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Stephen Weller's avatar

i love the reference to connatural knowledge here and as a prot convert ive experienced it as you describe. at the same time almost all catholics in my experience and i wouldnt claim to be immune are connatured with false knowledge of sacred mysteries and tradition. and i really struggle with how to make sense of this. im shocked if i meet a catholic with what i describe as the sensus fidelium.

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The Rev. Michael Rennier's avatar

It's definitely true that there's a sort of rival-culture (such as it is - highly abstracted and emotionalized) at work in the Church and it's a conundrum.

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Stephen Weller's avatar

yes, it wouldnt bother me so much if i could think it were de facto rather than de jure.

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Laura Noncomplier's avatar

Alleluia 🙏

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