What Is Better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis: “Both of Them Together”

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What Is Better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis: “Both of Them Together”

The Youth Pastoral Office of Magdeburg diocese, Germany, will organize an October 2020 “ecumenical pilgrimage” for young people to Rome.

The motto of the journey is “With Luther to the Pope”. A similar trip was already taken in 2016.

The pilgrimage is co-organized by the regional Protestant State church, although the Protestants repudiate pilgrimages.

On the trip's webpage Mit-Luther-zum-Papst.de, the tour operator, Hans Höffmann, remembers what Pope Francis said to the participants of the 2016 pilgrimage when asked by a youngster: "What is better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis answered in German: "Both of them together!”

Martin Luther attended school in Magdeburg as a boy. As a preacher, he led the city to defect from the Church. Magdeburg became the first major city to publish Luther’s writings.

[Elsie]

Plus, it can't flatly contradict what was already (previously) taught as binding,

Oh REALLY???

I seem to recall a certain LETTER that the Leaders of the Church wrote in ACTS chapter 15.

(No need for that pesky 'Call no man father' thing here...)

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[Elsie]

That’s your interpretation, and welcome to it: but since your notion is not supported by the text (beinst Jesus was talking to St. Peter and the Apostles with him), your interpretation is not dispositive.

Sorry; but the text does NOT support your position of supremacy to Peter!

The Book Rome gave us PLAINLY shows, in the first verse of Matthew 18...

...At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

There is NO mention of Peter ;therefore...

… your notion is not supported by the text .

[Elsie]

Yes; just like them.

(Could they have LEARNED how to do this from the SAME source that the Roman leadership did?)

[Elsie]

On the other hand, the authority of the Church to settle disputed questions (to bind and loose)--- NOW --- is supported by the text:
"If he refuses to listen even to the Church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector." (Matthew 18:17)

Sorry sweetie; but the CONTEXT clearly shows that disagreements between INDIVIDUALs is the point of the words of Jesus.

[Elsie]

(James of Jerusalem) "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God." --- and in the same context --- "For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things...(Acts 15:28)

Golly!

You can pull PART of the info in Acts 15 to try to support your position!

[Elsie]

   The apostles and elders, your brothers,

   To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:

   Greetings.

 ²⁴ We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. ²⁵ So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— ²⁶ men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁷ Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. ²⁸It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: ²⁹ You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.

   Farewell.

[Elsie]

That’s a HELL of a lot of pennies!

[Elsie]

Paul is saying ere that the Church (pedestal) upholds the Truth (Christ.)

I guess Paul needs to re-visit the church of today, and see how it's doing NOW.

[Elsie]

Where did Paul say “Christ wants to be held?”

It's evident from the Mary statues that are so abundant.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Amen.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I’m for the whole chapter. The whole book. And in fact all of the 73 books.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Of course it’s disputes between individuals. All disputes are. There aren’t any disputes out there that do not involve disputing individuals.

[MHGinTN]

The god of the Catholicism religion is double minded.

[MHGinTN]

You say Amen yet you insist that your hocus pocus priests give you the actual flesh and BLOOD to eat at the catholic altars. Double-mindedness seems to be the hallmark of the religion called Catholicism.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“The whole book. And in fact all of the 73 books.”

Wow! Even the ones with errors! You are hardcore!

[Mrs. Don-o]

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Our God is an awesome God.

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[Mrs. Don-o]

2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.”

If it has errors, it ain’t Scripture.

[editor-surveyor]

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Thanks for the wallet photo of your Club!
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