Posted on 07/17/2017 8:08:32 AM PDT by ebb tide
“Francis is more interested in leftwing politics than in Catholic theology”, George Neumayr, contributing editor of The American Spectator, states talking to Tom Woods on July 14th on tomwoods.com. Woods describes Francis as a result of John Paul II who - as he puts it - appointed "absolutely terrible people" as bishops: "Catholics have suffered under Bergoglios for decades now”.
Neumayr agrees that a lot of the liberal bishops were appointed by John Paul II and Benedict XVI. He sees Francis as the “culmination of a century” of liberalism and modernism in the Church.
For him it is "highly unlikely" that Francis, who in his theology is “more a Protestant than a Catholic” will convert to Catholicism. Instead, the realistic scenario is that Francis will produce division and chaos, "Catholics will have to decide whether they guard the faith over papolatry.”
And: “The Cardinals have to declare that Francis is a bad pope who must be resisted.”
The Bible shows that the Church in her pastors teaches with the authority of the Holy Spirit. That is enough. But of course if you don’t actually believe in the Bible…
Like what traditions?
Give us an example of *Protestant* tradition that non-Catholics follow that are on equal basis with Scripture as the RCC *sacred tradition* is.
Or did Luther toss that book too?
And again the Roman Catholic is the first to use profanity or get personal when the argument goes against them.
I'd be willing say I give more than the typical Roman Catholic based on surveys of people giving to their church.
ealgeone doesn’t NEED to belong to a church.
He belongs to JESUS and that is all anyone needs.
FWIW, I don’t belong to a church.
There is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood.
Dunking someone in water or pouring it on them does NOT remove sin from the spirit.
Water is not the right medium to apply to sin for the forgiveness of it.
As a Lutheran I do not follow Luther or Paul. I follow Christ.
Maybe she’s looking for a ‘temple reccomend’ ...
Maybe she’s looking for a ‘temple reccomend’ ...
You are correct sir. I am glad I belong to the one true church. 🙃😇😀
Why would anyone want to *swim the Tiber* when this is an example of what Catholics behave like?
You are aware, aren't you, that you can give to a church without belonging to it?
And besides, what do you know about ealgeone's giving habits?
You're making quite the presumption and treating it as truth with no basis whatsoever.
These flame bait threads attacking the Reformation are being posted on a daily basis. I’m sure it will get worse this fall. There are those that cannot stand the thought that their errors have been exposed and corrected and the Reformation has lasted 500 years. Their loss but we should avoid being drawn into the same tired old tactics. All these threads are designed to do is provoke argument so those that started it can run to mommy and daddy to get the big bad Christians banned. I for one am done playing
Legalism gets no one to heaven.
And if the rules were God's commands, that would be one thing.
They aren't.
So why would someone want to put themselves under the authority of a bunch of useless rules and regulations?
That's the problem. Protestants don't follow any traditions. That why there are so many sects of protestants that disagree on birth control, abortion, homosexual marriage, divorce, etc. Name me one protestant sect that condoned homosexual marriage or abortion 100 years ago.
That is what this article is about Jorge Bergolio is a protestant, not a Catholic.
Could you show us where the words *Roman Catholic church* are found in the Bible?
Then you might be able to prove that the RCC is the OTC.
I don’t see the word *sacrament* in anything you posted.
Give us an example of *Protestant* tradition that non-Catholics follow that are on equal basis with Scripture as the RCC *sacred tradition* is.
Faith alone, Scripture alone.
Do we or don't we?
I guess it depends some on which Catholic we are talking to.
You should probably notice that this thread was about a Catholic topic. It was when Protestants entered to attack Catholic beliefs that the Catholics rose up to defend themselves.
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