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To: annalex
Name one. You can correctly point to beliefs that are not directly taught by the scripture. But there is nothing that the Church teaches that contradicts the scripture. This stands tin stark contrast to the Protestant nonsense that is directly contradicted by plain scripture in its foundations.

Here is an interesting one that I recall off the bat.

1 Tim 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

1,098 posted on 11/08/2010 6:16:03 AM PST by bkaycee
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To: bkaycee

That is addressed to the gnostics who indeed forbade people to marry and forbade certain foods. But the scripture also teaches that celibacy is good for the servant of God (1 Cor 7:32-25) and so are various forms of mortification of the flesh, including fasting: Romans 8:13, Matthew 4:2.

The Curch does not force anyone to be a vegetarian or to go into Latin Rite priesthood. These are things people do voluntarily.


1,224 posted on 11/09/2010 6:21:06 PM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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