Posted on 03/13/2008 9:54:04 PM PDT by bahblahbah
After days of media misrepresentation, I feel the need to respond to slanderous media reports. The truth is I am not now nor have I ever been anti-Catholic. That has been demonstrated in a lifetime of ministry that has assisted Catholics and the Catholic Church. I have given thousands of dollars to the Catholic Church for disaster relief and have personally supported a local convent for many years. Cornerstone Church has operated a social services center that gives food and clothing daily to people who in the majority are Catholic. My wife comes from a Catholic family and millions of my viewers are Catholics.
Many in the media have mistakenly accepted characterizations of my statements, which simply are not true. I never called the Catholic Church the "anti-Christ," a "false cult system," "the apostate church" or the "great whore" of Revelations. To assert otherwise seriously misrepresents my words. When I use these terms, I am referring to those Christians who ignore the Gospels and embrace the false doctrines of Jew-hatred and anti-Semitism.
Throughout my career I have been a strong critic of Christian anti-Semitism. I have consistently criticized all Christians -- Protestant and Catholic alike -- for the sin of anti-Semitism. In fact I rarely address this topic without castigating the founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther, for the horrendous anti-Semitism he spouted towards the end of his career. It is a bitter irony that in my zeal to hold my fellow Christians accountable for our past anti-Semitism, I now find my self compared to an anti-Semite.
When I condemn anti-Semitic Christians -- Protestant and Catholics alike -- I am in no way referring to those Protestants and Catholics who have rejected this sinful belief. On the contrary, I have repeatedly praised the "righteous works" of Catholics such as Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict in rejecting anti-Semitism and taking historic steps to reconcile with the Jewish people. I have always had great love for Catholic people and great respect for the Catholic Church and hope this statement sets the record straight.
He hates whitey......oh, wait, that was Obama’s mentor.
Lets get down to it Does Haggee suport the doctrine of the Catholic Church or is he opposed to it? Thats what I want to know.
The victim culture mentality will mean the end of free speech.
“Lets get down to it Does Haggee suport the doctrine of the Catholic Church or is he opposed to it? Thats what I want to know.”
The fact that he’s not Fr. Haggee should give you a strong hint.
How does a response to accusations of Catholic baiting turn into a discussion of anti-semitism? I feel some spinning going on here.
Which doctrine?..
What difference does that make. His opinion of Catholocism means less than nothing. It’s like asking a flea how an elephant should act.
This is great.
Now, if the Pastor will just repudiate his support of Traitor McCain, things will be peachy.
I suppose not since he’s a Protestant. I think Hagee think’s we’re all big-Church cultists too removed from the Bible. But he’s a trinatrianist, so he’s cool.
Why don’t you ask him. I have been listing to him for years and I would say that he loves Catholics but not their doctrines. As Christ loves the sinner but hates the sin.
Ha!!
All of them some of them? Let him explain himself. Is he a papist? thats what I want to know.
Probably NOT.. Hes a protestant..
He's not Catholic, so what difference does that make?
Lets get down to it Does Haggee suport the doctrine of the Catholic Church or is he opposed to it? Thats what I want to know.”
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He’s not Catholic, so what difference does that make?”
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Exactly....doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out...sheesh.
McCain traitor? to whom? the Republican party/ conservatives?
The Lord told us to be smart as a serpent and peaceful as a dove. We informed Christian are going with McCain. What other choice do we have? Hillary? Obama?
We can’t waste a vote either. We were told to be a good steward of what God gives us.
You’d think he would have learned his lesson after McCain rewarded his support by throwing him under the bus.
Let's see ...
Catholics believe in the deity of Christ, his virgin birth, his bodily resurrection from the dead, his visible and bodily return to the earth. They also believe in the Holy Trinity and the Incarnation.
Now, I'm pretty sure Hagee ALSO believes these very same things.
So, yes. Hagee does more than support Catholic doctrine; he BELIEVES it and promotes it himself. Obviously, Hagee is a shill for the Pope!! He's a crypto-Catholic.
Sheesh. Just think of all the people Hagee has turned into Roman Catholics!! It's SHOCKING, I tell you.
I have found that some protestants hold a place in their hearts for the Catholic Church. Pat Robertson and Jack Van Impe being two of them.
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