Guest JeffCR07 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 absolutely not, it is lovingly coming to the aid of our fellow man by welcoming them to the truth. Did the father give up any of his dignity or authority by running out to meet his prodigal son while he was still a long way off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 (edited) no he didn't what you say makes sense to me. hmmmm and i was so sure of the sspx I still have a lot of problems with the new church though also how do you explain the fact that the church condemned ecumenicism for so long? Edited January 11, 2006 by Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JeffCR07 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 trust me, like I said, I have a big traditionalist streak in me. There are many things that I would like to see changed, but I think what is important is to realize that there is no "new church" vs. an "old church" - its a false dichotamy. The Church is the Church, and the gates of Hell will never prevail against it. Do minor things need to be changed? Yes, but those have more to do with people than with the Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 how do you explain that ecumenicism was condemned for so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JeffCR07 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Because you have to remember that "dialogue" with the first Protestants was a totally different beast than "dialogue" with (most of) the Protestants of today. The original protestants were not simply material heretics, but also formal heretics. They knew the truth and left it behind. They were being engaged constantly by apologists and defenders of the faith, and were already in theological discussion with the Church's most prominant theologians. To engage in ecumenicism with them would not only be redundant, but it would be throwing the pearls of the Church to swine. But todays protestants, even protestant theologians, rarely understand the Church's teachings at all, and those that do normally "understand" a bastardized version of what the Church actually says. When you consider that most are raised in a protestant environment with limited to no interaction with catholics, ecumenism (when done correctly) can play a critical role in personal conversion. But it took a lot of time to get from one to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 I can not chose. maybe we're both wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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