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I_trust
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As you have mocked the leader of the Catholic Church?
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Pup7
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Well, who is he to judge if that person wants to seek to return to communion with the Church?
It’s funny how his detractors love to take things out of context. He’s not God, and he admits it.
Why you won’t tell us is beyond me. You’re mocking mine, actually. I’m a far better Christian in that I won’t mock you for your beliefs. I just want to know where you’re coming from.
I’ve lived in Saudi Arabia and most of the Muslims I met that weren’t twisted by fundamentalism were decent, respectful, hard-working people who worshipped their God, wanted the best for their children, and tried hard to live what they believed was a good and moral life. I’m pleased you’ve converted to Christianity, but I know plenty of decent Muslim men and women. I know plenty of decent Protestants who work hard and are respectful and try to live good lives. I pray for them as I pray for everyone. It’s what Christians do for each other and for their fellow man.
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QwertyGirl
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He isn’t willing proclaim with certainty that anyone is going to hell. He realizes that judgement is above his paygrade. I find it refreshing and admirable.
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AndrewAxland
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The Church has profound respect for other religions, and highly values the truths they contain. You’ll find this all explained in Nostra aetate (The Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions):
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_...ts/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html
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tweedlealice
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Now, the main Protestant Churches have our Bible and most doctrines. Some believe in the real presence. The side issues are predestination, infant Baptism, Papal supremacy. I’m not going to list very nuance. But the big ones are shared.
Their love and service for God is overwhelming sometimes. They are our separated Brethren. We share the Apostles creed.
God will look at our hearts. No religion is getting us access to Salvation. Only Jesus Christ. Religions have tickets North and South at judgement.
In Christ’s Love
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Their love and service for God is overwhelming sometimes. They are our separated Brethren. We share the Apostles creed.
God will look at our hearts. No religion is getting us access to Salvation. Only Jesus Christ. Religions have tickets North and South at judgement.
In Christ’s Love
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Pup7
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All of this is in the Bible. Love your neighbor as yourself. Hate the sin and not the sinner. Judge not. All paraphrases, yes, but all there.
And of course the Golden Rule (which just sounds better from the KJV, so forgive me!): Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
And of course the Golden Rule (which just sounds better from the KJV, so forgive me!): Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
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Pup7
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This is part of what I think makes him so appealing to so many and not just Catholics. I’ve heard diehard atheists say “you know, if you’re gonna do the God thing, he’s probably your example”.
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mrsdizzyd
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God Bless Pope Francis. He is doing his best to walk in the foot steps of Christ. Such a beautiful example of the best parts of Christianity.QwertyGirl:
This is part of what I think makes him so appealing to so many and not just Catholics. I’ve heard diehard atheists say “you know, if you’re gonna do the God thing, he’s probably your example”.
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StAugustine
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Insofar as one is offered a goblet of wine with just a single drop of poison, and yet is told to just, “Drink around the poison,” to that degree are non-Catholic religions commendable.
Can ANYONE here drink around the poison in the goblet? What good is it to admire the brand of wine, its smell, the texture, the aftertaste in the mouth, how it breathes in a decanter if at the end of the day to drink it will kill you?
Explain to me how any of us can safely “drink around the poison” inherent in every other non-Catholic religion.
Can ANYONE here drink around the poison in the goblet? What good is it to admire the brand of wine, its smell, the texture, the aftertaste in the mouth, how it breathes in a decanter if at the end of the day to drink it will kill you?
Explain to me how any of us can safely “drink around the poison” inherent in every other non-Catholic religion.
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AndrewAxland
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Again, I refer you to Nostra aetate:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_...ts/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html
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QwertyGirl
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Acceptable and unacceptable are strong words. If you perceive other religions as poison, I suggest you stick with your own and keep to yourself. I am not sure that is God’s intent, given he created such a diverse world with diverse people, and (yes) diverse religions. If you don’t find other religions “acceptable”, than I can only believe you find them “unacceptable”. I don’t like to think of people (which is what religion is, afterall) as unacceptable. Certain things about them may be, but not them as individuals. Now I can hear it coming …“People aren’t religion. Love the sinner, hate the sin”, etc. But the reality is, if you are a devout Catholic, I am sure you identify as your religion. It is a huge part of what you are. So by saying other religions are unacceptable, you are saying the people in them…those people who hold their own faith as close to their hearts and souls as you do yours…are unacceptable. And, that is something I believe is unacceptable.
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LostSheep7
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You come to a Catholic Forum, mocks the Catholic Faith and then is ashamed to tell people which sect you follow because they will be mean to you?
Give us a break…
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Pup7
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The OPs/thread starters seem to have disappeared.drac16:
You come to a Catholic Forum, mocks the Catholic Faith and then is ashamed to tell people which sect you follow because they will be mean to you?
Give us a break…
Interesting.
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I_trust
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Completely disagree.
Some religions are completely unacceptable…satanism.
Do you disagree?
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LostSheep7
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Maybe another post and run thread? This is getting boring…
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QwertyGirl
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I don’t really believe in any religion, so I doubt I am going to give you an answer you are looking for with that. Instead of taking the idea I presented and looking for something positive in it, you go looking for a way to prove it wrong. Knock yourself out with that. And by the way, there are a lot of people who don’t consider Satanism a religion at all.
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Pup7
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Yup.
I don’t think they quite got the reaction they were looking for…though I’m clueless as to what that was.
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I_trust
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First off your post was a negative reaction to another’s post, so pot meet kettle.
And I guess I will publicly renounce satan and satanism with great vigor.
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LostSheep7
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There are many branches of Satanism, most are bored teenagers mocking Christianity for fun, but there are people who truly worship the Devil and even commit brutal crimes involving human sacrifice.
There have been a recent case in my country where these demented people killed one little boy and a girl in a satanic ritual.
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QwertyGirl
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Negative??? You have to be joking. I was responding to a poster who basically stated that Catholics can’t mingle with people of other religions. And my post was a positive explanation of why I don’t think that is an acceptable viewpoint. I kept in line with the original post, using the word “acceptable”. I encouraged some open-mindedness and reflection about how we treat one-another. I believe that is a Christinan and Catholic principle, if I am not mistaken. I guess you find that to be a negative one. Call me crazy.
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