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To: marshmallow
If the Pope's writings and teachings are subject to your approval,

For every Catholic - and every Pope. That's 2000 years of history.

The High Priest at Mass, if not 'new order', isn't the Pope. The Church is protected from error on rare ex cathedra occasions, but not by the Pope. The Catholic standard was not written by the Pope. But he's expected to obey.

You confuse the high office of the papacy with the acts of any Pope. Such judgments may easily be mistaken, and lead souls to ruin. He himself is not the Catholic standard. The Catholic standard is. St. Peter did not say - because I say so.

The devil leaves many traps for us. You might self-righteously pronounce judgment on Catholics for defending God and His Church, thinking you are doing the Lord's work. You might pray about that. You might find when the mind clears that it isn't God's work you're doing. You'll have to answer that for yourself. Because you know my opinion concerning Church teaching, and have rejected it.

48 posted on 10/18/2004 5:39:08 PM PDT by sevry
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To: sevry
That's a shame.

It sounds as if you've lost faith that the Holy Spirit is still working through the Church.

49 posted on 10/18/2004 6:30:26 PM PDT by marshmallow
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