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Considering words derived from "plenus" like plenitude and plenty adds to the understanding of "full" in this case. On the other hand, the same root gives us "plenum" which can mean, perversely, either a space that is entirely full of matter, or a space which is entirely empty, in addition to meaning a meeting of an assembly in which all members are present. But full will do in the context of the Magnificat.
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I fully know this is a Byzantine forum, but it's also a Catholic forum. This was posted as something to read and ponder. Actually, this is not a Catholic forum, which has been pointed out by moderators numerous times. Does anyone remember where this was said? I'd like to read the full statement.
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I fully know this is a Byzantine forum, but it's also a Catholic forum. This was posted as something to read and ponder. Actually, this is not a Catholic forum, which has been pointed out by moderators numerous times. Does anyone remember where this was said? I'd like to read the full statement. Excerpt from Board Rules you agreed to at Registration:
The Byzantine Forum welcomes all newcomers to our on-line community. This forum is mainly a community of Byzantine and other Eastern Christians who share a common historical and theological heritage. As such, it is an Eastern Christian forum and not specifically a Catholic forum. Roman Catholic and other Western Christians who have come here to learn about how we express our faith in Christ are warmly invited to participate, but we make clear that the primary purpose of this forum is to exchange information and ideas and not to engage in heavy apologetics. If you have come to overload us with apologetic quotes to test how "Catholic" we really are, please don't bother to register - that is simply not how we live out our lives of faith. If you would like to read the whole thing, then log out and take the first step to register. Put it this way. Eastern Christians - both Catholic and Orthodox - are the hosts and the immediate family members of this community. Roman Catholics, Protestant and other Christians are our cherished brothers living next door. Non-Christians are our neighbors who live across the street. All are welcome.
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Thanks, Administrator. 
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Oh, no...not this...not here! I recognize Invictus' original post--not something I expected to encounter at this forum, to be honest--as typical of the sort of reactionary "scorched earth" approach to "reforming the reforms" of Vatican II that one would expect to encounter at, for example, Father Z's WDTPRS blog or at the Catholic Answers Forum or at that Lefebvrist forum that I have seen and have been terrified by.
I puzzle as to why one would attempt to export this esoteric traditionalist Roman Catholic battle to the internet enclaves of Eastern Christianity, thereby utterly bewildering, surely, so many of the poor, unsuspecting Orthodox and Eastern Catholic members who people this forum, demanding of them a reaction to something that they, if they are fortunate, are entirely oblivious to.
*Sigh* The world is a funny little place.
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