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Let me ask you this: If you assist in an abortion, i.e. you drive someone to an abortion clinic, than you are just as guilty as the doctor performing the abortion. Do you see a difference between this and assisting to put a child murderer into power? To me, voting pro-abortion is no...

No, I think the key to understanding this is that a person doesn't put any kind of impediment in God's way. God gives the faith but you can reject the gift.

Initial justification itself is a specific point in time but God can work on a person over time before they finally cooperate with Him. In this sense, it can be a process.

No, cooperation is required because God does not force justification on someone who doesn't want to be justified.

Ephesians 2:8-9 refers to works of the Mosaic Law (circumcision, animal sacrifices, etc.) not good works performed by Christians.

Here is the Commentary on Romans by Father William Most.

Yes it has. According to Ludwig Ott, Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, page 62: The Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and from the Son as from a Single Principle through a Single Spiration. (De fide.)

My friends call me Chess-ter because I play chess.

When I first read this quote I laughed out loud but after it sunk in a bit, it caused me to reflect on my sinful past and ask for forgiveness.

I loved it, definitely worth the read. It will increase your love and appreciation for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Yes, good works are necessary because we are saved by grace through faith that works by love. Good works don't "automatically" flow from faith, St James makes that clear in chapter 2 of his epistle, rather, good works are the fruit of our cooperation with divine grace. Faith is only "saving"...

Here, he is referring to any defects in his style of writing not admitting error.

This reminded me of a section that I read from the Commentary of Cornelius A Lapide, Gospel of Matthew chapter 4:

It'll never happen. The secularists have such a grip now that you'll never see public funding of religious schools, Catholic or Protestant.

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This is rediculous and degrading!!! Bye folks!

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