A very little research will show that that Dominican friars are not monks in the modern sense either...
Dominican monks are cloistered in the sense that they live in secluded areas and are prone to pray and worship...
Friars are located in building next to or close to schools or churches and participate in the public ministry...
Some of the Dominican monasteries have turned into friaries...Apparently while keeping their old titles, at least, unofficially...
There is a large Dominican monastery in Washing D.C...Right now...
What I am seeing here is the same old song and dance. You have the anti-Catholics who slander the Church with the same claims that have existed for generations. You have the Catholics who will defend it until their last breath. You have the Catholics who attack the protestants and those who will defend the protestants.
Give me a break. What a joke.
You’re arguing from a platform balanced on a single pole, and you shout and point at each other with fervor. All the while, that platform is wobbling back and forth.
Most of the protestants I’ve met who are anti-Catholic have never set foot in a Catholic church because they’re so convinced it’s astray and “of the devil.” They make claims like “the readings are out of context.”
Most of the Catholics I’ve met who are anti-Protestant haven’t set foot in a protestant church because they feel that church has gone astray and abandoned the One True Church. They may claims like “the readings are out of context.”
On the rare occasion that I’ve met someone who went to a service for the opposing denomination, they were so closed minded because they already had preconceived notions they were not willing to challenge that the experience was lost.
You want something to argue about? Here it is: The Eucharist. Of all the things that differ between Catholics and Protestants, the one thing that REALLY influences the church’s ties to Christ is the Eucharist. Not whether a priest or pastor is married and has kids, not whether they wear a suit and tie or holy vestments, not even whether they follow a liturgical calendar or pick out single verses that relate to the season’s theme.
It’s the BODY and BLOOD of our SAVIOR CHRIST. Catholics believe it is to be taken weekly (at the very least), and that the Sacrament is literally the Body and Blood. Protestants, in many cases (I leave room for possible error on my part), do not. In most churches I have attended, the Communion was for Easter and maybe Christmas, and it didn’t include wine.
For the love of God- literally- realize that when it comes to LANGUAGE, that is the text of our Holy Bible, you’re going to have three times as many interpretations as you do readers. It’s the nature of man and his relation to linguistic structure.
Seriously. I want to be pinged on a Catholic vs Protestant title bout that isn’t the same crud I always see. Can someone please provide that?