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No where did anyone say “You’ve got to do this or that to be saved.”

As I said previously....just the facts are posted. We don’t try to manhandle you into Catholicism like many protestants have tried to manhandle me into believing in protestant heresies.

We don’t try to manhandle you into Catholicism like many protestants have tried to manhandle me into believing in protestant heresies.

Do the terms *crossing the Tiber*, *once a Catholic, always a Catholic*, and *baptism leaves an indelible mark on the soul* sound familiar?

They should because IIRC, YOU are the one who has posted them the most.

like many protestants have tried to manhandle me into believing in protestant heresies.

No man-handling, read the words of God, it is the Holy Spirit's job to bring you out of the darkness. We can only exhort.

No where did anyone say “You’ve got to do this or that to be saved.” As I said previously....just the facts are posted. We don’t try to manhandle you into Catholicism like many protestants have tried to manhandle me into believing in protestant heresies.

"Manhandle" you, Sal??? Seriously? Not being a tad hyperbolic? Ironically, your church actually DID do worse than manhandle people should they reject the papal party line. Just for grins, I read the rest of the article attached to this thread...did you? The article states in the final section:

In sum, a select group of men were given offices by Jesus Himself. A specific office was assigned to St. Peter. St. Peter’s role is perpetual. Those men within the hierarchy had authority, and chose to perpetuate their authority by assigning successors. Scripture offers no indication that such authority should ever cease or that succession should ever stop. The apostolic office was given the Spirit that would guide the Church into all truth. The decisions of those men are binding. The apostolic office is the visible teaching authority for the worldwide Church. Entrance into Holy Orders is limited to people who are properly chosen. Nowhere in Scripture is there a demonstration of Protestant-styled clergy with Protestant-styled (self-grabbed) offices being taken. Nowhere in Scripture is private interpretation that conflicts with the established hierarchy condoned. Proper interpretation of the Bible is the Church’s responsibility. Sacred Tradition is as authoritative as Sacred Scripture. In other words, “Bible Christians” are those who recognize that God intended a visible Church with Christ as King and with St. Peter’s successor as his prime minister—a papacy and a hierarchy. Ergo, Catholics are the true Bible Christians, and the Catholic Church is the real, and only, Church of Christ.

So, quite contrary to your assertion that you guys are just posting "facts" and leaving it up to the individual to decide for himself/herself, this one is chock full of accusations, condemnations and denials of salvation to anyone who isn't a Roman Catholic. It also is full of untruths, false history and unbiblical theology. It's really no wonder so many of you continue to spit out such garbage seeing that y'all continue to swallow whole this kind of trash.