Catholic Fundamentalism began by suggesting that we live in The Creation Program. It was written and downloaded by The Loving Programmer. He compiled something like 3-D pixels into systems and beings.
Then, Catholic Fundamentalism realized that the The Creation Program is “The Big Movie”. The stage reaches as far as the most powerful telescope can see. The props are compiled out of particles too small for the most powerful microscope to see.
Each of us is an Actor in “The Big Movie”. We will “meet The Critic” when we leave the stage. Then, we find out if we have followed The Director’s Instructions well enough to be invited to the endless and unimaginably joyful Cast Party at the end of our performance in “The Big Movie”.
Where did the directions come from? The Director! At trillions to one odds, He fulfilled prophecies He caused to be written hundreds and hundreds of years before His arrival at the predicted time, place, Tribe, and Family.
“I’ll only be here a little while. So, I’m going to ask The Writer to help write instructions to The Church I’m Founding with these words: “Verily, verily I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.”
So, everyone is invited to The Cast Party! Everyone has an opportunity to hobnob with everybody who was anybody forever! And, the refreshment tables! They go on and on and on!
On earth, no one can get into the Academy Awards without an invitation. Catholic Fundamentalism realizes: “God has invited everyone to follow directions well enough to get into The Big Cast Party!” Sadly, many turn down the invitation. “Not now. I’m busy with other things.”
Too bad!