Re: Purgatory?

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:00:28 -0500, "Pope Watson The 1st     :+D"
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:

>On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 21:38:59 -0500, Joseph Geloso
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following funny stuff in Usenet
>News'Froups! :
>
>>On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:09:03 -0500, "Pope Watson 1st ;O) "
>><<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
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>>>On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 02:44:40 -0500, Joseph Geloso
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following funny stuff in Usenet
>>>News'Froups! :
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Why would it be? The Baptist Church teaches BIBLICALLY.
>>>>
>>>>Parts of the Bible, anyway.
>>>
>>>ALL of it.
>>
>>It does seem to me that if you were learning from (as opposed to
>
>>teaching) the whole Bible, you would be Catholic.
>
>Hardly. If I wanted to be a roman catholic, I would have joined the
>romish denomination.

There you go again -- that's insulting. It is not "the romish
denomination," it is the Catholic Church, or Catholicism if you
prefer. 

>>
>>As to His Church, it seems obvious that He did found it, and that it
>>is therefore not manmade. Denominations, yes, are man-made, but that
>>is the division of the Church, not the Church herself. Of the Church,
>>Our Lord spoke that He founded it on Rock, and that the Gates of Hell
>>would never prevail. So it stands to reason that that Church must
>>still exist on Earth, 
>>
>The roman catholic church is not the church founded by Christ,
>regardless of some claims made by roman catholic members.

The weight of Biblical evidence is for the Catholic position.

>As for the ROCK, Jesus Christ IS THE ROCK.

I know, I saw it in your sig line ;-) But you know that the name
"Peter" means Rock, and you also know that Our Lord spoke to Saint
Peter about this, and made him certain promises that did not apply to
the other Apostles.

> And this entire world will
>be destroyed, so where would any rock you refer to be left standing?

God's Church will not be destroyed, and the Rock -- who is now John
Paul II -- is in the Church. The Church is founded on him, in fact.

>
>>>>>>I call Baptists, "Baptists." Would it be too much to ask, to get you
>>>>>>to call Catholics "Catholics?"
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>Not so much you bullying, no, and I apologize for sounding like I was
>>>marking you in particular.
>>
>>Don't worry about it. :-)
>>
>>>You are one of the most polite Roman Catholics in here. there are
>>>some, such as Bruce, Earl Weber, bam-bam, Cathy Hall, and a few others
>>>who are blatantly ignorant, false accusers, and liars to boot.
>>>If they would get out of here, many people could start having more
>>>meaningful CHRISTIAN discussions. But heavens no- they insist on
>>>staying here, cluttering the Baptist group with their crap.
>>
>>Well, just have this discussion with me, then, while we are having it.
>>You appear to have the ability to reason. Some do not, but thank God
>>that you do!
>>
>Thank you. :o) I enjoy a good debate. It's the ridiculous arguing and
>false accusations I detest, and thus far, you have shown none of that.

Well let us hope that can continue on both sides. I am not under any
delusion that I am going to make you change your mind, but you are a
soul, beloved of God, just as I am. My aim is to make you realize, at
the least, that the Roman Catholic position is neither unreasonable
nor unbiblical. If I can do that, I will have accomplished a lot of
good, with God's help.

>
>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>I'm spreading the TRUTH.
>>
>>I will obviously say the same thing about me.
>>
>naturally :o)
>But if this crossposting ceased, so would most arguments.

Not likely. Most of those who argue against Catholicism come right to
the Catholic newsgroup and just start firing away. Maybe the Baptist
group is different, though that would surprise me. Catholics can be
jerks sometimes, too.

>
>>>I tried numerous times to stop the crossposting, and some RC always
>>>added the groups I removed right back in aggain - so I stopped trying.
>>>The onus is one those individuals to remove 'em now. I'm not their
>>>servant.
>>
>>If this were not a cross-posted thread, it is unlikely that you and I
>>would be having this conversation, which seems to have taken a turn
>>for the better.
>>
>>>
>To a degree, yes. But some crosspost simply for the sake of creating
>and / or spreading an argument.

Very true. The worst offenders in that category are those who begin a
cross-post and then abandon it as to participating, preferring to just
sit back and watch the flames. That, is an example of human evil.

>
>>>
>>>I have no idea.
>>>But again, please accept my apology for making it appear I was linking
>>>you among the creeps who are so abusive.
>>
>>I do accept it, and thank you for giving it.
>>
>thanks :o)
>
>>>God bless
>>
>>And may He bless you as well!
>
>Have a good one

 :-D