At 05:56 PM 8/8/2004 -0500 Dan Minette wrote: >> In the meantime, it is a bit grating for an office-holder of another >> Church, a Church whose raison d'etre is opposition to Catholicism, > >no, the raison d'etre is following Jesus, the Christ, the son of the >living God.
But following it in a way that is not consistent with the way the Catholic Church is following it. Look, I am explicitly using Catholic with a capitol "C", not a lowercase "c." After all, isn't it a basic truism of all Christians that they believe that they are members of the true, universal, catholic Church? >to speak >> of his embarassment "as a Catholic." Indeed, to do so, denies the word >> "Catholic" of any practical meaning. > >No, it doesn't. Its meaning is outside of the box you wish to remain in. >:-) O.k., given your proposed definition of "Catholic", how do you define "Protestant"? Are Protestants just simply a sect within the Catholic Church? And does the Catholic Church have any power or authority to regulate its membership, or can *anyone* justly claim to speak "as a Catholic"? JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
