Now, now, now.
LOL you really take yourself much too seriously.
They convert to Protestantism, due to misinformation, and as I said before the lies propagated by some.Do you think the people who have left the Catholic Church because of the words propagated by some Protestants subsequently convert to some form of Protestantism or do you suppose that they lose interest in spiritual matters altogether?
Musingly,
Mick
Answering a comment is not in my view hijcking a thread. In a couple of cases where the accuation of hijacking (on other threads) have been validly around the corner I have started new threads.
It is my considered opinion that most protestants know very little about the true beliefs of the Catholic Church. They THINK that they know, but very seldom have gone beyond a very superficial knowlege of catholicism. Their information is derived from hearsay, the faulty teaching of poorly educated or self-taught “pastors,” or plain malice. Some, in the Jack Chick mode, deliberately lie, but most fondly believe what they say. As far as verse-spouting, most protestants have a set of bible verses that they trot out when attacking Catholicism. If you force them to go beyond those few verses or force them to place those verses in context, they are at a loss. Also, they are stuck by the fact that the Church operates on both the Word of God AND Sacred Tradition. And they refuse to accept that this is entirely Biblical. I lived in the Bible-Belt, and had to endure much mistaken ideas about Catholicism. I spent much time simply correcting mis-information. Made a few converts, but mostly corrected bad information. For those with open minds, you can make real progress, but there are a lot of closed minds out there, even when their very souls depend on it.Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. It’s a biblical injunction and doubtless makes sense to most parents.
Allow me to ask this. You referred in your post above to “verse–spouting and lies and half–truths by predatory protestants.” Is it your considered opinion that these Protestants are aware that they are telling lies and half–truths i.e. that they are willfully and purposefully indulging in deceit with a full knowledge of what they are doing?
Curiously,
Mick
The only ones that take themselves more seriously are bible-thumping protestants.LOL you really take yourself much too seriously.
Or because they were led by God.
Nobody is led by God into heresy and disobedience. The Adversary is the only one doing that.
He answered in a way to slander Protestants and to turn the subject to the Reformation and away from the OP. Do you not think comparing Protestans to the Nazis to stalin is not “emotive”. He is a nasty nasty man why are you defending him?
What heresy? That Church offices shouldnt be bought and sold? That people shouldnt be tortured and killed because they disagree with you? That indulgences shouldnt be sold? That salvation is by faith and not by works?
Thank you. I accept your analysis but I note that you’ve omitted to answer my question. I now invite you to focus on it and address it.
I am not reading isolated verses. Paul was quite clear in that verse that he prefers celibacy to marriage. Paul’s conclusion He who marries does well and he who refraims from marriage will do better.