I think your post here is largely irrelevant.
It is true that someone may be speaking broadly, generally, not meaning “without exception,” but rather, “in most cases,” and use the word “you” to communicate that broad-brush. Even more generally, people may use the word “you” without even an intended general target. “You” may be as broad as “all humanity.”
But it clearly was not in the poster's posts. The poster's post was directed at Catholics, and without exception.
The poster describes the target group - Catholics - and then, about the target group, says, “And none of you would...”
This leaves little ambiguity. Words have meaning. The poster means to say certain things about the target group - Catholics - and is not generalizing, is not painting with a broad brush. Rather, the poster is saying, “This is true of Catholics, every last one of you.”
The use of “you” in the most general, non-specific sense can be a misunderstanding, a use of sloppy speech, no more. But here, there is no ambiguity. The poster has directly targeted Catholic, every last one of us, without exception.
THAT is making it personal.
Not that it should matter.
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I was told whatever I said to a collective group was not making it personal...group of Catholics...not personal.
But I sure could get personal over some of the cry babies here.
What are Catholics gonna do when Satan comes lapping at their heels if they cannot even handle an exchange here without running to a mod? Would have loved to see how the Catholic cry babies here would have handled themselves in a crisis situation like the Kenyan mall. No mod to run to there and say....personal...no fair...our feelings are hurt. Gotta get out in the real world with real persecution and learn how to handle yourselves. It won’t stand still why some Catholics cry about it.
And, oh yes, I have been warned about all the cry baby offenders and I know who all are.
So please take the Catholic whine somewhere else!
If a poster writes "Catholics worship Mary" that is not making it personal but if he says "You worship Mary" that IS making it personal.
If a poster writes "LDS is a cult" that is not making it personal but if he says "You are a cultist" that IS making it personal.
If a poster writes "Protestants are their own gods" that is not making it personal but if he says "You are your own god" that IS making it personal.
Posters who take global condemnations personally should neither read nor post to "open" RF threads and instead read and post to RF threads labeled "caucus" "ecumenical" "prayer" or "devotional."
get over it...this is an informal discussion among cHRISTIANS, AND A FEW NON-CHRISTIANS( CONCERNING THEIR BELIEFS...no one goes to hell because he/she doesn't follow the suggestians on F/R....(why do I always hit the caps lock key????????)