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-- How interesting. You actually think that the THOUSANDS of priest molestations of innocent children began only in the last 50 years or so. And if you swap "mistakes were made" with either "children were betrayed" or "lives were destroyed" you would be more accurate. And if you wish to...

-- Is this how everyone in that church responds? There are MILLIONS of born again, spirit filled Christians who are prophecying, laying hands on people and healing them, leading scores of people to Christ. Guess since they don't go to Mass they aren't saved, huh? Oh, they are? Of course they...

Eventually, it will make all the difference in the world to non-believers.

In order to receive forgivness for sin you must: 1. Acknowledge your sin 2. Ask to be forgiven for it 3. Do your very best to avoid committing that sin in the future If a person doesn't feel they are sinning and are not seeking forgiveness, men can forgive all they want....but God doesn't.

-- Seeing as how the Catholic schools had a captive audience via school from 1st through 12th grade and every Sunday Mass, they could have given not only a good introduction of the Bible but helped introduce the "pitfalls" and how to avoid them. Funny how the Catholic church wanted their...

When I was in Catholic School, we were indeed forbidden from reading the Bible. They said there was information in the Bible that would only confuse us and "all we needed to know" is in the Catechism.

-- There is no other Jesus-based church or denomination with the track record of systematic molestation, abuse and cover up that comes even close to the Catholic church. Not Even Close -- With a worldwide membership of almost 1.2 billion, one would HOPE that would be true. That means that...

Call it what you will, but if you are being (spiritually) fed at a church, you should be paying for your meal. Church's need funds for: - Pastor and staff salaries - Heating/Cooling - Utilities - Bldg. maint. - Groundskeeping - Gasoline/bus maint. - Printing costs (programs, news letters, etc)...

You need to turn off your computer and climb out of your parent's basement into the sunshine. There is a big bright beautiful world out there.....

He also said they would be known by their fruits.

-- Thousands of abused children, scores of defrocked and arrested priests, bishops and cardinals charged with cover up, and millions of dollars in lawsuits directly contradict your "get it right" opinion.

-- And Paul preached the Gospel, not as a Christian or a Catholic, but as a Jew. He preached the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy through Jesus.

-- There are thousands of molested children, scores of defrocked and arrested priests, bishops and cardinals who have been found guilty of cover ups, and millions of dollars in lawsuits that say you are wrong.

Kidron, Hammerstone just closed your last rant on homosexuality. You need to turn off your computer and climb out of your parent's basement into the sunshine. There is a big bright beautiful world out there.....

-- Aspen, you are really in no position whatsoever to comment on this topic. The Pope has not sanctioned the Rosary, (or the communion turning into the actual body of Christ, or the right to ask the dead in heaven to pray for you) "ex patria." You yourself said that if the Pope didn't say it "ex...

Shilohsfoal, Almost every President since FDR and absolutely every single one since Reagan has been predicted to be the Anti-Christ. Those that say so are just as passionate as you are and misuse scripture just as much as you do. Get help, dude. Seriously.

-- Yup. That's typical. That's the standard line I head in my 20-plus years I was a Catholic when I asked HOW they know a specific practice is acceptable. You ask where in the Bible it says it is okay to do or believe something and their reply is "Where in the Bible does it say it's NOT...

-- I am in complete agreement. The thing I see the most now is that Christians are deciding they want something so they try to find a way to justify it instead of first finding out if it falls within God's will.

For me, the verdict on the Rapture is still out. I will mention two things though. First, there are multiple warning about not knowing when Jesus will return. It is stressed that we should be ready because it can happen at any time / any moment. If the only time Jesus is coming back is after...

-- I know a couple who are some of my very best friends. She is unable to have children so they have adopted two wonderful children and are excellent parents. I bet they would be shocked to hear that every time they have sex they "break the 1st Law of Nature."