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To: Petrosius; ArrogantBustard
This in itself is an act of anti-Catholic bigotry, denying the Church the right to define itself.

Precisely. Sort of like defining "Protestants" as "anyone not Catholic or Orthodox".

31 posted on 03/14/2007 9:56:28 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
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To: Alex Murphy
How many times do I have to tell you that if you come up with an acceptable alternative epithet, I'll be happy to use it?

This is getting ridiculous! I'm all but begging you to "define yourselves". Don't BMW about it, just do it! Please!

33 posted on 03/14/2007 10:05:29 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Alex Murphy; Petrosius; ArrogantBustard
defining "Protestants" as "anyone not Catholic or Orthodox" [is likewise wrong]

On this, I agree. Given the state of affairs in Protestantism thus defined, I think it would be good if particular communities of faith that emerged following the Reformation started defining themselves in terms that decribe them positively, such as Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, etc.

34 posted on 03/14/2007 10:07:46 AM PDT by annalex
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To: Alex Murphy

I beg to differ with you here. How many times have non-Catholics derided the Catholic priest who might have been arrested.

Thin skin this morning? Or are you trying to make a point -- that you are anti-Catholic?


43 posted on 03/14/2007 10:50:37 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Alex Murphy

I believe that there is a rule on FR against thread-jumping.


81 posted on 03/14/2007 5:10:03 PM PDT by TradicalRC ("...this present Constitution, which will be valid henceforth, now, and forever..."-Pope St. Pius V)
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