[Ronzo]

Speaking as a Catholic/Evangelical/Pentecostal/Charismatic Christian, let me be amongst the first to STRONGLY CONDEMN this article, and say that I find it incredibly insulting and very divisive. But most of all, it's very un-Christian. This article is just as bad, if not far worse then ANY of the liberal and anti-semitic trash that has been written about "The Passion."

The evangelicals DO NOT have have the market cornered on theological truth, FAR FROM IT; and I say that as being one of them for the past twenty years. Sadly, very few evangelicals agree with me on that point, even though I find it completely obvious. We evangelicals have enough garbage theology amongst our own ranks to fill a city dump. No need to go picking on someone else...

It is also completely obvious that this article is very anti-Catholic, and unfairly crticizes their practices and beliefs. I'm sick and tired of this sort of dribble being pushed by evangelicals, especially those who have set themselves up as the "popes" of truth.

Do us a favor, and when you see any articles like this in the future, leave it where you found it.

As for you Weirdad, YOU OWE US ALL an apology for even posting this sort of despicable crap. The Free Republic is not the place to post evangelical hit pieces on the Catholic Church. It is in especially bad taste since every single evangelical leader in the nation, from Billy Graham to Dr. Dobson, enthusiastically supports this film--and for very good reasons I might add, having seen the movie myself this past Wednesday.

[rwfromkansas]

"As for you Weirdad, YOU OWE US ALL an apology for even posting this sort of despicable crap. The Free Republic is not the place to post evangelical hit pieces on the Catholic Church. It is in especially bad taste since every single evangelical leader in the nation, from Billy Graham to Dr. Dobson, enthusiastically supports this film--and for very good reasons I might add, having seen the movie myself this past Wednesday."

So FreeRepublic is no longer a place for discussion?

I will be posting another article along these lines I guess since you would like to see this place become a place where viewpoints are not aired.

Thanks for giving me the inspiration to post this article...from a mainline denomination saying the Passion violates the 2nd commandment.

I disagree that it violates the 2nd commandment; I saw the movie and it was incredible.

But I be danged if I am going to let some modern touchy-feely so-called "evangelical" try to stifle the criticsm of Catholic heresies.

[claudiustg]

---YOU OWE US ALL an apology for even posting this sort of despicable crap.---

That one is out here, way out there! :^)

A lot of people take their scriptures srtaight up.

[avenir]

"Do us a favor, and when you see any articles like this in the future, leave it where you found it."

Why? It has generated a lively discussion. Old-fashioned Protestantism (like the author's) DOES view with suspicion the Roman Catholic Church. And the Roman Catholic Church DOES view old-fashioned Protestantism as apostate and in need of returning to the "one true church".

How can discussion of a film like this not reveal the clash?

[Quix]

AM GREATLY INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOU WHOLESALE.