Reply #2: Awhile ago on Bill Moyer's NOW there was a nun on. I wish I could [View All]

[DODI]

remember her name. She felt that Catholicism and Christianity is or should be based on the Beatitudes. I have always creditrd my Catholic upbringing for my liberalism (the churches I attended tended to rather liberal).

The text of St. Matthew runs as follows:

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 3)
Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land. (Verse 4)
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. (Verse 5)
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. (Verse 6)
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Verse 7)
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. (Verse 8)
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Verse 9)
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 10)