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To: adiaireton8
Wow. That's a lot of interpretation "just believing". All our alleged interpretation is "just believing" too.,p>Oh really??? Do you believe there will be a millenial reign of God on earth??? Nope...The bible says there will be...

Do you believe that your first pope, Peter set the example when he chastized a fella for bowing before him??? Of course you don't...So why would you say that???

673 posted on 12/16/2006 6:31:44 AM PST by Iscool (Anybody tired??? I have a friend who says "Come unto me, and I'll give you rest"...)
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To: Iscool
Do you believe there will be a millenial reign of God on earth??? Nope...The bible says there will be...

As far as I know, the Catholic Church has never condemned millenarianism. So, to the best of my knowledge, one may be a Catholic and hold this belief, since the Church has not made any dogmatic statement concerning it. Therefore, even if we [you and I] were disagreed on this issue, this need not prevent us from being in full communion with one another.

Do you believe that your first pope, Peter set the example when he chastized a fella for bowing before him???

Yes, Peter set a very good example, because the Bible makes it clear that Cornelius was actually worshipping Peter. "And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him". (Acts 10:25) And the Catholic Church teaches that we must worship only God. But not every kind of bowing is worship. Some bowing is simply a form of respect, as you might know if, for example, you have visited Japan. That kind of bowing is perfectly acceptable to give to the Pope.

-A8

677 posted on 12/16/2006 7:54:52 AM PST by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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