I distinctly remember a FRoman Catholic lambasting those who used the Baltimore Catechism as a reference for what the Catholic church officially teaches. They said it was a "child's version" and didn't really fully express what the church teaches. Anyone else remember that?
Yup.
One of those comments that I now wish someone had saved.
I wouldn't be surprised that someone wrote that. It seems a bit like criticizing the times tables because they don't incorporate an explanation of calculus though.
If the Baltimore is to be followed, then popes and prelates are indicted as unfaithful.
How does a Catholic sin against faith? A Catholic sins against Faith by Apostasy, heresy, indifferentism and by taking part in non-Catholic worship." (Catechism of the Council of Trent, and the Baltimore Catechism)
Rome, Italy, Feb 19, 2010 / 02:03 pm (CNA).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, announced this week that Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Rome on March 14 for an ecumenical celebration. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedict_xvi_to_participate_in_march_14_ecumenical_celebration/
And it supports those who believe in a Catholic quest to rule by the sword of men.
Q. 539. What do we mean by the "temporal power" of the Pope?
A. By the temporal power of the Pope we mean the right which the Pope has as a temporal or ordinary ruler to govern the states and manage the properties that have rightfully come into the possession of the Church.
Q. 540. How did the Pope acquire and how was he deprived of the temporal power?
A. The Pope acquired the temporal power in a just manner by the consent of those who had a right to bestow it. He was deprived of it in an unjust manner by political changes.
Others tell us to go to the latest CCC to find out what Rome really teaches, while presenting the RCC as solving the problem, of different interpretations.