Seems to be a lot of things here I agree with...Any Protestant agreements, disagreements based on the bible???
Since this is a post not favorable to Catholics, I believe the Protestant Caucus label should be removed so that Catholics might respond to the fraudulent charges.
Bwahahahahaha....not a valid argument in this rambling dissertation.....Delusional at best.....
There's always that church in Florida with the self proclaimed Anti Christ available for anyone who doesn't want to follow the teachings of the Catholic Church.....
Look there.....
I am not sure really what to say. The writing is immature, the arguments incomplete and amaturish. Are you sure this came from a pastor?
It appears to me to be a charge to the Catholics to change their ways, but it is more likely to be used as a basis for disagreeing with the Protestant point of view more than anything else.
Well, the first thing this author should do is learn something about Catholic doctrine. Most of his assumptions are blatantly wrong. Doesn't bode well for the rest of his so-called arguments.
No, Protestant, er Christian disagreement here.
I add many Catholics will claim to be Christian but NO Christian will claim to be Catholic for the reasons stated in this post and others. Catholicism is simply not Biblical - an imitation of Christianity. I have ideas on who really heads the Catholic church ... it sure isn't Christ.
It's a phenomenon I will never understand. What the Catholics down the street do is fundamentally irrelevant to me. Yet one hears contrast after contrast from Protestant pulpits, pamphlets, and preachers. Is the raison d'etre for Protestantism that they aren't Catholics?
Wow! Who knew!?
So many valid points regarding Catholic Church dogma, I am overwhelmed and am hereby immediately rescinding my Baptism, and all the other wonderful Sacraments I and my family have received over the past many generations.
(Oh, dangit, I was just summoned by my wife to get ready for 9:45 Mass, maybe I'll join you later)
RD
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Iscool says:Please gently and with charity explain the misconceptions and outright falsehoods in this post.Seems to be a lot of things here I agree with...Any Protestant agreements, disagreements based on the bible???
That is truly one of the most uninformed screeds I have read in a long time.
The author should consult many books by Protestant converts to Catholicism who have faced and answered all those kinds of accusations.
Scott Hahn, Peter Kreeft and Dave Armstrong on the net are a few suggestions.
The Early Church Fathers on The Church (Catholic Caucus)
Early Church Fathers on (Oral) Tradition - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Apostolic Succession - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Purgatory - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Salvation Outside the Church [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
The Early Church Fathers on Mary’s Perpetual Virginity - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on The Primacy of Peter/Rome (Catholic/Orthodox Caucus)
The Early Church Fathers on Hell - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Intercession of the Saints - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on The Real Presence - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Confession / Reconciliation - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on the Immaculate Conception - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Justification - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Contraception - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on Baptism - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
The Early Church Fathers on The Mother of God - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
See http://jesus-messiah.com/apologetics/zondervan.html for some interesting tidbits about the author. And hey that DONATE HERE button on the main page, what's that all about?
I see one large reason in your postto remain faithful to my Creed. Why not use the word for us that you really want to use?(Papists) Where are the accusations of idolatry and polytheism because we "worship" Mary and "worship" statues?
I know it must be early where you are, but wake up and try harder.
Good grief, at a time when the Christian church worldwide must confront both Islamofacists and secular progressives, the last thing it needs is bashing of certain branches of the Christian family tree branches by other branch members or churches.
Wow. The only thing that I can say, as a Catholic convert from Protestantism, is that the writer seems to have a lot of issues with the Church.
I feel sorry for him. He's missing out on a lot.
So, I may have a different viewpoint than from those who were born into the church. But, I tend to look at a lot of the objections in this essay as traditions rather than things straight from the Bible. And, in the long run, I believe that these traditions enhance the overall spiritual experience.
In my short time in the church, however, I have not been exposed to a lot of the disagreements that this writer claims. Sure, many of the traditions are not in the Bible, but that doesn't mean that we don't follow it.
Many of these are reasons why I left the Roman Catholic Church and became a member of the open bible catholic church.