To: DBeers
Christianity, the one which uses the term saint to refer to any follower of Christ, not special ones recognized by an unbiblical Pope.
79 posted on
02/13/2005 10:58:29 PM PST by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: rwfromkansas
Christianity, the one which uses the term saint to refer to any follower of Christ, not special ones recognized by an unbiblical Pope.
It sounds like you follow the protestant deviation which was invented 1500 years after Christianity.
The Church does not doubt for one moment that there are thousands more saints than have been canonised. It is simple the case that the Vicar of Christ (the first one having been directly appointed by Him, as recorded in the Bible) states with abosolute certainty that some people who have passed from this world are in heaven. The Pope does not make saints, God does, the Pope merely recognises a few of them infalibly for the assistance and edification of the faithful.
By the way, where in the Bible does it say that all of the Saints are equal?
82 posted on
02/14/2005 1:52:25 AM PST by
tjwmason
(For he himself has said, and it's greatly to his credit, he remains an Englishman.)
To: rwfromkansas
"Christianity, the one which uses the term saint to refer to any follower of Christ...the unbiblical Pope"
What are you talking about? Can we just have an "ignoramus" section of Free Republic and funnel these idiotic posts there?
By the way, there's nothing more "unbiblical" than going to services on Sunday. The Sabbath is BIBLICALLY on Saturday. Sunday Mass is a TRADITION started by the "unbiblical" Catholic Church in recognition of the Resurrection.
So do a little research into the faith that you practice before accusing other faiths of being "unbiblical".
98 posted on
02/14/2005 9:33:25 AM PST by
Rutles4Ever
(This is my tagline.)
To: rwfromkansas
Christianity, the one which uses the term saint to refer to any follower of Christ, not special ones recognized by an unbiblical Pope. I have never seen this definition before -it does not fit with the Bible and the definition of a saint as the Catholic Church teaches... If you are interested in understanding -given time, I can reference the information for you...
99 posted on
02/14/2005 9:47:02 AM PST by
DBeers
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