[Alex Murphy]

From the closing paragraphs in the article...

He replied, "I'm not a Catholic. ...and I couldn't be, but I thank God for what they have done to name the name of Christ in the world. I would be more comfortable praying with a Catholic priest who believes in the Virgin Birth, the blood Atonement, and the deity of Christ than with a liberal Protestant who doesn't."

[Integrityrocks]

Now that's Ecumenical.

Amen

[Claud]

Another excerpt from the article:

I will never forget participating in a powerful service of the Lord's Supper that Criswell led at First Baptist Dallas. Here was a Southern Baptist church with kneelers—one of Criswell's innovations. Criswell carefully explained the meaning of the Lord's Supper and then invited the congregation to kneel and prayerfully receive the bread and cup. The liturgy was in keeping with the Baptist tradition in every way, and there was a powerful sense of Christ's presence in that service and a hush of reverence unusual in Protestant celebrations of the Eucharist.

[dangus]

I still don't get it.

HHOK. Alex, now THAT was a good article. I really dug the guy BEFORE reading about his good relations with Catholics. ;^D

[Rytwyng]

A Baptist Pope? Don't tell James White :-)

[norge]

C'mon Alex. You know it was Criswell who gave Rick Warren the "anointing", don't you? And we all know who Rick Warren is...don't we?

[HarleyD]

He replied, "I'm not a Catholic. ...but ...I would be more comfortable praying with a Catholic priest who believes in the Virgin Birth, the blood Atonement, and the deity of Christ than with a liberal Protestant who doesn't."

Based on his statement, it would probably surprise Dr. Criswell to know that Catholics do not believe in the blood atonement of Christ. For their belief in the atonement please see Doctrine of the Atonement