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To: GBA; Luircin
Makes me wonder how much longer will He allow this war within and against His Body to continue?

Based on context, I think it's safe to presume you mean the war within and against Catholicism.

That said, Roman Catholicism has given no one any reason to consider it the body of Christ aside from its say so.

And their saying so does not make it so.

If Roman Catholicism wants to be considered the body of Christ, they need to start living and acting like it. Until they do, they have forfeited the right to make any claim of being a church or representative of Christ.

I just somehow don't see Jesus as being on board with moving around pedo priests and Vatican approved, cocaine fueled homosexual orgies.

1,286 posted on 04/17/2019 6:27:23 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom
You bet. There are major problems within the leadership of virtually every hierarchy on earth today, especially so within the Church. Wat a victory for Satan!

All signs of the times we are living in. We were warned about such things in Scripture.

And more recently, we were warned about the struggle within the Church specifically. I wonder if what we see now is what we were warned against? Sure looks that way to me.

Fwiw, I wasn’t raised in any of the many denominations of the Protestant religion that worships Christ.

However, almost everyone around me, in all the various places and family situations I grew up in, did claim to belong to one.

In fact, while growing up in the 60s, the first 3 questions I was usually asked in every new place I found myself were in order: “What’s your name?”, “Who’s your daddy?”, and “What church do you go to?”

Sadly, I only had an answer for 1 out of 3. Not good and never the best first impression. Oh well...

Anyway... So now, as an adult observer/seeker, I have answered 2 out of the 3 questions, but I still, after all of these years, have no answer for the last one.

What I find in my search is a family feud in the hearts of many Protestants against the Catholics that to me is both reminiscent of my childhood and also calls to mind a few of the Bible’s brother against brother scenarios.

To which I say, “None for me, thanks. Trying to quit...”

Whatever may have happened in the past, what is most notable to me today in our times is that the Catholics don’t appear to have a war, but it is the Protestants who bring war with them. Especially now.

As an observer/seeker, I look for signs of the “bigger picture”, while studiously avoiding this confrontation. It leads to the darkness that spawned it.

I grew up in this. I see it all around me now, especially in politics and religion. Satan is the master of divisions and then stirring up conflicts between them.

Blessed be the peacemakers.

1,345 posted on 04/18/2019 10:16:27 AM PDT by GBA (Beliefs => Reality. Change your mind > Change your world.)
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