Well, perhaps I should have said that anything with the stamp of imprimatur and nihil obstat is consider correct. According to Catholic websites everything else should be suspect. This is more than a Good Housekeeping seal.
”And this is wrong because? How often do Protestants quote Catholic works?”
There is nothing wrong with it if the information is correct. However if there is a disagreement of facts, Catholics will rely strictly upon the published views of the Vatican and totally disregard any outside sources. (Please see my diatribe on Thomas More.)
As for Protestants quoting Catholic works, I believe Augustine was Catholic last I checked. I use him extensively along with other early church fathers. I don’t recall the Pope quoting Calvin, or for that matter, Billy Graham, lately.
”I am aware of many Protestants who refuse to accept any histories that deviate from their own special theories. Furthermore, many will simply refuse to acknowledge commonly-accepted facts of history simply because they are not found in Scripture and/or are only sourced in "Catholic" works. “
Well, that may be true of some Protestants but not this one. I spend a great deal of time on the Catholic web sites to understand the history and positions of the church. I’m not there to prove anyone wrong-just to increase my understanding about many of the issues you Catholics bring up. I’m flexible and if I think I’m wrong I’ll change. To me it is very important that I understand God for who He is and not for what I would like Him to be.
Well, yes. The Church places the stamp of truth on things that do not obstruct our understanding of truth. This is bad because?
There is nothing wrong with it if the information is correct. However if there is a disagreement of facts, Catholics will rely strictly upon the published views of the Vatican and totally disregard any outside sources.
It depends. On religious matters, of course the Vatican is the arbiter of truth. This is what it means to be Catholic.
And naturally in the history of sectarian matters, we would be inclined to believe the history told by our side of the various wars. The Brits don't learn our version of the Revolution.
As for Protestants quoting Catholic works, I believe Augustine was Catholic last I checked. I use him extensively along with other early church fathers. I don’t recall the Pope quoting Calvin, or for that matter, Billy Graham, lately.
This pope may very well have. We don't believe that non-Catholics speak 100 per cent wrong. The Pope would not praise Billy Graham's theology, but he might his devotion and sense of mission.
Well, that may be true of some Protestants but not this one. I spend a great deal of time on the Catholic web sites to understand the history and positions of the church. I’m not there to prove anyone wrong-just to increase my understanding about many of the issues you Catholics bring up.
Then I don't really have a beef with you. I just wanted to point out that some Protestants are just as rigidly closed to Catholic thought as some Catholics are to Protestant thoughts.
SD