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We've been subjected to unimaginable visual assaults in the form of cat pictures.

This has to be a joke. Honestly, what is the limit to whining.

Protestants are continually being called “bigots” on the forum for simply disagreeing with the papacy.

Nobody cares if protties disagree. When untruths are told, there is definitely an objection. When protties tell us what we believe, there is definitely an objection. And when protties call names, there is definitely an objection.

And this being a political forum, it is only natural conservatives would stand up and rebuke the pope's recent encyclical where he urges the formation of a "global authority" with the power of enforcement "with teeth." I bought the bound copy of the pope's encyclical and read it. It is pure socialism bordering on communism. It seeks to put the sovereignty of the United States under the control of some "global authority" with the power and purpose to regulate this country's military defense, taxation and finances, health care, social institutions, food distribution, environmental concerns and immigration policies.

A perfect example of the UNTRUTHS posted by anti-Catholic bigots on FR. This has been refuted more than once, elsewhere.

3) We consider ourselves to be Christian. When Roman Catholics tell us that "Christian" means to pray to saints and to view the priest as "another Christ" and to label Mary as a "co-redeemer," we, as Christians, feel obligated by the Gospel to say "No, that is not how we have so learned Christ."

Point to any Catholic who has told you any of that garbage. Impossible, because it has not been done. This is another example of the falsehoods of the anti-Catholic bigots.

We’ve been called terrible names, some too vile to even repeat.

Any names as bad as "Vatican agents"? As bad as "socialists"? As bad as "Marble Mary toe-kissers"? As bad as "rabid RCCs"?

Apparently protties get all lathered up when they are called on their untruths. I've never seen so many big blue sermons or lengthy complaints as when the TRUTH about prottie behavior on the RF is finally told.

The simple truth is that there is a small, vicious core of anti-Catholic bigots on FR. If the shoe fits, wear it.

Nonsense.

1. The Pope’s Encyclical is lengthy and complex. I’m confident there arguments within the Vatican about what some paragraphs or sentences mean precisely.

2. Such arguments about complex documents are common and reasonable.

3. What is not reasonable is the constant wailing that Prottys’ interpretations are absolutely 100% impossible to be true while any list of Papitsts’ interpretations are 100% automatically 100% true. That’s craziness.

4. Mostly, most of the time, most Prottys don’t give a big rip what names y’all call us. It’s ONLY WHEN YOU WAIL SO CHRONICALLY, LOUDLY AND RUN SCREAMING TO AUTHORITY SO HABITUALLY and that AFTER CALLING US THE MOST HIDEOUS THINGS YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH—WHICH SEEMS TO BE QUITE A BIT—AND THEN COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING CALLED NAMES.

5. THE !!!!DEMANDING!!!! DUPLICITOUS, HAUGHTY HYPOCRISY IS JUST OUTRAGEOUSLY PREGNANT AND HORRIFIC. And I think THAT’S one of the key things so many Prottys object to from the rabid clique Papists.

DR.E: When Roman Catholics tell us that "Christian" means to pray to saints and to view the priest as "another Christ" and to label Mary as a "co-redeemer," we, as Christians, feel obligated by the Gospel to say "No, that is not how we have so learned Christ."

JUDITH ANNE: Point to any Catholic who has told you any of that garbage. Impossible, because it has not been done. This is another example of the falsehoods of the anti-Catholic bigots.

Really, Judith? You really want to deny this? And use this denial as evidence of "anti-Catholic bigotry???"

Annalex told us last week that of course Roman Catholics pray to saints and he encourages all to do so.

Father Kenneth Baker referenced the Roman Catholic catechism in his essay THE AMAZING GIFT OF THE PRIESTHOOD when he referred to priests as "another Christ." An "alter Christus" in "both their professional and personal life." Father Baker's essay was a subject of a Roman Catholic caucus thread.

And likewise, PADRE PIO AND THE MOTHER CO-REDEMPTRIX" was also a Roman Catholic caucus thread.

So anyone reading these comments is left to wonder why you are making clearly false statements? And as you're doing so, you're criticizing others!

This is typical, however, of how the Roman Catholic apologist seems to toss out whatever erroneous, defensive statements they can think of, regardless of their obvious inaccuracy.

Any names as bad as "Vatican agents"? As bad as "socialists"? As bad as "Marble Mary toe-kissers"? As bad as "rabid RCCs"?

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ONCE MORE WITH FEELING . . . uh one annna 2 . . .

1. I've explained redundantly that Vatican agents was an attempt at arriving at a label I could use with a clear conscience that might be agreeable to Papists. I should have known that there's no such label because y'all have ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO OFFER ONE REPEATEDLY.

2. Therefore, you DESERVE whatever label I come up with. I will not kowtow to your !!!!DEMANDS!!!! that I use your dictionary in such matters. WHEN ANY OF YOU offer an acceptable alternate lablel, I'll seriously consider it.

3. Until then, y'all's rank HYPOCRISY IN WAILING ABOUT folks telling y'all that y'all believe something when y'all insist that y'all don't-would apply. Y'all insist that Vatican Agents means some horrible list of things when it does not. Never has. I thought it was a neutral, sensible, accurate term. Silly me.

4. "socialists" is merely accurate. There's no escaping that the encyclical is rife with socialism at best, if not brazen rank globalist communism.

5. Prottys don't have rubber dictionaries. We believe that words mean something that is stable from one second to the next. There's NO ESCAPE from the socialism in the encyclical regardless of all the weasel words and rationalizations by all the Vatican offices in the world. Facts are just facts regardless of how thick the denial of whatever ranks and affrontedness.

6. Marble Mary toe kissing--as I've noted, I've been to the Vatican and seen it first hand. It was an accurate and vivid illustration of a point I was making.

7. Rabid clique Papists do NOT get to be my style masters. They do NOT get to dictate my examples of my points. Y'all are NOT my puppet masters. GET OVER IT.

8. Y'all don't like such examples used--get your co-religionists to stop doing such crazy unBiblical things and calling it righteous.

9. Rabid Roman Catholics et al . . . again--y'all have only yourselves to thank. This thread today is a vivid example of rabid finger frothing from the Papists at it's near worst. Y'all don't like the labels, stop the behaviors.

10. Some Prottys have a passion for truth and calling a spade a spade. I'm one of them. Rabidly hostile, haughty, !!!!CONTROL!!!! ridden, self-righteous, tyrannical, . . . rantings are highly likely to be labeled that way. Change the behavior, I'll be happy to change the label. Labels are mostly just words to me. Few are worth losing any sleep over.