[Quix]

And Romans

appear to be quite comfortable

to slip and slide along within the bobsled run of the Roman Traditions pretending that doing so

fulfills their part of their relationship with God.

When CHRIST DECLARED

MY SHEEP KNOW MY

VOICE

and God is clearly intent on our RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM

TO THE AVOIDANCE OF

RELIGION!

Protestants are little to no better on that score, however.

Sigh.

[Fifthmark]

...TO THE AVOIDANCE OF RELIGION!

God wants us to avoid religion? Then why would St. James exhort us to avoid self-deception and practice a "religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father" (i.27)?

[conservonator]

You confuse Tradition with tradition and dogma with discipline. A common mistake. Your go-it-alone style of Christianity is at odds with Scripture and Tradition and hence at odds with the wishes of Christ.