[boatbums]

Thank you for your efforts to put together a well-reasoned and educated response. I think it is self evident that those who operated under the express approval of Rome to conquer and enslave did so fully reasoning that they were BLESSED by doing so. They went ahead with the understanding of "God's" approval based solely on the fact that the Roman Catholic Church encouraged and permitted it. That later Catholics decide such warrants did not fall under the express formula for "infallible" pronouncements in any way affect those who did the conquering and enslaving? No. They proceeded with the full expectation that they were acting righteously because they had the Papal letters to prove it! It didn't seem to occur to anyone that the Pope's okays were questionable - they came from the Vicar of Christ himself!

It is tedious to try to carry on a dialog with some people who make it their habit to move the goalposts every time they get in a sticky corner unable to honestly wriggle out. I don't so much see the benefit in continuing for them alone which is why I know we are really talking to those who are open to hearing the truth - even when it may challenge their biases. Thanks again and God bless you for your hard work. It is much appreciated.

[mitch5501]

"It is much appreciated"

Yes it certainly is!Thankyou BD and also you boatbums for the hard yards you put in.I don't have the time or,quite frankly,the smarts but I do read almost everything you guys post.

It's a wonderfull thing to excell in the edifying of the body...God bless you both!

[BlueDragon]

Thank you. It can be a struggle to be understood, and gratifying when one is. I knew you'd be able to see how the concepts overlapped.

Just as long ago. Until different.

I'm not the first to notice. The Spaniards noticed. The clergy noticed, though some spoke against the results, using the Word and what they knew or sensed of it to judge the result. Most historians have long noticed (!)