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To: HiTech RedNeck
You may have the last word. As I have repeatedly told you, I am not interested in arguing doctrine or practice with those who are not Catholic. That means I am respecting you as you choose to be and are. It also means that I am not persuadable by those who are not Catholic on matters of faith and doctrine and practice. If you think that makes me an ornery braggart, so be it. I disagree.

The tagline is leftover from allegedly internal Catholic wars with SSPX schismatics (many of whose disciples gather at St. Mary's, Kansas). I don't agree with them either but they claim to be Catholic despite the SSPX having been declared a schism by John Paul II when he excommunicated their founder among others. The founder and one Brazilian bishop died excommunicated but Benedict XVI lifted the excommunication of the other leaders and got his hand bitten in response. It would be nearly impossible for non-Catholics to understand the war with the SSPX schism much less be actively interested in the details. I raise this not as a potential fruitless argument with you but to explain the Dean of Discipline tagline which is Catholic humor. Fra Tomas de Torquemada, O.P. ran the Spanish Inquisition at the time when the Muslims were driven from power in Spain. A group of Roman Catholics here waged war against the SSPX here and took the name Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Club. We had a Ladies Auxiliary and I believe I am the last officer advertising the Club here in case it needs to reactivate. It would seem to be none of the concern of non-Catholics unless they CLAIM to be Catholic which you do not.

Having said all that, I am guessing that you want to forego alliance with Roman Catholics and I will respect your individual wishes. There are many fish in the sea. Goodbye!

134 posted on 07/05/2014 10:34:20 PM PDT by BlackElk (Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em Danno!)
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To: BlackElk

I claim only to be generically Christian by faith, not to be “Roman Catholic.”

Thanks for explaining that it’s an inside Roman Catholic joke. As you might appreciate this is a small-c catholic forum and what’s taglined here is looked at by everybody. I had this idea of someone who wanted to crack a whip at all comers and I said hey, this is obviously over the top.

Not all Roman Catholics are strictly partitioned to that worship community in their thinking. Some observe commonalities in how Christ relates to them and how Christ relates to evangelicals. Neither are all evangelicals strictly partitioned to that worship community in their thinking. I find it a matter of great interest to see how Christ manifests Himself in various Christian worship communities.

If you choose not to care what people in other parts of Christendom think, then by tautology you choose not to care. Fine. I hope far more importantly that you’ve put personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to give you eternal life.


135 posted on 07/06/2014 12:04:40 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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