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To: FourtySeven
There are so many different aspects of Protestantism any generalities are bound to trip up even the most well intentioned Catholic in discussing differences between Catholics and Protestants.

I was trying to point out that Catholics have distinctions in the term "worship" which usually are foreign to the understanding of many Protestants. This is especially true when only modern secular definitions of the term are available and/or understood. Think of the titles and forms of address for nobility. "my Lord", "your Grace". These titles were not meant to suggest any kind of equality with God.

It gets very tiresome to have to answer the same accusations over and over again. It is quite simply the classic " have you stopped beating your wife" given a religious cloak.

37 posted on 05/30/2008 11:15:55 AM PDT by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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To: lastchance

You’re right and I’m sorry for stepping on your post. It was an excellent one; one that must be sadly repeated over and over.

I was just trying to “cut to the chase” so to speak, as many Protestants will retort to the excellent explanation you provided “Show me that in Scripture! Show me where there’s different forms of worship, IN SCRIPTURE”.

To which, they should be referred to Rev 3:9.


45 posted on 05/30/2008 11:19:02 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: lastchance

I always am stunned when Catholics say that Protestants just don’t understand these things when so many Protestants are former Catholics. If they don’t get it, then who would?


5,477 posted on 06/13/2008 2:44:05 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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