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Exact reason why I turned myself on the whole bigoted hypocritcal faith. & over 1/2 of this was YOUR attitude with this whole question - which is unfortuantely quite commonplace.

As with many many others.

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yeah, I'd be stressed too, if I used to be you. And while the others say "troll" I feel what they fairly imply is "poe". There's not anything complicated approximately it. Catholics are taught that Jesus is the "Way the Truth and the Life". I heard this so regularly developing up you might be proud. I'm amazed you did not listen approximately it too while you had been developing up "as a Catholic" And believe me, Catholics get emotional as good. It turns out dry and tough every now and then, continuously approximately responsibility and doing what is proper, however I'll let you know this proper now what Catholics have that protestants DON'T have: and that is the Holy Eucharist. There is not anything extra private, while you observe what the phrases imply, and pay concentration to them, than Jesus being acquired into your frame each Sunday (and you'll be able to pass there daily of the week for those who wish), and knowledge that the whole lot in His Life, His Spirit, His Way, is shared with you on this mystical enjoy that turns out, at the floor, to be not anything in any respect....an enjoy so unappreciated and undervalued, that while you eventually observe the fine reward you have got been given, you'll fall flat to your face an weep with gratitude. That will finish the confusion. The rosary isn't the dilemma. Works isn't an dilemma. What is main is Jesus, you and God. That is all. Protestants cannot supply you that. Emotion isn't fact. Truth is fact. Here is fact: Protestants might now not have a bible if Catholics had now not preserved it. There had been no protestants earlier than the Reformation, there have been heretics. (improper doctrine) There aren't any recorded miracles within the protestant church buildings. The Catholic church utterly investigates each declare and documents it. Before the reformation or even for a protracted whilst afterwards ALL CHRISTIANS believed within the Immaculate and sinless nature of the Blessed Virgin. And the satan is the Lord of Confusion.

"but in the past few years their as been a lot more Catholics than Protestants been charged with sex crimes."

Where is your source for that information? What studies have been done to show that? I think your basic starting point is flawed and not well researched.

"this tell the public that a Priest should be allowed to marry the same as a Protestant minister? "

Why is it less of a crime to molest a child that you brought into the world through marriage?

I ask you to think logically on these questions.

Matt

It is hard to say where most of the abuses are. We only hear about the ones that come into the news.

People are people, whether Catholic or Protestant, so you can sure bet abuses are not among only one group.

Priests should be allowed to marry.

Paying money...what a concept. To me, that seems more like a bribe of some sort, as if to say, "There, I paid you, we're even, now go away."

Money does NOT undo anything or make anything all better.

I see your point, I think that preists should be allowed to marry. There isn't anything in the Bible that forbids it. But the number I just saw in the news is like 3 bil.

1 Timothy 4:2 " by the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, marked in their conscience as with a branding iron; 3 forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from foods which God created "

It's not about the Priests being allowed to marry.

It's about the Church not properly screening men who want to be priests for signs they may be pedophiles.

Married men are pedophiles.

*sigh* The Catholic Church is big, centralized, organized, and influential. Its a lot easier to attack it than the little baptist church down the road.

http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=7993...

Catholics and Protestant belong to the one body of Christianity. But Christianity is a divided spiritual body today. It is because the greatest threat to Christianity is satan, himself. Also he is the author of all sins; and that he deceives peoples by divide and conquer strategy. On a controversial topic like EVOLUTION, it is an act of nature that performs the will of GOD. On my side, I received 27 years dream-revelations and thus, my positions are not my personal interpretations of the Bible but from THE HOLY SPIRIT; and I wrote them all in my website-GOODNEWSOFTHEKINGDOM. Of course, it is very difficult for natural men to distinguish the fake Prophets from the true ones. Hence, your prayers will be the ones to guide you into all the truth. Similarly, the evolution of man from mammal, to monkey, then to apeman-homohabilis and homoerectus, then to homosapiens were seen by Prophet Daniel (7:4) in a vision given him by THE LORD GOD, 700 years before Charles Darwin was born who wrote about evolution. Evenso, evolution even happened in our faith. Pls read on-

In embracing Christianity, Satan's strategy is divide and conquer. Remember that Satan is the real ruler of this word. Evenso, these churches are divided and each claim to be the true church against the others. But everyone of these Christian Churches are true parts of the whole Church as all belong to the one body of Christianity or the Christian religion. In Rev 1:10 and Rev 1:20 THE LORD GOD is holding the seven churches.They were the seven churches in Asia MInor (now Turkey) put up by the apostles of the LORD JESUS CHRIST after 4BC that is after HE ascended to heaven. The seven churches being in the hand of GOD show that all these seven churches are united and are one in the hand of GOD. But after 2,000 years, these seven churches evolved worldwide into seven mega-Christian Churches today, each with their own beliefs and practices, weaknesses and strength. The 1ST is the Ephesus Church which spiritually are now the hebrew oriented churches under the laws, tithes, sabbaths, etc. These churches are the Jehovah witnesses, Sabbatistas, 7th day adventists and they worship GOD as FATHER- ABBA. This relationship is between the FATHER AND THE PRODIGAL CHILDREN as they put themselves under the law yet cannot follow the laws. They are the right hand(i)wokers and the legs(workers) of the christian body. They declare that GOD is the TREE OF LIFE which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. These churches are imperfect as they are loveless as their faith is based on laws as a sense of duty and not in their hearts in a sense of love. The 2nd is the Smyrna church spiritually now the Mormons. They worship GOD as THE LAMB OF GOD. They are the life of the body. This relationship is between the MEEK GOD called THE LAMB OF GOD and the meek men called the Saints. They declare that GOD is the CROWN OF LIFE which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. GOD'S comment is that this church is NOT COURAGEOUS and as such is imperfect church. It is so as they are cowering in fear in the Cities; and as Saints they should look for martyrdom so that their blood spilled to the ground will give birth to christian churches. This church is under the LAW. The 3rd is pergamus church which is spiritually now the Born Again and

