Seems like Rome changes so many things they could do a quick erase of these anathemas if they really wanted to.
But they don't want to. They like them on the books and still "in effect" for their own peculiar reasons.
I guess we'll just have to face being cursed by Rome for a while longer. 8~)
Oh the Humanity.
BTW if you are cursed with the prouncement of an "Anathema" can that be rescinded? Is Beckwith still under the Anathema?
Has Beckwith repented of his Grace alone Reformation theology? Or is he trying to eccumenicize and harmonize his Five Solas Reformed Protestant Theology with Roman tradition based works salvation theology?
I suspect it won't be long before Beckwith is branded a heretic by Rome.
Dear Sister, It seems you don,t understand how the Catholic Church applied "anathema" at the Council of Trent
John Henry Cardinal Newman explains this well
"The vivid Greek term anathema, meaning "accursed," is directed by the Council of Trent and other Catholic ecumenical councils primarily towards doctrines, rather than persons, based on the ancient practice in the Church of condemning heretical teachings -- a procedure itself derived biblically from passages such as Galatians 1:8-9 and 1 Corinthians 16:22 (the latter has anathema both in Greek and in many English versions). There is nothing improper whatsoever in defining correct doctrine and rejecting contrary notions. St. Paul does this constantly. The Catholic Church, however, makes no presumption as to the eternal destiny of any individual whatsoever (not even Martin Luther, whom many Protestants might suspect was on our "damned" list). Most emphatically: neither anathema nor excommunication means "proclaimed damned (by the Church)," as many Protestants mistakenly suppose. The more literal meanings are "out of the Church" (in the sense of divergence from its doctrines) or "out of communion" (with the sacraments and the Christian fellowship of believers). Excommunication is perfectly in accord with Pauline practices and teachings as expounded in, e.g., 1 Corinthians 5:3-5, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 1 Timothy 1:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:14-19, 4:14-15, as well as our Lord's express injunction in Matthew 18:15-18. "
I wish you a Blessed Evening!