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-- Am curious. Just how many THOUSAND children have to be sexually assaulted before it is no longer "sometimes?" And you have no concept of reality whatsoever if you think this has been happening over just the last 40 years. And do you r-e-a-l-l-y think that all those Bishops made those...

-- If I am not mistaken, this is your third attempt to tell me you don't care what my opinion is. Dude, you're doing it wrong :lol: But I do appreciate how Christ-like your responses are. No, really....... -- Boloney, and if you know it. I have never once even implied that the Priest's...

-- How is pointing out what the Catholic Church teaches is the actual purpose behind the Rosary - using their own exact words - "being mistaken about the Rosary?" But if you don't feel inspired to answer me, don't. If you notice, I wasn't talking to you anyway. -- Gosh, that's all swell and...

-- "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord...

-- Absolutely correct. It all comes down to HOW you tell them. If you truly share with them out of love and concern, it can open their eyes and their heart. Even if they do not respond positively, if you have done it in love it is often a seed planted that can be brought to fruition later on...

-- That statement would have carried weight if you hadn't proatively responded to me twice already in this thread. -- Hmmmm....Did you really miss the part where I said, "Many protestant leaders HAVE been busted for sexual perversions and misappropriation of money?" The CSM article you...

-- What on earth is the problem with his post? Thousand of children HAVE been molested at the hands of Priests. The majority of them have been boys (which indicates a seperate issue altogether). Many protestant leaders HAVE been busted for sexual perversions and misappropriation of money. What...

-- I will return the favor and be just as brief (but more accurate). Your own Catholic Church does not agree with what you are saying.

Still waiting on an answer Neophyte: "But getting back to the actual topic of this thread: You were also one of the people here who said the Rosary was for the edification of Christ. I have posted what your Church says about the Rosary - directly from the Catholic Catechism - and you again...

-- Kepha, if you are going to jump in, you should at least know what is being discussed. I am going to try to help you here. Please focus. First, we are discussing Purgatory as it relates to those who have already sought forgiveness for their sins and Christ has forgiven them. The Macabees...

-- Before you demand he answer your post from #410, why not practice what you preach and answer my question from post #401? Here, let me remind you: "But getting back to the actual topic of this thread: You were also one of the people here who said the Rosary was for the edification of...

-- That quote should have been the very first thing posted by someone else after your initial post. -- Amazing. I can see Christ in every words you say....

I don't worship a God that says I have to go to confession once a week. - Axehead I must go to confession if I feel separated from God. Monthly confession is a devotion that leads me to greater holiness. The minimum requirement is once a year. - Kepha -- God does not send us to a Confessional...

-- Neophyte, it would seem you are either being intentionally obtuse, or are just incapable of comprehending simple statements. I never mentioned "any individual pope, minister, pastor, or other Christian member." I said it was THE HOLY SPIRIT living inside us who shows us the way to Jesus...

I hate to break it to you Neophyte, but none of the scriptures you provided HAVE ANYTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH PURGATORY. It appears you haven't even read them, but if you have, read them in context and see for yourself. If you won't read the whole chapter, at least read the two or three verses...

Since Kepha threw our his little barb and then completely ignored my post, I thought I'd give him another chance: Posted Yesterday, 09:56 PM Foreigner, on 26 September 2012 - 12:52 PM, said: The Catholic church is teaching that even after you confess your sins and are granted forgiveness...

-- I have never heard such a thing, either in the Christian or secular communities. Ever. I am not sure the point that is trying to be made with this thread. Jesus was God in man form, with full power and authority at his fingertips from His Father in heaven. He forgave sins, healed the sick...

-- You appear not to take into consideration the work that Jesus did in Peter after he rose and the continued work the Holy Spirit did in his life in the days and years following.

Posted Yesterday, 09:56 PM Foreigner, on 26 September 2012 - 12:52 PM, said: The Catholic church is teaching that even after you confess your sins and are granted forgiveness, you are still on the hook in the afterlife as far as punishment for those sins. That is a misconception. Purgatory is...

"The liturgical feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and Marian prayer, such as the rosary, an "epitome of the whole Gospel," express this devotion to the Virgin Mary."517 So, directly quoting the Catholic Catechism is "nonesense?"....................interesting. I am sorry that what your...