(July 16, 2015 at 9:24 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(July 16, 2015 at 8:58 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Have you read Thomas Aquinas?
(btw, I was making the assumption that you were not Catholic... was I wrong?)
Aquinas is one of my favorite philosophers. I never tire of reading the Schoolmen.
I recognize the Roman Church as the premier Christian institution. I also believe that Reformed Churches and the Post-Reformation Catholic Church share the same essentials. Any minor doctrinal differences can be debated without consequence. But I am not a member of the Roman Catholic Church. I consider myself a Student of Swedenborg and believe that the church exists wherever the Word is preached and practiced.
Awesome!
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh