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Thoughts on the writings of Saint Thomas Merton the Martyr?

>> No.13443616
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What is a good starting point?

>> No.13443635

I'm gonna be honest with you guys, I only agree with him because I think he looks friendly

>> No.13443710

>>13443595
Merton was the last Catholic.

>> No.13443960
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>>13443710
Wrong.

>> No.13444007

The "catholic" "saint" known for traditionalist perennialism and admiration for zen as well as breaking his vow of chastity...

>> No.13444338

>>13444007
Reconciling Catholicism with Zen was only a matter of time

>> No.13444499
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>>13443710
Wrong.

>> No.13444524

>Saint Thomas Merton the Martyr
>the last Catholic
kek
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/thomas-merton-the-hermit-who-never-was-his-young-lover-and-mysterious-death-1.2422818?mode=amp

>> No.13444530

>>13444499
is he as based as Bishop "the inquisition was too soft" Barron?

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>>13444530
Kek, I think he's more based than Barron but I like them both.

>> No.13444570

>>13444530
No. He treats sin too lightly. He wants to be popular instead of doing what is right.

>> No.13444622

>>13444530
>>13444549
damn. based.

>> No.13445649

>>13444524
idiot

>> No.13445657

>>13444530
I know this is a meme, and I really do love it. It's a great meme. But there are actually a number of "we're gonna make the Inquisition look like a clown show" members of the hierarchy in the Church today, even after all this time since Vatican 2. A lot of them are from Africa. There's also Cardinal Burke.

>> No.13445680

>>13444549
I really hope he's not working from a liberal understanding of what the Inquisition actually was, because that would be really embarrassing for a Catholic.
>mfw modern-day Catholic can't be bothered to educate themselves on their own history
Pretty sad desu.

>> No.13446478

>>13443960
Who is this?

>> No.13446494

>>13446478
The artist formerly known as Cardinal Ratzinger. Go read a book man

>> No.13446526

>>13443595
Did the CIA really kill him?

>> No.13446739

>actually thinking he died from a fan falling on him
He knew things that some people didnt want to let out

>> No.13446966

>>13444007
is it impossible to be a catholic and also admire zen?
also provide proofs for his broken vow of chastity

>> No.13446980

>>13444007
t. Most Holy Family Monastery

>> No.13447047

>>13445680
If the inquisition wasn't like it is in Warhammer 40k then it is necessary to make it so.

>> No.13448386
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I read his biography and wasn't moved.
>boy I'm a fucking hardcore degenerate
>boy I'm a freaking hardcore ascetic

Felt like typical bourgeois overachiever just finding something else to overachieve at. Maybe I'm just destined for hell though

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>>13448386
>posting Saint Padre Pio

Based. Now that's a real Catholic right there. I love how he would spend literally hours in the confessional because he believed that everyone should have as much access to Confession as possible.