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Fundamentalists are full of themselves and are little better than the Pharisees.

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.” Matthew 23:25

Fundamentalists are full of themselves and are little better than the Pharisees.

That's rich coming from a catholic who is under the threat of their confessors to obey them and who do not believe God's HOLY SPIRIT inspired Word is the Final Authority. They prefer man to God - which is right from the pit.

Isaiah 29:13 The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but THEIR HEARTS ARE FAR FROM Me. Their worship of Me is made up only of rules taught by men.

Matthew 15:6 ......... Thus you nullify the Word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

Matthew 15:8 "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 15:9 "They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'"

Got it? Catholics are hypocrites and their prayers/worship are in vain and they are NOT pleasing to God. They secured their own destiny in the pit where their man made teachings come from. It's no wonder Catholicism teaches God's Word is not the Final Authority - if catholics had TRUTH - they would no longer be catholic but Christian and the WORLDLY 'religious' organization would have to give up it's pompous lifestyle. There would be no one to support satan's kingdom. Catholics are sheep for the slaughter to advance satan's kingdom.

God's Holy Spirit inspired Word is the Final Authority. It's ALL about JESUS, The WORD. HE ALONE is The One Way, The One Truth, The One Life.

I note numerous negative comments you have made regarding Fundamentalists. I was raised in a Fundamentalist church and attended Fundamentalist and Evangelical theological schools up through my Masters Degree. I took my Ph.D. in religion from a Jesuit University.

All this to say that my views have changed and, I trust, matured over the years, as I have known and worked with those from different theological traditions.

Although I eschew many of the prideful and even arrogant attitudes of some Fundamentalists, I am careful not to, as you point out in one of your posts (with regard to the Protestant Reformers rejecting Catholicism), "throw out the baby with the bathwater."

It is true that some denominations tend to attract the obstinate, who believe their particular sect has the only Truth. However, in every church I have attended I have seen good, humble Christians who maintain a godly faith despite the structural flaws of their particular church.

Thus I am careful not to "paint all with the same brush," but rather continue to be amazed at how God has His people in many different churches. All the best as you serve Him.