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Which verse says one cannot confess one's sins to a priest in "a black box"? Or is this another man-made law you've invented?

You say really amusing things sometimes - thank you for the entertainment.

So sorry I offended you - I didn't realize you're so sensitive. I will take that into consideration in the future.

What do mean by “the blood of Jesus Christ” is “all-sufficient to bring forgiveness”? Does that mean the Cross has covered and granted forgiveness for all the sins a believer will ever commit in his life-time? In that case, how do you explain this? … "Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with...

There is no “ism” in “Jesus Christ”. 1Tim 3:15 says the “Church” is the “pillar and foundation of the truth” - so, where is this Church? Please don’t insult my intelligence by responding with, “The Church is the body of all believers”, because “the body of all believers” believes all sorts of...

The Catholic Church teaches that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus Christ, and that due to the Incarnation (God became man) and the Redemption (the Cross), Jesus is the unique Mediator between God and man. The priest to whom we Catholics confess our sins to is a man - between that...

But … but … but the first Bishop of Antioch, Ignatius, isn't in the Bible - so what would he know?!

My experience with folks who belong to the "Baptized by the Holy Spirit" fringe is not good - let's just say it attracts more than its fair share of nutters.

You're like Saul of Tarsus, who thought he was doing God's work by persecuting God's Church.

That passage doesn't prohibit drinking alcohol - it prohibits drinking alcohol to the point of getting drunk. What sort of horrible God would ban a man form having a beer or two?! You need to lighten up and get out of that oppressive cult you're in.

That better than nothing, I suppose, but the Lord provided a much better way to be forgiven, and it can only be found in the Catholic (and Orthodox) Church - see John 20:21-23

You made a claim that the RCC officially teaches, but you can't back up that claim with any proof in the form of an official document. All you can offer is your hate-inspired fantasies. You're a bs-artist and a bigot, in other words.

Only in the movies or in the minds of brainwashed fanatics and extremists or the mentally unstable.

So does the Bible So does the Bible The Bible doesn't say that. You made it up.

Is that what your cult teaches about what happened at the Cana wedding? My Bible says Jesus changed the water into “wine”, not grape juice - “wine” is alcoholic.

Acts 2:38 refers to baptism. As far as I know, baptism allows the forgiveness of past sins only. Catholic confession (the Sacrament of Penance) allows the forgiveness of sins committed after baptism - “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us...

Excellent point, BoL. When non-Catholics are asked to exegete John 20:21-23, they are clueless. They prefer to ignore that one and pretend it isn’t there. If they do venture an explanation, it is invariably as lame as. Only the Churches built on Apostolic Tradition (ie, Catholic and...

Catholicism is the religion that Jesus Christ founded, through which God personally reaches down in His mercy and saves man.

The fact remains that no Scripture says a man of God cannot be celibate, so the Church has the freedom to demand that priests be celibate. Jesus also gave the Catholic Church to make such decisions under the powers of binding and loosing (Matt 16). Incidentally, the Catholic Church also...

There is no Scripture that says “Thou shalt not smoke”. That is a man-made law invented by your cult. I seem to recall that Jesus criticized the Pharisees for imposing their man-made laws on the people. “mass perversion”? The incidence of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is...