[bornacatholic]

It means the Living Magisterium, not you, explains what Christian Doctrine is.

Opposed to the Living Magisterium are those formerly known as protestants now calling themselves traditionalists.

I prefer the original protestants. They had the courage of their convictions and quit pretending they belonged to a Church whose Doctrine they oppose.

[Stubborn]

Do tell. So according to your reasoning, the Living Magisterium has every obligation to contradict the Perennial Magisterium.

I can never agree with that.

[Pio]

"I prefer the original protestants. "

Understatement of the century.

I'm not so sure what % of American Bishop are in communion with Rome when they regularly flout Rome's liturgical guidance..when they favor female ordination and same sex unions...and turn a blind eye to abortion loving politicians.

I'm pretty sure the Bishops who issued the Baltimore Catechism were in communion with Rome....their passing from this earth did not abrograte that communion.

Sorry, Charlie, I won't have homosexual apostates (Levada, Cawcutt, Mahoney, Weakland, McCarrick, Egan,etc etc etc) forced down my throat..that they suit you is okay by me...you can call yourself Catholic too...

[Cronos]

Many of the early Protestants seem to rail against the human corruption in the church, all cleaned up -- just a 200+ yeas before then, St. Francis and his friars did clean up the Church.

[Cronos]

oops, make that only Luther. Calvin's philosophies were more dogma related IMHO