[NKP_Vet]

“To be deep in history is to cease being a protestant”.

~ Cardinal John Henry Newman, Catholic Convert, FORMER PROTESTANT

[Tao Yin]

“To be deep in history is to cease being a protestant”.

~ Cardinal John Henry Newman, Catholic Convert, FORMER PROTESTANT

If you actually read Newman, you'll see his complex theory of doctrinal development. He acknowledges that current Roman Catholic doctrines and practices are different than the early church. He argues that the current doctrine and practices were "hidden" in the early church. These hidden elements were brought out over time under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

If you accept Newman's view, you must accept that the early church had an incomplete faith. You may want to champion "doctrinal development", but I do not.

Inventing the word "trinity" to explain a belief is one thing. Inventing the supremacy of the pope among all bishops is quite another.

[redleghunter]

“To be deep in history is to cease being a protestant”. ~ Cardinal John Henry Newman, Catholic Convert, FORMER PROTESTANT

"To be deep in God's Word one ceases to recognize the medieval Roman church."---Redleghunter

[roamer_1]

“To be deep in history is to cease being a protestant”.

Funny that - It had the exact opposite effect upon me. I am 'deep in history', and if anything, it has absolutely galvanized me against the Roman church.

[metmom]

To be deep in Scripture is to cease to be a Catholic......