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To: GreatOne
cathlolicism is to Christianity what the pharisees were to the true Jewish worship of God, a pathetic substitute.
Jesus thoroughly blasted the pharisees because like rome they put their man made tradition above Gods' word.
For instance your catechism gives a green light to lying.

2488. "The right to the communication of the TRUTH is NOT unconditional. Everyone must conform his life to the Gospel precept of fraternal love. This requires us in concrete situations to judge whether or NOT it is appropriate to reveal the TRUTH to someone who asks for it. "

2489. "Charity and respect for the TRUTH should dictate the response to every request for information or communication. The good and safety of others, respect for privacy, and the common good are sufficient reasons for being silent about what ought NOT be known or for making use of a discreet language. The duty to avoid scandal often commands strict discretion. No one is bound to reveal the TRUTH to someone who does NOT have the right to know it.

2510. "The golden rule helps one discern, in concrete situations, whether or NOT it would be appropriate to reveal the TRUTH to someone who asks for it."

But Jesus said:

MATTHEW 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

227 posted on 12/07/2001 6:16:28 AM PST by Unbeliever
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To: Unbeliever
God decides the canon. Very well. Now how do we get from God formulating that thought in his ineffable Mind, to an actual enumeration of the books?

Did the Lord tell someone which books He wanted excluded and which He wanted included? If so, who, and when? And what guarantee do we have that the "messenger" who made His Will in this regard known, was accurately representing what God wanted?

229 posted on 12/12/2001 9:11:25 AM PST by Claud
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To: Unbeliever
cathlolicism is to Christianity what the pharisees were to the true Jewish worship of God, a pathetic substitute.

The more you post, the more you show your ignorance and stupidity.

235 posted on 12/12/2001 5:13:04 PM PST by peabers
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