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The Catholic Charismatic Renewal

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The Renewal & The Church

What it is and isn't

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Problems faced

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What makes a Christian Charismatic?


Problems people claim to have with the Renewal

  1. The person asserts that asking for charisms is prideful
  2. The person lumps Charismatic actions together with holy laughter and barking like dogs
  3. The person asserts that the focus should be on becoming holy before exercising charisms
  4. The person asserts that little discernment is used to determine whether certain manifestations are authentic or not
  5. The person asserts that Charismatics are not interested in traditional devotions
  6. The person asserts that they don't hear Charismatics discussing 'dryness' in prayer
  7. The person questions people being "slain in the Spirit" as never having been found in the writings of saints
  8. The person wants to know which Patron Saint champions the Charismatic movement
  9. The person claims that they have been told that hell awaits them because of their refusing to be Charismatic
  10. The person questions the authenticity of the Charismatic renewal because so many elements are practiced by Protestants
  11. The person asserts that they find more confidence in following certain private revelations as a basis for their spirituality than being Charismatic
  12. The person asserts that they can't recall Charismatics talking about Confession

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