tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post5170930279238875864..comments2023-10-05T08:25:13.232-04:00Comments on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: "Anti-Catholic" vs "Anti-Catholicism": Is There an Essential Difference? Dave Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-68113964159773195592010-09-22T01:29:53.618-04:002010-09-22T01:29:53.618-04:00I have thought of that irony, too, yes. For exampl...I have thought of that irony, too, yes. For example, White generally refuses to call someone like Fr. Peter Stravinskas by his title, all the while regularly using his own illegitimate title and pretending to be something that he is not.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-61745504633808558232010-09-22T00:18:35.071-04:002010-09-22T00:18:35.071-04:00The latest demonstration of anti-Catholicism one s...The latest demonstration of anti-Catholicism one sees now is how the folks referenced in your article like to call Pope Benedict XVI as "Ratzinger" refusing to show him any sort of respect. It is actually quite funny that these same folks vigorously decry any sort of slight or claimed lack of respect to the self appointed pope of Calvinism when Catholic and some Protestant apologists do not recognize his right to put a "Dr." in front of his name because he did not earn it in an accredited institution.<br /><br />God bless!Paul Hofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182683665344747977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-76573419282644336512010-09-21T17:36:09.609-04:002010-09-21T17:36:09.609-04:00I am prepared to agree, however, that certain of t...I am prepared to agree, however, that certain of the more extreme anti-Catholics, at least, may indeed, possibly be literally unregenerate, and/or out of God's good graces at present, since the fruit they exhibit is so far from that of the Spirit of Christ, that one is quite justified (on explicit biblical grounds) in wondering whether they are indwelt by that same Spirit.<br /><br />They are as subject to wolves in sheep's clothing in their ranks as anyone else.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-42634444501766720332010-09-21T17:33:08.664-04:002010-09-21T17:33:08.664-04:00They are heretics insofar as they reject any recei...They are heretics insofar as they reject any received, apostolic, traditional, dogmatic teachings of the Catholic Church, but not in terms of not being Christians at all.<br /><br />The latter aspect was made crystal clear by Vatican II (also being evident in papal writings before it took place). <br /><br />Do we agree on that? Use of "heretic" must be carefully defined, lest it be misunderstood.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-45149425937026131942010-09-21T16:06:08.855-04:002010-09-21T16:06:08.855-04:00It's clear from the evidence you present, Dave...It's clear from the evidence you present, Dave, that these anti-Catholic heretics maintain that they are justified in calling Catholics anything they want, whereas we Catholics must be very circumspect indeed about what we call them. That's what one would expect from people so shameless and so abusive of language and logic. <br /><br />For my part, the good old Biblical word "heretic" describes what they are quite well. It's a word we should employ more often.Adomnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746373228302022418noreply@blogger.com