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I also want to say that what I think lurks beneath Protestant and Catholic friction is that on each side there ebbs a current of thought that taps into the idea that each is preaching to the condemned.

I can't speak for any other than myself but I would NEVER think that any human that God created is condemned. That is God's job.

I do believe that Catholicism gives you so many graces through the Sacraments, encounters with Christ that sustain you through the days, months and years, that urge you to set your sights on Christ and live with Him. I have often said that as a Methodist, I could have reaped the reward of Heaven but the Holy Spirit gave me the gift of seeking further and finding my faith home in the Catholic Church.

It was the Pharisees who thought that they were the only ones who did everything right while actually harming the real people of God, the widows who gave their mite, I don't think any good Christian would presume that another Christian, especially, would be condemned. I would have never participated in any of these threads except to defend Catholicism. I have no problem with people disagreeing with Catholicism, but the dessemination of untruths have to be defended. I no longer reply often because those untruths have been pointed out and the truth explained many times and those who want to accept them do and those who don't want to, pound it into the ground ad nauseum.

Never fear, your soul is in the hands of God, whoever you are and whatever you are, He is calling your name. He is your Father and He wants you to recognize him as your Father.

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It was the Pharisees who thought that they were the only ones who did everything right while actually harming the real people of God, the widows who gave their mite, I don’t think any good Christian would presume that another Christian, especially, would be condemned. I would have never participated in any of these threads except to defend Catholicism. I have no problem with people disagreeing with Catholicism, but the dessemination of untruths have to be defended. I no longer reply often because those untruths have been pointed out and the truth explained many times and those who want to accept them do and those who don’t want to, pound it into the ground ad nauseum.

Never fear, your soul is in the hands of God, whoever you are and whatever you are, He is calling your name. He is your Father and He wants you to recognize him as your Father.

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Thanks for your wise words.