Are Catholics and Protestants that different?

Do you believe that Mary was the Mother of Jesus?

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Which would be interesting if it were true. But as usual that is NOT what Roman Catholics do. They do not raise Mary any higher than many Protestant sects. I assume you agree with the Bible that Mary is different than all other women.Luke:1:28 Furthermore, the Roman Catholics do not worship Mary, "elevating her to a 4th person of the Trinity". The snake oil salesmen who make such claims are simply lying and counting on their audience not checking the facts.You need to look before you believe the claims, the testimony of folk, particularly Evangelical, Pentacostal and Fundamentalist apologists.

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Tell the Bible Buz. I quoted Luke for you, let me post it again.Luke 1:28 It is the Angel that GOD sent that said she was "Highly Favored" and "Blessed art thou among women".The Roman Catholics say and believe nothing that God's Angel did not say.

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Sorry but simply not true. Mary's status is also recognized by almost every major Protestant Sect. Read what you write. They are NOT praying to Mary but only asking Mary to intercede, and it is an almost verbatim quote from Luke, a quote of the Annunciation. Guess what? John the Baptist is a Saint and many Protestants as well as Catholics recognize that. Want a list of Protestant Churches that are named St. John's?

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You asserted that before.I posted what the Bible says:Luke 1:28 Straight from the Angel's mouth Buz.

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Not at all. There are many St. Johns. John the Baptist happens to be one. One thing about all Saints is that it is acceptable to ask for their intercession.But the status of Saint John the Baptist is NOT even related to the OP or the topic. It is just a classic attempt to change the subject.Almost EVERY Christian Church acknowledges that Mary Mother of Jesus is a Saint. to which NJ replied: No, not at all. You can ask GOD or Jesus directly to forgive you. They do not pray to Mary, ask Mary for forgiveness. They ask Mary to speak for them.Luke 1:28

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Sorry but once again Buz you are simply wrong. Many Protestant Churches ordain Priests. Again, so what. The Roman Catholics agree. They do not ask Mary or the Pope or Bishops or Priests to forgive sins.

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LOLOnce again Buz, you are simply WRONG. Many Protestants recognize Saints. One of the Churches I helped start and actually helped build was St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The school I went to was Saint Paul's.Both were Protestant.

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Buz, here is a link to an alphabetical list of Protestant Saints.Buz so far this has been classic, just like all your threads. I and others provide specific evidence to support our position and refute your bald unsupported assertions.Is this going to be just another exercise in futility?The Facts are that the Roman Catholics do not pray to Mary, ask Mary to forgive Sins.Any claim that they do is simply incorrect.

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Sorry Nj but almost everything in your message is just simply OFF Topic. You should know that.The OP claims that one difference between Protestants and Roman Catholics is Mariology, the belief that Mary is the Mother of Jesus. I have shown that that is NOT simply a difference between Protestants and Roman Catholics. Many Protestant Churches as well as the Orthodox Church also recognize Mary's place.I have shown that the Roman Catholics do NOT ask Mary to forgive sins.I have shown that Mary's stature is based on the Bible, Luke 1:28.I have shown that Protestants also recognize Saints and provided links to lists of them.Anyone that recognizes Mary as the Mother of Jesus is a Marist, Protestant or Roman Catholic.Can we agree that that one has been totally refuted and look at the other allegations?

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Look at the OP. It lists specific items. Let's deal with those items before wandering off unless you plan on the typical Gish Gallop routine. Fine! That covers that item. There is no difference between Protestant and Roman Catholic doctrine then. Totally off topic and irrelevant. What individuals do has nothing to do with doctrine. I know some Protestants that think Mary was a virgin as well. The problem is that most Christians, Protestant or Roman Catholic know nothing about Christianity. ROTFLMAOYou do know how folks become canonized don't you? That certainly was not an example of "Praying to Mary". Sorry but what YOU believe is irrelevant. The FACT is that both Protestants and Roman Catholics (as well as other Christians) recognize Saints. I provided a link to a list of Protestant Saints, so that too is refuted. Both Protestants and Roman Catholics recognize Saints.Refering to Marist and Mariology, NJ says: I don't doubt that. The source that Phat used probably didn't have a clue either. Mariology and Marist is recognizing Mary as the Mother of Jesus and as often heard in hymns, Mother of God.That is all it means, yet whichever apologist Phat was listening to used that as some difference between Protestants and Roman Catholics.Which item would you like for us to address next?

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Isaiah 7 is too far off topic for this thread but it is something that we have discussed here at EvC many times. I can see NO way that Isaiah 7 refers to Jesus unless you cherry pick specific lines and ignore the rest of the chapter.If you want to have yet another discussion of Isaiah 7 propose a new topic.

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Buz, still total nonsense and as usual, totally off topic. I posted a list of Saints, Protestant Saints and your response is the list is incomplete? How utterly silly.The point Buz is twofold. First you are simply going off topic with total nonsense stuff in an attempt to avoid dealing with the errors in the OP. Second, if you recognize saints then again it is NOT a difference between DOCTRINE of Protestant or Roman Catholic.Protestants recognize Saints.Roman Catholics recognize Saints.Even your sect seems to recognize Saints.AND None of it has anything to do with the Topic.

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what does "religious pluralism" mean?

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Yet another attempt to change the topic and STILL not a difference between Protestant and Roman Catholic Doctrine.Sorry Buz but the Rite of Confession is common to both Protestants and Roman Catholics.Would you like to try something On Topic for a change?

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