Then doesn't this lend credence to the supposition that Catholicism is nothing more than a rehash of the ancient Roman pantheon, and that the Catholic Church's "final solution" is to recreate the Roman Empire?
/me runs back to my copy of the DaVinci Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail :) -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 7241 Jillspring Ct. Springfield, Va. 22152 (703) 220-2835 http://www.sstwebworks.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks -----Original Message----- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:17 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Is Pope Benedict really this arrogant? > But no Christian faith is more correct or incorrect than any other, they all > read from the same book. Some have more pomp and pageantry but > it's the same words..... > > Pope Benedict has made a ridiculous statement that will do absolutely > nothing but create division... unless that's what he wants, what other > reason would there be for such a statment See, you'd think that but there is actually a Catholic bible that is different (has more books and adds verses to some others) when it comes to the Old Testament. Additionally Catholics hold a number of beliefs that are different from protestants: 1. A person can pray to a saint and ask for intercession on their behalf. The prayers of the saints are closer to God and therefore more likely to be answered. 2. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was born and ascended to heaven (instead of dying) as a virgin. Prayers to her are thought to be whispered into the ear of Jesus. 3. The Holy Church was founded by Peter, the first Pope, who was told by Jesus, "You are my rock, on you I will build my church." Any break from that rock is blasphemy. 4. There are seven sacraments, 5 of which define a true child of the church - Baptism, Confirmation, Communion, Reconciliation, Matrimony, Holy Orders (Priesthood) and Healing (or Anointing of the Sick). 5. The Pope is Christ's Vicar on Earth, the elected descendant of Peter and the voice of God on Earth. In short, Catholicism is a different religion than Protestant Christianity - even the military recognizes that and has different types of chaplains. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238032 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
