Your name is really fun because I can summarize your long posts, stick your name in at random places, and wind up with a lightly condescending and somewhat snarky result.
to bad that you - as a protestant - are not more knowledgble about language and the meanings of words - which this thread illustrates very nicely. Then you woulld know what “YADA” means . Instead you use the same Seinfeld eduation with your theology … but that is what being a protestant will get you - bad theology and poor linguistical knowledge … your loss not mine …
Protestants don’t criticize Catholics for having a leader. We criticize your leadership for false claims to infallibility, among other things.
We don’t ask you to stop having leaders. We ask them to stop making those claims, and in lieu of that pipe dream, that you not believe things that aren’t actually true.
And you "know’ this infallibly of course … because you [as a protestant] ar your own ‘infallable pope’
No you aren’t. Any Protestant will gladly affirm over 90% of what you believe. You can start with the hypostatic union and the Trinity.
So - inquiring minds want to know why you want a 90% faith and not the 100% authentic Christian faith that comes to you from the first Christians and the Early Church Fathers to this day? … When you could have it all you choose a man made inferior imitation just authentic enough to give you a false sense of your own ability to decide what is an authentic faith infalibly" … how sad for you - you are so certain that we Cathloics are ‘wrong’ … that our beleifs are a ‘pipe dream’ … what was your name before you became pope?
I don’t believe Protestants are denying Catholics any liberties or freedoms, nor do we attempt to do so. We do reserve the right to pass honest judgment on any and all truth-claims made by your leadership, though, and if we disagree, we will say so.
You have the right to assert a belief, a difference of opinion … but ‘judgement’ …I leave Jesus to pass judgement …
Do you have that freedom?
God gave us freedom of choice … the choice to choose God or choose evil … the choice to follow him or turn away … we can follow the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the Rock of Peter … the Church that is “the Pillar and Foundation of Truth” the Church that we are supposed to listen to when confronted with our sins … as in " … if they don’t listen to two or three, then take it to the Church and if they don’t listen to the Church, treat them as you would a tax collector or … " So yes, we are free to listen or not … to chose life or death …
From the general tone of this post, though, I’ve come to the tentative conclusion that you were never a Protestant, you have a very low regard for Protestantism, and you can’t fathom why anyone would prefer that over what you were born into. Is that an accurate assessment?
Well, sorry to disappoint you - born into a baptist family [some with Masonic affiliations too] … Baptized Church of Christ. The Church of Christ faction that did not believe use of piano in worship to be ‘evil’ - though I have attended both - Most of my adopted dad’s family was the ‘acapella’ Church of Christ - but the town I lieved in when I was baptized only had the apostate Chruch of Christ [my father’s opinion - not mine
] And many of my Baptist and Church of Christ relatives are some of the most wonderful Christians you will ever meet …
If you’re really wondering why a Catholic would want to become a Protestant, you could always ask one. If you aren’t that interested in knowing, don’t ask. How does the saying go? Something like…if you don’t ask, we won’t tell? I think it’s something along those lines.
I work with non-christians and protestants in our parish RCIA and have for 15 years or so … I know the reasons they become catholic christians. I also know the many the reasons why some - who go through the RCIA - do not enter into full communion with the Church … Sorry to spring it on you but the reasons are all fairly individual they may have a common theme but each walks their own journey of faith. During this timme - I have worked with over 500 individuals +/- and less then a handful have decided against it or - as it is for for some- take a little longer to make the decision - one gent said he was on the ‘five year plan’
… I think he just liked coming every Wednesday evening to our formation sessions and was afraid we would not let him come if he was fully initiated -
which of course was not the case!!!
