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“...AFTER the Rapture which is coming soon...”

BWAhahaha....

OK, proof of no validity. The “rapture”? Really?

ROTFLMAO!

” I can’t even begin to parse this dribble. “

Indeed.

‘Sadly, there isn’t any difference between praying to Baal or praying to Mary.”

ROTFLMAO! You are really going there? What a drooling and idiotic simile. But fitting.

Ping.

It’s a fact.

Ping!

I can get along at a real Baptist service, they generally get the Bible readings right and usually have a pretty good idea of the moral code that governs Christians. They have no understanding of the Sacraments or the nuances of Grace, but among the heretical prods they come about as close to Catholic as I have seen. That said, they have pews very similar to the ones in the convent chapel I often attend - hard and designed to avoid drowsiness.

I often have prayed at the request of others and they have when I ask. Your word warbling aside - and synonyms are NOT definitions - but you knew that, right - you are trying to claim that what we do as Catholics is what you claim we do. That is just ludicrous. BTW if that word is to big, try funny - as in stupid.

Yawn.....

How many poor, benighted southern Americans have been hoodwinked by fake snake handling preachers over the centuries, I wonder? Did they attribute miracles to snake handling preacher PT Barnum showmanship?

They will still claim that when a Catholic does it it is idolatry, when a prod does it - if they believe, well then it is OK.

Catholic = evil is about the ONLY dogmatic truth that unites the “non denominational” haters. They never reveal a creed or denomination, as then they have to accept those definitions - so they are all a “church of one” and their ONE dogma is: Catholic = evil.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veneration

Definition of veneration
1
: respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person
2
: the act of venerating
3
: the condition of one that is venerated

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worship

Definition of worship
1
chiefly British : a person of importance —used as a title for various officials (such as magistrates and some mayors)
2
: reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence
3
: a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual
4
: extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem worship of the dollar

“Veneration=Worship

Same difference. Check the dictionary.”

Well, no, not really. Good try, but not honest. No cigar.

Again, whatever.

“What we have is genuine God-breathed Scripture alone, preserved for this age and for ever.”

Well, except for the Books Martin Luther did not like, and the words that King James wanted changed. Sure.

“I don’t give a rip about what Luther has to say on Mary or any other subject.”

The Church of ME the Only One!

Is Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ?

Is Jesus Christ God?

“Protestants are heretics”

I also post scripture and articles that expound on facts. How you or anyone perceives me is of no moment, I am nothing. The Truth matters.

Bwahahahaha You are so entertaining! Bless your heart, you really do not get it.

Sure it is. It seems sufficient for the anti-Catholics here, why should it not work for me?