Original headline:"Marco Rubio, the 'Catholic' senator-elect from Florida, attends and 'donates thousands' to a hardline Protestant church "
I guess it does no harm at election time in a place like Florida to tout ones "Catholicism". Votes are what counts, right and hey..........., this is politics!!
Catholic or Protestant...so what? He still has a belief if the one true God.
More then you can say about most of Washington.
I don’t remember Rubio saying he was Catholic, just that he had faith.
he’s NOT a Catholic if he isn’t a practicing one.
Personally, I don’t think it prudent to make an issue out of this. Far better to pray....
So what? Are you IRA or something?
You are correct Catholics and Protestant differ, remembrance is for the same reason.
Get back to me when he claims to be Christian but is in actuality Muslim.
Yeah, we should have realized you can't get a real conservative from your church.
What a great way to try and diminish a rising star. Did you see his acceptance speech?
So What...
I’m sure Florida’s voters would have voted for Crist, if only they’d known Rubio attended a Protestant church.
Flying purple freepers, can’t you see how absurd this is?
Who cares? I mean really.
But was he a witch?
his beliefs are his own...nobodys biz. Period
I’m more concerned with the way people (ie:media here), label any Christian group or church that is not Catholic, Protestant. The story says it’s a non-denominational church, but that doesn’t mean they align themselves with Lutheran doctrine and teachings. For example... Baptist (while they are a denomination that was around during the reformation), do not consider themselves Protestant’s. I would think many non-denom’s have similar views on that.
No biggie really, it’s just always been a pet peeve of mine...lol.
who cares?
this Catholic versus Protestant fight here pushed by a few zealots plays into stereotypes
Perhaps his wife is not Catholic and he is attending her church.
By the way, what the heck does THIS matter?
is compatible with Catholicism. It is not. The congregation believes the following about the Eucharist:
"Our Beliefs". The Trinity is described, to my ears, somewhat oddly. "The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being."
I suspect someone is being sloppy. Ahhh, here we go:
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.
Baptism spoken of in terms of a "symbolic act of obedience" is typical of that sort of church.
As to whether the man is a Roman Catholic, I'd say he's not.
Well folks is he going to be better than Crist?
I think thats a resounding YES... so thank you move along!
It would be nice if he came back to the fullness of truth found in the Church, but I would rather have a devoted protestant than some liberal any day, so it seems this mole hill is gaining too much stature...
I think what is said here is that a lot of Hispanics are not impressed with liberal American Catholicism.
I remember when a Latin mass was first allowed in a church in Phoenix. Used to a modest turn out, they were overwhelmed, swamped with Catholics who had not been to church in years. Even invalids clinging to life were brought there so they could experience it once more.
Old Mexican women, wearing clothes that were almost burqas, not even worn to church in rural Mexico for many years, along with their entire families.