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MY (very well publicized, very well known) view....
In my passionate opinion, The Catholic Church is valid, sound and very esteemed denomination.
I regard it, its ministers, its ministries and its Sacraments as all be valid, good and sound.
I regard all the member to be fully Christian and fully and equally blessed
I regard all Catholics as well as my FULL, UNseparated brothers and sisters in Christ and FULLY (and in every sense) members of the Church that is one, holy, catholic communion of saints.
I regard none of the official teachings of The Catholic Church to be heretical in the sense of being unbiblical and indeed I greatly agree with it.
And I pray daily for God's very richest blessings to her, her ministries and ministers and her Holy Father.
Now, I do NOT accept AS DOGMA a few things the singular, individual RC Denomination since 1950 insists are DOGMAS.... I don't necessarily argue they are wrong or heretical, only that I do not accept them as DOGMA (and thus had to leave that denomination). And I disagree with that singular denomination (view it wrong) on two points: Ecclesiology (the view of the church) and Epistemology. I write a lot about those two points in forums (indeed, most of my posts vis-a-vis Catholicism are about those who things where I clearly disagree - both very foundational to Catholicism).
While integrity and honesty demanded I leave that denomination (reality FORCED me to 'cross the Tiber' away from it), I hold no "hard feelings" but rather hold nothing but appreciation for my time there. And I retain much from my Catholic youth: strongly liturgical, sacramental, pro-life for example. Much of my family is still Catholic and I very, very strongly support them (it's mutual - unlike the fundamentalist Catholics we tend to meet at internet forums) and I still occasionally worship there (although do not receive the Eucharist, obviously).
Of course, almost constantly, I've had Catholics at internet forums insist I'm "anti" "full of hate" and worse.... that I'm NOT fully or equally Christian... that my denomination is not valid... that the Sacraments in my church are not valid.... virtually none of the things I so boldly affirm about the RCC, Catholicism and Catholics is NOT returned, but I don't permit that to impact my view (I just realize it's not returned); there have been occasions at sites where the Catholics have stopped at nothing in a war to silence and get rid of me (once succeeding) but this has NEVER been my goal or desire in return.. we simply have very different views of each other, and I understand that.
What is YOUR view?
- Josiah
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In my passionate opinion, The Catholic Church is valid, sound and very esteemed denomination.
I regard it, its ministers, its ministries and its Sacraments as all be valid, good and sound.
I regard all the member to be fully Christian and fully and equally blessed
I regard all Catholics as well as my FULL, UNseparated brothers and sisters in Christ and FULLY (and in every sense) members of the Church that is one, holy, catholic communion of saints.
I regard none of the official teachings of The Catholic Church to be heretical in the sense of being unbiblical and indeed I greatly agree with it.
And I pray daily for God's very richest blessings to her, her ministries and ministers and her Holy Father.
Now, I do NOT accept AS DOGMA a few things the singular, individual RC Denomination since 1950 insists are DOGMAS.... I don't necessarily argue they are wrong or heretical, only that I do not accept them as DOGMA (and thus had to leave that denomination). And I disagree with that singular denomination (view it wrong) on two points: Ecclesiology (the view of the church) and Epistemology. I write a lot about those two points in forums (indeed, most of my posts vis-a-vis Catholicism are about those who things where I clearly disagree - both very foundational to Catholicism).
While integrity and honesty demanded I leave that denomination (reality FORCED me to 'cross the Tiber' away from it), I hold no "hard feelings" but rather hold nothing but appreciation for my time there. And I retain much from my Catholic youth: strongly liturgical, sacramental, pro-life for example. Much of my family is still Catholic and I very, very strongly support them (it's mutual - unlike the fundamentalist Catholics we tend to meet at internet forums) and I still occasionally worship there (although do not receive the Eucharist, obviously).
Of course, almost constantly, I've had Catholics at internet forums insist I'm "anti" "full of hate" and worse.... that I'm NOT fully or equally Christian... that my denomination is not valid... that the Sacraments in my church are not valid.... virtually none of the things I so boldly affirm about the RCC, Catholicism and Catholics is NOT returned, but I don't permit that to impact my view (I just realize it's not returned); there have been occasions at sites where the Catholics have stopped at nothing in a war to silence and get rid of me (once succeeding) but this has NEVER been my goal or desire in return.. we simply have very different views of each other, and I understand that.
What is YOUR view?
- Josiah
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