BLAZEr Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 well Constantinople survived! we see how that went as well. hm Would that you submitted to everything our venerable seperated brothers believe. Even without the primacy of Peter, which the believed and then chose to ignore, the Eastern Churches have done well to maintain the Catholic Faith. This is another testimony against the claims of Protestantism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 The Church has gone through the darkest of times, yet She stands as a witness and a testimony to Christ's words, "...the gates of Hell shall not prevail against It!" Pax Christi. <>< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmonk Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 The Church has gone through the darkest of times, yet She stands as a witness and a testimony to Christ's words, "...the gates of Hell shall not prevail against It!" Pax Christi. <>< Matt 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. What other light has been on for 2000 years calling to all men in the fog of the great deceiver? What other city has been set on a mountain for all to see? What other salt has been sent to the world? Look at how many anti-Catholics actually get rich from anti-Catholicism... that should speak volumes... especially how they all contradict each other. If you notice, the protestant anti-Catholics that totally disagree on various topics will band together against the Catholic Church yet neither one believes the other is right... you don't see baptist anti-Catholics attacking presbyterians, luthereans, methodists, etc... ...They're religion is anti-Catholicism. They unite to try to prove Catholicism wrong so that they look right. If they truly had the light, then they would not need to attack the Catholic Church. They could just speak the Truth. The Catholic Church teaches us to respect the baptists, presbyterians, methodists, mormons, muslims, Jehovah's witnesses, lutherans, angelicans, etc... Why is it that we see so many "ministries" dedicated to trashing the Catholic Church, yet they hardly ever if even ever turn on each other? Salt of the Earth... that's why. When I was on a protestant message board with Thess, we and one other Catholic, tried to clarify what the Church taught. After we left, the manager had to keep copying and pasting our old posts to keep the board alive... they were nothing without the Catholic Church. The manager did this for months. This little story is not props to us, but to the Church. We just posted what the Church taught to clarify... yet, those who spent a few hours listening to people that hated the Church actually thought that they knew more than people who have been Catholic all their life and actually know the faith. God Bless, Your Servant in Christ, ironmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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