Fundamentalist. They are the mouth of the Christian body. They worship GOD as the MAN-GOD -LORD JESUS CHRIST. This relationship is between the MAN-GOD AND MEN to prove that THE LORD JESUS CHRIST was a historical man. GOD' S comment is that these churches are imperfect as they are backsliders as they say and they do not do. They declare that GOD is THE TRUE BREAD FROM HEAVEN AND THE ROCK OF SALVATION which is the title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. These churches are under the dispensation of GRACE. The 4th is the thyatira church which spiritually are now the Protestant and Anglican Churches. They are the eyes and feet of the Christian body. They worship GOD as THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS which is one of the titles of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. This relationship is between the POWERFUL GOD and the powerful men. They are the eyes and feet of the Christian body. GOD'S comment is that these churches are imperfect as they are corrupt. They declare that GOD is the SOLE ONE WITH POWER AND GLORY which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. These churches are under the dispensation of GRACE not under the LAW. The 5th is the Sardis church which spiritually are now the scholars, scientology, science churches.'They are the head and mind of the Christian body. They worship GOD who is the ALFA AND THE OMEGA which is one of the titles of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. This relationship is between the HIGHEST AMONG THE PROPHETS and the prophets. GOD'S comment is that this church is dead and thus, is imperfect. It is so as they claimed that their wisdom are from themselves though GOD is the ONE that gives them that wisdom and knowledge and thus, they are dead to GOD. They declare that GOD is THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK OF LIFE which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. These churches are under the dispensation of GRACE not under the law. The 6th is the Philadelphia which spiritually is now the miracle workers-MIRACLE CRUSADERS. They are the heart of the body. They worship GOD as the BRIDEGROOM which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST; and HIS relationship is loving faithfully HIS wife but as a bride eternally. This church is perfect as the love of GOD makes them perfect. They declare that GOD is the AUTHOR OF OUR FAITH IN GOD which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. These churches are under the dispensation of GRACE not under the LAW. The 7th is the laodicia spiritually now the Catholics, Ecumenical Church and the Eastern Othodox church. They worship GOD IN THE SPIRIT called EMMANUEL which is one of the titles of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, as they are also the majority parts of the Christian body and thus, are everywhere. GOD's comment is that these churches are lukewarm and thus, are imperfect. This is so as the majority parts of the human body is lukewarm in temperature and at 37 degrees centigrade a body has a fever and lower than that a body is dead. They declare that GOD is the HOST OF THE LORD'S SUPPER which is a title of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. All these seven churches are imperfect churches except the Philadelphia Church made perfect by THE LOVE OF GOD. Today, they are divisive because of Satan's deception of divide and conquer. Physically today, they are the seven churches on Earth. In 4BC, they were the seven churches in Asia. But In the HAND OF GOD thus, being perfect, they are the seven churches in the spirit. In the coming reign of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, they will be called THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF GOD AND OF CHRIST in the universal church. Additionally, the GOD worshipped by these seven churches are all the titles of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST such as ABBA-EVERLASTING FATHER; THE LAMB OF GOD; THE WORD OF GOD; THE KING OF KINGS; THE ALFA AND THE OMEGA; THE BRIDEGROOM AND EMMANUEL. Thus, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST wears many crowns. Moreover, these seven churches in the spirit held by THE HAND OF THE LORD is the symbol of the UNITY OF THE FAITH. And at John 17:23 THE LORD JESUS CHRIST prayed for the UNITY OF THE FAITH saying FATHER whom YOU have given ME that they maybe made perfect as WE ARE ONE. Likewise, one of the hidden titles of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST is HE breaches the walls of division and walls of hostility among the deceived believers. St John's SEVEN CHURCHES IN ASIA has passed the baton of earthly leadership to these SEVEN CHURCHES ON EARTH (the imperfect churches-except Phila church) and that St John has passed the baton of spiritual leadership to your humble service-PROPHET JOHN, THE SEVEN CHURCHES IN THE SPIRIT which I am the Chief Pastor . In connection with these UNITY OF THE FAITH AND THE ONENESS OF THE FATHER; ONENESS OF LORD; ONENESS OF THE SPIRIT; ONENESS OF FAITH; ONENESS OF BAPTISM AND ONENESS OF BODY-THUS ONE BECOMES PERFECT IN THE SPIRIT.