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So you were not combatting heresay,you were seeking to denigrate members of the Catholic Church.

You got alot of nerve, heres one from your fearless leader.

Pope John Paul II criticizes "Bible-only" thinking in his latest encyclical letter, "Faith and Reason" (Fides et Ratio). The Pope, a onetime philosophy professor, warns against "fideism," the idea that rational knowledge has little value for faith. He condemns "biblicism" as "one currently widespread" symptom of the problem. John Paul redefines biblicism as the tendency "to make the reading and exegesis of Scripture the sole criterion of truth." The rule of Christian faith, the Pope claims, is unity among three sources of truth: "Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium [teaching authority] of the Church" (What in the World, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1999).

Don't preach to us you hypocrite!

BigMack

I am not a hypocrite,I am a Catholic and I agree with the passage you cited from "Fides et Ratio"written by John PaulII. The encyclical begins with a statement that faith and reason are like two wings carrying us to Truth,Truth which is God. If you guys keep wanting to fly with one wing,more power to you.

I was taught we were made in the image and likeness of God. We were also taught that our purpose on earth was to know,love and serve God in this world so that we could live forever with Him in heaven. Made sense when I was little, makes sense now. Its a lifelong journey and scripture is a huge part of it but its not all there is.

After all most of us can remember our great Bible reading president,since he was prez until this year. And how he could interpret.Now please understand that with some of the Catholics they're putting out these days we just might find the same kind of slickster Catholic politician interpreting the Bible similarly. However,we can show in the official documents and the Canons and the Catechism that it is not Catholic teaching. We can also hope that in a reasonable amount of time the Church could excommunicate him for publicly spouting heresy as Catholic truth. Thats just one of the reasons that I am a committed Catholic.

And no, I don't know how Kennedy and Biden and Daschle slip around. I think they use the "I myself would never have an abortion but its the law of the land" kinda crap. I think its particularly bold of them to say,given their maleness,don't you?

Pope John Paul II criticizes "Bible-only" thinking in his latest encyclical letter, "Faith and Reason" (Fides et Ratio). The Pope, a onetime philosophy professor, warns against "fideism," the idea that rational knowledge has little value for faith. He condemns "biblicism" as "one currently widespread" symptom of the problem. John Paul redefines biblicism as the tendency "to make the reading and exegesis of Scripture the sole criterion of truth." The rule of Christian faith, the Pope claims, is unity among three sources of truth: "Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium [teaching authority] of the Church" (What in the World, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1999).

This Is this a joke? Someone must be putting words in His mouth.