cristoiglesia said:Whether the Roman see separated from the east or vice versa is the topic of another discussion. The fundamental thing is that neither the East nor the West denied the orthodoxy of the Ecumenical Councils nor introduced new doctrines or practices that conflicts with the teaching of the apostles as did the Reformers introducing the elimination of valid clergy, forbiding or perverting the Eucharist. Nor did they attempt to remove Scripture that disagreed with their doctrines like the Protestants. According to the Council of Dort they even changed the Gospel to mean that Christ did not die for all men but just the elect without the element of free will.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
Please see my last post about the ecumenism of Paul and the testimony of the holy spirit. But once again, all of those people, all the ones whose acts you disagree with, they are all dead. Every single one without exception is dead and buried and gone to meet our maker. What matters to me today is the life I lead, everyone has got to try really hard if they want to bear good fruit.
Another way of putting it is that you'll never see good fruit if you are looking at the roots.
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