[boycott]

.... during my junior year why Catholics thought Mary remained a virgin after Jesus’ birth when the Bible clearly said Jesus had “brothers,” he simply grimaced: “They don’t read the Bible.”

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This is laughable.

I’ve attened Baptist or Methodist churches all my life and I’very never heard that even once.

I quit reading at that point.

This theatrical wuss can go cry about this too.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I've read that very line--- "Catholics don't read the Bible" --- at least 20 times in this very forum.

This is, howeer, an atypical environment. I know that.

I don't think the author is a theatrical wuss. But wuss' up with that?

[NYer]

I quit reading at that point.

Too bad. You might have gained a better understanding of how and why this young man, along with other Evangelicals, chose to come home to the Catholic Church. Consider, for example ...

Frncis J. Beckwith - "Until a few weeks ago, Francis Beckwith served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society, an association of 4,300 Protestant theologians." He Could No Longer Explain Why He Wasn’t Catholic

Ulf Ekman - "I discovered how little I really knew about [Catholics], their spirituality and their beliefs. Unconsciously I carried many prejudices and bad attitudes and have been quick to judge them without really knowing what they actually believed. It has been good to discover and to repent from nonchalant and shallow opinions, based not on their own sources but on their opponents, and to discover a very rich heritage, a strong theological foundation and a deep love for Jesus Christ among them."
Conversion of Sweden's Most Influential Pastor Causes 'Pain and Disillusion'

These Evangelical leaders, like many others, are theologians who were emotionally invested in their Evangelical faith. Their decisions to convert were emotionally difficult and came about after much prayer for discernment. Before you denigrate this young man, watch the short video in which he describes the challenges he confronted. If nothing else, it might convey a better understanding of the power of prayer.

[Elsie]

.... during my junior year why Catholics thought Mary remained a virgin after Jesus’ birth when the Bible clearly said Jesus had “brothers,” he simply grimaced: “They don’t read the Bible.”

I've heard something like that...

 

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