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To: qua; kosta50; Kolokotronis
The worst theodicy of all the sects is that of the Roman Catholic Church. They unapologetically make God the author of sin. Using Thomistic dualism they claim that God originally created man soul and body with the soul being the image of God and the body a natural evil created by God himself.

You don't have a clue to what you are talking about. It is the Catholic Church that supports the dignity of man in ALL cases. We don't have a dualism between the body and the soul! That is the most ridiculous understanding of Catholicism I have heard yet. God created body and soul at the same time. Are you aware of the Catholic doctrine of original sin? We were created GOOD! Adam's sin wounds our nature, but it has nothing to do with body vs. soul. Your attempt to saddle Christianity with neo-Platoism is a parody of reality. I'd suggest actually reading the Catechism before you post such stuff.

For the Papists...

That says a lot, having to refer to polemic language to attempt to get across your point. Perhaps you should consider reading and meditating on the following, being that Easter is here...

If anyone says, I love God and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And we have this commandment from him, That he who loves God loves his brother also. 1 John 4:20-21

4,675 posted on 04/15/2006 10:48:00 AM PDT by jo kus (Stand fast in the liberty of Christ...Do not be entangled AGAIN with a yoke of bondage... Gal 5:1b)
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