[CS-FSLUG] NI (TD): Russian Orthodox bishop appeals for Catholic-Orthodox alliance

[Nigel Ridley]

Michael Bradley, Jr. wrote:
> On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:38 AM, Chris Brault wrote:
> 
>> Do any of you'all realize how silly that sounds? Having a Catholic  or
>> Anglican Bishop "re-ordain" leaders of Protestant Churches.  Perhaps
>> we have all forgotten why Luthor "protested" in the first  place. He
>> gave up alot, including the blasphemous Cathloic mass,  where the
>> hosts become Christ, idol and icon "reverence" as well as  the
>> anti-biblical purchasing of indulgences from the Church in  Rome.
>> Rather, the Cathloic priesthood needs to be re-ordained into  the true
>> teaching of the Bible. However, I fear that the Catholic  doctrine
>> will allow "everyone" into the fold (hindus, buddhists,  etc) rather
>> than concede to the rigorous demands of Christ.
> 
> 
> I don't take offense at them, but some of your statements, as 
> formulated, are pretty offensive.
> 
> [ I really didn't join this forum to engage in apologetics or  debates.
> I did subscribe to this list in order to engage with other  Christians
> over matters of open source software and its use in church  settings. ]
> 
> Whenever I state a Catholic belief or post a link to an explanation  on
> a Catholic website, my hope is to open up vistas of Christian  thought
> and devotion to which some of the listserv members might not  have been
> exposed, or to clear up a misunderstanding, or to answer a  specific
> question -- and all of this with a mind to pleasing Our Lord  in
> fostering unity among the members of His mystical body.
> 
> Just for the record, I do worship (that is, give the cult of  adoration)
> to Jesus present under the appearances of bread and wine  both during
> Holy Mass and as Holy Communion reserved in the  tabernacles of Catholic
> churches and chapels throughout the world  ( see http://www.savior.org/ ).
> 
> I venerate, or "reverence," icons and statues and altars.
> 
> I am grateful for the indulgences which are granted by the Catholic 
> Church.
> 
> I personally am comfortable defending all of the teachings of the 
> Catholic Church directly from the Holy Bible. A tool which has helped 
> me to do so is:
> 
> 
>          http://www.scripturecatholic.com/
> 
>

Just a quick question:
Does the RCC still see us protestants as in need of salvation, ie. the
need to become members of the RCC?
(There is no salvation outside of the RCC:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Salvation_Outside_the_Church.asp)

[snip]
> 
> In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
> 
> Michael Bradley, Jr.
> 
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Nigel

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