(April 13, 2009 at 7:27 am)Giff Wrote:(April 12, 2009 at 11:29 pm)WWLD Wrote: I was Catholic until I was 13 or 14.
Of course I considered myself a christian
I also had a lot of Catholic friends, all of whom considered themselves to be christian.
There are probably some more things I could say here but I didn't read the entire thread and I'm going to sleep now.
Exactly! That's what I've been telling Fr0d0, that catholocism is christianity and those who are catholics probably see themselves as christians.
But he is stubborn as a donkey. Or perhaps as a hobbit.
But not as smart as a hobbit.
The "Catholics are not REAL Christians" canard has been around since the days of Martin Luther. Fair enough,I guess, not a lot of people would have heard of "the true Scotsman" fallacy at that time.This may have something to do with the fact that the term wasn't coined until 1975.
Thought for today ;"Rather than being an indicator of intellect or character, being stubborn indicates the precise opposite" (Tarquin St John Shagnasty)
