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To: NYer

If I had to jump I'd go to the Maronite Catholics or one of the other Rites before I'd leave Catholicism entirely.


157 posted on 10/17/2006 7:10:17 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Face it, every empire comes to an end, and ours is on the down hill slope.)
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To: ichabod1
I would never leave the Catholic Church. I realize as I type, that that's what St. Peter said to Christ:

Matthew 26:33-35
Peter replied, "Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will... Peter declared, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And all the other disciples said the same.

The sins of men should never cause us to leave the Church. If they did ---considering how St. Peter and almost all of the Apostles DID disown Christ--- the Church would have been dead-on-arrival.

And if I can't abide sinners, I can't abide myself, so where could I go?

The Church is like Noah's ark. Even if it's dark and leaky and pitching wildly, and full of crazy animals (not to mention the smell), it is the means provided by God for my salvation.

158 posted on 10/17/2006 7:25:22 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Credo in unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam.)
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