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To: caww
"So then it is true catholics will only accept writings approved by the Vatican?"

Close, Catholics only accept writing vetted by the Vatican. It beats the hell out of relying on the Rev. Billy-Bob Rolex and those with a purely political agenda for theological advice.

96 posted on 01/01/2011 11:17:57 AM PST by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law; bkaycee; caww; wmfights; CynicalBear; metmom; RnMomof7; 1000 silverlings
Trust in the Vatican is misplaced since the papacy has shown itself to err time and again for centuries.

Trust in your God-given conscience and the fact He has given eyes to see and ears to hear to those who are His.

Pray for the ability to discern the word of God. It's the way God has chosen to sanctify and instruct His children, according to the teaching of the free gift of the indwelling Holy Ghost.

Christ told us not to rely on men and their errant doctrines nor on magisteriums made up of enfeebled authoritarians who do not understand the word of God.

Rely on Scripture. It is eternal. And when men defy it or deny it or contradict it, the error is obvious to all those given eyes to see.

By its foul, idolatrous teaching of "another Christ" and "other mediators" and "queens of heaven" and "infallible" old men in dresses and "holy" relics and empty rituals, Rome shows itself to be corrupt, and clearly not in alignment with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

97 posted on 01/01/2011 11:33:06 AM PST by Dr. Eckleburg (("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose))
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To: Natural Law; caww; 1000 silverlings; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; boatbums; ...
Close, Catholics only accept writing vetted by the Vatican. It beats the hell out of relying on the Rev. Billy-Bob Rolex and those with a purely political agenda for theological advice.

Considering the opulence in which the pope and his lackeys live, and the history of the Catholic church, it's hysterically laughable that you are criticizing relying on men with a political agenda for theological advice.

The Roman Catholic church's entire history reeks of political agenda.

99 posted on 01/01/2011 11:48:52 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Natural Law
Catholics only accept writing vetted by the Vatican.

Well then that sure explains why many catholics are handicapped in their understanding....I'll assume "vetted" is a soft sell on censorship.

153 posted on 01/01/2011 6:47:25 PM PST by caww
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