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To: B-Chan; MarMema; FormerLib; The_Reader_David; Destro
Yes. Ss. Peter and Paul submitted to Nero, did they not? With those dear saints as our example, we are no less duty-bound to obey every authority on earth -- even the evil ones!

That goes long way to explain Catholic stance with Nazi Germany, facist Italy, Utushi Croatia and Islamic Bosnia/Albania...thank you, finally someone say truth instead of denial of WW2 history.

Sorry, but we don't bend our knee to tyranny and turn blind eye in self serving "obedience" to earthly authority. We derive our law from God and we bend our knee to Christ no one else.

90 posted on 07/01/2003 9:08:03 AM PDT by RussianConservative (Hristos: the Light of the World)
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To: RussianConservative
Sorry, but we don't bend our knee to tyranny and turn blind eye in self serving "obedience" to earthly authority. We derive our law from God and we bend our knee to Christ no one else.

I'm sorry you feel that way, since Christ's words through St. Peter are quite specific: we are to submit to all Earthly authority except when such submission would conflict with our duty to God. Since you refuse to obey that command, you are outside of the Will of God. I'll pray for you, though, and ask for your prayers in return.

In the end, every schism boils down to “Nobody's going to tell us what to do” -- in other words, to Pride. Pride was Lucifer's sin; it was Adam's, too. Pride will send us all to hell if we do not conquer it!

Yours in Christian fraternity,

100 posted on 07/01/2003 9:20:03 AM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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