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Why I Have Decided to Leave the Catholic Church
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| April 1, 2016
| Tim Staples
Posted on 04/01/2016 12:41:08 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Just read this, Tim got me. Shocked my pants off.
My wife got me this morning too: Bernie dropped out of the race. Even while I was marking dates on the calendar.
To: Berlin_Freeper
well I was leaning forward toward the RC church but now I am leaning backward
Its the pope
and no Aprils fools
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:44:40 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Dropped my pants. Good one.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:45:13 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:45:46 PM PDT
by
subterfuge
(TED CRUZ FOR POTUS!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Are you fooling about ever being Catholic, or leaving the church?
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:46:13 PM PDT
by
fwdude
To: Berlin_Freeper
Too bad it’s a joke. All of the reasons are completely sound!
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:46:21 PM PDT
by
Elpasser
To: Elpasser
aprilfool; boffo; buffoonery; funnyhaha; funnyqueer; hoax; induhvidual; joke; jokeyjoke; mockery; parody; sadoevangelism; satire; satiricalsatire; stupidlystupid; travesty!
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:50:21 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("All things work together for good, for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose")
To: Berlin_Freeper
This is really not something to make jokes about.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:50:41 PM PDT
by
conservativejoy
(Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Just when I thought there might be some action on the Religion Forum...
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:50:57 PM PDT
by
avenir
(I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
He got everything right until the last line.
To: silverleaf
I joined last Easter. Popes, like presidents, aren’t permanant.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:52:48 PM PDT
by
goodwithagun
(March 3, 2016: The date FReepers justified the "goodness" of Planned Parenthood.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
3. The idea of Mary and the saints being involved in the salvation of a Christian...My understanding is that Catholics ask these Godly people to pray for us to the Lord our god. You don't pray TO the saint. But then, the dead know nothing and will remain that way until the resurrection. Maybe they'll intercede then.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:53:31 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: JimRed
the Lord our God.
Typo lower case.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:54:57 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Meh. Must have watched the rerun of Wolf Hall.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:55:03 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
To: subterfuge
Well clearly he understands the issues protestants have with catholics. He missed the priest with young boys thing though. That would have rounded it out a little bit more.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:55:41 PM PDT
by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: Berlin_Freeper
You can tell this is for 4/1. There’s no mention of higher criticism or evolution.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:55:57 PM PDT
by
Zionist Conspirator
(The "end of history" will be worldwide Judaic Theocracy.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
1. I believe the sole rule of faith for Christians has to be Scripture. The Holy Bible is the only unchanging and definitive word of God that a Christian can build his or her life upon. Everything else, including the Catholic claims to authority, in the end, amount to ever-changing and ultimately sinking sand.
Well Said!
2. I believe works or any sense of salvific cooperation with Gods grace as constitutive to a Christians eternal life is unbiblical.
not of works (cf. Eph. 2:8-9) means not of works.
Right as far as salvation is concerned, but not completely correct, "...faith without works is dead" (James 2:14-26)
3. The idea of Mary and the saints being involved in the salvation of a Christian is tantamount to a denial of the sufficiency of Christs redeeming work on Calvarys cross.
Well Said!
4. #3 can also be said of Purgatory, the sacrifice of the Mass, the Catholic view of salvation/justification, and more. These and more of the elements of Catholic teaching result in a denial of the sufficiency of the sacrifice of Christ. More to follow in a more detailed post.
Well Said!
5. What Catholics call the veneration of Mary and the saints is actually idolatry.
Well Said! Praying to Mary is not the same as venerating her. All true Christians venerate Mary for her faith!
You left out the apostate Pope Francis, priestly celibacy, and the homosexual conquest of the RCC. For these and many other reasons did my family leave the Catholic Church...
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:56:25 PM PDT
by
Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Best reason - eternal life by entrusting yourself to Christ alone. The rest you realize later.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:56:25 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(BREAKING.... Vulgarian Resistance begins attack on the GOPe Death Star.....)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Dumb. Not at all amusing.
To: Berlin_Freeper
“1. I believe the sole rule of faith for Christians has to be Scripture.”
That’s not what scripture says though now is it?
“2. I believe works or any sense of salvific cooperation with Gods grace as constitutive to a Christians eternal life is unbiblical.”
James 2:24 is biblical.
“3. The idea of Mary and the saints being involved in the salvation of a Christian is tantamount to a denial of the sufficiency of Christs redeeming work on Calvarys cross.”
Anyone who prays for the salvation of someone else is involved in that person’s salvation. We are all members of the same Body. Colossians 1:24
“4. #3 can also be said of Purgatory, the sacrifice of the Mass, the Catholic view of salvation/justification, and more. These and more of the elements of Catholic teaching result in a denial of the sufficiency of the sacrifice of Christ. More to follow in a more detailed post.”
Nope. Nothing in Catholic teaching denies the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice because it all exists because of Christ’s sacrifice.
“5. What Catholics call the veneration of Mary and the saints is actually idolatry.”
Nope. Idolatry is to worship someone or something other than God as if he or it was God. Veneration is not that. Thus, veneration is not idolatry.
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posted on
04/01/2016 12:57:25 PM PDT
by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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