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To: OpusatFR
Why don't you take your curiosity and actually study what Catholicism teaches. You cannot be kind and practice Charity without practicing justice.

Nonsense.
Charity reconciles mercy with justice.

The idea that any Christian or Catholic who is justified through the mercy of Christ could demand a higher standard of others is hypocrisy.

194 posted on 09/03/2003 8:10:20 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Jorge
"The idea that any Christian or Catholic who is justified through the mercy of Christ could demand a higher standard of others is hypocrisy."


I never stated that one would demand a higher standard of others. That is absolute nonsense. You are back to the idea of tolerance and acceptance for the sake of tolerance and acceptance. I haven't seen tolerance on the virtues, yet.

"So far you haven't managed to show us anything the Catholic Church believes and how it conflicts with any of my arguments."

You apparently don't read. I've posted the Church's position on divorce which relates directly to one of your posts. It also lends itself to the argument on continued homosexual relations and the aspect of the sacraments and attendance at Mass.

"First of all; Tolerance has nothing to do with the forgiveness of sin.

The propitiation for the sins of mankind Christ PAID in FULL. God accepts that payment on behalf of all those who believe in Christ. There is no "tolerance" of sin involved.

Secondly; Your claim that Christ's mercy "does not extend to continued sin" is absolutely unscriptural.

It suggests that Christians must become sinless from the moment they profess faith in Christ until the day they die, or Christ will take back his salvation and they will go to Hell."

Geez. I can't believe that anyone would be so misguided as to post this. As I've stated before: Repentence and disavowal of sin apparently is not in your Bible. Taking God's mercy for granted is a sin.

I have no idea about Hell. I certainly have never judged anything. Justice is not judgment. It is discernment. Judgment is God's alone.

I really hope that you are not teaching.

200 posted on 09/04/2003 5:26:55 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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