It doesn’t shake me. But it does make me roll my eyes. The bigotry never stops.
And if anyone spams me with Biblical quotes, I’m gonna report it.
There is only one truth.. reach for a history book not written by Rome
Actually, there are Roman Catholic explanations... but not truths. Truth is found in God's Word -- in his breathed-out scripture.
Sadly, the only heretical contentions to be found are found in Roman Catholicism.
Hoss
Fine. Post them.
Catholics are great at making assertions but come up really short on providing any substantiation of them.
When someone challenges them, they're sent off to *Look it up yourself*, which is really saying..... *I can't support what I just claimed*.
As usual the anti Catholic author is doing history wrong. Here is an expanded passage to Duffy’s book which while maintaining St Peter did not start the Church in Rome shows why he was regarded as having primacy amongst the Apostles.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/d/duffy-saints.html
Bonaventure: …the gates of heaven will open to all who confide in the protection of Mary. Blessed are they who know thee, O Mother of God, for the knowledge of THEE is the high road to everlasting life, and the publication of thy virtues is the way of ETERNAL SALVATION . Give ear, O ye nations; and all you who desire heaven , serve, honor Mary, and certainly you will find ETERNAL LIFE.
Ephem: …devotion to the divine Mother…is the unlocking of the heavenly Jerusalem.
Blosius: To the, O Lady, are committed the KEYS and the treasures of the kingdom of Heaven.
Ambrose: …constantly pray ‘Open to us, O Mary, the gates of paradise, since thou hast its KEYS.
Fulgetius: …by Mary God descended from Heaven into the world, that by HER man might ascend from earth to Heaven.
Athanasius: …And, thou, O Lady, wast filled with grace, that thou mightiest be the way of our SALVATION and the means of ascent to the heavenly Kingdom.
Richard of Laurence: Mary, in fine, is the mistress of heaven; for there she commands as she wills, and ADMITS whom she wills.
Guerric: …he who serves Mary and for whom she intercedes, is as CERTAIN of heaven as if he were already there…and those who DO NOT serve Mary will NOT BE SAVED.
Anselm: It suffices, O Lady, that thou willest it, and our SALVATION is certain.
Antoninus: …souls protected by Mary, and on which she casts her eyes, are NECESSARILY JUSTIFIED AND SAVED.
What essential thing(s) does Rome give you that are NOT found in the Bible?