[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Reconcile it? Don’t be a fool. I don’t reconcile it at all. Such actions, by anyone, at any time, were, and are, heinous crimes and damnable sins.

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Are you saying the Catholic Church has strayed and is not true to the original teachings of the Apostles?

[Mrs. Don-o]

Member of the Catholic church have strayed all through history, and have not been true to the original teachings of the Apostles.

Remember that of Christ's select, right-hand men, his original 12 hand-picked Apostles, one betrayed Him, one thrice denied Him, and 9 others just fled like scalded rats toward the tall grass. Who remained at the foot of the Cross? One --- John -- and Christ's Blessed Mother, Mary. There stood the Church.

"Members of" the Church? We're all --- I am sorry to say this --- sinners.

Members of the Body of Christ are sinners.

A terrible paradox.

But Christ loves this Bride of His, and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless...

[Mrs. Don-o]

a"...and nine others just fled like scalded rats toward the tall grass."

The first instance if history, by the way, of the Catholic bishops acting collegially....

[Elsie]

Are you saying the Catholic Church has strayed and is not true to the original teachings of the Apostles?

Only in practice.

Our DOCTRINE has remained pure as the driven snow!

--Catholic_Wannabe_Dude(Hail Mary!)