\n\nWho, by the way, is not happy with you.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/div>\n Now a lot of that is the innate male desire to protect women, but in the end, how dare I \u2013 or anyone \u2013 assume a position of moral authority over sins we ourselves have committed, or commit presently? (Spoiler Alert!)\u00a0At the End of All Things, that is to say Mount Doom, Frodo refuses to throw the ring into the fire, taking it for his own, his precious,\u00a0essentially damning Middle-Earth. How\u00a0much clearer\u00a0Gandalf\u2019s warning sounds with this knowledge.<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Why am I telling you this? No reason, I\u2019m just bored. And I wanted an excuse to use Tolkienology.\u00a0And because of this part of the Our Father:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n \u201c\u2026and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\nThe \u201cas\u201d in the middle of that fragment makes the two clauses depend on each other. If we want to be forgiven by God, we must forgive others. And that takes humility. It takes humility for me, whenever there\u2019s a general consensus amongst my friends that a girl is a \u201cslut\u201d, to remember that were my private sins public, I would be labeled the same.\u00a0Actually, I wouldn\u2019t be, because I have the ridiculous get-out-of-jail-free card of being a guy, but you understand my point. It takes humility to forgive your parents. It takes humility to forgive ex-girlfriends\/boyfriends. It takes humility to kiss the hands that abuse us.\u00a0God specifically tells us, if you aren\u2019t forgiving, how can you expect to be forgiven? So, if you are looking to beat the hell out of your life, forgive others. And go to confession. I\u2019m going tomorrow!<\/p>\n And this is an ADD-certified tangent, but I\u2019ll call it an epilogue. Have you noticed that Boromir\u2019s death -which you can see by clicking on the image \u2013\u00a0is an almost perfect\u00a0replica of Roman Catholic Reconciliation? There\u2019s the obvious part, that Boromir is the sinner: he confesses his sin, that he tried to to take the ring. Then he\u00a0asks for Aragorn\u2019s forgiveness.\u00a0(Bless me Father, for I have sinned.)\u00a0And don\u2019t forget that Aragorn is the King of Gondor, a King Boromir swears his allegiance to after his confession, a King Boromir would now\u00a0follow, if not for imminent death. (The Act of Contrition rededicates us to following our<\/em> King.) Boromir\u2019s penance, in this case, has already been paid. As Aragorn says, \u201cYou have fought bravely, you have kept your honor.\u201d Borormir\u2019s penance, in the true style of epic literature, is his death by arrows.\u00a0(For our penance we just\u00a0say three Hail Marys). Then, in a gesture remarkably reminiscent of the sign of the cross, Aragorn tells Boromir \u201cBe at peace\u201d. (Go in peace, your sins are forgiven.) <\/p>\nReason To Be Catholic #1:<\/strong> It makes movies better.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n |
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