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To: Theo
That’s exactly the arrogance I tire of, that the church in Rome is somehow the one church in which the “fullness of truth” resides.

You seem to get this wrong continually. The Catholic Church is the Church that Jesus founded. ("Catholic" means "universal" -- i.e., there aren't any others out there). Your statement seems to place the Church alongside all of the other communities out there, denominations. That's not the way Christ intended it to be (you'll recall St. Paul's usage of the expression: "one body")(you will also recall this famous line, I'm sure: What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apol'los," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." To which, there is the answer, and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.)

558 posted on 05/29/2008 6:27:30 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: markomalley

No, Jesus did not found “The Catholic Church.” He founded the “catholic” (meaning “universal”) Church. His Church is not found in Rome, but among those of us who follow Him.

Your free to have the Pope as your senior pastor. That’s fine. I’d prefer, though, that Roman Catholics not imply that my pastor is any less legitimate than yours.


570 posted on 05/29/2008 6:46:15 PM PDT by Theo (Global warming "scientists." Pro-evolution "scientists." They're both wrong.)
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