[metmom]

What Catholics need to unwrap their mind from is that denominations, denominational tags, denominational affiliation, denominational ANYTHING means anything to the true believer in Christ.

They are just convenient labels.

Our identity is who we are IN CHRIST, not what church we’ve been baptized into, what local assembly we happen to attend on Sunday mornings, not who our parents or spouse like, or any such things.

Nothing and nobody saves but Jesus. I am HIS. I belong to HIM not a church. The church doesn’t save, HE does.

[smvoice]

This comes from not understanding that God is not dealing with nations during this age. No groups, or tribes, or nations. We are looked at as individuals. He is not saving denominations or groups. We each one come to Him as He died for each one of us. That's why genealogies are "foolish" (Titus 3:9). It does no good to group ourselves. The Church the BOdy of Christ is composed of individual believers, joined one by one into the Body of Christ.

He WILL be dealing with nations and tribes and groups again, after the rapture, during the tribulation and Kingdom reign of Christ. But right now, it is about the reconciliation of God and each man. By the finished work of Christ for each man.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

—What Catholics need to unwrap their mind from is that denominations, denominational tags, denominational affiliation, denominational ANYTHING means anything to the true believer in Christ.—

It meant something to Jesus.

“If he will not listen to the church, treat him as a heathen or publican.”

[terycarl]

not what church we’ve been baptized into, if you have been baptised legitimatly, you are a Catholic, doesn't matter where or when. There is only one true Christian religion on Earth and that is Catholicism. You cannot be baptized Lutheran, Methodist whatever. It doesn't matter where you were baptized, if you were baptized...you're a Catholic....welcome home.