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Originally posted by lucifershammerNo, but transferring them to another parish wont do either.
I suppose nothing but burning RC priests at the stake would do.
Originally posted by lucifershammerAre you telling me that all Catholic priests that are known to be Child molesters but their seniors within the Church have been removed from office?
Why don't you try pointing out something that has happened in the last 5 years? Or at least the last 10?
Originally posted by twhiteheadNo, I'm asking you for one concrete instance of a molesting priest who has been transferred between parishes in the last 5 years.
Are you telling me that all Catholic priests that are known to be Child molesters but their seniors within the Church have been removed from office?
Originally posted by xlacircatholicism with a small "c" is generally used to refer to the body of believers as a whole/church. You see it in the Nicene Creed which almost every group says
whats the difference between catholicism and christianity?
Originally posted by DoctorDarait is generally accepted today that Catholics are simply an offshoot of the main set of beliefs held in common by Christians around the globe.
catholicism with a small "c" is generally used to refer to the body of believers as a whole/church. You see it in the Nicene Creed which almost every group says
Catholicism with a large "C" normally refers to the the church in communication with Bishop of Rome (Pope) or Holy Roman Catholic Church. While numerous wars have been fought since the reformat ...[text shortened]... Requests to the departed saints for intercessory prayers.
* Belief in Exorcisms
Originally posted by lucifershammerYou might want to look at what you said again. The Orthodox Churches actually make the point that Roman Catholics are simply an offshoot of a certain area (Namely Roman). There's also the Oriental Orthodox Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Assyrian Church of the East which also claim unbroken lines. ;-)
[b]it is generally accepted today that Catholics are simply an offshoot of the main set of beliefs held in common by Christians around the globe.
Don't you mean the other way around (setting aside the Orthodox for the moment)?[/b]
Originally posted by DoctorDaraYou might want to look at what you said again.
You might want to look at what you said again. The Orthodox Churches actually make the point that Roman Catholics are simply an offshoot of a certain area (Namely Roman). There's also the Oriental Orthodox Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Assyrian Church of the East which also claim unbroken lines. ;-)
Originally posted by lucifershammerEastern until the past century used to refer to the middle east. Assyria is in the Middle East not Asia. Many of these churches have a very old history dating back to this period. See Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_%28disambiguation%29.
[b]You might want to look at what you said again.
Why?
The Orthodox Churches actually make the point that Roman Catholics are simply an offshoot of a certain area (Namely Roman).
They'd be wrong. The Roman rite is only one of about a dozen or so in the Catholic Church -- the others are all Eastern.
There's also the Oriental O ...[text shortened]... also claim unbroken lines. ;-)
And no one (except maybe Protestants) disputes they do.[/b]