Marian Catholicism: The Last Living Religion

[Leo Volont]

Marianism: The Last Living Religion

If one thinks of a Living 'Religion as one with ongoing Divine Revelations, then Marian Catholicism is the last Religion standing.

Islam died practically on the day of its birth. Mohamed -- what was he thinking, when he issued the declaration that he would be the last voice ever from God. Was his egotistical pride so enormous that his ambition could not be assuaged unless he had the entire World and all futurity chanting prayerfully that he was the last and the greatest of all Prophets. What Providential God could simply abandon Humanity to last words so unpersuasive in themselves that they would need the recommendation of The Sword before anybody would bother to accept them. Surely there must be prophets greater then THAT.

Christianity, as distinct from Catholicism, is also a Suicidal Religion – a Religion that is Dead by its own intent. Paul, who dismissed the Teachings of Christ in order to formulate his own Religion, indoctrinated his congregations to believe only himself and to reject all other influences – that 'Righteous Apostles' were to Paul 'evil tempters', and even Angels of Light, to him,  were demons. Obeying the injunctions of Paul, no 'Christian' could ever believe anything ever again.

I know that even Christ warned of False Prophets – thus we know about Paul – but Christ gave certain criteria for knowing the True from the False. Paul dismissed any notion of criteria and simplistically blocked any and all external influences by ruling to the effect that the better a person's spiritual credentials seemed to be, or the more Divine an Apparition appeared, then the more likely it was that it was actually Evil. It was the Ultimate Catch 22 – the better anything seemed, the worst it actually was. The Council of Nicea would second Paul's stifling intent by declaring a final limit to what would be considered the 'Depository of Faith'.

Thank God that there were elements in the Church that had the instinct for Life. A loophole was found to allow for new Divine Revelation. The Church would call New Prophecy by the name of 'Private Revelation'. And approved instances of Private Revelation would influence Church Teachings and Doctrines. The 'Lid' on the Depository of Faith, placed by the dead and haunting hand of Paul, would not be allowed to hold. The New Revelation would be from the Christ-like Saints who proved their words with Miracles, and from the Miraculous Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While every other World Religion is dead, any and every Catholic may reasonably expect a new Divine Revelation on any day of the week, and twice on every Church Feast Day.

[jilola]

And who authorises the miracles? It seems to me that all religions perpetuate a loophole that allows a group of core people to decide which of the private revelations to be recognised and accepted as the so called true faith.


jouni

[Leo Volont]

And who authorises the miracles? It seems to me that all religions perpetuate a loophole that allows a group of core people to decide which of the private revelations to be recognised and accepted as the so called true faith.


jouni

It is true that the Catholic Church of the Bishops, who still bow somewhat to pauline antichristical doctrines, have put themselves in charge of certifying the Marian Apparitions and approving the Marian Saints.  But only up to a point.  The Garabandal Apparitions and  Medjugorje Apparitions have not been approved by the Bishops yet and still the Marian Catholics have followed them closely.

You see, within the Catholic Church there is a battle between the paulists and the Marians.  And the paulists are on the distinct defensive.  The Bishops may control Doctrine, but it couldn't fail to strike their notice that as soon as people are fed up with doctrine, they simply leave the Church.  The Marian Catholics are the last strong enthusiastic segment of the Church, and the Bishops do know that without them, they have nothing.

The Bishops were hedging their bets by making an ecumenical move toward Protestantism.  Protestantism too, even more than the Catholic Bishops, believe in paulist antichristical doctrines, and so the Bishops thought that an infusion of strength from the Protestants would help support them against the Cults of Our Lady.   Yet it backfired.  As soon as the Bishops announced that Protestants were no longer the enemy, and that there was a measure of truth in Protestant Christianity, then rather than gaining Protestant membership, a large number of lukewarm Catholics thought to themselves "If Protestantism, with all its ease and comfort and no requirements to ever do anything, is valid, then what sense is their in maintaining all the duties and obligations of being a Catholic".  The Vatican II strategy backfired bigtime.  Only the Marians, for whom Protestantism is disgusting, stayed, placing the Bishops in a funny position where their only nominal followers, anymore, are their theological counterparts.

[Telos]

What is Marian Catholicism? I'm having trouble finding online resources for it (I did a google search and the first result was a sciforums.com discussion where you mentioned it, Leo!)

I've been frustrated with my Catholic education and no longer attend church. Although, my father says this is because I've grown up in a corrupt Archdiocese. Probably through my whole childhood, my father called our Archbishop a "queer" among other homosexual slander. But, in actuality, our bishop resigned over a year ago due to a scandal over him eliciting a gay lover many years ago. My dad is famous for being a prejudiced insufferable butt, I'm almost half inclined to take him seriously now. Almost.

I prefer to think that everywhere I go I am in church, and that the "body of Christ" can be experienced in all things and in all people, if indeed God is in all His creation. I always hated Paul, for sure. And Protestantism absolutely disgusts me (see thread on Protestant Homeless Shelters). I am continuously open to revelation on what is and what is not good work, for I believe that work must be done, but am not exactly sure what kind. I embrace empirical reasoning, and if an ideology or practice doesn't work to bring me closer to truth and happiness, I throw it out.

Am I a Marian Catholic?