Replies

I was influenced by this line near the conclusion:

“Get back to where you belong.”

Since the article apparently intended to direct the readers only to the Roman Catholic church, I then understood why the progression of the article was being directed to only that one conclusion. I hope you can see that.

“I’m puzzled by people who think Jesus established a church for no reason in particular.”

If you were addressing that to me, then I’m puzzled how you could draw that inference from anything I’ve posted.

But thank you for replying.

R2z

OK, I can see what you're saying. It seems like a reasonable inference, and thanks for taking the time and the thought.

However "Get back to where you belong" could also, and reasonably, be applied to anyone on God's green earth, since "where we belong" is within the will of God; God wills that all men be saved, and come to a knowledge of the Truth; and Christ established His church for a reason, namely to be the "pillar and foundation of the Truth."

So it stacks up to be practically a syllogism. If not quite apodictic, it's at least a reasonable inference that everybody ought to be a member of that Church which He founded, which is the Body of Christ.

I wouldn't expect all the members of the FReeper Brethren Fellowship to snap to attention and say "Oh, I get it, I'm supposed to be a Catholic" --- most people are not, actually, much moved by reasonable inferences --- but this might give you an insight on how a Catholic would see it.

If you were addressing that to me, then I’m puzzled how you could draw that inference from anything I’ve posted.

That indeed is implicitly obvious, but even if you said the earth was round, some RCs would object if it came from a Protestant.