Posted on 02/22/2013 5:43:18 PM PST by NYer
A protestant at the prom....don't even think about it.
But I believe in the goodness of the church "in general" and the binding that it does do. If the Pope can be part of that force....I'm in. The intentions are right.
Nope, not just you. It's typical of the arrogance displayed by some who claim to follow the "one true church." They belittle and demean others in the name of "love" all the while bastardizing the word "love."
Personally, I'm just glad I won't be in their shoes come judgement day. I have enough of my own sin covered in Jesus' blood that I don't need to take on anyone else's.
Amen! Well said.
I know how you feel. I get the same way with some conservatives who seem to feel I can’t be conservative if I am not Christians.
Right. When liberals attack the RC Church I am always ready to defend the church!
A> Elevating of a “POPE” is against the 2nd Commandment.
B> Salvation is by faith that Jesus was sent to be our Savior from our sins and if believe this, we are saved.
Following a “POPE” does not help our Salvation.
C> The Bible says that we are all equal. So, we don’t need Popes or Cardinals to worship and kiss.
D> The thief on the cross was not a Catholic. Yet Jesus said he was going to Paradise.
E> Job was not Catholic yet he said he would see the Redeemer in the flesh one day.
F> Jesus was not Catholic yet he was perfect.
Only pick on the Primitive Hard-shell Baptists.
The others are good people.
The Primitive Hard-shell Baptists are really good people.
As a former Protestant now Catholic, I'm inclined to agree. One can make their case for the papacy without stating that other followers of Christ who disagree aren't "true" or real Christians. I didn't bother reading the article because Catholicism doesn't teach that our separated brethren aren't "true Christians." Any Catholic tempted to doubt this can refer to paragraphs 817-819 of the catechism.
From 818: [O]ne cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born into these communities [that resulted from such separation] and in them are brought up in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church accepts them with respect and affection as brothers....All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church.
Peace be with you.
there can omly be one true curch.....not 20,000 denominations....just one, and it must be Biblical and must date, without interruption, from Jesus to the present.....only the Catholic church fills that requirement.
And also with you.
Christ is my Lord and my Savior. No man can offer me anything more.
I am grateful to certain men an women who have shared Christ and the Gospel with me, but only God saves.
I am surprised someone didn't syncretistically inject The Holy Mother ahead of Jesus.
Is the Holy Mother important? Yes, of course. Is the Pope an important figure? Yes, of course.
Is Jesus/Yeshuah our savior?
Yes! Of course!
Is Yeshuah/God Almighty the One to whom we owe our eternal allegiance? Yes, of course!
As I recall it was a Baptist who baptized our Lord, long before Peter journeyed to Rome. Just sayin’.
Perhaps it's because Catholics worship the Most Holy Trinity in union with the saints. Not in addition to the saints.
Peace be with you.
One might think that inlight of the sick and twisted sexual scandals that were/are widespread in this same church - and that its leaders covered them up while further endangering children...
...and the current widespread (apparently) homosexual problems just revealed - that some now believe may be a large reason your current pope is resigning...
That you’d take time to clean house before you castigate Christians who trust and follow The Lord and Savior of all Christians.
Protestant views.
One might think that in light of the sick and twisted sexual scandals that were/are widespread in this same church - and that its leaders covered them up while further endangering children...
...and the current widespread (apparently) homosexual problems just revealed - that some now believe may be a large reason your current pope is resigning...
That you’d take time to clean house before you castigate Christians who trust and follow The Lord and Savior of all Christians.
Well said. The man who leads Catholicism is a sinful fallible man...just like the rest of us.
Thank you for saying so. I agree and have stated it many times. Just since Free Republic came back online yesterday, the Religion Forum was bombarded with Catholic Church-related threads as if these poor souls had nowhere else to turn to get their daily "fixes". All the daily threads usually posted STILL got posted for the days lost during downtime! For someone new coming here it would appear that Free Republic is an extension of the Vatican. It would be nice if threads that were in the RF could actually BE related to current events that have a religious "flavor", as this was the main reason why the category was created in the first place - a way for those who had no interest in religious discussions could avoid even seeing them.
As it stands, they have been allowed to continue to dominate the forum and attempts by others to dispute their conclusions are usually met with snark, scorn, condemnation and hostility. Threads such as this one are prime examples of PROVOCATION of non-Catholics and it would be nice if those who continue to post them - often the SAME ones year after year as if nobody had ever answered them - could refrain in the interest of what is best for Free Republic and not as tools of condescension and adversity. I don't imagine it will stop or slow down, do you? I wonder how much $$$, collectively, this one group contributes monthly to FR?
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