Do we tend to mythologize Protestants' anti-Catholicism sometimes?

[AntalKalnoky]

The Missouri Synod has not recognized gay relationships, niether in the laity nor in the clergy. It is a specific point of difference between us as the choices made by the ELCA in this way, and their practice of ordaining women, we believe to be contrary to scripture and the Lutheran confessions.

Jon

Amen, Brother in Christ.

 

[ConsciousCoward]

As a teenager living in south-central Texas, I very rarely see any anti-Catholicism from my Protestant friends, peers, or from the congregation at my church. It could be because there are simply so many Catholics here that it would be impossible to dislike them, but I don’t think so.

Protestants and Catholics get along nicely here, from what I’ve seen. It isn’t uncommon for them to date one another and/or be best friends with one another. The most “anti-Catholic” thing I see is when people have debates over doctrinal differences.

 

[GaryTaylor]

I believe that Blind Faith and learned behavior is more of the issue. Something must be said in honestly seeking out understanding through eductation with an open-mind. From this point even to disagree is to understand objectively.

There is an enormous amount of reading to comprehend, and fast google sights with corrupt theology are not helping the issue today. Nor is the way our public schools in the US now view religion. In other words, if you are NOT actively seeking this information then testing the theory? Then you probly have it wrong in your own mind.

Of course at this point one could say…I don’t “need” anything but the Bible. But if in fact your not correctly comprehending what your reading then there’s an issue? Add to the equation that individuals are just in fact on different spiritual levels.

Gary

 

[Cheshangle]

As a teenager living in south-central Texas, I very rarely see any anti-Catholicism from my Protestant friends, peers, or from the congregation at my church. It could be because there are simply so many Catholics here that it would be impossible to dislike them, but I don’t think so.

Protestants and Catholics get along nicely here, from what I’ve seen. It isn’t uncommon for them to date one another and/or be best friends with one another. The most “anti-Catholic” thing I see is when people have debates over doctrinal differences.

Certainly in England many of us feel that we should jointly be holding the fort against secularism and this unpleasant “new (and militant) atheism” rather than bickering about our differences.