Catholicism vs Protestant Christianity (Baptist)

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Originally Posted by dwdean

gross generalization.
this thread is becoming tedious.
Cancio, we need you!

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It may be a generalisation, however it is not untrue.

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Originally Posted by dwdean

cheap shot M&M...

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Why is it a cheap shot? Is it not true? Should one not take into account the behavior of a religion's representatives when weighing that religions merits, esepcially when the religion is almost entirely built on what the church says is right and wrong?

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

Well, one has pedophile priests and the other doesn't, or at least not as many. That has to count for something.

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But is it true?

Google seems to indicate a large number of Baptist paedophile pastors have been locked up.

Taking into account that the RCC is many times larger than all the Protestant religions added together, I'd want to see some solid evidence that they offend more often than any other sect/religion.

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Originally Posted by dwdean

cheap shot M&M...

ok well if the firing range is too broad, lets switch this from a debate to a search for knowledge. to those with experience with the RCC, what are their core beliefs?

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That no matter what sins one commits, forgiveness by Jesus is possible.
That Jesus was resurrected and taken to heaven to be with his dad.
That the word of Jesus is infallible.
That T Aquinas' summa theologica is the correct and only true vision of god.
That evolution is consistent with their beliefs.
That you can eat meat on Fridays.
That using contraception is a sin.
That their god can intervene in human affairs and perform miracles.

Those are some of the official beliefs of the RCC - belief among individual members may [?] differ. I think you could say those ones cover the core beliefs of Catholicism - plus a couple of spurious but still correct ones - although I'll bow to any RCC priests that may pop in.

:D

Protestant churches are often ornate as well.

http://www.imtl.org/image/big/st_jam...h_montreal.jpg

This is the second largest protestant church in Montreal, it was initially a Methodist church, it is now operated by the United Church of Canada.

The Anglican Cathedral is the largest (there are practically no Anglicans in Montreal, but they happened to be quite rich).

http://archiseek.com/wp-content/gall...glican_lge.jpg

I do love the look of Catholic churches though, and there are too many to count here in Montreal. Mark Twain said that in Montreal you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a church.