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To: Skooz; nmh; 1000 silverlings; Iscool; Quix; Alex Murphy; Gamecock
The Catholic Church has been the greatest force for good in history.

That may be the most ludicrous statement I've seen on the forum in a long time.

Is it a "force for good" to tell Christians to believe Mary is a "co-redeemer?"

Is it a "force for good" to believe a priest is "another Christ?"

Is it a "force for good" to tell men and women to bow to statues of dead people and pray to them for intervention when the ONLY mediator between God and man is Christ Jesus?

Seems obvious our definitions of "good" are miles apart.

35 posted on 05/10/2008 5:39:35 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

It is ludicrous to dispute it.

What entity has clothed more naked?
Fed more hungry?
Given shelter to more homeless?
Given more free medical care to the poor?

What entity has, over the last 2000 years, performed more good works in the name of Christ?

Name it.

In my post I stated, and you seem to have ignored, that I have problems with some of the doctrine of the Church.

But, as far as good works go, it is inarguable that the Catholic Church has done more than any other institution, by far.


37 posted on 05/10/2008 5:44:28 PM PDT by Skooz (Any nation that would elect Hillary Clinton as its president has forfeited its right to exist.)
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