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” I spoke to him about EVANGELIZATION, and he stated emphatically that the Catholic Church cannot engage in PROSELYTISM”

Evangelization = Proselytism

7 posted on 10/07/2013 5:46:25 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (If anyone tells you it's a cookbook, don't believe them.)

To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

>>Evangelization = Proselytism<<

I gotta go with this definition.

Where we go from there is an entirely different kettle of wombats...

10 posted on 10/07/2013 5:49:17 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)

To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

18 posted on 10/07/2013 6:10:31 PM PDT by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)

To: Greetings_Puny_Humans; daniel1212

In the world of Catholicism, where words don't really mean anything, evangelism does not equal proselytism just like venerate doesn't mean worship. Just like dogma isn't dogma except when they say it is. Words are different except when the Catholics would like them to be the same. Then they're the same only based upon our Catholic friends interpretation. Evangelizing to someone who has absolutely no opinion and is open to all views (if there is such a thing) is good. Sharing your faith with someone of another religion in hopes of seeing them come to Christ is very, very bad.

It is a wonderment how actively sharing the faith and wanting to see others come to Christ, to save them from hell, could be construed as evil or malicious. I suppose those who have those COEXIST bumper stickers are either atheists or Catholics.

Don't try to figure it out. Your head will explode. In the end they are only fooling themselves.

108 posted on 10/08/2013 5:02:25 AM PDT by HarleyD (...one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.)

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