User talk:FrRob

Disclosure: I am a priest with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma. You may want to consider that when reading what I write about religion in general and Catholicism in particular. While I do my best to be honest and objective, someone with a different view of Catholicism might object that I am a paid representative. While I am NOT paid or instructed to write on Wikipedia or the internet, communication about matters of faith would be the normal part of my duties as a priest, and therefore, technically, a "paid" activity. FrRob (talk) 00:47, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hello, FrRob, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! RedRollerskate 20:34, 31 December 2006 (UTC) Hi, I wonder if you might be interested in The Catholic Wiki Project? It's a fairly new Catholic POV wiki. Speculative catholic 02:24, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and Catholicism[edit]

Hi. I'm writing this message because I think you may have the appropriate background for dealing with some issues I am concerned.

You should already know that Wikipedia has a very strict policy about neutral point of view (NPOV). This means that ALL reasonably endorsed point of view deserve a place in Wikipedia.

This criterium is particularly important in some articles dealing with subjects that are differently understood by different religions. These articles should clearly identify the belief of each religion, avoiding implicit suggestions of whether any idea is "absolutely accurate". I mean: sometimes several "proofs" and references are provided for the point of view of one religion, while few or none are provided for the others. This conveys the idea that the widely discussed interpretation seems to be true (or, at least, it may be confusing).

For instance, I refer one article I am currently collaborating, about James the Just, whom other religions believe is brother of Jesus. I know this is not according to the Tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, but as a lay people, I find hard to provide solid references defending our beliefs (biblical citations are not enough, because the controversy often arise from incompatible interpretations of the Bible). Material without references is likely to be removed per Wikipedia policy about Attribution.

I suppose that people can look up here for some religious topics, because Wikipedia is more popular day after day, in all sorts of life; and I would like to provide them with accurate information. Indeed, I often browse Wikipedia looking for brief pieces of information about topics outside of my fields of study. (By the way, I don't know about a reputable source for accessible material about Roman Catholic Church. I have been browsing the Vatican website, but I mainly found extense documents and no informative pages, so it is not always easy to gather information from there unless one previously knows where that matter is addressed... and I'm suspicious of other sites because I cannot assert whether they provide the official teachings)

I left up to your discretion how and which articles may be enhanced, while I offer my humble help regarding to Wikipedia policies and technical aspects of editing. Please do not hesitate in asking any help I may provide you (you may write a message on my talk page to this effect).

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Rjgodoy 06:50, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Christianity[edit]

Hello FrRob!

You are cordially invited to participate in WikiProject Christianity

The goal of WikiProject Christianity is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Christianity available on Wikipedia. WP:X as a group does not prefer any particular tradition or denominination of Christianity, but prefers that all Christian traditions are fairly and accurately represented.

You are receiving this invitation because you are a member of one of the related Christianity Projects and I thought that you might be interested in this project also - Tinucherian (talk) 06:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Capital Punishment[edit]

I believe the information the article Capital Punishment gives on the churchs stance to capital punishment is incorrect. Could you make sure it's ok. Than You AMDG Etineskid (talk) 00:53, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Advent[edit]

Hi I wanted to wish everybody a Happy New Year.

Etineskid (talk) 01:06, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ichthus: January 2012[edit]

ICHTHUS

January 2012

In this issue...

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Issues you are having[edit]

Sorry to about the issues you are having with certain editors on here. Please don't let things like that scare you away. There are many people on here that claim to be fighting for NPOV and other things but in fact outwardly have an agenda on WP but don't see it themselves. These same people will claim source A is not good enough, but then will insert source B which is the same exact thing into an article and claim it is the best source in the world. We need lots of people from different backgrounds editing on here. A true encyclopedia needs to be edited with people from different ends of the spectrum to keep balance, otherwise the POV of the other side becomes so ingrained they think it is the norm. For that particular issue you are having, if you can find a valid reliable source besides things like the Bible or the Catechism since these people will claim those are primary sources, that will really help your situation. Thanks for your work. Pax et bonum. Marauder40 (talk) 18:07, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]