Ricardo: My initial email reply has grown into an epistle and is on the verge of becoming an encyclical, if not a treatise. (What a surprise!)
I will respond later after paring it down and refining it a bit. I am working on a project now and actually have to focus, but I really enjoy the opportunity to address this question, it is a juicy, loaded issue... I'm bound to piss someone off besides you and The Usual Cast of Characters with this one, which is sad, but it's a big topic, and worthy of some dialog. (Jean, trust us, we know you disagree.) Thanks again for lobbing this grenade my way. I'll pull the pin out and lob it back soon. ;) - Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ricardo Aráoz > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:12 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Calvin gets it > > Bob Calco wrote: > > Ricardo: > > > > > >> Brands? The only valid Christianity is Roman Catholic, the rest are > not > >> brands, they are sects and as such to be dismissed. > >> > > > > After all this, a closet Catholic? > > > > Or just a closet altar boy? > > > > :) > > > > - Bob > > > Naaahh! You know the vast majority of Americans are Roman Catholic, so > it should not surprise you that I was raised as one. But even in > catechism classes I got bored (some of your longish posts remind me of > that ;c) ) and after communion I avoided the bore of going to church as > much as possible. > > Now here's one for you (used to worry my grandma sick with this one). > Babies are pretty much innocents, and right after baptism the original > sin has been cleansed. So we might say babies in that state are as free > of sin as can be. Now comes a bastard that kills a couple of those > babies right after they have been baptized. According to Catolicism > those babies go straight to heaven and the killer will probably go to > hell. So the question is, why aren't the Catholic parents of those > babies glad for them, why do they hate the poor killer that has placed > his immortal soul in danger in order to send those babies straight to > heaven? Why do Catholic authorities think of this as a crime to be > avoided? > My answer, Catholics don't really believe and are not willing to > confront the ultimate consequences of their belief system. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
