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    Limits on discussing abortion in OBOB

    I was slow too brother. I thought what is the big deal with birth control? If a couple is not refusing to have children, why can’t they regulate the number? What did not realize is that contraception destroys a marriage and turns it into a mutual masturbation contract, which is disgusting...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    But the Church included them for over a thousand years before Luther decided to remove them. I don’t doubt what you say is true regarding them, but it was Luther’s decision to remove them. It did not come from God, nor His Church. We don’t know that Jesus never quoted them. We only know...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    Thank you for clarification I need to point out that you say it is not the inspired word of God, but what is the basis of that? It was not a controversy until it was made so by Martin Luther. Do we then elevate Luther to the inspired word of God? If so, on what basis? Our thoughts? If...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    I did not understand your point of your last sentence. Is your quote of wisdom 3:1 supposed to be an example of something good or something which proves to you that it is not inspired ?
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    If you think about it. All the reasons given for not including the deuterocanonical books are excuses of human reason. In Jesus day, the scriptures were the Septuagint which included the deuterocanonical books. The Jews removed them because they would be hard pressed to deny Jesus if they...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    I also appreciate your sincerity in studying scripture. Confession to a priest is taught in scripture. We read in the gospel that after the resurrection and before His ascension, Christ breathed on the Apostles and gave them the power to forgive and retain sins. Also, every Christian is not...
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    What is Church teaching on yoga and reiki?

    The devil is an immitator. So what if we share postures with Hinduism? Should we study Hinduism to imitate more of their postures and worship of their false gods? We are to relax and rest in the peace of Christ It serves no purpose for a Christian to learn Hinduism in order to bring its...
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    What is Church teaching on yoga and reiki?

    I do not agree with with that assessment. Exercise for physical health or meditation is fine but of limited value for our heavenly selves. Yoga says we are focusing on God and want to come to enlightenment, but that is not the path Christ has shown us, or else He would have taught it...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    I am very happy that you see the truth of scripture and not accept the words of men. The Bereans were praised for searching scripture, but not in their own. This is the verse most often used to promote sola scriptura, but it does not do that. The Bereans searched the scriptures day and night...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    If you read scripture you will find your error The only ones correct are Grace alone, Christ alone, and God’s glory alone Scripture alone is a fallacy as it has multiple interpretations and is subject to the winds of doctrine. It requires ecclesial authority to interpret and scripture says...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    Very nice analysis. The problem with modern Protestantism that I can see is the overemphasis on faith, which we get from Martin Luther saying we are saved by faith alone. Augustine does not teach that and neither does scripture. Scripture says we are saved BY grace THROUGH faith. The...
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    Question for Roman Catholics concerning your familiarity with Catholic liturgical texts

    I agree with you in that we should not pay for spiritual things. A blessed sacramental loses its blessing and spiritual benefit the moment money is paid for it. I did the calculations and at 30 dollars per year it comes of a fraction over 8cents US per day for the app. I reason that the money...
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    Then tell me how your personal judgment upon God is any different than the enticement from the garden of Eden? You shall be as gods knowing good and evil? If the Church must pass before your judgment, are you not elevated to that level?
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    Then you need to contemplate what your convictions allow you to embrace. Do you think Jesus is able to build His own Church? If He said it is the light of the world and the salt of the Earth, would it not be a visible Church? If not, why not? If it is not a visible Church, then how could we...
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    How is it that the Catholic Church is evil?

    You are putting words in my mouth and ascribing to me feelings that I do not possess. I did not attack Calvin nor his followers. I critiqued the logic upon which their belief rests. It has a form of Christian belief but does not proclaim the whole truth and does not glorify God, rather...
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