and that is the thing of all this, the only way that this will turn out is a mutual trading of slights and veiled insults among Christians in America at least.
Granted, that will make people “choose a side” and know where they stand one way or another, but the cost seems to me to be very high indeed.
Who wants to be called “Mackeral Snapper”
Who wants to called “Not a true church”
And that is the folly of this.
I am surprised by your position, because if Catholic doctrine is true, then Protestants really aren't a true church. If you really believe in Catholic doctrine, you shouldn't run from the truth, you need to trumpet it widely.
And that's a good thing. Too many protestants don't bother to think deeply about doctrine.
Precisely, padre. You nailed it.
He told them they weren’t sufficiently Christian (read: RC) to suit him.
The ignorant message goes something like this: If Protestants weren’t so non-Roman Catholic, they’d be a lot more Christian.