“Anti-Catholicism not anti-catholic.”
The article seems anti-Catholic to me. Note that the word “Catholicism” does not appear anywhere in the article, but the word “Catholic” frequently does.
Pax Christi.
RD
Parsing words as usual, but failing to present a defense. All of the postings I've read from the RC side are pretty rife with those doctrines of men which are addressed with this sort of thread. It seems you are saying that the word Catholic is being used to represent individual souls. But, at least in my posts, I consider the term to represent Catholicism, and everything for which it stands. To me, it is the world's largest cult. It claims to represent the sole source of salvation, while misquoting Scripture for such a big lie.
Paul wrote a book to the Roman church, long before the beginnings of the Roman Catholic organization. If you study all of those chapters, you will see the error being taught in Roman Catholic doctrine. Everything Paul talks about their is still extant in your theology, which changes according to the whimsy of some pope.
Parse all you want, but don't take a personal offense. If the Holy Spirit is telling you it applies, then start reading your Bible again. You may find the answers you seek within those pages, not in some building on earth, and definitely not coming from Rome! Those in that Roman church were Jews, God's chosen people! Read the entire book and get back to me where it reveals anything close to your catechism!