Divorce was allowed because of the HARDNESS of those Judaic hearts. Not a GLOWING recommendation.
God did NOT place different standards on non-Catholics. THEY imposed those different standards on themselves via the emergence of Protestantism and the defrocked, excommunicated Father Martin Luther in the 16th century, 1,500 hundred years ago.
As for instruction from God, does that mean that ANY group of people who REALLY believe that they had/have "instruction from God" have the True Word?
By your definition that would exculpate Hindu and Muslim beliefs.
The 16th century is 1500 years ago? In big type? We have entered a time machine? :-)
I believe even devout Catholics have hypothesized that God could save a Muslim even while still “unchurched” by speaking to him through the voice of Christ... this has gone to such an extent in fact that some have hypothesized that this speaking can even happen through the Koran... and have KISSED a Koran to show it... which at best shares a misleading message (like we love this Koran as a whole, which is ghastly wrong).
“Do you “remember the Sabbath” by watching football?”
I don’t watch football, so no.
“Divorce was allowed because of the HARDNESS of those Judaic hearts. Not a GLOWING recommendation.”
Yet God, in His wisdom, allowed it. Are you trying to say that you, or the Catholic church, is wiser than God?
“God did NOT place different standards on non-Catholics.”
So you agree with men then. Why are you arguing?
“THEY imposed those different standards on themselves...”
I really don’t care what standards men place on themselves. If they are bad standards, God will judge them for it, just like everyone else. If you want to argue about the merits of standards people imposed on themselves, go find someone else to argue with, because I don’t really care.
“As for instruction from God, does that mean that ANY group of people who REALLY believe that they had/have “instruction from God” have the True Word?”
No.
“By your definition that would exculpate Hindu and Muslim beliefs”
BTW, that wasn’t “my” definition. You typed it, so it would be YOUR definition.
Are you in the year 3100? LOL