Hating Catholics–America’s ONLY Accepted Prejudice

http://shoebat.com/2014/04/12/hating-catholics-americas-accepted-prejudice/ ^ | April 12, 2014 | Walid Shoebat

[daniel1212]

When I first came to FR I thought it was a Catholic Site because so much ‘copy and past information’ was constantly posted by Salvation....so it's rather comical any catholic would comment about somebody posting ‘they're own’ hard work rather then copying and pasting somebody's works rather than their own.

Perhaps they believe because they support FR they can claim it as their own. Meanwhile, zero was copied from my blog or web site, though there are some links to substantiating material. But that is irrelevant, as the RM has already said one did not need to give attribution to one's own work, the lack of the party has been attempting to find a violation of since being called on herself.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— Which one of these CATHOLIC churches should I listen to?? -—

How many churches did Jesus found?

What does Jesus say in the Bible?

See Matthew 16:19

[vladimir998]

What I said is true. You can’t change the truth no matter how much you rail against it.

[ealgeone]

I understand metmom to be writing against getting drunk. The very few catholic weddings I’ve attended saw most of the wedding party getting drunk. I’ve also seen this at non-cathokic weddings also to be fair.

[ealgeone]

Meant to ping you.

[HossB86]

Okay. Let's go back to your post 128, YOUR post to kinsman redeemer, to which I replied. So, to avoid any "reading comprehension problems", let's look at it:

The title is not a lie and there are plenty of people who acknowledge it - including some Protestants. It doesn’t surprise me that you do not to see the truth.

So no one mistakes this, or has any comprehension issues, YOU wrote this to kinsman. I asked YOU to show some proof of YOUR statement that there are "plenty of people"

So... now we have that cleared up for you.

So... proof for YOUR statement?

Hoss

[vladimir998]

“I asked YOU to show some proof of YOUR statement that there are “plenty of people”

Did you not read the thread? Do you see the people agreeing with premise of the article’s title?

How about this thread? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/602502/posts

How about this one? http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2679594/posts

How about comments like this: “...Rev.
Robert Hilkiker of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in New Windsor. “Being anti-Catholic is the last acceptable prejudice,” he said.” http://alt.anarchism.narkive.com/hYLlNbDE/obscene-anti-catholic-halloween-costumes-infuriate-mom

How about this: http://wdtprs.com/blog/category/the-last-acceptable-prejudice/

http://americamagazine.org/issue/281/article/last-acceptable-prejudice

http://www.catholicleague.org/anti-catholicism-in-america-the-last-acceptable-prejudice/

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Anti-Catholicism-The-last-acceptable-prejuduce-4355912.php

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/how-to-respond-to-the-last-acceptable-prejudice/

http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/video/anti-catholicism-the-last-acceptable-prejudice/298/

http://clashdaily.com/2015/06/anti-catholicism-the-last-acceptable-prejudice/

https://jkhtse.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/the-last-acceptable-prejudice-and-the-last-civil-rights-struggle-anti-catholicism-same-sex-marriage-and-racial-solidarity-catholic-newman-center-at-uw/

http://www.firstthings.com/article/2002/10/the-last-respectable-prejudice

[xone]

I knew about Noah and Lot; but good ol' Mose?

Moses..Noah.. what's the difference? Just showing off because you have read the Bible more then once I guess? Reminds me of the Elisha/Elijah comment a couple of days ago.

[HossB86]

I see lots of RCC stuff...didn't you say Some Protestants agreed?

Are they in there too?? If so, where and who?

Hoss

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

y now, objectors who read so far what I wrote here will only pull out a Tommy machinegun and begin to spray all the high-caliber bullets at the comment section of my blog to write: “Catholics are legalists,” “the Pope kissed the Quran,” “they worship Mary,” “they pray to saints” …

All true:

“One day the King fell seriously ill and when he was given up for dead he found himself, in a vision, before the judgement seat of Our Lord. Many devils were there accusing him of all the sins he had committed and Our Lord as Sovereign Judge was just about to condemn him to hell when Our Lady appeared to intercede for him. She called for a pair of scales and had his sins placed in one of the balances whereas she put the rosary that he had always worn on the other scale, together with all the Rosaries that had been said because of his example. It was found that the Rosaries weighed more than his sins.

Looking at him with great kindness Our Lady said: “As a reward for this little honor that you paid me in wearing my Rosary, I have obtained a great grace for you from my Son. Your life will be spared for a few more years. See that you spend these years wisely, and do penance.”

When the King regained consciousness he cried out: “Blessed be the Rosary of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, by which I have been delivered from eternal damnation!”

After he had recovered his health he spent the rest of his life in spreading devotion to the Holy Rosary and said it faithfully every day.

