[fr_freak]

With that in mind, would you reconsider this statement of yours:

Actually, that part of my statement is not just based on the whole Mary controversy. It has been my personal experience that many Protestant types, rather than simply considering it to be another variation of Christianity, compulsively bash Catholicism and usually do so with a distorted version of some teaching or another (since my knowledge of Catholic doctrine is limited at best, I usually ask some knowledgeable Catholic after the fact). My most recent experience was with a couple of Seventh Day Adventists, who are of the opinion that the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon, etc., etc. To support that view they cited "Catholic" beliefs which later turned out to be incorrect interpretations of Catholic doctrine, at least according to my Catholic source.

That many Protestants bash Catholicism is indisputable. You can see that right here on FR. That much of that bashing is based on perceived Catholic beliefs which may not be correct interpretations of Catholic doctrine is also evident, even from the FR threads. I have also personally witnessed the compulsive need of some Protestant groups to bash Catholicism. So, I stick with my assertion that many Protestants bash Catholicism based on distorted or exaggerated interpretations of Catholic belief.

[xone]

Actually, that part of my statement is not just based on the whole Mary controversy.

That much of that bashing is based on perceived Catholic beliefs which may not be correct interpretations of Catholic doctrine is also evident, even from the FR threads.

I don't dispute these statements. In this case, however, the Catholic dogma presented doesn't appear to be in question.

'So, I stick with my assertion that many Protestants bash Catholicism based on distorted or exaggerated interpretations of Catholic belief.

So in this particular case, are 'the many Protestants' able to dispute this dogma without it being seen as 'bashing' in your opinion?