CHRISTIAN: A name first given to the followers of our Lord at Antioch (Acts xi, 26). Since the rise of Protestantism the name has been used in so many different senses as to have become almost meaningless: it may indicate a Catholic or a Unitarian, or even be applied to an infidel who displays some virtue which is associated with Christ. It may reasonably be applied to the members of all the ancient churches whether in communion with the Holy See or not, and to those Protestants who profess, explicitly -or implicitly, the Nicean creed in its traditional Interpretation. The Church puts no definite official meaning on the word, as she does on Catholic. (Catholic Dictionary, Donald Attwater, 1958, TAN Books)
Slightly Older Catechism:
PROTESTANT: Protestants teach that everyone should read the Bible and interpret it for himself. As a result, they do not agree within their own ranks as to just what is to be believed. Indeed, the number of Protestants who believe in the Trinity is diminishing rapidly; and many who profess to believe in it have only a vague notion of what the Trinity means. Therefore, there are many Protestants, including Protestant ministers, who either doubt or deny Christ’s divinity, and so can hardly be considered Christians.”
I regard Catholicism as a denomination of Christianity which is no less fallible, and no more ordained than any other denomination. I am sure there are erroneous interpretations of scripture in the Catholic church, just as there are likely errant interpretations within Protestant denominations.
Thank the Almighty for Grace, which will undoubtedly cleanse us of honest doctrinal misinterpretations.
That there are Protestants and Catholics (perhaps even ministers, pastors, priests and bishops) that do not meet the qualitiative definition of “Christian” is undeniable. But, though I believe Christianity to be the truth, I do not believe any one denomination has a monopoly on infallible scriptural interpretation. As such, I give no particular weight to Catholic catechism.
SnakeDoc
Welcome to FRee Republic, n00b...
So are you saying that mormons are Christians ???
Thats what this thread is about...
This is not a Catholics V Protestants thread...
Whoever came up with those definitions, sure didn’t have an agenda. </sarc