[Jhoffa_]

Sometimes it’s hard to be a Catholic, just as it is sometimes hard to be an American or a Conservative.

I know.

I am a protestant myself, but I do feel for my Catholic bretheren.

You guy's got it pretty tough right now. Allot facing the Catholics in this point in time, this included.

[Barnacle]

Peace be with you my FRiend.

[DontMessWithMyCountry]

Agreed. I do not like the Catholic "church" (because of what I believe to be teachings wholly antithetical to the teachings of the Bible)...HOWEVER, I will not ever 'attack' a Catholic for his choice to be a member of that Church. Because, the 'key' to 'true' Christianity is not in the 'show', but in the LIFE of the individual. As far as I am concerned, a Catholic is every bit as 'Christian' as any Protestant, providing that EACH of us LIVES his/her life as the Bible instructs us to do. Highly doubt that an 'institution' (i.e., the external "church") is going to be the 'theme' of judgment; more likely it will be the 'individual' (i.e., the internal "church") that is going to be evaluated.