People who love the Blessed Virgin out to follow the example of King Alphonsus and that of the saints whom I have mentioned so that they too may win other souls for the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. They will then receive great graces on earth and eternal life later on. “They that explain me shall have life everlasting life.” [1] Ecclus. 24:31”

Another story on how saying rosaries can earn you salvation:

“Later on, when she was at prayer she fell into ecstasy and had a vision of her soul appearing before the Supreme Judge. Saint Michael put all her penances and to her prayers on one side of the scale and all her sins and imperfections on the other. The tray of her good works were greatly outweighed by that of her sins and imperfections.

Filled with alarm, she cried out for mercy, imploring the help of the Blessed Virgin, her gracious advocate, who took the one and only Rosary she had said for her penance and dropped it on the tray of her good works. This one Rosary was so heavy that it weighed more than all her sins as well as her good works. Our Lady then reproved her for having refused to follow the counsel of her servant Dominic and for not saying the Rosary every day.

As soon as she came to herself she rushed and threw herself at the feet of Saint Dominic and told him all that had happened, begged his forgiveness and promised to say the Rosary faithfully every day. By this means she rose to Christian perfection and finally to the glory of everlasting life.”

http://www.rosary-center.org/secret.htm

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

or sure. I well remember all the baptismal parties, the communion parties, and especially weddings. Break out the booze and LOOK OUT!!!

I've never met a "pious" Catholic who didn't have some serious problems. My aunt being one of them, goes to communion all the time, confession, etc. Behaves like a psycopath outside of the church.

My neighbor is a Catholic school teacher. Urges me to communion, confession, etc. Find out later she has a weakness for married men. Goes to hotels to meet them. Complains later that they don't stick with her.

[vladimir998]

“I see lots of RCC stuff...didn’t you say Some Protestants agreed?”

Yep, and apparently you have a reading comprehension problem. Look at the name of the author of the article. He’s Protestant. Also, I, way back early in the thread, posted a link to the book by Philip Jenkins. He’s Protestant. Get it now?

“Are they in there too??”

Check.

“If so, where and who?”

I just mentioned two. Again, can you read?

You were wrong. I was right all along. That won’t change.

[vladimir998]

“Find out later she has a weakness for married men. Goes to hotels to meet them.”

Oh, my gosh! You mean she’s a . . . (gulp) s-i-n-n-e-r? Can’t be! We know that Christians never sin!

GPH, I expect more from you than that. We are all sinners. Sometimes those who outwardly appear to have - and encourage - the greatest virtues also struggle with the worst vices. Haven’t we all heard enough cases like that among Protestant ministers? I just saw an article about this guy yesterday:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/21/billy-grahams-grandson-steps-down-from-florida-megachurch-after-admitting-an-affair/

Your nutty aunt and your neighbor - no matter what brokenness and sinful problems they have - might still have more of Christ’s charity in their hearts than you do.

[HossB86]

Yep, and apparently you have a reading comprehension problem. Look at the name of the author of the article. He’s Protestant. Also, I, way back early in the thread, posted a link to the book by Philip Jenkins. He’s Protestant. Get it now?

Not quite. You didn't reference those folks in your statement. Two people who are Protestants do NOT make "some" -- they make "two."

Apparently I don't have a comprehension problem as much as there is a severe lack of precision in descriptions given.... or maybe it's just....

hyperbole.

You were wrong. I was right all along. That won’t change.

THAT is comedy gold. Seriously. That was laugh out loud funny. Thanks.

Hoss

[vladimir998]

"Not quite." Yes, quite. "You didn't reference those folks in your statement." I didn't have to. "Two people who are Protestants do NOT make "some" -- they make "two."" (sigh) Once again we see how poorly served so many have been by the education system of this country. Check a Merriam Webster dictionary: "some" - "2a : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class or group) named or implied b : being of an unspecified amount or number 4: being at least one —used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies." I said "some" Protestants. Two shows there are "some". These are just two who published an article or book. They are not alone in the Protestant world. They just happen to be authors of an article or book. You were wrong. I was right all along. That won’t change.

[vladimir998]

“Not quite.”

Yes, quite.

“You didn’t reference those folks in your statement.”

I didn’t have to.

“Two people who are Protestants do NOT make “some” — they make “two.””

(sigh) Once again we see how poorly served so many have been by the education system of this country.

Check a Merriam Webster dictionary:

“some” - “2a : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class or group) named or implied

b : being of an unspecified amount or number

4: being at least one —used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies.”

I said “some” Protestants. Two shows there are “some”. These are just two who published an article or book. They are not alone in the Protestant world. They just happen to be authors of an article or book.

