Here's a good one for you, narses...
Posted on 09/30/2013 11:30:08 AM PDT by NYer
46 to go!
“If you had spent that time studying the bible instead of theology, you likely would have stayed Protestant...”
Oh, you mean sorta like John Henry Cardinal Newman? Ever heard of him, he was one of the greatest theologian of the 19th Century, born and raised a Protestant, who converted to Catholism at the age of 44. Here’s a famous quote from Cardinal Newman.
“To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.”
But hey, I know that won't stop people from trotting out Newman's own self-justifying, self serving statements as salve for their own decision to, in the final end, simply accept what they are told, regardless of how much counterfactual conditional reasoning and cognitive dissonance must be engaged in to "argue away" any information that logically refutes various Romish, "papist" conceptual statements and positions, if only to the extent those may be more properly applied...
If any here does not understand what I'm talking about, then I must say to them "to be deep into the religion forum on FreeRepublic, is to see Romish, off-hand apologetic claims go down in flames repeatedly" with many of them only left "standing" without serious doubt and troubles through full embrasure of the physiological procedures mentioned in the previous, above paragraph.
Oh, you mean sorta like John Henry Cardinal Newman? Ever heard of him, he was one of the greatest theologian of the 19th Century, born and raised a Protestant, who converted to Catholism at the age of 44. Here’s a famous quote from Cardinal Newman.
“To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.”
That in no way means he was a Christian...Have you got a testimony from him where he trusted in Jesus Christ for his salvation??? Just because someone studies about religion doesn't mean he believes the bible, or understands it...
I like this quote much better...
The Protestant goes directly to the Word of God for instruction, and to the throne of grace in his devotions; whilst the pious Roman Catholic consults the teaching of his church...From this general principle of Evangelical freedom, and direct individual relationship of the believer to Christ, proceed the three fundamental doctrines of Protestantism - the absolute supremacy of (1) the Word, and of (2) the grace of Christ, and (3) the general priesthood of believers...
Philip Schaff
Otherwise, a Christian does not need be perfect in all things (I do sincerely hope) to be accepted, where acceptance counts the most.
It is interesting however, that you bring up Philip Schaff, for I do think of him and others (and their assembled works) each time I see Newman trotted out on these pages.
I don’t really think I have ever heard someone call a former Angelical Bishop, then a Roman Catholic Cardinal......not a Christian.
The height of anti-Catholic bigotry on FR boggles the mind.
Here's a good one for you, narses...
The height of anti-PROTESTant bigotry on FR boggles the soul.
“The height of anti-PROTESTant bigotry on FR boggles the soul.”
Remind me, what do we call it when someone utters a statement he knows to be false? Would that be the “L” word?
There is not and never has been a scintilla of anti-protestant bigotry on FR.
First I'd have to KNOW how you KNOW that he KNOWS it to be false.
Do you have a specific example or is this a broad brush attempt to cover up dissent?
“Newman trotted out on these pages”.
Newman is hated by PROTESTants because he became Catholic.
Guess that’s the same reason they hate Sitting Bull.
And Sitting Bull’s old buddy Buffalo Bill was a Catholic convert.
Norma McCorvey - aka Jane Roe. Her name will forever be linked to the horror of legalized abortion but her soul is committed to God and the pro-life cause. She became a Catholic at a Mass concelebrated by Fr. Frank Pavone.
Then there’s.....
Bob Hope
John Wayne
Laura Ingram
Newt Gingrich
Gary Cooper
Malcom Muggeridge
Robert Bork
Jeb Bush
King Charles II of England and his brother James II of England
Cardinal Avery Dulles
Lord David Alton - British politician and member of the House of Lords
Actress Susan Hayward
Doc Holiday
Bobby Jindal
Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC)
Joyce Kilmer, poet/Writer
Larry Kudlow
Father Richard John Neuhaus
Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa’s successor in the Missionaries of Charity
Robert Novak
Walker Percy
Vincent Price
Notre Dame Coach Knute Rockne
Frances Shand Kyd - Princess Di’s mother
Tony Snow
Satchel Paige
And that’s just a few notable Catholic converts.
It's a junior form of boggle.
I've looked at his stuff. It's not that good. Same old recycled stuff, for the most part. I'm not impressed, nor should I be, for I have encountered the Lord in much fullness, far from the narrow confines of the church of Rome.
He IS??
What a shame!
correction — I meant Taylor Marshall. Not some poor “Philip” somewhere...
A Whopper Jr. is not exactly a Whopper. But eat enough of them, and...
Why are PROTESTants still protesting 500 years later? LOL.
Man! I don’t hate any of those “notable examples” - though I did notice you didn’t include Reid, Pelosi, etc.
I hope all come to saving faith in Christ, including your list and you.
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