[sharpink]

Your right of course. I have the feeling I may regret asking this but what is the Protestant beef with Catholics. I understand having a problem with the church of the middle ages but not the modern church.
No one was very nice in the middle ages.

[narses]

Exactly. Everyone was killing everyone, so to speak. God Bless you and yours and may His Grace abound in all of our lives.

[MEG33]

I will ask that this thread be moved to the religion forum if we get into Protestant /Catholic beliefs.

[rbmillerjr]

So many Christians whine and moan about the terrible movies that Hollywood produces.

Mel Gibson gives us a Christian movie that centers on Christ bearing the cross for us --- but it's just not quite good enough for some.

If you don't want to see it that is your decision, but please stop the everlasting whining about Hollywood and entertainment that is not worth watching.

[rwfromkansas]

It is theological in nature, not just a dislike of church authority. But, that is for the religion forum.

[Buggman]

Your right of course. I have the feeling I may regret asking this but what is the Protestant beef with Catholics. I understand having a problem with the church of the middle ages but not the modern church.
No one was very nice in the middle ages.

Frankly, the "beef" is fairly involved, but it comes down to the fact that we reject the concept that the Church Christ intended is the hierarchy and structures of the RCC. We disagree with many of its traditions, such as Mary being Immaculate (i.e. without original sin), the veneration of specific saints, pergatory, works-based salvation, etc. and don't believe that an institution that holds to them has any right to call itself the one, true Church. We don't think that Jesus made Peter the pope, or that there has been an unbroken apostolic succession as the RCC teaches it. We have concerns that Catholic orthodoxy can get in the way of the pure Gospel.

What bugs me in particular is the Protestant-bashing that those who are first to cry, "Catholic basher!" engage in around here. Kind of the way liberals are so quick to insist that black people need their hand up and can't fend for themselves and yet attack everyone else as being racist.

Having said that: Do we really need to be having this kind of debate and sniping today? I mean, really, does Gibson's masterpiece in any way emphasize any of the theological disagreements between us, even in the artistic elaborations? So what if he drew inspiration from a Nun's writing! If he were Protestant, he would've probably drawn inspiration from an extra-Biblical novel!

Oi vey, people.