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How did you know they didn't notice and just didn't hang a post about it? I noticed before Steely hung his but I'm kinda shy.

Sanlen - would you say that what I posted by that particular poster - the comments that led Rick to drawing the line in teh sand are Catholic bashing or do you consider them "Spreading the Truth!"?

I've never seen this many fleas arguing over who owns the dog.

Penguin - ..... we all agreed the 30-06 was finer than frog hair!

A quick count revealed about 300 odd posts about it in 36 hours. Ya'll haven't been that shy

� Ken � Welcome to the ranks of Catholic bashers.

Penguin, your avatar looks to be the fellow from Firefly, do you watch a bit of science fiction ?

Below is what I was refering to. I like to believe there are different Christian bodies that serve the Lord. Over the years I have had only one Catholic friend that was devoted in a deep way. Perhaps there is a Cathloic poster here who would like to explain how the Pope was not "Protestant bashing" when he wrote this:
http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,288841,00.html

"The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said it was issuing the new document on ecumenism because some contemporary theological interpretations of Vatican II's ecumenical intent had been "erroneous or ambiguous" and had prompted confusion and doubt.

The new document -- formulated as five questions and answers -- restates key sections of a 2000 text the pope wrote when he was prefect of the congregation, "Dominus Iesus," which riled Protestant, Lutheran and other Christian denominations because it said they were not true churches but merely ecclesial communities and therefore did not have the "means of salvation."

"Christ 'established here on earth' only one Church," said the document released as the pope vacations at a villa in Lorenzago di Cadore, in Italy's Dolomite mountains.

The other communities "cannot be called 'churches' in the proper sense" because they do not have apostolic succession -- the ability to trace their bishops back to Christ's original apostles -- and therefore their priestly ordinations are not valid, it said."

Yes, that was my favorite TV show. Have the entire DVD set and Serenity as well. Old Jayne Cobb was one for the ages. In that picture he actually has more than a passing resemblance to me so I put it up.

Will

Well then Steve do you see the irony of catholics getting all worked up when some MEMBERS of other Churchs say "bashing" things about them while the world wide LEADER of the Catholic Church is saying everybody that isn't catholic is going to Hell? I sure do.

I think the church is going to split. The Archbishop of Canterbury is going to be here next month (in New Orleans, considered neutral turf by the feuding groups). I don't see the poofter priest group backing down, and if they don't the fight over church property if the split occurs will be ugly and public.

The world-wide Anglican church simply cannot do its missionary work where the church's enemies can truthfully say they support buggery and even condone it in the hierarchy. We are in the midst of a search for a new rector, and you'd be amazed how many people act like that's not a significant issue.

First I am not a Catholicism basher but why not after all Pope's has been doing it for dare I say centuries. The cover-ups all for the sake of filling the coffers of the Vatican is just plain reprehensible. Shamefully the molestations of boys has been condoned by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church for hundreds of years. The proof of this abhorrent behavior -- the court system is finally getting this out in the open and the Catholic Church itself is admitting it when forced to do so. Who is the CEO of this money making machine --- the Pope and the buck stops there!

If this happened in any other industry or in Government it would be on the front page everyday and people would be going to jail. Yes in some isolated instances, priests have been incarcerated however, in many of the cases �Management� was aware and even transferred these pedophiles around the country to depredate again. This was done to avoid any potential embarrassment and subsequent financial impact to the coffers. Were they ever prosecuted --- never happen to unpopular to do so and as a result --- The Hypocrisy Lives On.


Sorry to offend some but it is the truth.

Uhh, excuse me, but that is not what he said. Try again. Tell you what, here's what he said:

"�It follows that these separated churches and Communities, though we believe they suffer from defects, are deprived neither of significance nor importance in the mystery of salvation. In fact the Spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as instruments of salvation, whose value derives from that fullness of grace and of truth which has been entrusted to the Catholic Church�[12].

That is VERBATIM from his statement.

Get your facts straight.