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To: A.J.Armitage
"The bell curve: Shouldn't the Pope be able to chop off the offending end of the curve?

The question of their Catholicity: Why does the Pope suffer non-Catholics to be in communion with him? Matthew 13:24-43

(sigh)

Matthew 13:24-30

"24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

539 posted on 01/23/2004 9:03:44 PM PST by AlguyA
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To: AlguyA
You seem to be implying that the parable teaches against excommunications in general. Surely you can't mean that, can you? The Bible also contains Titus 3:10.
542 posted on 01/23/2004 9:16:23 PM PST by A.J.Armitage (http://calvinist-libertarians.blogspot.com/)
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