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Durelen

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Col said:
My question is why is there so much animosity, verging on abject dislike, between catholics and non-catholics when the core of our belief is the same.

Col

You must have never read Foxe's book of myrters.
Anyhoot, I don't see this much in these forums, but then again I'm not looking for it. I've had great Catholic friends and I've known those who distrusted Catholics deeply.
 
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Lotar said:
Catholics and Orthodox believe that it is their responsibility to convert us and "bring us home" to the apostlic church.
Hmmm...when I hear, "it is their responsibility", I hear, "they are called to actively go out and convert people".

That's not necessarily true -- at least not for me. I may want to evangelize and minister, but I'm not going to "drag you to Church", so to speak...

I encourage others to seek God's path no matter what faith in Christ they choose. If a Catholic friend told me he was going to become a Baptist, I would ask him why, but I'd totally support him, because that's his walk with God...

If I didn't, I would be hyprocritical, considering that I expect that exact same kind of support from others for me right now...
 
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Why the Animosity ?
Because there are a lot of people out there who will go to most any length to prove themselves right.

Christianity teaches acceptance, love, humility, and that we must seek the truth.
There are a lot of Christians, both Catholic and non-Catholic, who strive for this. Sadly, there are also many who do not


I look at it like this:

-An acquaintance walks into the room and tells me something which I know to be untrue / biased
-I calmly tell them my version of the truth and await their response
-Discussion ensues, and we either agree to disagree, OR we realise that our differences are due to perspective, OR we one or both change our thoughts.

I have my theory as to why this doesn't happen in IDD, anyone else have any thoughts?
 
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