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Married, former Protestant minister preparing for Catholic priesthood
CNA ^ | 5/20/2010

Posted on 05/20/2010 7:15:15 AM PDT by markomalley

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To: hoosierham; Dr. Eckleburg; HarleyD; Quix; Alex Murphy

^^^I think the exception to celibacy means his wife will continue to have the full benefits of marriage.^^^

Just like Joseph had the full benefits of his marriage with Mary.


41 posted on 05/20/2010 12:22:54 PM PDT by Gamecock (If you want Your Best Life Now, follow Osteen. If you want your best life forever, don't. JM)
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To: Campion

Can your parish priest ordain a priest?

And if you read the article the PCA can not even find a record that church was ever PCA, let alone Scott as ordained

When one changes denominations they must be tested and approved by the new denomination .

Our church moved from Bible Presbyterian to PCA ..the already ordained pastors had to be accepted by the new denomination and have a public ceremony ... Our non teaching Elders also had to be ordained again by the new denomination

Presbyterians are very into “proper order “

Scott claims PCA ordination .

So would your parish hire an Anglican Priest to fill in on Sundays ?? Why do you act so shocked


42 posted on 05/20/2010 12:33:02 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: Campion

Being saved is not being infallible ..we are not your pope (who should have known ...infallible ya know??)


43 posted on 05/20/2010 12:34:55 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: Gamecock

lol, lol


44 posted on 05/20/2010 12:40:15 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: Campion

Are all of your teachers ordained?

The fact he taught at a seminary means little, but the fact he misrepresented himself means a lot.


45 posted on 05/20/2010 12:53:40 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
Can your parish priest ordain a priest?

What's the relevance of that? Presbyterians don't have bishops; that's why they're Presbyterians and not Episodicals ... whatever ...

Scott claims PCA ordination

Document that, please. He said he was a Presbyterian, not "PCA". In fact, in his book he mentions that Trinity was a spinoff from the OPC.

46 posted on 05/20/2010 1:16:46 PM PDT by Campion
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To: RnMomof7

You don’t have a clue what you are talking about. It’s really pitiful that you would make such a fool of yourself in public by spouting off statements which show your ignorance.


47 posted on 05/20/2010 1:19:02 PM PDT by nanetteclaret (Unreconstructed Catholic Texan)
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To: RnMomof7
Being saved is not being infallible ..we are not your pope (who should have known ...infallible ya know??)

Infallibility protects promulgation of doctrines concerning faith and morals, not personnel evaluations or assignments. You did know that and you are just "funning" with me, right?

I just think it's odd that you have all of these "unsaved" people in your pulpits and seminaries.

48 posted on 05/20/2010 1:19:29 PM PDT by Campion
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To: Campion
One more time the man is a liar..he was never an ordained Presbyterian minister..

A former friend of his says this of Scott

"He was a postmillennialist who had been heavily influenced by the Reconstructionist movement. In fact, he was the (unordained) pastor of a Reconstructionist church in Fairfax, Virginia.

49 posted on 05/20/2010 1:31:43 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
One more time the man is a liar ... he was never an ordained Presbyterian minister

You said he claimed to be an ordained PCA minister.

I asked you to present proof of the "PCA" part. I have never heard Dr. Hahn describe his past as "PCA", but only as "Presbyterian".

You didn't present any proof.

The observer can judge for himself who's being truthful and who isn't.

50 posted on 05/20/2010 1:38:18 PM PDT by Campion
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To: RnMomof7

A former friend of his says this of Scott

“He was a postmillennialist who had been heavily influenced by the Reconstructionist movement. In fact, he was the (unordained) pastor of a Reconstructionist church in Fairfax, Virginia.

How about the giving the site for that quote.

Or is that a half-quote or maybe not a quote at all.


51 posted on 05/20/2010 1:39:44 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Campion
Document that, please. He said he was a Presbyterian, not "PCA". In fact, in his book he mentions that Trinity was a spinoff from the OPC.

There is no such thing as just a Presbyterian..that is a form of church government not doctrine

From a RC site
Scott Hahn was PCA in his early college years and in some of his books he talks about how heretical some of the pca's doctrines are. If you have read their confession of faith that really sums it up.

