Fr. Elias Mary - Clearing the Air: YouTube Blasphemy

Ave Maria!

This week Fr. Elias takes-on Christopher Hitchins, the one who tried unsuccessfully to ruin the reputation of Mother Theresa of Calcutta and who is now trying to ruin God's. Good luck! He and his cohorts on the "Rational Response Team" have become quite fashionable on YouTube with their "blasphemy challenge." But Fr. Elias points out that "The fool has said in his heart there is no God" Psalm 14; for to say there is no God goes against reason because the existence of God is not a theological but a rational and philosophical truth as Vatican I Council states. Watch this video as Fr. Elias explains the try nature of blasphemy and how it does not lead to "freedom from the tyranny of theism" but rather to enslavement to a darkened intellect and heart.

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[TVFREAKMAN]

Franciscanfriars is just supporting his baseless ideas from ancient outdated thinkers (Aristotle) who I might add believed in the existence of not one but many gods, which I dare say is anathema to the general idea of christianity isn't it?

Once again, I can't say there is or isn't a God, or if there is a heaven, but I take comfort that if there is one and I won't get it into it, I won't have to be with such self-righteous zealots like you.

Adios!

[franciscanfriars]

.....So, yes, to claim that the existence of God is only known by faith is also as foolish as denying the nose on your face, since if a person is not able to discern the Creator from his creation, then he will most likely not be able to discern the person to whom the nose belongs. I guess if you won't follow your finger, Brother Freakman, you might try following your nose. To insist on this truth is not being intolerant, like Hitchins, it's being intelligent.

Ave Maria!

[franciscanfriars]

.... Then how can you look at the natural world around you and not deduce the creator's existence. It is said that those who do not have the benefit of reading the book of the Gospels could deduce the existence of God from reading the book of creation. Saint Thomas More said that all of creation is an outstretched finger pointing to the existence of God.....

[franciscanfriars]

.... When I say that to deny God's existence is as foolish as denying the nose on your face is true. Although the existence of God is not known directly like seeing your nose, yet his existence is known and discerned by his effects. For example, when you go to the art museum you do not look at the work of art such as a painting or a sculpture without also recognizing the existence of the painter or the sculptor who produced the art. That is as obvious as the nose on your face is it not?....

[franciscanfriars]

.....Aristotle taught that the Prime Mover was not moved or acted upon by any other power, but was the cause or source of all other movement. He also deduced that this supreme being was a necessary being and not a contingent being. Also that this being had unity or oneness, not composed of parts, and that it was an eternal being. That is pretty good considering that he lived without ever hearing the gospel or having had faith.....

[franciscanfriars]

DEAR TVFREAKMAN, May I first say that you might be better off being a REASON FREAK, rather than a TV freak. Your claim that "the belief in God is and always will be a belief only rooted in faith" does not hold water in that Aristotle, a pagan, was able to deduce the existence of God by the use of reason alone without the benefit of any faith. He called God the Prime Mover, but whatever name you want to call the supreme being, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck.....

[BesACB]

Hitchins is not wise 'because' the psalmist says atheists are 'fools'. What logic?!

[buddybleau]

When the last stone from the last church falls on the head of the last clergy, then maybe this world will have peace.

[Ragnarblackmane12]

@buddybleau Alas, we can only hope. Problem is, it's the 21'st freaking century and we still have many backwards people. Good thing I don't live close to any.

[jesuriah]

@franciscanfriars -1 for censoring comments.

[WizArdOZfan42]

thank you for this video

[michaelhypno]

you say hitchins belives in some form of god--you lie-- Hitchins dose nit belive in any form of God--

[teresasfsol]

Awed by the beauty of your virginity

and the exceeding radiance of your purity,

Garbrel stood amazed,

What praise may I offer you

that is worthy of your beauty?

By what name shall I call you

I am lost and bewildered,

But I shall greet you as I was commanded

Hail,"O, FULL OF GRACE'

[Annie9361296]

Thank you Fr. Elias Mary

God bless you always.

[rich35]

If these people are Atheists and they don't believe; then why do they feel it neccassary to perform acts of blasphemey? This is not Atheism; this choosing a side--this is a conscious decision. Then they find out after they die that it's not so funny anymore... then they go be with thier god. Let just suppose--for one second--that I know something that you don't. You don't know what I know; so don't do it. You don't know sir. Maybe I am talking to someone who is already dead.

[susanmackewich]

Dear TV Freakman,

You should find out about the lives of the Friars, I bet you don't know that they don't eat unless the community has donated their food. They spend many days fasting...could you do that! That's FAITH! Check it out