dUSt Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Was this directed at me? No. Not at all. I just thought it was a relevant quote for this thread.
PedroX Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 I thought the Holy Spirit kept us Catholics honest. And here all along it was the protestants? Can I get a refund on my RCIA? peace...
aquamarine Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Well...hence the 'so to speak'...I was being somewhat facetious. Not that there ain't some truth in it, either. I often wonder if it weren't for Protestants, whether we'd be focussed on men rather than God and the Bible too much.
jasJis Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 how do you figure this? Denominations only are used to show a difference in belief. If we all know the same thing as fact, why would there be a difference. It would be One Faith, without difference in objective belief, only difference of subjective opinion. ;)
Bruce S Posted January 13, 2004 Author Posted January 13, 2004 No, I absolutely wouldn't! I'm such a liberal Catholic I'm probably more 'Protestant' than Catholic anyway in some people's eyes. I'm also not so certain about a lot of the things many conservative Catholics come across as absolutley certain on, so I really enjoy the Protestant perspective. Plus, in a weird way, Protestants keep the Catholic Church honest, so to speak. Aqua, thank God there is ONE Catholic that understands.... :D
willguy Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 aqua or bruce, I think I know what you're trying to say, but care to explain what you mean by Protestants keeping Catholics honest. And who's keeping the Protestants honest?
Bruce S Posted January 13, 2004 Author Posted January 13, 2004 And who's keeping the Protestants honest? Good question. No one I guess. Burn us at the stake. We deserve it. Grin. XXXX
Guest GodsPrincess Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 I don't believe it is possible at all - we've come too far! OR it's as possible as it is to wipe out Catholics...both are strong in their own right.
Archangel Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Instead of stomping out Protestantism, I would rather stomp out their ignorance and misconceptions of Catholicism. I would do that by giving them a Catechism so they know what Catholics really believe ... I would do that by showing them apologetics websites such as http://www.catholic.com/ and http://www.biblicalcatholic.com/ ... I would do that by inviting them to say the rosary to show them that it is a compendium of the Gospel ... I would do that by inviting them to go to Mass and see the beauty of the Liturgy and the Eucharist ...
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