He says he was PCA , so take it up with him

This church that he claims ordained him has not connected to any denomination . Presbyterians DO NOT do that kind of ordination . He can not prove he was ever ordained..but don't let the truth get in your way here :)

52 posted on 05/20/2010 1:57:47 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: OpusatFR

http://reasonablechristian.blogspot.com/2009/12/lost-soul-of-scott-hahn-another.html


53 posted on 05/20/2010 1:59:28 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: nanetteclaret

So you are saved right? You have assurance of your salvation ?

My dear I was a Catholic for almost 40 years ..I know what Catholics believe and they do not believe one can say they are saved..


54 posted on 05/20/2010 2:03:02 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: markomalley
I have watched that show many times. As a preacher and pastor, and a student of the Roman Catholic Church, my assessment is that many of those stories are from people who either have a poor understanding of Scripture, or are moving for reasons other than theology.

I will not convince you either, but there is far too much that the RC teaches that i find offensive to Scripture. We could begin with a celibate priesthood, the Pope as the Vicar of Christ, the many assertions (non-Scriptural) about Mary (such as the Immaculate Conception), the Real Presence, the emphasis on the Saints, even the process of designating someone as a Saint...all of it extremely problematical.

I have been a pastor-teacher for 31 years. I have yet to find any reason for accepting the Roman Catholic Church as the True, and only, church.

55 posted on 05/20/2010 2:39:41 PM PDT by LiteKeeper ("It's the peoples' seat!")
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To: RnMomof7
Scott Hahn was PCA in his early college years

"A RC site" saying Scott Hahn was "PCA in his early college years" is not the same thing as Scott Hahn himself saying he was ordained in the PCA. Obviously.

56 posted on 05/20/2010 2:44:06 PM PDT by Campion
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To: RnMomof7

From your source:

“I once knew Scott Hahn. I met him about twelve years ago when he was a Presbyterian minister living in the Washington, D.C. area. (I had spoken to Hahn by phone before that: When he was a student at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, I paid him to record the guest lectures of Gordon Clark at the seminary.)”

~Clearly states, “Presbyterian minister.”


57 posted on 05/20/2010 3:06:21 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Campion; RnMomof7

“Question and Answer
Presbyterian Church in America

Question:

What distinguishes the OPC from the PCA? More specifically, are there differences in ordination requirements?

Answer:

The OPC and PCA have fraternal relations. The OPC separated from the northern Presbyterian church in 1936 because of theological liberalism. The PCA separated from the southern Presbyterian church in 1973 because of theological liberalism.

The OPC and PCA share the same doctrinal standards (the Westminster Confession of Faith and Larger and Shorter Catechisms). The OPC tends to be more conservative than the PCA, holding to a more “strict subscriptionist” position relative to the Confession and Catechisms. It also tends to be more conservative in its worship.

Ordination requirements in both the OPC and PCA are very similar. OPC ministers have no difficulty transferring into the PCA, and PCA ministers have no difficulty transferring into the OPC. (SP)”

http://www.opc.org/qa.html?question_id=143

I think the concept of election is totally in the eyes of the beholder.

e.g. - Election = I am and you are not because I believe I am and believe you are not.

I have the same attitude toward the Moose or Woodsmen.


58 posted on 05/20/2010 3:48:32 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: LiteKeeper
I have been a pastor-teacher for 31 years.

And am a mere autodidact. Just a poor soul dependent upon God's grace who considers all but the knowledge of Christ as dung.

I will not convince you either

So why don't we just pray for each other and look for the day when the dark glasses are taken off.

59 posted on 05/20/2010 5:13:40 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: RnMomof7

Well, I was a Presbyterian for 36 years and then Episcopaliian for 18 before I converted 5 years ago. So I was Protestant longer than you were Catholic. Even Protestants aren’t completely sure of salvation. Haven’t you ever heard the term “backsliding?” I’m glad you know yourself well enough to know that you would never deny Christ, even under torture. Wow! You’re better than St. Peter!


60 posted on 05/20/2010 6:21:06 PM PDT by nanetteclaret (Unreconstructed Catholic Texan)
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