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Answering 10 Catholic Complaints (Part One and Two)
Pillar of Truth Ministry ^ | March 3 & 4, 2015 | Jason Marianna

Posted on 07/08/2015 6:24:59 AM PDT by Gamecock

This thread is offered as a rebuttal to the thread titled 10 Things Catholics Are Tired of Hearing

Source
Article one: Answering 10 Catholic Complaints (part 1)
Article two: Answering 10 Catholic Complaints (part 2)

Some website called catholic365.com put up this article last month which was making the rounds in social media. I had never heard of the site, and I don’t make it my habit to read Romanist blogs. However one of my Catholic friends put it on her Facebook wall and was very happy about it. I read it, thought it to be a completely ridiculous set of arguments premised on falsehoods and fallacies (in other words, par for the course for Rome’s apologists), and moved on with my life. Why waste the brain cells?

However, it kept coming up. I would see it again and again. Most people I encountered touting the article acted like this was some sort of trump card in Romanist apologetics. I realized that even though I believed it to be amateurish (and my formerly catholic wife found it to be laughable), this was becoming red meat thrown to the catholic populous. The time had come to deal with it and expose it for what it really is.

It is called “10 Things Catholics Are Tired of Hearing.” Now, I’ll say this… if these are the types of arguments they hear all the time… guys, we need to do better. Most of what is responded to in their post are issues that eat around the edges and don’t go after the heart of why Godly men left this apostasy 500 years ago. Maybe this is because most evangelicals don’t share their faith, or don’t know their faith. Maybe this is because most evangelicals can’t articulate the Gospel. Maybe this is because most evangelicals like to discuss the small stuff and are scared of the “big” stuff. I don’t know, but what I DO know is that we have to do better. Each and every time we talk to a Catholic, the issue we should be discussing is the Gospel. Rome is heresy because it has a wrong Gospel. That wrong Gospel leads to 6 billion (probably) other heresies, but if you can make them see their need for the right Gospel, the rest will come easy. Keep your eyes on the prize, guys.

Nonetheless, let’s deal with the article:

1.“Catholics worship statues.”

This stereotype is painful to hear. Not only is this completely false, but it is ludicrous. Despite the fact that there are 801 millions Protestants world-wide, according to the Pew Research Center, my rant will be geared towards our brothers and sisters in the United States. In this country, approximately 51.5% of people are Protestant Christians. Realistically, most of these families have pictures in their home, which is completely normal, right? Right. They have pictures of their loved ones, both living and deceased. Is it not hypocritical then to say that Catholics are idol worshipers, when these families have portraits of their loved ones on the walls? If these Protestant families can have pictures of Uncle Bernie and Mawmaw hanging on the wall, then most certainly the Church can present pictures of our beloved Jesus, his disciples, and the saints.

Yeah right. Anyone who has walked into a Catholic church before knows this is plainly ridiculous. I’m an Italian American who grew up among a Catholic family. The entirety of the religion seemed to me to be one form of statue worship after another. My relatives would pray to a statue at night, pin money to a statue at a festival, put a statue in their yard which was never supposed to fall over, put statues above their bed, light candles to statues in church, and construct ENTIRE PRAYER SERVICES to a statue.

Just look at the horror in the faces of the people when this happened:Link

I mean, good grief!

But, let’s deal with their argument here. Yeah, we all have pictures of Uncle Bernie and MeeMaw in our homes. We might value those pictures a great deal. We don’t say prayers to those pictures. We don’t light candles to those pictures. We don’t think those pictures are anything other than… PICTURES. It’s not the same thing. I may have a picture of my Mom in my house, but my family isn’t carrying a statue of my Mom into the family room on a Wooden Platform and singing songs about it. Give me a break!

2.“Catholics pray to Mary instead of God.”

This is a very common misconception throughout the Protestant community, and while I can understand why it is, I am also disheartened that many jump to such a harsh conclusion of the Catholic faith. We don’t pray to Mary, we ask her to pray for us, just as a Protestant asks their deceased grandparent/parent to watch over them.

You don’t pray to Mary, huh? Are you sure about that?

These things littered the funerals of my childhood and took me less than a minute on Google to find. I remember collecting them and keeping them like baseball cards. I used to get excited when there would be new ones at someone’s funeral. They had them for all of the “saints”, but especially for Mary. Praying to Mary is the most catholic thing about being catholic. Claiming you don’t pray to Mary is utterly absurd and demonstrably false. And for the record, if a Protestant friend of mine was asking a deceased family member to watch over them, I’d plead with them to repent.

