And your re-challenges show that you don't bother to read my responses... so what's the point?
If you acknowledge that the church at Rome is beholden to nothing but itself, then I'm out. If you say that the church at Rome is beholden to scriptures, then please show me the scriptures...
Once again, the Church is beholden to Christ, Who is the Word made flesh. It is not beholden to a book and a static faith unattended by the Holy Spirit in nearly 2000 years. Christ promised He would be with His Church until the end of the age. Is He a mute? Are we to read without the aid of the Church He founded what was written 2000 years ago and create church after church based on our own interpretations? The Church is the Bride of Christ. Having one mind and one purpose makes far more sense than that She be a schitzophrenic unable to agree with her own self as is the Protestant model.
Regarding the Sabbath: Catholic Answers
Essentially, Abraham was justified in faith before his circumcision and before the Ten Commandments... as was Noah... as was Enoch. As Jesus said, the whole law is summarized in loving God with our whole mind, soul and strength and loving our neighbor as ourselves. He did far more to break the hold of the rigid Sabbath observance than anyone. God doesn't demand legalism. He demands our love. If we love God and love our neighbor, we are keeping His commands. The day of the week on which we worship is not the most critical issue in the cosmos (Col 2:16).
By the way, I've read the source material that you are using to get your quotes. I'm with wideawake... they aren't worthy of comment.
You've managed to hack my hard drive? You don't aagree with Cardinal Gibbons? How is this possible for a Catholic not to agree with a Cardinal?
Essentially, Abraham was justified in faith before his circumcision and before the Ten Commandments... as was Noah... as was Enoch. As Jesus said, the whole law is summarized in loving God with our whole mind, soul and strength and loving our neighbor as ourselves. He did far more to break the hold of the rigid Sabbath observance than anyone. God doesn't demand legalism. He demands our love. If we love God and love our neighbor, we are keeping His commands. The day of the week on which we worship is not the most critical issue in the cosmos (Col 2:16).
1Jo 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.