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To: Old Yeller
Yes. It is big news when an “evangelical” gives up Christianity and becomes a Catholic.

An evangelical does NOT give up Christianity when he/she enters into communion with the Church... and keep in mind, for over 1000 years, there was only the one Church of Christianity

As the article states of the subject...Catholicism is not a rejection of evangelicalism but instead taking his existing “Anglicanism deeper and thicker.”

As Peter Kreeft famously said, he "became a better Protestant" in his conversion to the Church.

Mark Galli's conversion is newsworthy as he was long time non-Catholic Pastor and editor of an influential magazine...that required a ton of personal sacrifice to convert...Conversely- most Catholics who leave the Church or "lapse" as we kindly say is mainly because of their Spiritual laziness... we all have it.. some just more than others that cause them to deny the obligation of attending Mass, receiving the Sacraments and DOING the things the Church requires of us....and that is basis of this post - Faith that requires something from us..

In my life experiences, which include family, those who leave The Catholic Church do so because they want Less from their Church...not more.

Spiritual laziness.

16 posted on 09/18/2020 3:34:05 PM PDT by MurphsLaw (“For GOD sent not his Son into the world to Condemn the world, But through him the world be Saved”)
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To: MurphsLaw
In my life experiences, which include family, those who leave The Catholic Church do so because they want Less from their Church...not more. Spiritual laziness.

This is usually true. It's very sad as well. Maybe they listened to Satan.

18 posted on 09/18/2020 4:52:50 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: MurphsLaw; Old Yeller
As the article states of the subject...Catholicism is not a rejection of evangelicalism but instead taking his existing “Anglicanism deeper and thicker.”

That is simply absurd. Except for some in African Anglicanism, to be Anglican is a rejection of evangelicalism, and Gill left the latter, though he seems ignorant as to why we chastened him for helping the Left.

when Mr. Galli published an explosive editorial on Dec. 19 arguing that President Trump should be removed from office. So many readers flocked to read the editorial online that the website crashed, overwhelming those whose job it was to keep it running...

On a very viral article, we might get 4,000 or 5,000 on the site at one time. Not only did this crash the site almost immediately, but when it came back on, there were between 15 and 17,000 people on our site for hours. I’ve kind of gotten in trouble with my IT department because they said, “Why didn’t you give us a heads up?” and I said, “I had no idea.”..

I’ve already been invited to write for The Los Angeles Times

21 posted on 09/18/2020 7:23:07 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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