Re: Purgatory?

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:12:15 -0500, "Pope Watson 1st ;O) "
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:03:18 -0500, Joseph Geloso
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following funny stuff in Usenet
>News'Froups! :
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>>We have heard that many times before, but how would it be arrogant if
>>the Church is simply the Truth from God? Would it not then rather be
>>the height of arrogance to remain a Baptist?
>
>Why would it be? The Baptist Church teaches BIBLICALLY.

Parts of the Bible, anyway.

>Certainly, no Church is perfect on earth, and that includes both Roman
>Catholicism, as well as Baptist.
>
>THE CHURCH is not OF this world. the CHURCH created by Christ.
>
>The roman religion is NOT 'THE CHURCH' founded by Christ.
>It is manmade.
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>So is the Baptist Church. ALL denominations are manmade.

That is an interesting assumption. How did you arrive at it, or do you
treat it as a priori?

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>>I call Baptists, "Baptists." Would it be too much to ask, to get you
>>to call Catholics "Catholics?"
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>Of course not. I'd be delighted to if the romish ARROGANCE and
>bullying tactics were to cease.

"Bullying tactics?" If I have bullied you in the past, I'm sorry. God
helps me to see more of my own sins and make reparation for them.

> We don't need that crap here, nor do
>Baptists respond favorably to such bullying and prosyletizing in the
>Baptist faith's group.

Well, this is, as I've pointed out, a cross-posted thread. You are
spreading Baptist arrogance in the Catholic group, too.

>If the members of the romish persuasion would LEAVE this group alone,
>and stop their bullying, we would ALL get along much better.

This thread was started by "Christ's Disciple." He is not a Catholic.
You would probably know better than me whether he is a Baptist.