Synod of St Timothy

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FrRobSST:
And the fact of the matter is that after Constantine, things started to go to gehennah in a handbasket. Just war? Death penalty? Political involvement? Church/State mergers? All of that is post Constantine. The Church’s basic faith remained unchanged (see Creeds), but the things that surrounded that faith got progressively more abased after Constantine.
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Yeah - what a shame Jesus decided to let his Church grow beyond the good old days of hiding underground (literally) and being fed to the lions. Down with these post-Constantinian realities! :rolleyes:
 
As I read this thread, and other posts on other threads by Rob, there is a common denominator. He uses Constantine as a major justification as to why he is not in communion with Rome. Now maybe it’s only me, but many of the anti-Rome attack dogs will begin their poisonous diatribe against the Roman Catholic Church with Constantine bashing. The fact is–from Adam and Eve until today–people sin. Constantine wasn’t perfect, but neither are you and I. I’m not going to go into the entire history of Constantine The Great, but I do know that he did many good things too. I believe he stopped the massive persecution of Christians. Constantine did not begin a downward spiral that renders everything null and void. Constantine made some mistakes–people sin. Doctrine stays pure and develops, (not changes), over time. So please everyone, excuse my suspicion here, but when Constantine becomes the focus, I tend to prepare myself for anti-Rome bombs! :eek:

p.s–Rob calls himself a reformed catholic. Is this not another term for protestant?
 
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So please everyone, excuse my suspicion here, but when Constantine becomes the focus, I tend to prepare myself for anti-Rome bombs! :eek:
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You’ll never catch me bombing Rome. In spite of my disagreements, I believe with all of my heart that Churches in Communion with Rome have introduced countless men and women to Christ. Just because I happen to disagree with Rome on matters that are not essential to salvation does not mean that I am here to start dropping bombs.
p.s–Rob calls himself a reformed catholic. Is this not another term for protestant?
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I don’t really recall calling myself using the term Reformed Catholic. The term I employ is Primitive Catholic.

Regardless, I find the term Protestant to be highly offensive, and would ask as politely as possible that if you or anyone else here cannot find it within your conscience to call me a Primitive Catholic that you simply refer to me as a Christian.

Rob+
 
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FrRobSST:
I don’t really recall calling myself using the term Reformed Catholic. The term I employ is Primitive Catholic.
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Hey Rob,

The link for your original writings on the stellarcross website states under the heading of:

Is a primitive catholic truly a part of The Catholic Church

You write:
While we proudly claim our Catholic heritage, we also clearly understand ourselves as Reformed Catholics.

Protestants see themselves as reformed Catholics, so this was the reason for my confusion. Since you find the term offensive, I will cease to use it in the future.

God Bless
 
Hello, Father Lyons,

I’ve read about half of this thread. I, for one, hope
that you remain on the forums. Any insight into
living our lives in Christ…as opposed to the secular
society we live in…is valued by me.

As to using the term Catholic, the reason we say
Ruethian Catholic,[sp?] etc., is to designate
“rites” within the Church of Rome.

If you employ the designation Primitive Catholic,
and state clearly that your group is not in union
with Rome, I sure don’t have a problem with that.

Glad that you’re here,
reen
 
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