3. “The saints can’t hear your prayers, because they are dead.”

I beg to differ. Since when is anyone who is in Heaven considered dead? We call it the afterLIFE for a reason. In fact, there is biblical proof that the saints can hear our prays:
-Revelation 5:8 “And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.”
-Revelation 8:3-4 “Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.”

Oh the eisogesis!

Revelation 5:8 has elders holding bowls of incense which are prayers of the saints. Revelation 8:3-4 has the prayers represented as incense again, and this time offered up by an angel (saints are nowhere to be found). At what point in either verse do we see those offering the incense hearing the prayers? It’s just not there. The reason you think it’s there is because you want it to be.

4. “Mother Mary isn’t important; she’s just like anyone else.”

If our Blessed Mother isn’t important, then every female would have had an immaculate conception. For this reason, that is why the declarative statement above doesn’t make sense. Of course Mother Mary is important, she gave birth to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What is so amazing about the Catholic faith is the fact that we recognize the importance of Mary, and we honor her accordingly. She is a role model and saint for all Christians to look up to, because she submitted to God completely. Until the day another woman gives birth to Jesus, no one will ever be just like Mary. She is a very special, holy woman.

I have no doubt Mary plays a special role in the life of Jesus. The Lord and Savior of the world called her Mom. No doubt he loved her like I love my Mom, only He was a perfect son and I’m… well… not. None of this in anyway confers anything unique about Mary as a person. She was a lady like any other. She was favorable in the eyes of God, but so was Ruth. She was used of God in a special way, but so was Esther. She was a Godly woman, but so was Lydia. Ruth, Esther, and Lydia were just women. Sisters in Christ, no doubt! Honorable women? Absolutely! Higher than all other humans, co-redemptive, and mediatory? No way!

Just a little FYI for our Catholic Friends, Mary sinned and thought her son was crazy: “{21} When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.” … {31} Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. {32} A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”” {Mar 3:21, 31-32 NASB}

Wait wait wait… you mean Jesus had BROTHERS too? So that means Mary wasn’t a perpetual virgin either? How ’bout that! Funny things happen when you read the Bible.

5. “Catholics made up all their rules.” Every single tradition we have in the Catholic Church, namely during Mass, has biblical roots. Not to mention the fact that Jesus was the founder of our Church. I don’t know about you, but Jesus doesn’t make mistakes.

Every single tradition has Biblical roots, huh? Great. Show me the part of the Bible about Mary being a co-redeemer. Show me the part of the Bible where the priest is another Christ. Show me where we are to pray to the saints. Show me the need for a re-sacrifice of Christ from Scripture. Explain to me from the Bible the practice of indulgences. Let’s start with these five things and see how well your “biblical roots” hold up.

Continuing on the theme from yesterday, we need to avoid these types of arguments when talking to followers of false religions such as Roman Catholicism. The issue is and always will be the Gospel. Roman Catholics do not believe the Gospel in the Bible, they believe a false one. We ill-serve our Lord if we center our evangelism to Catholics on how they’re wrong to pray to Mary (or whatever may come up) and miss the Gospel. Preach the Gospel, and if they have been appointed unto belief, they’ll stop praying to Mary soon enough.

That said, we can effectively deal with these types of complaints from Rome and its apologists. They don’t have good arguments, and too much of their silly apologetic is built upon falsehood and revisionist history. So, continuing with the catholic365 article…

6. “God said to confess sins to Him, not a priest.” This one is a personal favorite of mine. Drum roll please.

-James 5:16 “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”

It is true that we pray directly to God, and ask Him to forgiveness, however for sins (mortal) we do as Jesus commands and confess it to one another (our priests). Jesus said this directly to his disciples, so through Him, they were able to forgive sins. This power passed down to every priest, and so on and so forth. That felt good.

Well, we’re all glad you feel better. While you have your Bible open to James, let’s examine the context of what you say is the justification for the abomination that is Catholic Confession. Verse 13 begins a new thought for James as he asks if anyone is suffering, and directs those sufferers to pray. The cheerful? They should sing praises. The sick? They should call the elders who should pray for the sickly and anoint them with oil. There’s no power or anything special in the oil, by the way. It was a medical practice of the day for bumps and bruises. Undoubtedly it carries with it the picture of ceremony familiar to Jews, but at best can simply be understood as care and encouragement from the elders. James tells us the prayer of the faithful will restore the one who is sick and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven. So, we ought to confess sins in a situation like that so others can pray for us.

