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To: OpusatFR; Gamecock
Apparently, you have to “evangelize” by posting Catholic bashing sites.

In my shorttime on Free Republic, I have seen a number of posts by RCs about Protestants joining the RCC; and you are complaining about the posting of an article about someone leaving the RCC?

81 posted on 06/01/2007 3:52:21 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: SeaHawkFan; OpusatFR; Gamecock
In my shorttime on Free Republic, I have seen a number of posts by RCs about Protestants joining the RCC; and you are complaining about the posting of an article about someone leaving the RCC?

I think that's been the major thrust of rcc posts for the last month.

83 posted on 06/01/2007 3:59:30 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: SeaHawkFan
...and you are complaining about the posting of an article about someone leaving the RCC?

STRAWMAN ALERT  




That's not quite his complaint, is it? (Be honest.)

86 posted on 06/01/2007 4:03:09 PM PDT by Petronski (Keep your eye on www.fredthompson.com very soon.)
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To: SeaHawkFan
In my shorttime on Free Republic, I have seen a number of posts by RCs about Protestants joining the RCC; and you are complaining about the posting of an article about someone leaving the RCC?

That is not the problem at all. What has happened is that in the last month or so there have been several (at least somewhat) prominent leaders of Protestant groups that have converted to Catholicism. Probably the most prominent of these was Francis Beckwith, President of the ETS. Whenever this happens, it produces a flurry of conversion stories by both Catholic and Protestant posters. And after a while, it becomes mostly one side trying to rile the other.

There is one significant trend however worth noting. Go back and look at this and the other conversion stories. Most Protestants who join the Catholic Church have done so after lengthy study, have little to say that is bad about their former churches, and a great many have much to sacrifice in the way of jobs or positions in their church (if not within their own families). On the other hand, most Catholics who leave the Church do so because they either don't understand or don't like the Church's doctrinal or moral teachings. And a great many have little to nothing positive to say about the Catholic Church (and in this case, parrot the exact words of anti-Catholics).

I'm sure some could claim my bias is obvious, but I again encourage you to read the stories.

On a side note, I'm glad this gentleman was honest enough to leave, but I hope that eventually he sees the fuller picture and comes back.

116 posted on 06/01/2007 4:44:28 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Pray for your priests and seminarians...)
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