[HarleyD]

Good to see you trust the Catholic Church on something...

No, I trust men of God lead by God.

Which does lead to the question, "How do you measure a man of God?" Is he simply someone appointed by the Church or someone else. Was Luther a "man of God" following his convictions of what was stated in scripture? Was Pope Honorius I, later deemed a heretic, a "man of God" because of the Church?

[jo kus]

Which does lead to the question, "How do you measure a man of God?" Is he simply someone appointed by the Church or someone else.

Good question. In the past, I would say that a "man of the Church" was not synonymous with "man of God", although I think the two have taken on similar means now that the Church is out of the political realm.

The question, back at you, is "how do you know a 'man of God' is led by 'God' and not his own whims, such as Luther"?

Regards

[kosta50]

Was Pope Honorius I, later deemed a heretic, a "man of God" because of the Church?

Pope Honorius I was not a heretic. He allowed heresy in Constantinople and failed in that sense, but all his statements as to the nature of Christ were and remain orthodox.

He was ex-communicated post-mortem buy the Church and cursed by the succeeding popes for many years at their installments because of what he didn't do rather that what he believed.