029 Catholics, condoms, communion, and Christendom

Episode 029 Catholics, condoms, communion, and ChristendomThis week we went back to a familiar place for us, a Catholic Mass.  We talk about the history of the Catholic church which basically hits the high points of all Christian history...well, drunk Christian history anyway.  We discuss the evolution of the Catholic church and the beliefs that set it apart from other sects...like their anti-condom position.  We don't belabor the celibate religious part...but we still promote the "just say no" approach to celibacy.  We talk about the contributions to Christendom and to our own faith journeys that Catholicism has made.  And we talk about why we take communion in a church where we aren't supposed to.Joshua references his blog about taking communion at various services, available for reading at http://ellipsisthought.blogspot.com/2015/04/why-youll-have-to-refuse-me-communion.html . We explore the important of the ascension (it was Ascension Sunday) and we talk about what the future of the catholic (little 'c' meaning "universal") church could be if we could learn to be Eucharistic people.For an OFFICIAL view of the Roman Catholic church, visit the website of the Vatican at www.vatican.va