[YHAOS]

“I am very sorry indeed that I should have done anything to give you the impression that your participation in this thread, especially as touching conversing with me, was anything but entirely welcome.”

You’re taking things entirely too personally. Keep in mind, I’m responding to the doctrinal learnings of two distinct persons. I’m not blame storming. I might say that I’m looking for explanations, but that could be construed as confrontational or inflammatory. Let’s just say understandings are my objective. And, the issue I raise lies in a much larger context than my participation in this thread.

I don’t propose to suggest that barbecuing is an acceptable method of dealing with heretical thoughts or behavior in modern times. Since (in the Catholic view) being heretical condemns one to being outside the Church (“not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics”), what is the practical consequence of being heretical as so far goes the unity of the Judeo-Christian tradition of Western Civilization? You’ve partially answered my question, but I want you to see more clearly what I am about.

[Mad Dawg]

Oh. The "you" was a corporate you, not a personal you?

I'm so confused.

Since (in the Catholic view) being heretical condemns one to being outside the Church (“not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics”), what is the practical consequence of being heretical as so far goes the unity of the Judeo-Christian tradition of Western Civilization?

Help a sick guy out here: what post is that section in quotes from?

Here's a big generalization, probably unfair: A lot of protestants take too "binary" a view of things, IMHO. (so funny to me: the Dominican 'colors' are black and white, yet we're always arguing for nuance.

As I said elsewhere there is almost always something to affirm, nothing that can be said to be is entirely bad, since existence itself is a good. It's very often a matter of stress, of the order in which one says things, and so forth.

As a sort of thought-experiment or observation, in front of an abortion clinic, papist me would be a great deal more likely to be marching and praying with an OPC Presbyterian or a SBC Baptist, (technically, I suppose, heretics and schismatics) than with a modern Episcopalian. (I may be a rat, but that ship is certainly sinking!) Heck, I'd be more likely to be with the groups I mentioned than with Patrick Kennedy, (now excommunicated, Deo Gratias) or with Stretch Pelousy.

Maybe I'm unrealistic, but I think OUR differences here are not the threat to the role and place of the Judaeo-Christian in our Countries weltanschauung as is the bastard child liberal progressivism and atheistic humanism.

YOu should read me when I 'm awake Sometimes I make sense!