S:
Everyone provokes the other here, which isn’t unual in the reformed blogosphere. (I was just reading some older comments at greenbaggins and sure enough dersion was directed( and approvingly so) at the “Romanists” who comment there too.)>>>>>
See, S, I am doing a bit of penance here. I used to be anti Catholic. I am not proud of that.
I used to be on the side - more or less - of the Reformed people - men and women. I have had a great respect for them, especially because of some in my family who are Reformed and have done a great job of raising their children.
I don’t know what to think of this underlying anti Catholicism that is still so ingrained. I am seeing it from the other side, now. It didn’t seem like that big a deal before. How things change.
I have always had Catholic friends, too, so it wasn’t some personal anti Catholic “thing.” It’s just built into Protestantism. Maybe it cuts both ways. Maybe after 500 years we can change?
It seems the Lord would want us to.
At least we are not taking up arms against one another anymore. That is a huge deal.
So, thank you, Tom, wherever you are, for all your support here at Old Life. I will never forget that, even though I took your help for granted. Now that it is gone, ... anyway ...
I will look for you at your American Creation blog. I don’t post there ‘cuz I really don’t know much about the history of religious freedom in America. It’s just something we take for granted. Not a good idea in these days we live in where freedom of religion is changed to freedom of worship.
See, the whole St. Thomas Moore thing is a simple epistemology. We all have to trust someone else to tell us what Scripture teaches. We all have the Apostle’s Creed as well as a standard. When someone says that Jesus may have stayed in the grave, just don’t follow that person.
How do we know? Scripture, Tradition, and the Teaching Magisterium line up on that without fail.
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