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Christian == Catholic? (Was Geez...
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Tue, 22 Dec 1998 00:01:48 GMT
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Tim Courtney wrote:
> Good point. I was pointing out that it was lumped, and it is confusing to
> some non-believers.
I apologise for not being sufficiently precise. Catholicism is a kind of
Christianity. But there are offshoots that feel that they are christian
that most christians would not feel actually are. The one that springs
to mind the quickest is the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints
(the Mormons) who not all christians accept as christians. (Or am I all
wet there?)
Another one, surprisingly, is Islam. Many Mohammedans call themselves
Christian++ !
Where is this going? Well, just to point out that depending on who (and
when) you asked, you'll get different answers. Ask a Catholic priest ca.
1650, and you'd be told that Lutherans are not christians, only the
Catholics are, after all, the pope said so!
The pope is the supreme christian only for Catholics.
Now the modern rapproachment among sects has certainly muddied the
waters a bit.
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Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
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| (...) No, you are pretty much right on target. Larry, thank you for that. You have no idea how much that snippet of understanding means to me. It is because of misunderatndings on this premise that I quit debating general religion with anyone. I (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <367EE16C.C3BE1B7E@c...AM.com>... ...<snip>... (...) It is partially true. Islam accepts both Jesus (Isa) and Moses (Musa) as prophets, but believes that the Islam is much more completed, and fills the gaps that (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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