“And yet Catholics expect that to help THEIR case.”
We never claimed to be in lockstep. You have failed yet again.
“They certainly are critical enough of not being in lockstep agreement when it’s non-Catholics who disagree.”
No. I posted quotes showing Protestants who do not agree with the Protestants in this thread. Yet both groups of Protestants express belief in sola scriptura.
“Classic Catholic double standard.”
Nope. Just classic Protestant epic failure.
vlad: “We never claimed to be in lockstep. You have failed yet again.”
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Your church demands it.
Lots of anathemas for those who don’t toe the line.
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent.html
Concerning original sin
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct05.html
DECREE ON JUSTIFICATION (anathemas)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct06.html
DECREE ON THE SACRAMENTS (anathemas)
DECREE CONCERNING THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST (anathemas)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct13.html
ON THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENTS OF PENANCE AND EXTREME UNCTION (anathemas)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct14.html
DOCTRINE ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS. (anathemas)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct22.html
ON THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY.(anathemas)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct24.html
Check your church laws that were established at Trent.
Canon 9. If anyone says that the sinner is justified by faith alone, meaning that nothing else is required to cooperate in order to obtain the grace of justification, and that it is not in any way necessary that he be prepared and disposed by the action of his own will, let him be anathema.
A couple more laws that you might want to consider:
Canon 19. If anyone says that nothing besides faith is commanded in the Gospel, that other things are indifferent, neither commanded nor forbidden, but free; or that the ten commandments in no way pertain to Christians, let him be anathema.
Canon 24. If anyone says that the justice received is not preserved and also not increased before God through good works, but that those works are merely the fruits and signs of justification obtained, but not the cause of its increase, let him be anathema.
Canon 27. If anyone says that there is no mortal sin except that of unbelief, or that grace once received is not lost through any other sin however grievous and enormous except by that of unbelief, let him be anathema.