Guess what isn’t there. A formula for how sins are forgiven in general. No, rather we have instructions for a particular set of circumstances. Are we honestly to believe that James, dealing with a particular situation, was setting up a formula for how sin was to be forgiven in contradiction to every other instance where we see forgiveness in the rest of Scripture?

As for the supposed power to forgive sins given to your priests directly from the Apostles… the statement is rife with pre-suppositions that must be dealt with. First, there is no apostolic succession involving your priests. Destroying the myth of the Apostolic papacy is another post for another time, but no serious historian actually believes Peter was the Bishop of Rome let alone started some sort of succession prior to his death. So, no, the “power” to forgive sins that Jesus supposedly gave your church is nothing more than an ability to bind and loose in the church in general (Matt 18:18-19). In other words, whatever the church acknowledges on Earth is acknowledged in Heaven. But the power to actually forgive is reserved for God alone (Mar 2:7, Luk 5:21). God forgives, we can count on it, and when we recognize it and preach it on Earth we can have every confidence it is already so in Heaven. Quite a different picture than relying on a priest to forgive, isn’t it?

7. “Catholicism is a cult.”

Jesus Christ founded this Church more than 2,000 years ago, I would hardly call it a cult.

Actually I’m with you on this one. Roman Catholicism is a false religion, but not a cult. A cult has far more control over it’s adherents, and since your Jesuits can hardly get along with your Franciscans, which hardly acknowledge the other sects, I’d say that’s a good argument Catholicism isn’t a cult. I’d also say since your Popes contradict each other, even anathematizing each other, that you hardly have the uniformity often found in cults. So, congratulations, we agree.

As for the being founded over 2,000 years ago? Got some news for you, the first 3 centuries of Christianity looked nothing like your religion and we’re not even sure Rome had a bishop for some of that time. No, you’re religion is a product of Roman societal norms. A slow and gradual investment of (false) importance into the church in the city of Rome and its leaders. Hardly the near eastern religion that turned the world upside down (Act 17:6). Rather, the European religion that turned to the world and became upside down.

8. “Catholics aren’t Christians.”

The word Christian is associated with anyone who follows Christ’s teachings, and since the Catholic Church does just that then we are to be called Christians. Not to mention Catholics were actually the first Christians.

No, my Catholic friends, you don’t follow Christ’s teachings. There are a number of places I could go for this, but let’s examine the reasons we protestants broke away from the Catholic church to begin with. Did Christ teach that Scripture Alone (2Tim 3:16-17) reveals that salvation is in Christ Alone (Jhn 14:6), through Faith Alone (Rom 3;28), by Grace alone (Eph 2:8-9)… plus nothing(1Co 2:1-5)… for the Glory of God alone? Or did Christ teach that Scripture needs tradition and a magisterium in order for the church to act as a gateway to Christ AND Mary for salvation by religious acts, through ritual for the entrenchment of the Roman papal order?

9. “Catholics added books to the Holy Bible.”

This one is so hilarious it hurts. For 300 years there was no Bible, only random writings from the prophets like St.Peter etc, until the Catholic monks compiled and canonized what is now known today as the Holy Bible. (That is until the Protestant Reformation occurred, in which one man *Martin Luther* removed 7 books). Ouch.

1) “For 300 years there was no Bible.”    Oh, so I guess all those church fathers were just lucky guessers then?   How about all that manuscript evidence?

2) “Until Catholic Monks compiled and canonized what is known today as the Holy Bible.”  Ok, my first question is if that’s true, then why do you need other authorities?  If it’s your book, why turn to tradition?  But it’s not your book, is it?  And you all know that, don’t you?  Monks didn’t exist for quite sometime after the first century and by the time they did, the Bible was prolific throughout the world.

3)  “(That is until the Protestant Reformation occurred, in which one man *Martin Luther* removed 7 books). Ouch.”  Good grief.  The books he took out were added by the magisterium to find justification for doctrines that weren’t found in what everyone already knew to be the Scriptures.  The books your people added?  Gnostic heresies and Inter-testamental books known from the Apocrypha of which only a small number of the faithful ever acknowledged as being inspired by God.  The thing that makes the Bible the Bible is that the faithful always recognized it as being divinely inspired.  So when a book like the Shepherd of Hermes came along, not written by an apostle, contradicting what was already Scripture, and of dubious lineage, most Christians knew enough to reject it.

It makes me sick that, in order to keep power, a church claiming to be the one true church takes credit for the inspired Word of God.  How dare you?

10. “Catholics believe you can pay your way into Heaven.”
We definitely do not. That is a huge misconception which occurred during the Protestant Reformation.

