[betty boop]

Christ said “I shall build my Church”, singular. St. Paul asked, rhetorically, “Is Christ divided?”. There is one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church as defined by the baptism and the Creed. Christ revealed nothing to the “denominations”.

We do not see as God sees, annalex; we do not understand as God understands. Of what specific or particular human materials Christ is building His Church, this we do not know for certain fact. What we do confidently know is that Christ is not "divided." And because He is not divided, He is the true Rock on which we can confidently and safely stand.

We apply human logic to the Holy Scriptures. Yet we have no assurance that logic is sufficient to explicate the Holy Word of God that He has revealed unto us in His four tremendous revelations....

All things considered, we are called to Love first and foremost. Understanding is a gift of the Holy Spirit, and probably not something "once-given," but something that lives and grows in us who follow Christ....

Given all the above, I hesitate to argue with my Christian brethren, even if I "disagree" with them. Christ knows what is best, not I. And we are called to caritas regardless of our creedal confession if we are truly Christian....

[Quix]

Indeed. Amen.

[Alamo-Girl]

All things considered, we are called to Love first and foremost. Understanding is a gift of the Holy Spirit, and probably not something "once-given," but something that lives and grows in us who follow Christ....

Amen! Absolute love of God is the Great Commandment - and unconditional love of neighbor is the distant second. All of the law and the prophets "hang" on these two commandments. (Matt 22)

Thank God for Pope Benedict whose First Encyclical was devoted to Love.

And thank God for you, my dearest sister in Christ!

[annalex]

we are called to caritas regardless of our creedal confession if we are truly Christian

To point out a heresy in a fellow Christian is charity. To defend the Church form attack is also charity.