Actually, HS, making it personal injures your argument.
You can read through all these threads, and you can find only where I've said that the RCC is a fellow Christian denomination. You can also find where I've disputed different doctrines that they teach.
So far as my military career is concerned, I served my country faithfully for over 20 years. I counseled the living, prayed for the injured, and honored the dead. Many were of no faith group; many were of unusual groups; many were of evangelical groups; many were of historic Protestant groups; many were of other historic Christian groups; and many were Catholic. Not once was I ever accused of proselytism, because not once did I ever engage in it. That is far more than I can say for many on this board.
The need to proselytize is the true test of those who accept others' denominations as truly of the Father.
But, I did stand beside injured Catholics and, because Catholic priests were NOT available, guide them in Catholic prayers printed by their own priests. I did conduct memorial services for their dead. And I did honor and care for their families.
You have no idea what a right shoulder patch really means.
NSDQ
Thank God for you.
Thank you for your fine and devoted service. Don’t let the ‘turkeys get you down.’