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To: OLD REGGIE
Is it fair to assume you include these "Catholics" when you say "Catholics believe . . . "?

You know exactly what I mean. This is why I stopped talking to you a while back.

You must be considering some very long lived generations.

Yes, that and the effect on society as a whole. Maybe some members engage in pagan relics, but if this is tolerated whole families may come to know Christ. Where vigorous attempts to stomp out such practices woudl lead people to take their families out of the Church's influence.

I don't see that as better.

SD

46,978 posted on 04/16/2003 9:06:20 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
but if this is tolerated whole families may come to know Christ.

That's funny since Christ Himself never did nor would tolerate it.

46,981 posted on 04/16/2003 9:42:34 AM PDT by Invincibly Ignorant
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To: SoothingDave
Yes, that and the effect on society as a whole. Maybe some members engage in pagan relics, but if this is tolerated whole families may come to know Christ. Where vigorous attempts to stomp out such practices woudl lead people to take their families out of the Church's influence.

I don't see that as better.


Doctrine is either pure and unalderated or it is subject to "toleration" of heretical beliefs and practices.

You can't have it all ways.

46,983 posted on 04/16/2003 9:53:01 AM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am a cult of one? UNITARJEWMIAN)
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To: SoothingDave
Yes, that and the effect on society as a whole. Maybe some members engage in pagan relics, but if this is tolerated whole families may come to know Christ. Where vigorous attempts to stomp out such practices woudl lead people to take their families out of the Church's influence.

I don't see that as better.


Doctrine is either pure and unalderated or it is subject to "toleration" of heretical beliefs and practices.

You can't have it all ways.

46,984 posted on 04/16/2003 9:53:10 AM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am a cult of one? UNITARJEWMIAN)
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