Posted on 07/09/2015 8:03:43 PM PDT by Morgana
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
Ps.127:1
It was nice, wasn’t it? Back when we actually had to pass to be promoted, study to pass. It was a different world then. We had clarity. Right was right and wrong was wrong.
Protestants cannot make this claim against Catholics without having it backfire on themselves.
You see, I married into a family that was previously Jewish, but is now Protestant. As Jews, they were prohibited by Spain's Catholics from entering the major cities, so they worked and bought land in their towns.
Interesting tidbit of history there. I have German relatives and they also have a different take on the Catholic Church in Germany.
The law made you a Catholic, but I assume that the wealth the government church was using to build it’s buildings, was supplied by the British people.
They “cannot let Catholic truth remain, because Catholic truth is an affront to them.”
True. Citizens in every country should love the Lord and His Church every day. Why is it that some people do not love the Lord and do not study and obey the Magisterium? It is a mystery. I tend to ignore the Lord and downplay the Ten Commandments when I wish to lollygag. Laziness leads to a lack of defense of His Church which has the potential to improve every country.
To further clarify, they were prohibited from entering Central American cities—I don’t know if that had been the case in Spain.
One side of her family was on the last boat to head out of Spain for Central America before the Spanish killings went “full bore crazy.”
That’s a nice theory... how did it work out for Anne Boleyn?
You really should have put this in quotes, putting it at the end of a hotlink makes it appear to be your words.
FROM THE TRACT:
"Paul and Christ himself warned us that there would be a few ravenous wolves among Church leaders"(Acts 20:29; Matt. 7:15).
If one claims to 'quote' from the Bible, one shouldn't be modifying the words of an Apostle and the Lord Himself by modifying the quotes by adding 'few'.
'Like Israel, medieval Europe was a society of Christian kingdoms that were formally consecrated to the Lord Jesus Christ. It is therefore quite understandable that these Catholics would read their Bibles and conclude that for the good of their Christian society they, like the Israelites before them, "must purge the evil from the midst of you" '(Deut. 13:5, 17:7, 12).
As Catholics have told FR many times regarding the 'prohibition' on Bible reading by the laity (paraphrasing) 'Most lay people couldn't read.' No doubt some of the work was done by the mere minions of the church.
Paul repeats this principle in 1 Corinthians 5:13.
12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
Even the DR says put away, nothing about torturing and killing the wicked person. More Catholic 'intepretation', pretty embarrassing.
It’s with the link. I thought people could figure it out if the clicked on the link.
Sorry
War amongst Christians while islam the ever more quickly sweeps to the fore.
We also knew that truth was complex and rarely fit on a bumper sticker - especially when it involved international politics and struggles for power among religions.
“Delve deeper? The family I married into escaped with their lives from the Catholic church in Spain by fleeing to Central America.”
They did better than my ancestor. He was tortured for his religious beliefs, then tried for treason for them and after being convicted was hanged drawn and quartered in Wexford Ireland.
Of course my for-bearer was Roman Catholic and his torturers/killers were Protestants in the service of Good Queen Bess.
(FWIW I am not Roman Catholic, but most of my ancestors on my dad’s side were.)
"War amongst Christians while islam the ever more quickly sweeps to the fore."
There's an odd "hand in glove" relationship between the sort of attacks here in the RF and the media attacks, too.
JMHo
What about Pope Alexander VI/Borgia. Yeah glad Im not catholic and follow these idiots.
Ten Worst Popes of all Time
http://www.oddee.com/item_96537.aspx
Top 10 Worst Popes in History
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-worst-popes-in-history.php
It’s your history. Own it.
As for Catholic bashing, a non-Catholic did not start this thread.
Look who’s talking.
Don't forget to count your own for comparison.
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