Recent content by Bob_Emery

As a Liberal Protestant, I would like to state a (there is no “the”) point of view, in order to have Catholic comment on it. We take the Gospels seriously, although admittedly we tend to ignore the rest of the New Testament. When I say “seriously” I do not mean “literally”: the scholarship of...

I am a liberal Protestant. I used to post once in a while to Catholic Answers but–to be blunt–I found traditional Catholics extremely hostile: I got the distinct impression that they wanted to burn me at the stake. I have reread the Catholic Questions guidelines, and such attitudes seem hardly...

Good morning. I am a Protestant, and I believe that I have an accurate understanding of the theory and nature of the invocation of Mary and the saints. The practice strikes me as entirely harmless but also pointless. Thanks for your attention.