But,unlike you,I believe that the fullness of Truth is found in the Catholic Church that Christ established on earth and entrusted to Peter and the Apostles,in perpetuity.Most Catholics on Free Republic also believe that. Therefore you should take your thoughts and comments and enlighten catholics who are much more like you in their thinking,in that they too believe they can read the Bible and find "their truth".
They are able to read and translate and interpret the scriptures very much like their political idol,Bill Clinton.Remember how he used to read scriptures and find no prohibitions against abortion or homosexuality?And as I recall,his wife,who was of a different denomination was able to "do" scripture in like manner.
Anyway,I think a lively discussion could ensue as you debated the truth as they find it and the truth as you find it and the truth as your various icons find it and perhaps you can illuminate each others minds with your "takes" on truth.
Most of us Catholics on FR are only interested in figuring out how to help the Church,get the message of Christ to all using Scripture,Tradition and the Pope and his Magisterium.Given the number of catholics who have chosen to echo Lucifer and Adam and Eve in their "non servium" and to determine good and evil as they see it,it is a daunting task and you and other non-Catholics could help us immensely.
For starters you should go too the websites of "America",the Jesuit magazine,"Commonweal",the Amchurch magazine,"St. Anthony's Messenger","National Catholic Reporter",the vehicle of dissenters and prophets,"Call To Action",a group of people who want to change the Church,"We Are Church","Wymyn Church","Dignity" and a plethora of other dissenting views.I think you might really find lively debate over there.
Here you just impede the progress of the many who know that God is sovereign and want everyone to know and understand that.We look at this "scandal",as a gift from a merciful God,Who once again affords man an oppurtunity to know,love and serve Him by shaking our cage mightily.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Maybe you're on the wrong thread, then. Here is the subject of this thread: "In the opinion of this writer, much of the force of Catholic doctrinal debate with Protestants is rendered ineffective unless a major premise is established first - namely that the Church mentioned throughout the pages of the New Testament is a visible entity, a visible society, a visible body which can be clearly and without difficulty identified as the true Church established by the Savior."
As you should have been able to see from my post in #33, I was showing you that those who, like the REFORMers, subscribe to biblical Christianity, will not be persueded to go back to the doctrines that made the Reformation necessary.
BTW -- the writer is peddling lies in his reference to 28,000 Protestant denominations, too. Those who are interested in the truth (Hahahahaha), can click on "Catholic Corner" HERE