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To: conservonator
You, Quester and every other non-Catholic Christian can sing your unity song until your voice gives out. But you can not change the reality that there is no unity on the essentials of the Gospel message.

Is baptism symbolic or efficacious? That is an essential. Is Christ present in communion? That is essential. Did Christ die for all men or some preordained men. That is essential.

Or have you redefined the word "essential"? Talk about a leap beyond logic to arrive at a "gotcha" conclusion.


We are aware that Protestants and Catholics disagree as to what is essential belief.

If we agreed with you, we would, likely, be Catholics.

Protestants regard none of the differing opinions on the points you have mentioned as violations of our unity.

Catholicism does not decide what we hold to be essential ... we base that on the scriptures.

So, while you may disagree ... we agree ... and enjoy the unity borne of that agreement.

God bless.

117 posted on 04/01/2004 1:56:44 PM PST by Quester (The mills of God may grind slowly, ... but they grind exceedingly fine.)
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To: Quester; conservonator
Protestants regard none of the differing opinions on the points you have mentioned as violations of our unity.

To what unity do you refer? You conveniently skipped conservonator's questions:

    Is baptism symbolic or efficacious? That is an essential. Is Christ present in communion? That is essential. Did Christ die for all men or some preordained men. That is essential.

Care to give a plain spoken answer to his questions?

124 posted on 04/01/2004 2:54:37 PM PST by Titanites (DN IHS CHS REX REGNANTIUM)
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