Posted on 04/27/2010 9:22:37 AM PDT by mlizzy
Anti-Catholicism is the one thing that many in the far left and far right share. Whether communist or Calvinist, pulpit or press room no mention of anything Catholic will pass without a crude pedophile remark.
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....Well, I soon found out that Jim isn't in fact an anti-Catholic gay activist bigot; he's an anti-Catholic Protestant bigot....
[Jim's email]"....I DID get linked to Matt's article though one of those far left wing web sites. It's called Free Republic. You may want to check it out."
Only one thread links to the Matt Abbott 4/24 blog on Renew America. It was posted on the same day that Abbott made his blog entry!
Homosexuality and the Church Crisis
The original article that Abbott quotes was written by Brian Clowes. The Clowes article appeared on LifeSiteNews on April 19, and was posted as a thread on April 20 (four days before the Abbott blog). Could this be where "Jim" saw it on FR?
Definitive Paper: Homosexuality at Root of Sex Abuse Crisis
Me: Brought up RC for 30 years then Protestant for 15 years.
I found while being a Protestant that most Protestant complaints about the Catholic Church were not based on Doctrine but on bigotry and hatred and either were not true or half truths.
I have not a problem with people argueing doctrine - although I may not be able to keep up - what I do have concern with is people using stoires like they are Gospel truth. A lie built on half truth is not even quarter true. If you want to argue with Catholics or Protestants find out from them what they actually believe first then argue with that - don’t go to your favourite (possibly biased) website to find the answer - actually ask people!
Blessings
Mel
Sorry mlizzy - should have posted to ALL
Billions have agreed; 1.5 billion at this present time.
Can it be made any simpler?
There is one true Church. Check it.
Do you know how many times I've been called a member of a sola scriptura cult or accused of yopios? Catholics are very disrespectful of discent. Oh and I've been called a schismatic a zillion times.
"There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church, which is of course, quite a different thing" --Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.And another great quote:
"All the evil in the world can be attributed to lukewarm Catholics" --Pope St. Pius V.The most profound difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is the belief (or non-belief!) in the "Living" Eucharist, which is the "sum and substance" of the Catholic faith. If a Catholic truly believes Christ's Presence is in the Eucharist, why would they limit reception to just once a week? I think this is in part how the lukewarmness sets in and to what the Pope refers. All saints were "on-fire" for Our Lord, and spoke of *frequent* reception of the Eucharist as a means to obtain this glow. I don't really know how a Sunday-only Catholic stays enthused with the faith. I admire them if they're able to remain pleasant throughout the week, but I start losing my luster not all that long after reception, dealing with day-to-day woes. :):) And a quote that sums up why I left Luther, and converted to Catholicism instead;
"It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass" --St. Padre Pio.
Gotta love The Sisters of Charity! They are truly awesome for all that they do.
However, my views on any given faith as a whole doesn't hinge on the wrong doings of some of it's parts. You simply cannot control all variables. There are many Catholic parishes, and it is simply impossible to know all that goes on in them. Once the Vatican is finally informed of a case, they will do something about it. Ultimately, the responsibility belongs to the Bishop's. And lets face it, some of them aren't so swift. But to condemn the whole Church over it is ridiculous.
I feel the same way about Protestants and the Jewish faith. I willl not condemn them but for the few that do commit heinous acts. It would not be fair to do so.
The scandals in the Church are used as opportunities to attack it's credibility by those that hate it already.
Exactly!
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