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To: biblewonk
I believe your sincerity.

But, whether you consider us "unsaved" or not, you must admit that the Pope's highest authority in the matters of faith and morals makes things very simple. We don't have to worry too much about splitting of the Church in half over some openly screwy bishop - as our Anglican brethren do.

The authority of St. Peter is a great gift to the Church. And because we Catholics know what the authentic teachings of the Church are, we can agree in this thread that what our Belgian cardinal said about condoms was not Catholic. We can joyfully mock the heathen media who hope the next Pope would condone condoms.

343 posted on 01/14/2004 2:59:15 PM PST by heyheyhey
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To: heyheyhey
But, whether you consider us "unsaved" or not, you must admit that the Pope's highest authority in the matters of faith and morals makes things very simple. We don't have to worry too much about splitting of the Church in half over some openly screwy bishop - as our Anglican brethren do.

Anyone who is born again is saved. Of the billion Catholics I'm sure there are many who believe in the Lord Jesus and are, therefore, born again. The Catholic church has been engineered to be all things to all people. If you like the Goddess you have a place, if you like humanism you have a place, if you love Jesus you can find a place, if you really want to be a Jew but without having to work in hollywood or NYC, you have a place in the Catholic church. There is nothing good about being all things to all people. The Gospel is what is good and the RCC lacks that.

The authority of St. Peter is a great gift to the Church. And because we Catholics know what the authentic teachings of the Church are, we can agree in this thread that what our Belgian cardinal said about condoms was not Catholic. We can joyfully mock the heathen media who hope the next Pope would condone condoms.

This is a sad misinterpretation of that verse. There is no authority of St Peter, no seat of Pope and no priesthood either. All believers are priests but there is no celebate priesthood in the bible that is to serve the Church.

361 posted on 01/15/2004 5:33:50 AM PST by biblewonk (I must try to answer all bible questions.)
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