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1 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Hank | 10316 | ||
Brian.g, this is not a post inviting a debate with you regarding the Roman Catholic faith. I won't do that. It is rather about a few questions concerning it on which I invite your answers. (1) Since the verses in Matthew 16:18,19 seem to keep popping up in relation to the papacy, are these the key verses, the proof text if you will, on which you and your fellow Catholics base your belief that Jesus appointed Peter the first pope of the Roman Catholic church?...... (2) If Jesus did appoint Peter the first Pope, where does the Bible say this plainly? (I can't see it as saying this in these two verses of Matthew 16) If the doctrine is derived from these two verses, can you shed more light on how it came to be so interpreted from them?...... (3) Whence comes the idea that Jesus made Peter the first in line of the popes; how is this seen as the intention of Jesus?...... (4) Since Peter was an Apostle of our Lord, were the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" not meant for Peter? How can it be inferred that the keys were to be passed down through the ages by a succession of popes? (5) How does the Catholic Church explain the doctrine of the infallibility of the pope? Isn't he a man and therefore fallible?...... (6) On what grounds do they justify the praying to various canonized saints instead of to the Father in Jesus' name?....... I recognize that there are six questions, and you might wish to address each one as a separate post. In any event, I think that your answers, on which I believe you will make every effort to be clear, objective, and complete, will be an instructive addition to the other resources available on the forum, and I thank you in advance. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12426 | ||
Number 5 Infallibility is: Exemption or immunity from liability to error or failure. Like the father of a family, the authority of the father is absolute. His wife and children may discuss and debate with him, but when the final decision of the father is made and that decision is truly made in the best interest of the family, then his decision must be accepted and followed. When the decision is made out of love and commitment to his family, then there will be no wrong decisions made, there will be no decisions which the family cannot accept. The father will be accorded the respect of infallibilty - the exemption or immunity from liability to error or failure. We, as members of the Church, must humble ourselves to understand and believe that the man choosen as the successor to Peter is a good and honorable man committed to Gods law and that his decisions are made with the best interest of the Church, her members and in accordance with God's law. He must also be accorded the same respect of infallibility - the exemption or immunity from liability to error or failure. |
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3 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Norrie | 12432 | ||
I hate to tell you this, but my husband is not infallible and I doubt any husband here will say he is either. :) | ||||||
4 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12443 | ||
None of us is without fault But, when he makes a decision out of true love and commitment for you, his family - show him your love and support - and accept his decision with humility and love. |
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5 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Norrie | 12544 | ||
That is called submission, not infallibility. I don't know what Cath. teach now. I had my main religion training before Vat. II, I went to Cath school and religion was a class every day. The nuns explained infallibility as whenever the pope gets up to make a decision from the Chair of Peter, that is when he is infallible. He may be planning on saying something completely different as a man, but when he gets on that chair, the Holy Spirit speaks thru him and whatever he says then is infallible. Of course when they canonize someone, that is when they are infallible. Then later they decided St. Christopher didn't even exist so how can they be infallible??? That's when I started questioning. |
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6 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12583 | ||
Some call it submission Some call it humility Some call it infallibility Some call it trust On the day the decision was made, I trust the Pope has made a decision in the best interest of the Church. Would the Popes decision be different if it was made a month, year or century later, maybe. Is it better that the Church corrects an error or allows the error to remain, in order to avoid criticism? |
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7 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Makarios | 12603 | ||
As for me, I have my trust in Christ and in Him alone. I refuse to put my trust in any pope or any human, since Christ is more than able to guide and direct the church Himself. | ||||||
8 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12627 | ||
Every Church has a form of government, whether it's a local pastor or a national council. These are the people who are in charge - here on earth. |
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