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion? No. I never considered that stephen. Mainly because I am a rational person and that would be a highly irrational thing for me to even consider.
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Post by hibernicus on Nov 11, 2008 19:07:38 GMT
Saintstephen: Quite a few of those saints came from what is now Northern Ireland, and most of them were not formally canonised but had their cult approved before the formal canonisation process was established. Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Syria produced some of the greatest saints in the calendar; that doesn't mean they are now Catholic nations.
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