Posted on 03/03/2015 12:32:27 PM PST by two134711
Not big on Freedom of Religion, eh...Holding FR hostage to your religious views...
I don’t think it has as much to do with religion, as it does toward denigrating other beliefs. I am a Catholic and I thank God every single day that he made me one.
We will all find out at our own judgment, whether we lived a Christlike life or not. It’s not my call.
We need to re-direct such people back to the Catechism, in particular paragraph 818-819:
" ...All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church.""Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: "the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements."
Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him, and are in themselves calls to "Catholic unity."
Metmom and NotGonna, I wish you could save or bookmark this link:
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 818 and 819.
When necessary, roll it up and pop offensive Catholic posters on the nose with it. In the nicest possible way.
And yet we are to take it in stride when you insult our Christianity by claiming your Catholic religion is the ONLY true religion, which the bible proves is completely false...
If you can dish it out, you ought to learn to take it as well...
I don't try to convert anyone to my religion. I don't even agree with all the proclamations of the Catholic Church, such as its aversion to the death penalty.
AND, I sure don't follow this new Pope Francis, but I sure love Pope Emeritus Bendict XVI.
Yes, I think we’re on the same page.
God bless and keep you.
What I see happening is poster’s salvation being questioned. Of course it’s under the guise of “Is your religion a true religion?” I’d like to know what scripture commanded such a thing as only God can know a man’s heart.
It had been the history of your religion that anyone who refused to bow to your pope would go to hell...
There are still Catholics on these threads who have admitted that they still believe that...
I have yet to see any of you condemn those of your religion who make those claims...
So who was it who famously said, 'pull that redwood tree out of your own eye,,,,,,,,,
RF threads should be about the love of God and the saving grace of Jesus The Christ and not who thinks who is really saved.
Protestants and Catholics are not "fighting the good fight" when they savage one another.
Now that's rich after reading post #197...
Some have low expectations. It’s sad.
Yes, you’re right.
What?
I don’t frequent these threads.
I avoid them like the plaque and your post to me is one of the reasons.
I view ALL Christians in the same BRIGHT Heavenly light.
Thank you, from my heart, dearest DJ.
Sheesh, some people appear to be begging for a fight.
Like you often say, “Jesus must be weeping.”
Did I say anything remotely close to that??? No...
Perhaps you don't realize this but had you been living in the Dark Ages, being a "heretical Gnostic" would have earned you a date at your very own stake burning compliments of .... yep!, the Roman Catholic church.
If this isn't your departing "Opus" as you hope to be banned for insulting the Religion Moderators, I have a surefire way for you to avoid all the heartache reading the Religion Forum ...DON'T READ OPEN RELIGION FORUM THREADS.
Hardly...You people constantly accuse us of doing the exact same things you do, as I pointed out in that post to you and then whine that we are the meanies...That's the flavor of this entire thread...Protestants are so mean...Catholics are just plain nice folks...
Yes. The pronouns "you" and "your" addresses the person you are speaking to.
It had been the history of your religion that anyone who refused to bow to your pope would go to hell...
There are still Catholics on these threads who have admitted that they still believe that...
I have yet to see any of you condemn those of your religion who make those claims...
So who was it who famously said, 'pull that redwood tree out of your own eye,,,,,,,,,
So you are admitting that onyx has no control over other posters?
You people constantly accuse us of doing the exact same things you do, as I pointed out in that post to you and then whine that we are the meanies...
So again, Why do you believe that she is responsible for what others say?
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