Perhaps your failure to understand what Protestants believe Christ really taught is why you think so poorly of Protestants. Perhaps you simply didn’t grasp this even as a Protestant.
Another ad hominem. I do not think poorly of Protestants; as a matter of fact my wife and I have virtually no one BUT Protestants in our social circle, in our family, and indeed, they put you to shame in ability to reason and argue. They also know what they believe, something you evince confusion over when it suits you.
If you think you grasp Protestantism, sir, by all means start your own threads demonstrating your grasp of it. Protestantism being a many-headed hydra and a bubbling theological chaos, I look forward to the enlightenment which apparently eluded me despite decades in various denominations and hundreds of books and thousands of sermons.
Oh, and it really doesn’t matter how long anyone here was a Roman Catholic – we’re not currently discussing a Roman Catholic belief, are we?
Your ignorance of Catholicism has been amply displayed. This Forum being Catholic Answers, one presumes you’d be better-informed by now.
Your words speak for themselves, as do your actions. Mine do as well, and I have apologized for my over-zealous behavior in recent days toward you. If you’re unwilling to accept that, that’s up to you.
You strain charity by claiming your condescending, sneering bit of theater on the other thread to be an apology. It was not.
An apology, properly constructed, consists of:
A clear admission of your fault.
A clear statement of regret over your fault.
A promise to eschew such faults in the future.
THAT is an apology. Do not demean the term. I certainly hope that when you beg God’s forgiveness you do so properly.
As for ad hominem attacks – would you care to cite one? I asked (sincerely and genuinely) what your purpose is here, because I really do want to know the answer (so I can determine if future discussion is worthwhile). It wasn’t an attack on you, and I’m sorry if it appeared that way.
I’ll cite several:
a. Accusing me of twisting facts.
b. Accusing me of having dishonest motives in my posts.
c. Accusing me of thinking poorly of Protestants.
My purpose, as discussed numerous times, is laid out in the OP. You have been given an opportunity to discuss an issue you claim you want to discuss here. You have yet to discuss it.
Unless you’re intentionally not wishing to see it, I think it should be plainly obvious that there was no intentional derailing going on. To accuse us of something that we have pretty clearly stated was not the case is not at all charitable.
Ahh, and now I’ve been accused of being uncharitable.
Neither you nor Powerfltr engaged the other thread. You simply used every trick in the book to shut it down.
If the thread doesn’t interest you, move on. Trolling is bad form.
Now, would you please answer my question? What is it you hope to accomplish by your desired resolution of these threads (presumably, the conclusion that scripture, by itself, can be misinterpreted and that some Protestants do believe that scripture interprets itself)? What’s the goal? It seems to me that you don’t really care about my spiritual growth, or that of the other Protestants on this forum. If you’re not here to help genuinely-seeking people grow closer to God, then why are you here?
PCM, this may shock you, but the purpose of this Forum is not tied to YOUR spiritual growth. It is to explain the Catholic faith, and to compare the Catholic faith to non-Catholic faith. It is not my job to draw you closer to God. If you read enough Scripture, you will learn that God draws us to Him.
…anything in defense of mother church.