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To: Dr. Eckleburg; metmom; Quix; RnMomof7
"A religion of expediency. Whatever works, say. Whatever feels right, do."

Thank you for recognizing the need for a Magisterium and a Communion of the Saints in which all believers are of a like mind, as opposed to the chaos within the Protestant world.

That being said, all men (and women) fall short of the Glory of God and no organization comprised of over a billion will ever be in perfect harmony and Communion. If you see or experience a lack of unity among Catholics it is a testament of our humanity, not our ungodliness. The deficiency is within us, not the Church.

Fortunately, we have a Sacraments for confession, contrition, indulgence, the forgiveness of sins and Communion to aid us on our never ending quest for Salvation.

846 posted on 11/05/2010 12:50:44 PM PDT by Natural Law ("opera Christi non deficiunt, sed proficiunt")
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To: Natural Law
Fortunately, we have a Sacraments for confession, contrition, indulgence, the forgiveness of sins and Communion to aid us on our never ending quest for Salvation.

All of which are useless in our salvation .... please come to Christ...

848 posted on 11/05/2010 12:57:03 PM PDT by RnMomof7 (post menopausal harpy here ....)
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To: Natural Law; RnMomof7; metmom; 1000 silverlings; OLD REGGIE; Quix; bkaycee; boatbums; caww; ...
Fortunately, we have a Sacraments for confession, contrition, indulgence, the forgiveness of sins and Communion to aid us on our never ending quest for Salvation.

ROTFLOL! "Never ending quest."

Wow, is that ever a revealing statement.

"And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." -- Hebrews 10:11-18

Rome's daily ministrations are clearly anti-Scriptural; they presume to remove the sin which has already been accounted for by Christ.

Rome keeps its members fearful when Christ has already freed His flock from the penalty of sin. Apparently some men prefer the chains of the law to the liberty of conscience Christ provides.

"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." -- John 8:36

Clearly, if Roman Catholics believe their salvation is a "never ending quest" they have not received the grace of God and the freedom by Christ to know the truth.

850 posted on 11/05/2010 1:06:22 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: Natural Law; Dr. Eckleburg; Quix; RnMomof7
Thank you for recognizing the need for a Magisterium and a Communion of the Saints in which all believers are of a like mind, as opposed to the chaos within the Protestant world.

To those in bondage freedom would look like chaos, because those in bondage wouldn't understand it.

922 posted on 11/05/2010 8:43:44 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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