The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

I have a friend who is Roman Catholic and who believes in sola scriptura.
She was in the Charismatic Renewal and has picked up a few heresies.

Since she has arthritis in her fingers, I mentioned that magneto-therapy has helped my fingers.
Immediately she said that use of magnets is not scriptural.
How can magneto-therapy be associated with things that are not biblical
when God created our earth with a strong magnetosphere, natural stones
that are naturally magnetized, and birds that depend on earth's magnetism in order to migrate?

My friend does accept the ancient practice of herbology, which includes the use of chamomile,
a field flower, and aspirin, which is obtained from the bark of birch trees and from wintergreen herb.
These plants and trees are created by God and are good.

However, she also accepts her doctor's prescriptions for dangerous statins and blood thinners,
which are pharmaceutical drugs manipulated in the lab and created by men.
Note that the use of pharmaceuticals was condemned in the Bible
and by the Church Fathers, especially by St. John Chrysostom,
since pharmaceuticals were used to prevent conception and to cause abortions.

More than 50 percent of our modern pharmaceuticals contain dangerous halogen ions.
These halogen ions include fluoride, iodide, bromides, and chlorides.
As a result, most pharmaceuticals are contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood.
These ions have horrible side effects, which is why these pharmaceuticals are regulated.
For example, there is a COP drug advertised over the airwaves that contains bromide ions.
The side effects caused by these bromide ions can be horrific, as even death can result.
Look at the disclaimers that these drug manufacturers present over their ads over our airwaves.
These warnings should wave red flags to any reasonable adult who hears them.

For example, years ago, I was given Cipro by my doctor
even though I told them that I was allergic to fluorides.
Not known to me at that time, was the fact that Cipro contains fluoride ions.
When I was given that antibiotic, I was not given any patient warnings.
I found out the hard way that I should not be driving while under the influence of Cipro
as I backed into some rocks adjacent to my driveway. When I got my next refill,
there was a warning not to drive or operate any machinery while taking Cipro.

Back to magneto-therapy: why could anyone have a negative regard for this type of treatment?

There was a recent scientific experiment in Oregon, where a girl with severe cerebral palsy
was placed under a machine that generated a strong magnetic force.
She was treated under this machine for four hours per day, for 30 days.
Before being placed under this machine, she could neither smile, nor stretch out. She was surely dying.
After one month of treatment, she could smile, she was beginning to talk, her body had straightened out,
her neck muscles had strengthened so that she could hold up her head,
and she showed much overall improvement.
Unfortunately, the treatments ended as this was only a research grant.

That's funny Maria : i had just been thinking that you had mentioned this about magnet therapy on another thread
and I did not ever reply to that. I had it in mind, but didn't know anything about it, was waiting to look it up before
commenting.
Glad you brought it up again!

I don't know any details about it, but if it can work like in the case of the girl, why not give it a try ?!
I LIKE magnets in general, I always use them all over the place to put up things so I can see them and remember to pray about them, or
to put Icons on the outside of my house in every direction, also a big Cross way up high, resting on a magnetic hook.
Winds have not dislodged it yet, thank God.

Seems magnets are a God-given gift, as you say.

There is so much outright evil perpetrated on the public by ANY and ALL manufacturers of these evil medications !
They DO get themselves off the hook so to speak, by issuing these warnings on the packaging, apparently. But
what sane person would TAKE the foul stuff after reading that possible dire consequence ??

I am sorry for your friend. By the way, as you know, I am sure, few Catholics are Sola Scriptura types.
That is unusual by itself, plus the reprehensible Charismatic past - I shudder to even think of that demonic-based stuff.

I was shocked when a Spanish alleged visionary, Conchita Gonzales, even entertained the idea when interviewed.
She said she had attended Charismatic Masses and didn't really like them that well, but if other people liked them, then, OK, fine.

I realize it was the mode at one point, probably the 70's when her interviews were made ?
I never ever heard of Charismatics, though.

Ick, who would be sucked into such a revolting practice ?

It indicates lack of discernment ; which proves my point elsewhere in a way. People who don't discern well in some areas are
then able to be tricked in others [such as the blind faith in 'medication' - which I would call The Devil's Sinister Plan to ruin nice souls who
simply don't want to hear any other views outside the accepted ones by the most gullible mainstream mentality.

Right away when I see an OCA blogger exhort his readers that they must "Google Metropolitan J." - I KNOW this person is unable to think truly independently.
First it shows that he has unlimited trust in the internet. As if the internet is all-wise ! Only God is.

Wikipedia gets changed and manipulated by all sorts of types including Zionist operatives to ruin reputations of those who
are trying to expose the REAL Truth.
As if the Internet could be an infallible source of data on anyone or anything ! It can help, but should be taken not too seriously.

His using of the term "google" - when that company has been called a contractor for the you know what agencies !