Yes, the Protestant heresies are indeed a product of Catholicism and we remain somewhat responsible for them. Perhaps one day a pope should issue an apology for all the harm that the so-called reformation had caused the mankind. The Protestants should, indeed, realize that their beliefs are nothing but an unfortunate corruption of valid Catholic beliefs. The same cannot be said for Protestantism: while I recognize that many Protestants have sincere faith, I do not see anything of value in any distinctly Protestant doctrine.
Yeah, they should all be killed off, much like those bare-foot, buck-toothed Waldensian and others, whom dared defy a certain church's overblown claims to sole authority.Phhffft.
Somewhat responsible is right. You're getting warmer...
More TradCat drivel. As if the European world had not been much subject to them previously, and had lived through centuries of decidedly mixed results. Human beings leave a lot to be desired, when it comes to actually living out lives yielded to His Spirit. They did then, they do now. Blaming the "now" fully upon the Reformers is to ignore the fallen condition of man, himself, pretending that once upon a time, all was right within the reaches of Roman Catholicism.
What happened to those Waldensian again? Oh, right. They were slaughtered like sheep, many of them...with the legalistic cover & blessings of the RCC.
What makes the "beliefs" all valid? When we look back to the Early Church, and weigh all since & present in the balances of the Word, validity for all "Catholic beliefs" begins to rapidly evaporate
I suppose that may much turn upon what is meant by "distinctly Protestant doctrine". If that was to be defined, I'll submit here that the best ones to speak towards that are not the TradCats whom seek to pin the tail on the donkey. Much in the same way Catholicism is best defined by Catholics, or is that too much to ask?