Not sure why you called a post that brings up legitimate issues a hostile post. Is it possible you don’t agree, have nothing to add, and just want to attack a poster?
No, not really. Is it possible
you want to stir up unnecessary drama? What issues do you see as legitimate? Why was it necessary for the poster to interject that comment right when things were going so well? What do you want me to add? Oh, yes, oh yes, you are right, we Protestants are all damned to Hell because we don’t accept a bunch of extra- Biblical statements by an authority that is an authority because it says it’s an authority.
We are desperate to " separate Christ from his Church" and by the way, the Ecumenical steps taken by Vatican II were just such a waste of time.
Extra Ecclesia nulla Salus.
All right, sarcasm off. I’m not entirely sure how many people who call themselves " Catholic" here are actually in allegiance to the Vatican and how many are under cover Sedevacantists. According to one of your own priests ( here at least), as faithful Catholics, you are bound to respect the decisions made by your bishops.
Yeah, I have something to add: The twenty- eight Articles of the Augsburg Confession. If your lot are as serious about reunification as you say you are, those Articles should be included as part and parcel of your Catechism. The Pope should be retained as a symbol of Christian Unity ( always recognizing the Lordship of Jesus Christ, never trying to add or take away from the message of the Gospel, doing away with the Cult of the Saints and while recognizing Mary’s unique role as the Mother of God, not pestering her in prayer, recognizing that Jesus Christ is the Sole Mediator we have with the Father).
Cherry- picking a few verses out of the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of St. John does not lend legitimacy to your arguments and in fact, merely confirms your usage of the Protestant tactic of Sola Scriptura. The Protestant Reformation sparked the Catholic Counter- Reformation and the Decrees of the Council of Trent, which finalized the structure of your church ( in that sense, the Catholic Church is nearly fifty years younger than the Lutheran Church… so, out goes the " older brother argument"), the Canon of Scripture was finalized at Trent ( so, the Books Luther omitted were actually in dispute anyway). The traditions Luther criticized were extra- Biblical and relatively recent at his time anyway ( obviously, he wasn’t the only one to criticize them), so their omissions hardly constitute a danger to Protestant souls.
So, sir, how do you justify your challenge to me? Wasn’t the topic " Are Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Christian?" You wanted to drag me into an off topic argument? I’ve presented my point of view. My apologies to the Latter- Day Saints and the Jehovah’s Witnesses who approached this thread in good faith that the topic would be explored for the derailment and subsequent manure- flinging between Catholics and Protestants that tend to happen on these threads. Please return to your topic.
. I guess the name of the forum is supposed to justify all that, though.