To: CynicalBear; RnMomof7
>>Perhaps this is just another sign that the Reformation isdespite the pope's best effortsfinally taking hold within the Roman Church.<< Now that outa make some heads spin! It's undoubtedly true. That's one reason so many nominal Catholics are pro-contraception, pro-gay-marriage, pro divorce/remarriage, etc. Living like other Americans, voting like other Americans (within a 2% margin plus or minus), reading Scripture by their own lights and doing what they think best.
32 posted on
04/25/2015 11:48:46 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(Point of information)
To: Mrs. Don-o
You mean they don’t submit their “will and intellect” to the magisterium like they are required to do to be good Catholics?
34 posted on
04/25/2015 11:52:29 AM PDT by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
To: Mrs. Don-o
It's undoubtedly true. That's one reason so many nominal Catholics are pro-contraception, pro-gay-marriage, pro divorce/remarriage, etc. Living like other Americans, voting like other Americans (within a 2% margin plus or minus), reading Scripture by their own lights and doing what they think best. The fact is that less that probably 1/2 of the people baptized Catholics actually are in any way Catholic..
They may bring their kids for baptism , seek a church to marry or be buried in ...but other than that they are nothing.. and so indeed they do use birth control, have abortions , and support gay rights.. .. but they still call themselves Roman Catholics.. and so they still belong to your church
58 posted on
04/25/2015 12:37:29 PM PDT by
RnMomof7
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