My understanding is that this site is for people who are interested in learning about the Catholic faith to come and to exchange ideas, and information.
I am sorry you view it this way. But this isn’t uncharitable. If you think this is uncharitable, go on CARM and see how the Catholics are called: pagan, satanic, liars… things like that to name a few. That is uncharitable, but in comparison this is charitable. I am sorry if you feel like you are being attacked or anything.
Max, some rhetorical questions to consider: why did you come here? Why are you still here? qui est ce has a point. What, exactly is needling you? If you detect uncharity or sarcasm, part of it is because the keyboard allows no voice inflection. Many things may be asked in all sincerity, but appear negative through the starkness of the printed typeface. Passion is not well expressed on a computer screen. And, passion is just what we feel for the faith. Too often have we engaged in what we thought was an enlightening conversation, only to find that the visitor’s teeth are bared. We get gun shy. Our faith is not our invention. As Paul taught: it has been handed on to us, just as it was handed on to him. The Christian world is full of turmoil and disputes. Who does this please? None other than the one who seeks the destruction of souls. Christ’s Precious Body is shattered into thousands of pieces-none of which agrees completely with any of the others.
in comparison to hitler, i am a saint too. point being (i’m going to sound like my mom here), who cares what everyone else is doing, it only matters what you do. there are many instances of being uncharitable on this forum (i’m sure i’ve been guilty of it myself and i’ve had to send a few PM’s to rectify situations when i have done wrong). there are many folks on here who relish attacking protestants by using the same tactics protestants use on other sites. misquotes, lack of understanding, etc. all lead to nasty words.
While I agree with you that we shouldn’t compared ourselves to CARM, I think the point is that Brew has not been censured here as would have been the case if we would have posted our postitions on CARM.
Whate amazes me is how someone could say something like that and still consider himself a Christian!
I guess this proves that you don’t know everything about everybody. You obviously aren’t as sound in your relationship with God as you may think either. I wasn’t nearly as sound in my relationship with God either and that’s why I left.
That is because I don’t use sladerous garbage such as this. That just shows how ignorant some folks are about faiths that they are unfamiliar with.
because he professes not to understand why not everyone is Roman Catholic. That would lead me to believe that he feels that if you are not Roman Catholic, you could not possibly have a relationship with God.Why do you make this assumption about his relationship with God?
God Bless,
Michael
Perhaps he can clarify himself in this matter. Not understanding why everyone is not Catholic does not necessarily mean that he is saying that a Protestant cannot possibly have a relationship with God. As Catholics, however, we believe that we benefit of the means God Himself has established to strengthen and deepen that relationship (i.e the sacraments), means that Protestants unfortunately do not have access to (excluding baptism, of course). I still do not understand how you drew that conclusion regarding his relationship with God?
Your point exactly? What that since this is a Catholic forum, that since we believe 100% that the Catholic Church is right, that we have the right to call Protestants heretics but you can’t do the same?
Suppose we ask the moderators whether this is a debate board or not?
I’ve been waiting for you to come to this thread. What are your reasons?
Max! Don’t reduce God’s revealed truth to mere man’s flawed opinion! Just because you disagree with God’s revealed truth does not make it false. Your own expressed philosophy reveals the handicap of Protestantism. It’s not YOU, it’s the limitations of Protestanism. We must disagree with you if we are to be charitible, for to confirm a brother in error is no charity.
To be as annoying as possible until someone stops meI’ve been waiting for you to come to this thread. What are your reasons?
As Catholics, we “work out
our salvation with fear and trembling”. We cannot be so conceited as to assume our salvation. I do not know everything about anything-and very little about a lot. One thing I do know is that it is distressing to see Brewmax become Madmax. If you believe we are in error, if you cannot be persuaded to return, then remain in peace with the assurance that we pray for you.Truth is not an opinion. Read ECF’s. Ignatious was the first one to describe the Early Church Catholic.
Maybe I am reading you wrong, but you seem to lable anyone who disagrees with you as uncharitable.
The Catholic Church is the unequivocal truth.
The purpose of this Forum is to invite debate and exchange ideas. This furthers understanding. I have learned a LOT here about my own misconceptions of what some Protestants believe.
, Oh but it is, and it’s not my opinion. Read the ECF’s.
to disagree with you is not a double standard.
Not that it gives Catholics the right to belittle Protestants, look to your own posts to me where you said I used lies and propoganda (see below). I never called you names, a heretic, blasphemy, but you saw fit to belittle me “I expected this from you.”
Edwin, I suspect that you are biding your time here until there is nothing left in Episcopalianism to return to. Perfectly OK, since we both have an idea of how patient God has been with us.To be as annoying as possible until someone stops me
Edwin
That’s not true. Catholics here criticize each other all the time, and when Catholics do beat up on Protestants, there are often other Catholics who jump on them. This is a remarkably fair-minded, open place to have a religious discussion. It’s not perfect, but that should go without saying.