You were wrong. I was right all along. That won’t change.

[metmom]

them.” Oh, my gosh! You mean she’s a . . . (gulp) s-i-n-n-e-r? Can’t be! We know that Christians never sin! GPH, I expect more from you than that. We are all sinners.

It's the same excuse used for Catholic priests who molest boys.

Why am I not surprised?

And yet a non-Catholics would have to be pure as Jesus Himself to pass muster with a Catholic while when Catholics sin, it's blown off as not being particularly significant because *everyone is doing it*.

The hypocrisy is staggering.

[Syncro]

How much is from your blog?

Daniel1212 posts a very informative post backed up by almost 50 individual links to scripture and all you can post is a dig at his "blog?"

You would do well to edify yourself by reading his post and going to all the scriptures referenced.

Daniel1212 has exhibited by his various posts here on Free Republic that he is a very learned Biblical scholar.

Thank you Daniel.

[vladimir998]

“And yet a non-Catholics would have to be pure as Jesus Himself to pass muster with a Catholic while when Catholics sin, it’s blown off as not being particularly significant because *everyone is doing it*.”

You’re completely wrong. I said we are all sinners. I just mentioned that “Sometimes those who outwardly appear to have - and encourage - the greatest virtues also struggle with the worst vices. Haven’t we all heard enough cases like that among Protestant ministers?” I wasn’t picking on Protestants. I was just showing that they are sinners too - and broken people just like everybody else.

“The hypocrisy is staggering.”

Well, the hypocrisy is all yours since I was not even condemning Protestants but showing they’re just as human as the rest of us.

“It’s the same excuse used for Catholic priests who molest boys. Why am I not surprised?”

Your comment is ignorant.

[mrobisr]

Don’t confuse people with your anti-Christ teachings. Only God through Jesus Christ can forgive sins and that has been the standard from Genesis to Revelation. If you were saved you would do a little research and with complete ease you would see that Matt 16:19 and John 20:23 have nothing to do with man’s ability to forgive sins.

Luke 7:49 New International Version (NIV)

49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

Mark 2:7 New International Version (NIV)

7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Mark 2:6-7 New International Version (NIV)

6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Isaiah 43:25 New International Version (NIV)

25 “I, even I, am he who blots out
your transgressions, for my own sake,
and remembers your sins no more.

Micah 7:18 New International Version (NIV)

18 Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.

Hebrews 8:12 New International Version (NIV)

12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.

Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Christ directed the apostles to declare the only method by which sin would be forgiven. This power did not exist at all in the apostles as a power to give judgment, but only as a power to declare the character of those whom God would accept or reject in the day of judgment. They have clearly laid down the marks whereby a child of God may be discerned and be distinguished from a false professor; and according to what they have declared shall every case be decided in the day of judgment.

Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven,.... By the kingdom of heaven is meant the Gospel, which comes from heaven, declares the king Messiah to be come, speaks of things concerning his kingdom, is the means of setting it up, and enlarging it, displays the riches of his grace, and gives an account of the kingdom of heaven, and of persons’ right unto it, and meetness for it. “The keys” of it are abilities to open and explain the Gospel truths, and a mission and commission from Christ to make use of them; and being said to be given to Peter particularly, denotes his after qualifications, commission, work, and usefulness in opening the door of faith, or preaching the Gospel first to the Jews, Acts 2:1 and then to the Gentiles, Acts 10:1 and who was the first that made use of the keys of evangelical knowledge with respect to both, after he, with the rest of the apostles, had received an enlarged commission to preach the Gospel to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Otherwise these keys belonged to them all alike; for to the same persons the keys, and the use of them, appertained, on whom the power of binding and loosing was bestowed; and this latter all the disciples had, as is manifest from Matthew 18:18 wherefore this does not serve to establish the primacy and power of Peter over the rest of the apostles; nor do keys design any lordly domination or authority; nor did Christ allow of any such among his apostles; nor is it his will that the ministers of his word should lord it over his heritage: he only is king of saints, and head of his church; he has the key of David, with which he opens, and no man shuts, and shuts, and no man opens; and this he keeps in his own hand, and gives it to none.

Pulpit Commentary
A more reasonable explanation of the phrase is derived from the use of the terms among the Jews themselves. In their Talmudic glosses we find equivalent expressions. “To bind” is to forbid, to pronounce unlawful; “to loose” is to allow, to declare lawful.

The act of the RCC to forgive sins is blasphemy no more no less. Don’t think for a minute that your suffering is because of your holiness, but the exact opposite is true. The RCC is being thrown on the bed of suffering as predicted nearly 2k ago.

Revelation 2:20-23 New International Version (NIV)

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.