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Hope everybody will have a better time than me.

The Eastern Rite Churches are not, in any way, considered schismatic by the Vatican. Trust me, I used to teach the subjection of Catholic Religion and Ethics in High School. Not to brag or anything, but I know my stuff...

Ehem, one of the things I learned in Romania is that Eastern Christianity is a complex movement, some of their groups being in communion with Rome. :| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches I am under the impression that this is indeed a major matter of arguments around here.

I was a Catholic Seminarian. I do know and still agree that parables are there to teach us some point of the faith. But for its very nature, no parable constitutes a theological definition. used to teach that to post-communion cathecumens and in High School. I know it is very hard to believe...

This could be one of my last posts on this forum. If something, I only feel a fool of having fallen into this trap again. Let me share this for the time being. Please, do spare me the affirmations of kindness when at the same time you are using a language as harsh as you could find among bitter...

Oddly enough, our shared religious tradition is believing the Bible.

Today in church, praying, I realized something, when we ask "Thy Kingdom come" it's hard to think that His Kingdom is comprised only by the Universal Church.

It is indeed true that neither Islam nor Judaism, recognize Jesus as God. It is indeed true that historically the Arabs were poly-theists. And yet that is throughly rejected through-out the Koran, which I have read. "Because of the complications of having so many idols they selected the allah...

That does not constitute a definition at all, being just one among the parables of the Kingdom of Heaven

Well we would need to speak about the differences between sacrament and sacramental. But beyond that, as you well know, the Roman Catholic doctrines include a bit more than just the sacraments, and some of those were not declared dogma until the first Vatican council.

Please, do not condemn people. Unlike God, we cannot read anybody's heart. I am, also, concerned about Shelli's behaviour, though.

Please do not "sir" me. It is still your opinion. As I presume you to know, there are many ways to interpret those verses, and not only by fringe movements, but even by the most conservative Catholics, to use an example. Allah is the word used in Arabic Bibles to mean God, believe it or not...

I agree, "Catholic" in the modern sense of it, can only be used since the time Luther and onwards

Not, not okay in the least, if you are suggesting some people are to be granted more rights than others just for being born in a higher station, which is what the founding founder of, I presume, your country were concerned at the time.

What pagan gods? Mars, perhaps? Acoran? (that was the main god in my Island) Demeter? Aphrodite? Jesus? (oh yes, Emperor Julianus included him in the Pantheon, and let him had a nice chat with Julius Caesar, go figure). Mythras? Jupiter? Ahura-Mazda? Vesta? What happens on December the 21st? I...

Define "inspired".

As an amateur Christian babbler, regardless if you mind it or not, I am going to reiterate my position. Common, as it happens on the Internet, I believed it to be quite clear, so let me rephrase and add to it, in unambiguous terms. 1st I do hold the belief that most of those who denounce...

And your point is?

Yes, that's what I meant. Universal church = All the believers, past, present and future everywhere, even if they have different worship styles.

I agree with Nomad. I think the serpent in the garden said something about being just like God