Has anyone heard of the Chatholic Chrismatic movement?

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Just thought it was interesting that they have a conservative, progressive, Liberal Theology, in addition to this one. Meaning all these churches do it differently....humm.

No offense to Catholics! I was once one.

Sorry I spelled Catholic wrong in the qts.!

I with you Justme, I detested those fish fries and I seriously think my back is worse from all that kneeling!

Justme- you only had to kneel on good Fridays?
We had Mass every day at school! Wow! You were luckier than me! ; )

hd.notar: Actually I raised my kids to be Catholic up till 96' when they were close to graduation. I attend Catholic schools 1-10 and in 1967-1970 I never experienced what Chrismatic Catholic church is to include, like waving hands in the air while praising and singing, or speaking or praying in tongues.
Source: Wikipedia

Plum you are so fun!! : )

Thank you Grace and the Plum she is somthin huh!

Answer 1

The Charismatic Renewal has played a big part in the church for over 40 years...With praying in tongues and so much more. Not sure how anyone could miss it....
If you go into any Catholic Church and attend mass you will see the presents of Charismatic's in the mass....Years gone by..... you would see hands folded....Now you will see hands extened up and outward...Like when the priest says "Peace be with you" and the people answer .
and also with you .... a larger part of the people extend their hands up and outward....that is from the Charismatic Movement...

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..Ecclesiastical Acknowledgements

The Charismatic Renewal as a movement within the Catholic Church has been acknowledged by two Popes, Paul VI and John Paul II. Speaking to the International Conference on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal on May 19, 1975, Pope Paul VI encouraged the attendees in their renewal efforts and especially to remain anchored in the Church.
Pope John Paul II, for his part, has been more explicit. Speaking to a group of international leaders of the Renewal on December 11, 1979, he said,
I am convinced that this movement is a very important component of the entire renewal of the Church.
Noting that since age 11 he had said a daily prayer to the Holy Spirit he added,
This was my own spiritual initiation, so I can understand all these charisms. They are all part of the richness of the Lord. I am convinced that this movement is a sign of his action.
For his part, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has added his voice to the Pope's in acknowledging the good occurring in the Charismatic Renewal and providing some cautions. In a forward to a book by Cardinal Suenens, at that time the Pope's delegate to the Charismatic Renewal, the Prefec

Whether these charisms be very remarkable or more simple extinguish the Spirit but to test all things and hold fast to what is good (cf. 1
St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae [ST II-II q172 a2] tells us that unless a charism requires the exercise of divine power the Holy Spirit accomplishes it through the mediation of the holy angels. When they are within the power of the angelic nature, they are also capable of demonic imitation. It is difficult to explain the "charismatic power of speech" of a Hitler, for instance, on purely natural grounds. It is for these reasons that most spiritual writers, especially the mystical doctor St. John of the Cross, warn us not to seek such extraordinary phenomenon. As noted earlier, Vatican II made this warning part of its teaching on the charismatic gifts.

Thus the Church on the one hand recognizes that the Holy Spirit moves where He will, and so she does not want to oppose His working, and on the other, that the Church must discern the authenticity of each charism, lest it be a deception of the evil one. For this reason to say that the Charismatic Renewal is approved by the Church is not a blanket approval of every alleged charismatic gift or every charismatic group or individual within the Church. The discernment of the Holy Spirit's action is an ongoing necessity within the Church and within the Charismatic Renewal.On a whole the church does recognizes CM
In short
We all do not have the same gifts or charims so like St. Thomas A...I too Discern the authenticity of laying on of hands and talking in tongues.

This is why I stay out of the Religion part of yahoo answers..

Am sorry Peapie, I know this answer has to much use less information. My brain has to much useless information in it when it comes to religion....

Answer 2

No offence taken it must have been a long time ago Since you have been in a Catholic Church....The Charismatic Renewal is a movement in Th RC that started around 1967 if I remember right...At least in our Parish...... That is the movement that started us all holding hands for the Our Father during the mass. Since the Charismatic Movement thought it was a good idea...Roman, did not agree so it was never added to the rubric of the mass.......
The Charismatic( Catholic) is around 19 million strong ...Pope John Paul thought a great deal of the Charismatics......The Catholic Church has lots of movements a places for all....One of my friend's father and mother were the founder's of the C.M. in the Catholic Church........

Answer 3

Yes, during the late 60's a group of friends of several different Christian churches including a Catholic church called themselves the "group" and met in each other's homes a couple nights a month to fellowship and pray. It was a charismatic group with praying in tongues, singing in tongues, and various other gifts of the spirit . There were several Catholics in the area who were charismatic. It was a lovely spiritual coming together. About the same time, a charismatic group of Methodists in our town shook a lot of older people up and enlivened their church like never before.

Answer 4

Yes. First came across them in the mid-1970s when I lived in Japan. A lot of them were involved in the Cursillo movement which was a way of training lay people for their roles in the Church. Susan Tollan, who was a nun at the time, wrote a hymn which has become the unofficial "anthem" of this group. It's entitled "I Am The Bread Of Life". When you get to the refrain of this hymn the charismatics really make the stained glass windows shake along with the roof.

Answer 5

Reminds me of years ago, when I went with a friend to a retreat place run by Catholic nuns. We were invited, because there was no retreat that weekend, so we just were visiting with the nuns. (I'm Protestant).
When we got out of the car to greet the lovely ladies, one came up to me and took me aside and said "You are charismatic, aren't you?" (and I was) She whispered, "Don't tell the others, they think I'm crazy for being charismatic." We giggled together and had a marvelous weekend. I've never met another such nun, but then again, I don't go to a Catholic church. What a delight this lovely lady was. Full of joy in the Lord.

Answer 6

Yes,back about 35 or 40 years ago. Has their been a new movement (Pentecostal) since then because if so, I have not heard of that.

In our small town we have very few Catholics and they attend church in my home town 20 mi. from here as we have only a Methodist,Assembly of God(Pentecostal)and Presbyterian church and mine is out in the country -pretty much like the Baptist churches.

Peapie-I had you mixed up with another correspondant who is from Africa and I know where you are from. Blame it on my aging brain but praise God I still have one because an MRI proved it!How reassuring!

Answer 7

There was a group yearsack in a church I used to go to. The Preist was really sweet. I like him alot. The Church had several different types of services, from conservative, to youth to Chrismatic. I really enjoyed going there.

Answer 8

I am a former Catholic also, but i have heard from a friend that the church is changing a lot of their policy's, i guess they had to change or sink.

Answer 9

No have never heard of them. I was also brought up as a Catholic. Oh those hours on my knees on Good Friday! And I hated fish every Friday. Apparently they don't do the fish thing anymore.

Answer 10

I've really nothing to add to this question, but did want to let you know that I found it exceptionally interesting along with everyones answers...including Ms. Plum!