Lorelei,
I know it and disgaree with it, yet I am still baptist. What Calvin did in his life has no effect on me or my beliefs.
Interesting. So you belong to a Church in which you don't agree with some very fundamental, foundatoinal teachings? Now are they false teachers who are teaching these things? I find this statement quite intriguing.
"They don't understand it better, they invented it to suit their needs."
You don't even know what the teaching is. How can you make such bold statements? We wrote the book on defending the unborn. Every other Church has embraced contraceptoin after rejecting it in their past (i.e. invented it to suite their needs". You just haven't got a clue and I stand by my statements. You are coming accross with hatred. How do you justify that?
"As for the KKK, again you are excusing the sins of the man who supposedly is THE ruler of the church here on earth by comparing it to the sins of men whom you would call heretics. How is this justification for what your church leaders have done and are now doing that is contrary to God's will?"
No dearie, that is not what I am doing at all. I am mearly showing that the robes in your denominatoin aren't all white and pure. Oh wait, I guess they are. My point is not that this excuses the Catholic past. The point is your point about the Crusades proves nothing of the truth or error of the Catholic faith. And your broadbrushing of Catholic priests and bishops is abomniable. I guess I should hold all Baptists and their ministers accountable because some are involved in the KKK. The Catholic Church has not said what has been done to Children is okay. And i got news for you. I have a bunch of stories about Baptist Ministers doing the same thing. Where is the outcry. You just point your fingers at Catholics. Where is your outcry against Baptist Ministers. I am not justifying anything in the Catholic Church. You just don't like looking at the plank in your own eye.
"As a catholic, wouldn't you expect a person who is not part of your church to commit such atrocities? How does that excuse the pope and bishops for covering up and commiting sexual acts with children? How does that excuse the deaths that they have caused in the past? "
I got news for you honey. I expect it inside and outside of the Church. The Bible says there will be "wolves among you." Paul in 1 Cor 5 speaks of a scandal in Corinth that is being condoned by the local leaders. John rebukes those who are involved in scandalous behavior in Rev 3 & 4. In the Old testament there is much scandal going on. Sacrificing children, sex in the doorway of the tent of the meeting, david sending a man to his death so he can have his wife. Was Judaism false because of these things. You need to get a grip on reality woman.
"It doesn't excuse it but rather shows how even the pope has no greater power than any of us. It surely doesn't prove that his words of doctrine are inspired."
Yes, men will do evil. We know that. So what is your point. Some Catholics don't follow Church teaching. If you can prove the Church teaches homosexuality and pedophillia and sex with minors is okay then you will have a point. But you make outlandish accusations without even knowing Church teachings. And show me evidence that the Pope covered anything up. You speak out of hate. You hate Catholics. Not just Catholicism. You hate Catholics. I can see where the KKK got started.
Blessings.