Are Protestants heretics?
July 31, 2009 2:21 pm Christianity, its flavours and enemiesI always thought we were, in Catholic eyes. A Jesuit tells his fellow conservative believing Catholics that we are not. Sheesh! What does it take?
Hats off and best wishes to the unpronouncable Deborah Gyapong (Japong?, Gyapong?) for this one).
The Reverend Father Oakes says:
“I do hereby conclude: When the Western Church fissiparated in the sixteen century, the Reformers took a portion of the essential patrimony of the Church with them, and they thereby left both the Roman Church and themselves the poorer for it.”
And further:
“All I can say is this: We live in strange times when I find greater doctrinal fellowship among many Protestants than I do among far too many Catholic theologians!”
To which I can add, welcome to the club, dude.
Rev. Oakes’ article is far more interesting than these teaser excerpts.
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Dalwhinnie
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Date: July 31, 2009 @ 5:15 PM
I was raised a Catholic, but I find the teachings of the Anglican and other Protestant churches much more believable. The Catholic church is about 500 years behind the times.