“Protestants are fellow Christians, our brothers and sisters in Christ, and the Church is very clear on that.”
“Since when? “
I think one of the popes in the last couple of hundred years may have said something like that and I think there are Protestants who believe in that.
It is time to put the 200 years of the Protestant-Catholic political-religious wars after Martin Luther posted his 95 theses behind us and focus on what unites us.
For this Protestant, I totally agree with the statement: “Protestants are fellow Christians, our brothers and sisters in Christ, and the Church is very clear on that.” and consider that Catholics are fellow Christians.
And don’t forget that there were similarly thousands of martyred Catholics (under Henry VIII & Elizabeth I)
Our focus needs to be on the unity of all Christians, especially in light of the threat of radical Islamists like Al Quaeda, ISIS & Boko Harum.
AMEN and AMEM.
More like 469 Years
And put faith in which Jesus? The one that ate blood and sinned or the one who didn't? The one who has to listen to Mary or the one who is the "all in all"? The one who listens to dead "saints" or the one who directed us to go directly to the throne of grace?
Our focus needs to be on the unity of all Christians, especially in light of the threat of radical Islamists like Al Quaeda, ISIS & Boko Harum.I asked one [Catholic] poster why she continues to put up threads [without the caucus protection] that are going to cause an uproar for Protestants and she said because no one much would respond to the thread otherwise. While I agree this is for the most part true, I wonder what Christ will have to say regarding this "dog-fight" mentality. To me it has nothing to do with Christianity, but more so it sides with the devil. And I joined you some time ago GreyFriar; your idea is a good one, and I hope others jump on board (if for no other reason, than to save their souls).