Original Sin?

Quote: Dalex64

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I've seen this before, they are all good.

#41 makes me laugh because I know
exactly what FrG will say.

#1 is the most compelling.

#31 is the most argued by atheists.
The answer is we just don't understand
how god works and read the Bible.

I would love to discuss all 50 of these
with FrG, but I'm afraid he can't tap
dance fast enough to weave around
all of them.

Quote: FrGamble

Opps that was quote from Evenbob that I didn't put in his brackets, sorry about the confusion.

The rest still applies. Your cult wants everyone to believe, and worship, and think in lockstep.

Quote: Nareed

The rest still applies. Your cult wants everyone to believe, and worship, and think in lockstep.

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You cannot be talking about the Catholic Church. As you know Catholic means universal. The diversity of people and opinions and ideas and everything is so amazing. There are of course out of bounds lines, but the field of Catholicism is huge.

Quote: FrGamble

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The diversity of people and opinions and ideas and everything is so amazing. .

Yeah, that's why Jehovahs Witness, Mormon,
and Catholics are always ranked the 3 top
non liberal churches in the US. What you
mean is every time a liberal idea somehow
sneaks into the Church, it's amazing it lasts
for a few weeks until it's crushed. Nobody
but nobody would ever say Catholic Church
and 'liberal' in the same sentence for any
reason.

What are you talking about? Look at the voting results from Catholics. We have as many people like Martin O'Malley and Nancy Pelosi as we do Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. As Graham Greene once said describing Catholics, "Here comes everybody!"

Quote: FrGamble

You cannot be talking about the Catholic Church. As you know Catholic means universal. The diversity of people and opinions and ideas and everything is so amazing. There are of course out of bounds lines, but the field of Catholicism is huge.

How much of the dogma is "out of bounds"?

That's what really counts. If you think reciting the same mindless prayer in Latin, English or Mandarin makes for diversity, you've a very narrow notion of what diversity is.

Quote: FrGamble

What are you talking about?"

The Church itself is very conservative, but
Catholics themselves, mostly the ones that
stay away and never go to mass and break
most of the Church rules, they are becoming
more and more liberal. And there are liberals
in the ranks of Catholic clergy, but they aren't
liked by the core Church. That's why everybody
says a schism is coming where priests will be
allowed to marry, and Gays will be allowed to
be outed in the priesthood with no punishment
from the Church.

Quote: Nareed

How much of the dogma is "out of bounds"?

That's what really counts. If you think reciting the same mindless prayer in Latin, English or Mandarin makes for diversity, you've a very narrow notion of what diversity is.

Take a look at the Church's teaching of Social Justice if you want to find the amazing diversity of thoughts and opinions that exist inside the wide reach of the Church. You can also look at Liturgical styles and rites for diversity as well. The difference between an English Folk Novus Ordo Mass and a Byzantine Divine Liturgy is very diverse.

Quote: Evenbob

And there are liberals
in the ranks of Catholic clergy, but they aren't
liked by the core Church. That's why everybody
says a schism is coming where priests will be
allowed to marry, and Gays will be allowed to
be outed in the priesthood with no punishment
from the Church.

I love how you so definitively speak on matters of the Church without a clue as to what you are talking about. There is no threat of a schism; there are already married clergy, and there are those who are excellent priests and who are gay. You are very much behind the times my friend.

Quote: FrGamble

Take a look at the Church's teaching of Social Justice if you want to find the amazing diversity of thoughts and opinions that exist inside the wide reach of the Church.

Such a shame dancing is not an Olympic sport...