Protestants becoming Catholics.
Chairs being rearranged on the deck of the Titanic.
Yep.
Dave Hunt made a great point several years back.
Catholics accuse protestants critical of Catholic teaching of “Catholic bashing.” But criticism of protestant teaching (of which there is plenty) is never considered by them as Protestant bashing. Why?
Funny stuff thank you for posting.
You are wrong about Catholicism: it is the original central branch of Christianity and doesn't need any help from you. We have the strong presence of the Holy Spirit and real sacraments, as given from the hands of Jesus.
If you find yourselves driven to spread the message of the Gospel, I'd recommend going where you are most needed - we have billions of souls who really need that saving message in the Middle East and Asia, so go for it. A tiny bit riskier than annoying the good folks here, but so much more appropriate.
If we really wanted to bash Catholics we would ignore them and let them march proudly towards an eternity without Christ.Ruh-roh! Then puhleeease start "really" bashing, and leave us the heck alone. (Already received Christ today, received Him yesterday, and will receive Him tomorrow...)
I think that I will continue to pray that we all become ONE as Jesus and the Father are...that the world may see. It is our division and the fighting among ourselves that horribly damages the witness to the world.
WEhat utter and ccomplete nonsense. The ignorance displayed by these two sentences is breath taking! I was going to offer an arguement but my father advised strongly against arguing with fools.
As a Catholic, I do not take every criticism of my Church, nor persons of other faiths honestly but starkly pointing out our differences, as “bashing”.
Of course, it sure beats having to do the tough work of being an actual missionary and finding people who do not know Christ.
Much easier to just let someone else do the hard work and then swoop in with some snappy patter.
I judge people’s religious advocacy the same way I would any other public behavior: Is it obnoxious or not?
If you are a Protestant determined to save all the Catholics you meet from “damnation,” you are obnoxious. And vice versa.
You want to stick literature under my windshield wiper? Fine. You want to mail me stuff? Fine. Please do make sure your literature doesn’t accuse Catholics of worshiping statues or a Babylonian sun god.
A rule of thumb I would suggest is: Are you (Catholic or Protestant) primarily interested in winning arguments with Protestants or Catholics? If so, stay home.
I think this point is worthy of further discussion by all.
First off, I believe that aborted babies go to Heaven. Several have said so, but my opinion was shaped by Dr. James Kennedy many years ago who prepared a logical, extensive, and Biblical basis for asserting it. Seems to me a 7 month old fetus is less inclined to confess the Lord Jesus as a result of their own self will than a 7 month old newborn.
Second, in Baptism, the baby is saved by the Grace of God through faith. The faith of the Godparents, according to Catholic teaching. Are there not examples of healing or other miracles in the Bible through the faith of someone other than the healed/saved/cured? I have to go back but I do think it is the case.
Finally, who is really to say what goes through a baby's mind and spirit at or shortly after birth? Who's to say if and how that infant, in their own way, did reach out to God for salvation? After all, God knew him before he was conceived, and God has fearfully and wonderfully made that boy/girl.
Michelle Bachmann grew up WELS, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, I’ve totally read all of their documents, that is a Conservative Church, very Life Affirming, Male-only Pastors, no radicalism and Christian (vs. say the ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America)that I see a real common ground between so-called Protestantism and Catholicism.
The list of Popes, starting with Peter.
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She was raised Pentecostal and I was raised Catholic. We had some wonderful conversations about our faith.
She had always been told how Catholicism was of the devil, but she loved me and always treated me with respect.
Towards the end of her life she said to me that she finally realized that we were not all that different in our love of Jesus.
A friend of hers gave her a crucifix which she cherished.
She didn't become Catholic and I never became Pentecostal, but that doesn't matter.
I have never met anyone who was as clearly as holy as she was in her daily life.
At the end of her life she was nearly blind and very hard of hearing, but she thanked God that she had no physical pain.
Her one goal was to see the face of Jesus.
I have no doubt at all that she succeeded.
Jodyel, this is an excellent, much-needed piece. Thank you for posting it.
Divide and conquer .... followed by Sharia Law.
**Are We Really Catholic Bashing?**
Yes, very much, especially some noted posters.