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To: verdugo

I’m familiar with their arguments, and yours.

Luther made similar ones and eventually came to the conclusion that he must divide the body in order to save the souls of his charges. The result is what we see today. That he argued the Church was irredeemably corrupt, is identical to your argument here.

Benedict has welcomed you in as our brothers and sisters. Then as now, I wrote, we shall see whether they shall submit to the legitimate authority of this pope.

You are right, that there are many who have undermined the teachings of the previous two millenia. I agree with you wholeheartedly. But the answer is not the division of the body, but to submit to the legitimate authority of Benedict XVI. Then we can work together.

We have far to many enemies to fight each other, we must stand together.


139 posted on 02/08/2011 3:39:25 PM PST by BenKenobi (one of the worst mistakes anybody can make is to bet against Americans.")
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re:But the answer is not the division of the body, but to submit to the legitimate authority of Benedict XVI. Then we can work together.We have far to many enemies to fight each other, we must stand together.

What is "the body" to you? Does it include the Eastern Orthodox?

What exactly am I not submitting to?

This is not "a fight", it is a theological discussion.

142 posted on 02/08/2011 4:01:59 PM PST by verdugo
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