"Call Me Excellency"

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:48:43 +0000Anti-pope Felixordination of womenThe Purple CultureaddictionEmperor ConstantineturfVatican IIArchbishop Hunthausenreligious lawsPope Pius VIdemocracyclergy sexual abuse scandalclerical aristocracyEmperorsVatican Ichange in church positionservant leadershipforgivenesssexual moralityfreedomSeparation of Church and StateRoman Catholic hierarchypapal infallibilitysexnarcissismActs of the Apostles Ch. 15Pope Paul VIdeparture from the ChurchFreedom of Conscienceblaming the victimPope LiberiuslibertyBishopsacceptanceJesus' loveJohn Courtney Murrayepiscopal cultureuncleanCatholic laityPaulinus of NolaSt. AmbroseArianismCaritasFrench RevolutionrelativismequalityExcellencyScriptureDeclaration on Religious FreedomCouncil of NicaeachurchpopesFelicité Robert de Lamennaisclergy sexual abusearistocracylay wisdomMirari Vosearly Christian historyusurypaganismchurch teachingcontraceptionthe culture of aristocracystatus groupsloveEncyclical Vix Pervenit"Call Me Excellency"Origin and Legacies of the Catholic Clerical Aristocracyhttp://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)Blogger26125callMeExcellencyhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-6046204727173903954Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:08:00 +00002012-02-24T10:08:26.246-08:00sexsexual moralitychurch teachingloveThe Church's Unloving View of Sex       <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; 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mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/wEPemMq-Wm4/bishops-hold-fast-to-their-views-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)1http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/11/bishops-hold-fast-to-their-views-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-8492776134304256922Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:53:00 +00002011-11-04T19:54:31.207-07:00Vatican IIclerical aristocracyVatican IThe Purple Culturepapal infallibilityequalityaristocracyShoring Up the Purple Culture: The Church Turns Away From Equality <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/bpv4bHlWlQg/shoring-up-purple-culture-church-turns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)1http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/11/shoring-up-purple-culture-church-turns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-3521101838377896004Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:55:00 +00002011-10-28T12:55:14.069-07:00Declaration on Religious FreedomMirari VosJohn Courtney MurrayPope Pius VICaritasequalityFelicité Robert de LamennaisaristocracySeparation of Church and StatelibertyEquality and the Church: Post-Revolutionary U-turns <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/bcNb4zjEoc8/equality-and-church-post-revolutionary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)1http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/10/equality-and-church-post-revolutionary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-129302485304654748Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:01:00 +00002011-10-21T00:01:00.199-07:00Freedom of ConscienceequalitySeparation of Church and StatelibertyFrench RevolutiondemocracyThe Tide Begins to Turn: The Advance of Liberty, Equality and Democracy <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Blackmoor LET"; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/BSfRljxcm1A/tide-begins-to-turn-advance-of-liberty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)0http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/10/tide-begins-to-turn-advance-of-liberty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-7773928157212703560Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:01:00 +00002011-10-17T07:52:09.311-07:00the culture of aristocracyThe Purple CulturearistocracyFrench RevolutionBishopsThe Purple Culture in Bloom <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Blackmoor LET"; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/p13GMnhbr7M/purple-culture-in-bloom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)0http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/10/purple-culture-in-bloom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-8078390170272390511Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:54:00 +00002011-10-08T00:07:51.892-07:00the culture of aristocracyThe Culture of Aristocracy in the Golden Age of Princes <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/qQ1f3wGJZVQ/culture-of-aristocracy-in-golden-age-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)0http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/10/culture-of-aristocracy-in-golden-age-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-9163689084233666982Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:01:00 +00002011-09-30T00:01:01.054-07:00The Purple CultureEmperorsBishopsHow the Emperors Upgraded the Office of BishopWe have seen how the bishops tweaked the Christian message to make it coincide with the value components of the Roman aristocrats and thereby make it attractive to those aristocrats. Now let’s look at how the Emperors aided this process of converting aristocrats. The emperors promulgated laws that: 1. Decreed that bishops could not be accused in secular courts. 2. Gave bishops judicial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/ehrqZTMvDiw/how-emperors-upgraded-office-of-bishop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)0http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-emperors-upgraded-office-of-bishop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-7282083808302681805Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:01:00 +00002011-09-26T16:37:41.084-07:00Paulinus of NolaSt. Ambroseearly Christian historyThe Purple CulturearistocracyBishopsRomancing the Aristocracy by Tweaking the Christian Message We are looking at how the Church lost its egalitarian foundation, and we are still looking at the fourth and fifth centuries. Bishops and emperors worked together to convert the Roman Senatorial Aristocracy. We will look first at how the bishops responded to the task. In short, they shaped the Christian message to appeal to aristocrats and their status concerns. Honor is the key element.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/9u6qr7gEQHQ/romancing-aristocracy-by-tweaking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)0http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/09/romancing-aristocracy-by-tweaking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-6838683441977827946Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:01:00 +00002011-09-20T19:39:29.755-07:00status groupspaganismearly Christian historyaristocracyEmperor ConstantineWhen in Rome. . . Appealing to the Roman Aristocracy We are dealing with the questions:How and when did Christianity lose its egalitarian structure? How did the masses lose their ability to have input into matters of administrative, doctrinal, disciplinary and devotional practice in the Church? How did “pray, pay and obey” come to define the role of the laity? We return to the fourth century. As we all know, the Emperor Constantine brought http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/HfYoLi72PGk/when-in-rome-appealing-to-roman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)1http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-in-rome-appealing-to-roman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984325539979795440.post-1467438678433762184Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:01:00 +00002011-09-09T00:01:02.189-07:00Pope LiberiusAnti-pope Felixearly Christian historyRoman Catholic hierarchyCouncil of NicaeaCatholic laityArianismActs of the Apostles Ch. 15BishopsThe Way We Were: The Lost Partnership Between the Laity and Church Leaders <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/callMeExcellency/~3/TKAs1l4w0_w/way-we-were-lost-partnership-between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stephen Boehrer)0http://callmeexcellency.blogspot.com/2011/09/way-we-were-lost-partnership-between.html