[reaganaut]

Thank you for the post. I do take issue with this one statement: “This, IMO, would be why the teaching of the Catholic Church, established at or near Christ’s death, should be accepted while teaching from other sects (such as Mormons) are not. “

Please do not put Mormons in the same camp as Protestants. It is not a topic for this thread and this is an ecumenical thread, however I would gladly discuss my reasons for that via Freepmail as I used to be Mormon.

[koraz]

I was not attempting to bash any other faith or sect - or attempt to “put them in the same camp.” If anyone took offense, I apologize. That is why I clearly stated that the statement was my opinion (IMO) inferring that anyone is free to agree or disagree with me. And I was responding to one of your earlier posts. You mentioned that being a former Mormon you were past blindly accepting church teaching just because you were told to. I was merely explaining why accepting Catholic Church teaching would be different (and thus, IMO, be worthily of blind faith) - because these teaching came from the earliest days of Christianity they could be deemed to be divinely inspired. That was my attempt to explain what is much better explained in a link posted earlier in this thread. http://www.cuf.org/faithfacts/details_view.asp?ffID=102

I think the issue for any protestant sect to explain is why they accepted such teachings for at least 1,500 years and then ‘determined’ that it was no longer valid. Again not a bash but more an explanation as to why I am firmly rooted in my Catholic faith - which I believe is a response to your initial question.

I do sense you are on a spiritual journey. That is always inspiring to observe. I will pray for you and wish you much success in your journey!