Monday, August 31, 2009

Catholic abstemiousness

(Posted on behalf of Steve Hays.)

According to Catholic epologist Bryan Cross, "Ecclesial consumerism manifests itself more explicitly in certain sorts of doctrines. Health and Wealth is one of them; nobody wants suffering."

To illustrate his point, let's consider a few examples of Catholic abstemiousness, in contrast to the excesses of the prosperity gospel which you find in some benighted Protestant circles:









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