Well you got one part right, it did happen during the Protestant Reformation.  Tell us, how did you guys build that Basilica in Rome?  I’m sure donations just poured in because people thought you guys were just the bee’s knees, right?  Had nothing to do with promises of heaven or coins in cups ringing and souls springing, did it?  NAH!

My message to my Catholic friends is to repent.  You cannot count on the teachings of Rome to save you eternally.  You can only count on He who has overcome death and offered Himself up on your behalf… and only in Him ALONE.  Repent, trust Christ, and leave this wretched life behind.


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To: BlackAdderess

Oops. You were referring to something written by someone else and not by me.

My bad. Please forgive and thank you.


81 posted on 07/08/2015 5:30:14 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Do you think that every single Catholic is lost?


82 posted on 07/08/2015 5:30:40 PM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: BlackAdderess

Of course not, but I know some who post on FR RF show none of the attributes of being Christlike yet are prompt to defend Catholicism of many stripes and flavors. These are secret Christians, I suppose.

The Lord has his remnant stashed away in unanticipated places, though. Name-brand religious labels can be deceiving in actual Christian quality.


83 posted on 07/08/2015 5:36:49 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: BlackAdderess; Resettozero; Gamecock
It’s time to stop picking each other apart and to start healing our differences so we can present a united front to the world.

This world is not my home.. and it is not yours either... the "world" does not care if we are "united"

What is important are the souls that will leave here and have hell as their "home"

84 posted on 07/08/2015 5:38:18 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7

I do think a wonderful thing would be for Catholics and Evangelicals to get together and mend fences. We each have blind spots and an everything on the table discussion would profit us both.

Protestants have a habit of succumbing to fads and getting into tempest-in-a-teacup type congregation splitting hissy fits. I’ve seen heretofore rational preachers go off the demon chasing deep end (Holy Supernatural, Batman!), I’ve seen young and impressionable lives greatly damaged by thoughtless and judgmental behavior from those in authority when perhaps a better leadership structure would have resulted in wiser and cooler heads prevailing.

I do think the Catholic teaching of papal infallibility is a problem and that the celibacy requirement has caused them deep and lasting harm. For one thing it has stopped some of the finest men God has put upon the earth from reproducing, for another it has attracted many of the badly wrong sort, for a third it has caused a shortage which makes rooting out the bad ones even more difficult.

Even on a one to one basis with a friend, just comparing notes in a spirit of fellowship is going to enrich both.


85 posted on 07/08/2015 6:05:47 PM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: BlackAdderess
I have a huge problem with papal infallibility. I would like to know the Biblical justification, and more to the point given some of the real stinkers some have been, could it be that a misinterpretation has taken place?

Not too hard to understand and it is an EXTREMELY restricted dogma......ONLY if the Pope declares so, and ONLY if he speaks on a matter of Faith or morals, and ONLY if he speaks Ex Cathedra is he Infallible. I know of only twice...the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception, that he has done so.

When the Pope speaks on many other things, he does speak as head of the catholic church, but he is as subject to error as anyone else...global warming is the latest...and it is strictly his human opinion....rest easy.

86 posted on 07/08/2015 8:02:04 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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To: fwdude
Marriage has been redefined in this country ONLY because of Catholics and the Catholic Church!!!!!

Now, that is really funny.....PATHETIC

87 posted on 07/08/2015 8:03:46 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
2) You are right about Mary. A true saint. But not a perpetual virgin. She was married to Joseph and Jesus had brothers and sisters. This is mentioned in the Bible and I first learned in it a Bible study class taught by a CATHOLIC priest in a CATHOLIC church. 3) You are right about confession. We are taught in the Bible to confess our sins, but no requirement is there which says you must confess them to a priest. 4) An the concept of papal infallibility is a complete crock, a dogma developed in the late 19th century by a rather authoritarian Pope who didn’t want any of his other ideas, doctrines, or dogmas questioned. I could go on and on. I love my Church and respect its history and traditions. But like all other churches it is a man made institution and is far from perfect. It makes mistakes and commits sins just like everyone else.

#2...you are wrong #3...you are wrong #4...you are wrong. Pay attention to what the church teaches and find out why...it is VERY easy to understand it once someone who knows what he/she is talking about explains it to you

You misunderstood what the priest told you concerning Mary's virginity.

88 posted on 07/08/2015 8:10:43 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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To: fwdude
I will continue to condemn the Roman Church for its unforgivable complicity in our cultural rot.

Don't...the Catholic church is world wide and is doing just fine...too many American Catholics are Democrats and deserve some chastisement, but not the church as an organization.

