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

[Chris Brault]

Nigel Ridley wrote:

>Michael Bradley, Jr. wrote:
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>>On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:38 AM, Chris Brault wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>I don't take offense at them, but some of your statements, as 
>>formulated, are pretty offensive.
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>>[ 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. ]
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>>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.
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>>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/ ).
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>>I venerate, or "reverence," icons and statues and altars.
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>>I am grateful for the indulgences which are granted by the Catholic 
>>Church.
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>>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:
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>>         http://www.scripturecatholic.com/
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>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)
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>>In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
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>>Michael Bradley, Jr.
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>>-- 
>>[Jesus said] Tell aching mankind to snuggle close
>>to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace.
>>+ Diary of Saint Faustina #1074 +
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>>IC XC NIKA
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>Nigel
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