Re: Purgatory?

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:28:17 -0500, Joseph Geloso
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following funny stuff in Usenet
News'Froups! :

>>
>>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. 
>
Well, I found your comment about 'you would be a roman catholic'
offensive, to be perfectly honest, Joseph.
I want no part of being a roman catholic.
And since it IS roman, how is 'romish' offensive?
And you ARE just another denomination.

Therefore, I cannot see why you are so insulted at seeing 'romish
denomination' ..... however.

>>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.
>
Which Bible? The Bible the RC denomination uses?
The words 'roman catholic' and 'pope' are not evein IN the Bible!

>>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.
>
Sorry, but Peter had no more authority than any of the other
disciples.

>> 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.
>
You class your 'pope' as THE ROCK ????
No wonder the roman catholic denomination is so confused.

Sorry, but I must politely agree to DISAGREE on that.

>>>
>>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.
>
Well, Joseph, I am sorry to dissapoint you, but there is no way you
will convince me that the Roman catholic religion is unbiblical.
There is absolutely nothing in the Bible that suggests, encourages, or
condones many of the religion's doctrines, such as prayer to Mary, the
use of lifeless statuary, indulgences, 5 additional ordinances which
the RC denomination calls 'sacraments', transubstantiation, purgatory,
the pope, rosaries, and the like....

>>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 realize there can be jerks on both sides, yes.  But THIS Christian
would not be going into your religion's group to post about it.

The only reason I am posting agani catholicism here is because there
are so darned many RC's in the Baptist group, and many of them
insisting that EVERYTHING said against the doctrines and teachings of
it are 'lies'.
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>
>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.
>
agreed.
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