[P-Marlowe]

I see you are catching a lot of heat from your detractors, but I don't see much light from them. (they must be using infra-red). They accuse you of being Anti-Catholic when in fact it seems to me that these threads simply point to the reasons why the reformation came about. Now your detractors can argue about whether or not the Reformation was necessary, but I have not seen any legitmate criticism of whether or not the Reformers had legitimate reasons to criticize and ultimately separate from the Roman Church.

This was a very interesting and enlightening article. Thanks for posting it.

[InterestedQuestioner]

"They accuse you of being Anti-Catholic when in fact it seems to me that these threads simply point to the reasons why the reformation came about."

Excuse me, P-Marlowe, are you saying that HarleyD is not anti-Catholic?

"but I have not seen any legitmate criticism of whether or not the Reformers had legitimate reasons to criticize and ultimately separate from the Roman Church."

Then you haven't been reading the posts. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to criticize the Church, whether one is speaking of it in the first century, the 15th century, or today. The Apostle Judas, chosen by Christ Himself for a role in the leadership, embezzled money from the Church. 15 centuries later, we still see the same issues. Corruption was rampant, for example, John Calvin's father was convicted of embezzling money from the Church, and was subsequently excommunicated, prior to his erstwhile son's set off to found a religion of his own.

So tell me, P-Marlowe, what, exactly, would you consider a legitimate reason for leaving the Church and founding several 1000 new religions which contradict each other on fundamental doctrines? According to what Scripture, P-Marlowe, should you and I set out today to found a new religion?

"I see you are catching a lot of heat from your detractors, but I don't see much light from them."

Allow me to offer a little light then, P-Marlowe.

God desires all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth. God freely created man to share in His own Blessed Life. God loves all men, and draws close to man at all times. God takes no pleasure from the destruction of the wicked man, but rather He rejoices when man turns to Him and is saved.