tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post113052260054868333..comments2023-06-10T09:10:08.851-05:00Comments on Irish, Catholic, and Dangerous: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570196313847615587noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130775475396598712005-10-31T11:17:00.000-05:002005-10-31T11:17:00.000-05:00I just haven't found the historical evidence for t...I just haven't found the historical evidence for the papacy convincing at all. Given the catechism's new position on people outside of the faith being able to be saved, infallibility is out the window. And I'm not sure you can claim valid apostolic succession after the Babylonian captivity of the church. So it hasn't been a live issue with me for a long while. <BR/> <BR/>Back to the other point, geoffrobinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949411893531888555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130675973292361982005-10-30T07:39:00.000-05:002005-10-30T07:39:00.000-05:00Geoff you said:"Well, you can be fully Jewish and ...Geoff you said:<BR/><BR/>"Well, you can be fully Jewish and fully a believer in the Jewish Messiah. It would be Christianity."<BR/><BR/>That's exactly the point I was making!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570196313847615587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130675540212469442005-10-30T07:32:00.000-05:002005-10-30T07:32:00.000-05:00Dilexitprior,Thanks for the book suggestions. I wi...Dilexitprior,<BR/>Thanks for the book suggestions. I will check them out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570196313847615587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130652512292718622005-10-30T01:08:00.000-05:002005-10-30T01:08:00.000-05:00ok, well the link didn't really work out, but if y...ok, well the link didn't really work out, but if you go to www.thedivinemercy.org and click on News & Events and scroll down almost to the bottom of the page you'll find the article on the book listed there.<BR/><BR/>I messed up on the subtitle too by accident ;-). Not that it matters, but the subtitle is actually "An Anglican Discovers the Ministry of the Pope."DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195133313571297243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130652190011032252005-10-30T01:03:00.000-05:002005-10-30T01:03:00.000-05:00I'm not going to step into the middle of this deba...I'm not going to step into the middle of this debate because it's late and I'm tired right now, but just in glancing over your blog Danny I thought you might be interested in a book called "St. Peter Lives in Rome: An Anglican Priest Discovers the Papacy." <BR/><BR/>It's written by a Catholic theologian who converted after spending over a dozen years as an Anglican priest. He did not become a DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195133313571297243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130650968614937952005-10-30T00:42:00.000-05:002005-10-30T00:42:00.000-05:00Being Jewish and being Christian are not in opposi...Being Jewish and being Christian are not in opposition to each other. Jesus is both fully God and fully man. Well, you can be fully Jewish and fully a believer in the Jewish Messiah. It would be Christianity. You have to divorce yourself of the notion that Christianity is not Jewish and I think all will become better understood in your head. Many years of sociology go into that, so I'm not geoffrobinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949411893531888555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130634251271411042005-10-29T20:04:00.000-05:002005-10-29T20:04:00.000-05:00Geoff, Thanks for responding.I agree that you can ...Geoff, <BR/>Thanks for responding.<BR/><BR/>I agree that you can be Jewish and believe in Jesus. My point was why not call yourself a Christian then? The Jews of Acts were called Christians because they believe in Jesus Christ. Excuse my ignorance on the matter of Jews for Jesus, but that is something I have never understood. Sure, you can be part of the Jewish race and believe in Jesus, but as Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570196313847615587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1130607969167888712005-10-29T12:46:00.000-05:002005-10-29T12:46:00.000-05:002 things:1) Why can't you believe in Jesus the Jew...2 things:<BR/><BR/>1) Why can't you believe in Jesus the Jewish Messiah and be Jewish at the same time? Why is that impossible? The Book of Acts would contradict you on that point.<BR/><BR/>2) The problem many have with the pope is that he has taken authority for himself (i.e., the head of the entire church) which belongs to Christ alone.geoffrobinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949411893531888555noreply@blogger.com