Posted on 09/12/2009 6:44:04 AM PDT by NYer
“You have a vivid imagination.”
Thank you, you are very kind, and it is nice to leave on a positive note.
That was not a positive note.
Right on...But no problem...What's important are the lurkers who may be swayed one way or the other...Whoever ever of them watched this attempted deception were I'm sure shown a little bit of the 'truth' put out by the so called one true Church...
“That was not a positive note.”
Yes it was...
You consider all the false and imagined statements you posted positive?
That level of delusion is a sad thing. Not positive.
“You consider all the false and imagined statements you posted positive?”
I was trying not to assign ill-motive to you. Granted, you’re making it hard with all the semantic games you play, but still...
“That level of delusion is a sad thing. Not positive.”
Friend, if I actually explained what was going on to you, it would make it less fun for me. You’ll figure it out eventually.
Looks like you've outed an anti-Protestant bigot.
As I said: you have a vivid imagination, not in a good way.
“I’m sure shown a little bit of the ‘truth’ put out by the so called one true Church...”
Friend, Do not judge Catholicism by the acts of a few misguided individuals on this thread. The VAST majority of Catholic faithful want to do the right thing.
“As I said: you have a vivid imagination, not in a good way.”
I choose to take it in a good way, so thank you.
If you are going to claim to be the only true church,
act like one - be sexually pure.
If you don’t want to be sexually pure, and expel those
priests who are not, then don’t claim to represent
Christ.
No it's not. Are rabbis protestant? As ansel12 pointed out, the authors of the article considered and wrote about Catholic clergy also.
""Clergy sexual misconduct was defined as minister, priests, rabbis, or other clergypersons or religious leaders who make sexual advances or propositions to persons in the congregations they serve who are not their spouses or significant others."
If you dont want to be sexually pure, and expel those priests who are not, then dont claim to represent Christ.
That is not our, nor your, prerogative to demand.
It can not be that clear. You don’t seem to be able to distinguish between the individual and the Church.
Does this include step-fathers? Does the study distinguish betwwen the percentage of biological fathers vs. stepfathers or even bio-mom's new boyfriend? Just curious.
“It can not be that clear. You dont seem to be able to distinguish between the individual and the Church.
It’s very clear. If a priest, or in the case of a
protestant church, whatever they call them, is sexually
immoral, they should no longer serve in that position.
The church authority should remove them. If they aren’t
willing to hold to and enforce God’s commandments, they
are no longer a church.
ampu
Your own personal interpretation of the Bible that is.
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