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To: FlyingEagle
Why I swam the Tiber. I believe Catholics have a chance.

Hummmmm !!! Catholics have their own problems with decades if not centuries of pedo and homo priests being shielded by cardinals and bishops. And then there's Jesuit Pope Francis's progressive (in a bad sense) views and influence. The Pope is supporting/appointing progressive Cardinals and Bishops with anti-Catholic (pro-homo, marxist, etc.) views.

Sadly, churches and denominations are made up of men and women who do not always represent Christ. When a denominations like the Methodists and Episcopalians embrace sinful behavior as not being sin and go so far as to ordain homosexuals - it's time to leave.

I feel your pain and pray you find a fellowship of believers who are orthodox in their Christian beliefs and teachings. A non-denominational church meeting Christ's criteria may be the ticket.

21 posted on 01/03/2023 1:54:32 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: JesusIsLord

Thanks. AIDS killed my brother. The GloboHomos don’t talk about that.

Catholics have homos, but they do not teach and promote homo.

And clerics of every ilk and flavor cover for and protect each other, like police, even good ones covering for bad ones.


41 posted on 01/03/2023 5:35:19 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: JesusIsLord

Things are not that rosy in the non-denominational world either. There are countless sex scandals, other forms of abuse scandals and financial scandals. Someone who is a good speaker with an engaging personality can set up his own church. Any deacons or elders are likely to be people he hand-picked and there is no real oversight. So Pastor Bob has a personality cult thing going. People might even informally call it “Pastor Bob’s church.” This is a welcoming scenario for abuse. There are of course more good and faithful pastors than not but a church that is pastor-based with little oversight is not the wisest model.


43 posted on 01/03/2023 5:40:16 PM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: JesusIsLord; FlyingEagle

Non-denominational have the problem that it is purely dependent on the whims of the guy or gal in charge.

It changes and then you have to either go shopping elsewhere or remain.

That isn’t what Christ taught - He left behind us a corpus of teachings. The Apostles were careful to ensure that they all passed on the same information to the bishops they consecrated.


44 posted on 01/04/2023 4:13:41 AM PST by Cronos (.)
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