89 posted on 07/08/2015 8:15:36 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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To: CynicalBear
The “dolts” are the Catholics who are required to submit “will and intellect” to the likes of Francis. Catholics are the “dolts” who are deluded into following some paedophile rather than thinking for themselves. Want to talk about “dolts”? Those who submit “will and intellect” to practising homosexuals who are part of what they call the magisterium would certainly qualify as “dolts”.

My, my, my, ....what a brilliant post...peadophile leaders??...wouldn't that describe FAR more protty clergy, and FAR more teachers, and FAR more scout leaders than Catholic clergy.....??? and by the way, homosexuality is not a sin....homosexual behavior is....of course you knew that, but why mention it when you're on a roll???

90 posted on 07/08/2015 8:27:41 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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To: wpjmd

“There is a direct uninterrupted lineage from them to today’s RC bishops.” Um, no. The definition of an Apostle is found in the Peter council between the ascension and Pentecost, when the casting of lots fell upon Matthias. Not one of the claimed Bishops of RCC religion fits the definition Peter gave. Not one.


92 posted on 07/08/2015 8:40:17 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: terycarl

Well, you didn’t give a Biblical justification for this belief in papal infallibility, you just said it’s only happened twice so far.


93 posted on 07/09/2015 12:14:18 AM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: BlackAdderess
I do think the Catholic teaching of papal infallibility is a problem...

Does the RCC push this teaching currently? Not many RCs seem to believe it anymore anyway. RCC leadership seem to check their polling data and with focus groups before making adjustments in RC theology.

...and that the celibacy requirement has caused them deep and lasting harm.

Rather than RC priests burning with desire for boys and other flesh, it's best that they marry. Or at least be placed on potential sexual offenders lists. But homosexuality is accepted by the RCC in practice, contrary to some official denials, just as homosexuality is accepted by secular government in America as lawful...for now.

I do think a wonderful thing would be for Catholics and Evangelicals to get together and mend fences.

Plenty of Protestant groups have mended fences with the RCC and get more Roman Catholic every year.

Evangelicals with Catholics? That's like wishing oil would stay miscible with water.
94 posted on 07/09/2015 6:02:32 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Mandated celibacy among priests is not Biblical, suggested celibacy by Paul at a time of incredible levels of persecution (by a largely homosexual and bisexual elite, btw) should be viewed within the context of the situation. You will get no argument from many Catholics over the destructiveness of this policy by which pedophiles and homosexuals were encouraged to join the LEADERSHIP of the church. I mean, what could go wrong?!

I really do think I’m right on the pairing of Catholics and Evangelicals, they fill in each other’s weak spots. I’ve seen an entire Catholic school actually listen to a little evangelical Protestant on the subject of modesty and put into practice her suggestions. They are not the oldest because they are stupid.


95 posted on 07/09/2015 6:59:16 AM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: BlackAdderess
Mandated celibacy among priests is not Biblical...

That's factual and I agree. In the New Covenant, neither is the office of one priest bringing Christ down bodily into a Mass/Eucharist for the edification of any individual or group of worshipers. Instead, ALL believers in Christ have been made priests, according to the written Word of God, the Holy Bible.

Lord Jesus Christ Who is in Heaven again and slated to appear here on Earth again when The Father gives the go-ahead, has been made THE Priest (Reconciler to Almighty God) for ALL Christians who are in fact believers and followers of Jesus Christ alone, our only Savior.

There is nothing left to be administered by any "priest" or "father" that has not been completed ("finished") by The Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, at Calvary and once for all time.
96 posted on 07/09/2015 7:39:55 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: terycarl

You say I’m wrong on all of these points, but you don’t elaborate. I would be more than happy to discuss any one of these points in greater detail if you like. I get most of my information on these issues directly from the Bible. Where are you getting your information?


97 posted on 07/09/2015 7:41:23 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: BlackAdderess

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


98 posted on 07/09/2015 7:42:54 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: terycarl
>>and by the way, homosexuality is not a sin....homosexual behavior is<<

Matthew 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

I suppose you don't think that applies to homosexuals as well?

99 posted on 07/09/2015 11:35:02 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: BlackAdderess
Well, you didn’t give a Biblical justification for this belief in papal infallibility, you just said it’s only happened twice so far.

Whatsoever you bind on Earth will be bound in Heaven, whatsoever you loose on Earth will be loosed in Heaven..

Christ wouldn't have given the power to bind in Heaven and then let an erroneous decision be made.

100 posted on 07/09/2015 7:37:27 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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