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To: dangus
I’ll only defend Rome inasfar as doctrine; I’ll cede many a point about bad governance.

Her model of hierarchy is part of Her doctrine, so I can't see how you can separate the two.

Or perhaps had he lacked his tendency towards provocation, sarcasm, and exaggeration that are cited by his defenders as explanations for his more outrageous comments.

All of those traits are things I associate with normal interaction between my very German relatives.

Uh, the conflict against the Muslims?

To outsiders, Muslims, snotty folks from the south that look down their noses at you & consider you to be nuttin but simpletons, six of one, half a dozen of the other. The swords that each wields are similarly sharp. The guy who has stood with his boot on your neck asking you to defend him... I'm sure the first thing you'd consider would be to rush to his aid.

41 posted on 01/03/2008 3:02:14 PM PST by GoLightly
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To: GoLightly

>> Her model of hierarchy is part of Her doctrine, so I can’t see how you can separate the two. <<

“Governance,” not “government.” A government can be a fine model (say, the USA), and yet the governance be poor (say, Jimmuh Carter’s administration). The crucial aspect of the form of Papal government is that it a means for the infallibility of doctrine, not effectiveness of administration.

>> To outsiders, Muslims, snotty folks from the south that look down their noses at you & consider you to be nuttin but simpletons, six of one, half a dozen of the other. <<

And therein lies the evil of Luther’s movement; it was based on an understandable but all-too human reaction, not on doctrine.


47 posted on 01/03/2008 6:14:37 PM PST by dangus
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