MichaelFilo Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 You can. The point it, you should still use it, it meets two good ends, branding the heretic, and making them think about why they are branded thus. God bless, Mikey
phatcatholic Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 i think you can show someone that their beliefs are contrary to catholicism w/o calling them a heretic. it is not necessary to use the word in order to get the point across. also, we have to be careful not to assume that every protestant has made a conscious and deliberate decision to reject catholicism after being fully able to accept her. also, protestants don't reject ALL the teachings of Christ and we certainly can't assume that ALL of them are going to hell. ultimately, only God and that person knows just how culpable a person is for remaining in protestantism. we can be sure that a person who rejects catholicism has put themselves in danger, but only God knows the outcome and only he can judge.
MichaelFilo Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 Amen to all of that except the first two lines. I will never understand the need to not call someone by what they truely are. Even then, if you tell them about the Catholic Faith and they reject it, then they are technically heretics. It maybe good to wait until after you inform them, but that really is up to you. Nevertheless, there is no need to tell your friends that it is wrong to call them heretics, because it isn't. I doubt your friends do it to any heretics' faces, but that is another issue altogether. God bless, Mikey
phatcatholic Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 well, i think both sides have been presented here. apparently there is a thread on this topic in the debate board, so i suggest that further discussion on the matter be made over there. pax christi, phatcatholic
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