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To: stonehouse01
Why does any non Catholic care?

Your answer is in my post #41

41

If the Catholic authorities are trying to force everyone in the world to accept the authority of the pope, it needs to be countered.

Christians accept the authority of Jesus.

And He did NOT give Catholicism the right to dictate that we must accept the authority of your pope.

42 posted on 10/30/2014 12:11:02 PM PDT by Syncro (Benghazi-LIES/CoverupIRS-LIES/CoverupDOJ-NO Justice--Etc Marxist Treason IMPEACH!)
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To: Syncro

Have members of Swiss Guard shown up at your house and demanded you attend Mass? Have roving gangs of Knights of Columbus come to your house of worship and installed kneelers and brought statues? Has your monarch ripped the roofs off monasteries and looted your churches (oh, wait, that was Henry VIII).

So, how in the world can the Pope force you to do anything?

As Vicar of Christ, the Pope is responsible to preach the Gospel message. However, there have always been heretics and schismatics. Christ calls all people to Himself. He built the Church on Peter (You are Peter and upon this rock...). We are called to unified in Christ. Therefore, unity is what we should achieve. Unity under the Vicar of Christ.

However, nobody is going to make you. Its totally up to you.


50 posted on 10/30/2014 1:13:49 PM PDT by SpirituTuo
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