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metis

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
viole said:
So, your acceptance of evolution is a major hoax, isn't it? A way to be scientific hip, without paying the price of what it really entails.

In other words: I accept evolution as long as it does not contradict my church. Which means: I do not accept evolution.

Your reply proves to me once more the obvious fact that old fashioned protestant fundamentalists who believe that evolution is entirely false and the world is 6 thousands years old are scientifically as wrong as you, but at least they are more intellectually honest.

Ciao

- viole
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Actually the RCC fully accepts the ToE as long as it is understood that God was behind it all, and the ToE itself doesn't make any kind of judgement on whether there was or wasn't a divine creation of anything.
 
Spiderman

Spiderman

Veteran Member
viole said:
And when has the soul been planted along the spectrum from protozoah to humans?

Are there organisms with a soul who have parents without one?

Ciao

- viole
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Bless me viole for I have sinned.

I am quick to admit to God and to others that I find much of the Bible ridiculous.

I also struggle with a repugnance for some Catholic teachings.

If an atheist does more than me to relieve human misery , then I consider them a better person than myself, and I asked almighty God that he would reward them more than he rewards me.

I also do not believe there are humans with parents that don't have souls, but I'm always open to the possibility that I'm wrong. :)
 
Milton Platt

Milton Platt

Well-Known Member
PopeADope said:
I am well versed in Catholic Apologetics for I spent a year in a monastery studying it all.

I put this in the debate section that you may challenge and fire your arrows at the Pope! :)
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So do Catholics still beleive in trans-substantiation? if so, why do they feel they must eat their god?
 
Spiderman

Spiderman

Veteran Member
PackJason said:
When you take communion, do you believe you are eating the actual flesh of Christ and drinking the actual blood of Christ?

Or is it meant to just be symbolic?
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The bread and wine is supposed to become God.

That is what I'm supposed to believe. ;)
 
jeager106

jeager106

Learning more about Jehovah.
Premium Member
This statistic may shock some.
The vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses were former Catholics.
Fact is that about 66% (+) were formerly Catholics.

Why?
Go here and save me a ton of typing. Basically it says J.W.s are Catholics that
abandoned the pomp and ceremony of the Catholic Church.
Oddly much J.W. dogma defames the Catholic Church as being the "bride of Satan and
the World".
 
Spiderman

Spiderman

Veteran Member
jeager106 said:
This statistic may shock some.
The vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses were former Catholics.
Fact is that about 66% (+) were formerly Catholics.

Why?
Go here and save me a ton of typing. Basically it says J.W.s are Catholics that
abandoned the pomp and ceremony of the Catholic Church.
Oddly much J.W. dogma defames the Catholic Church as being the "bride of Satan and
the World".
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From what I gather , most Protestants were former Catholics
 
Spiderman

Spiderman

Veteran Member
metis said:
We'd better care, and even though they are not official church teachings, the potential implications of "who cares" may well cause massive suffering worldwide. Therefore, I would suggest Jesus would care.
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I stand corrected!

Bad Pope! :p

I personally think the Pope should shut up about climate control.

Yes, it is very unfortunate to realize the Dogma of infallibility actually means the pope is almost never infallible. ;)
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
PopeADope said:
I am well versed in Catholic Apologetics for I spent a year in a monastery studying it all.
I put this in the debate section that you may challenge and fire your arrows at the Pope! :)
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Jesus did not die on the Cross, so why Catholic propagate that Jesus died on the Cross.
Regards
 
paarsurrey

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
PopeADope said:
that started in the Old Testament.
You know how to make homemade holy water?
You boil the hell out of it! :D
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The dogma of atonement of Catholicism is also incorrect, humans never needed it from Adam to Jesus, if even one person from Adam to Jesus (Jesus included) go to heaven without it, they never needed in future also.
Regards
 
metis

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
PopeADope said:
I stand corrected!

Bad Pope! :p

I personally think the Pope should shut up about climate control.

Yes, it is very unfortunate to realize the Dogma of infallibility actually means the pope is almost never infallible. ;)
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He's infallible only when speaking ex cathedra.

I think that not only the Pope should speak out on climate change, so should any other religious and political leader. To not do so would be morally irresponsible for them.
 
Spiderman

Spiderman

Veteran Member
metis said:
He does appear to have died on the cross, and there really is not much doubt about that because of the most ancient depictions as such.
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Metis, you are my favorite Jew. I apologize on behalf of all Catholics as John Paul II did to the whole world for how Catholics treated Jews.

Our Faith makes it very clear that Charity and the spiritual and corporal works of mercy is what we are supposed to perform, even for our enemies. Sadly, many Catholic don't give a ____!

I don't think it is the Pope's place to be speaking to the whole world about such things that (I'd assume) most Religious administrators are trained to know little about.

But perhaps you are changing my mind about that. :) The Pope is in the media so much I'm beginning to think He has the strongest voice of anyone on earth. Which can be scary, or be the best instrument for healing our sick world. We shall see.
 
leibowde84

leibowde84

Veteran Member
paarsurrey said:
Who attended Jesus' funeral, if Jesus died?
Jesus was alive, Jesus' friends knew, so they did not arrange any funeral ceremony.
Regards
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Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead 3 days after dying in the cross. You are literally asking why Christians teach what they believe is the truth.
 
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