Notice it is an attack on the legitamacy of the Office of Pope....not on the Christianity of Roman Catholics. I know this is upseting to many Roman Catholics. However, I get “disturbed” when a Roman Catholic tries to tell me that theirs is the ONLY true church and the rest of us are apostates to some degree from RC. This disagreement is at the heart of the Reformation and it isn’t ever going to disappear. However, the days of warring over this are LONG past. “ <<<<
My dear friend. The People of God were never left without their earthly Shepherd. Your concept of the keyes of the Kingdom has been converted, perverted, re-designed, to frequently mean the dern “Concordance”, or Bible keyes to find scriptures.
The keyes of the kingdom were given to Peter from the mouth of Christ Jesus, and quite easily rebuke Article Four as you refer. The OT establishes the sure keyes given to the chief steward, in the absence of the Master. That was not just a pleasant story, it was the pattern to which Jesus confers on Peter, the first father of the Church.
“My dear friend. The People of God were never left without their earthly Shepherd. Your concept of the keyes of the Kingdom has been converted, perverted, re-designed, to frequently mean the dern “Concordance”, or Bible keyes to find scriptures.
The keyes of the kingdom were given to Peter from the mouth of Christ Jesus, and quite easily rebuke Article Four as you refer. The OT establishes the sure keyes given to the chief steward, in the absence of the Master. That was not just a pleasant story, it was the pattern to which Jesus confers on Peter, the first father of the Church.”
Thank you RitaOK...you make my point clear. Yours is an orthodox Roman Catholic view....and I don’t intend to spend time going in circles arguing because it accomplishes nothing. However, the orthodox Protestant view is that Christ is the ONLY mediator and that the Apostle Peter never was in any way shape form or fashion the “Father or Pope” of anything. Especially not the Body of Christ...all true believers in Jesus Christ, God the Son. Other interpretations of scripture are in error.
So, we are 180 apart on this issue. However, I don’t question your personnel faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Also, I don’t denigrate the current Pope as a man. The issue is the office.
But, the issue of the post is Michelle Bachmann. Only Roman Catholics can say if she is unsavory to them. However, in reality any conservative protestant is never going to agree that the Papacy is a valid office. So, all conservative protestants must equally be unsavory.
Brices Crossroads in a previous posting stated that Sarah Palin is a former Roman Catholic that changed affiliation. Isn’t that apostacy in the eyes of true Roman Catholics?