Catholicism versus Protestantism down the centuries

Faith writes:There's lots of evidence but I haven't been good about keeping track of it so I'll have to re-collect a lot of it as we go.

Faith writes:If Foxe's Book of Martyrs says it then it's true, end of subject.

Dr A writes:So, my turn. "If Dr Adequate says it then it's true, end of subject."

dwise1 writes:Except that the Catholics have always done it so much better.

Straggler writes:I have serious doubts how much the ex-wife could even be considered human.

...but while the Protestant can just conduct that business inside her own head, she finds it much easier than the Catholic would who does not have the direct access to her invisible friend but rather has to go through a human intermediary to whom she must vocalize and describe what she's "done wrong", whom she can feel passes judgement on her, and who gives her some kind of punishment. A Protestant's invisible friend never passes judgement on her (unless she feels that he should) and never punishes her (unless she feels that she should, but that's her own mental health issue). So receiving forgiveness is a lot easier and less bothersome for a Protestant than for a Catholic.

Does that help your research any?