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To: Petronski
Dear Catholic Friends,

Please remember that not all Protestants have these hate filled, slanderous, feelings towards other Christians. I remember the one time a friend invited me to her "church", at that point I had no problem attending services of other faiths. I was shocked to learn that a basically uneducated man, was literally able to pitch a tent, and spew venom in the name of God. Even worst, people accepted anything he said.

I thought all churches were like ours. My priest was an accomplished accountant by trade, and had an additional 6 years of theological training. (We really take our gifts for granted.)

It took me years to get over the notion that other Christians weren't in the business of attacking our church and spreading lies. I even took my child out of a Christian school and requested our Catholic school teach apologetics.

The truth is that people whose faith amounts to attacking other faiths, are few. Most people focus on walking on their personal spiritual journey, in some cases are able to accomplish that better than many Catholics. We are all subject to temptation and deception. If we respond with animosity, we are sinning in the same manner. Remember that the devil even tempted Jesus with the word of God. Consider it a temptation by the devil to resent others. It happened to me. It is pride that allows us to get indignant at false accusations. May God help us carry our crosses with humility and love.

Thank you God for all your gifts, and thank you Jesus for sanctifying everything that you touched here on earth. May the Holy Spirit give us all the blessings of discernment and temperance.

562 posted on 02/18/2010 11:27:32 AM PST by mgist
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To: mgist
Please remember that not all Protestants have these hate filled, slanderous, feelings towards other Christians.

Only a vanishingly-small percentage of protestants hate Catholics.

565 posted on 02/18/2010 11:29:38 AM PST by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: mgist

It would be a wonderful gift to sanity and Biblical Christianity if you’d be able to tell us all

which . . . portions . . .

of . . . MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY . . .

does any Roman Catholic et al

consider to be lies?


567 posted on 02/18/2010 11:31:53 AM PST by Quix ( POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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