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To: narses

Compare the Catholic pantheon of saints to any culture’s pantheon of gods.


31 posted on 04/24/2011 8:31:31 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear

Saints are any and all saved in heaven - how is that either a “pantheon” or “paganism”? Is the the communion of saints not part of the Apostles Creed?


33 posted on 04/24/2011 8:33:52 PM PDT by narses ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." Chesterton)
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To: Grizzled Bear
Compare the Catholic pantheon of saints to any culture’s pantheon of gods.

In Catholicism, saints are venerated, not worshiped. They are exemplars of how to live one's life, usually some specific aspect. Thinking that Catholic saints are some sort of pantheon is a common perception of those that have never had this fact explained to them. Hopefully you won't continue to use this misconception in your contempt for the Church.

55 posted on 04/25/2011 5:14:55 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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