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Originally posted by Beryana
My personal opinion on Protestants - they just have not understood the full truth of God revealed through Christ. because that will be taken COMPLETELY out of context by some, to clarify, they are not complete (only 2 sacrements (some have more but not all 7), the fullness of the Eucharist, denying the assistance of Mary and the Saints, etc).
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Now, I'm not trying to take it out of context, but I don't quite remember anywhere in the New Testament where Jesus says, "Say a prayer to my mother and ask her to pray for you" nor do I recall any passages about the saints - I would assume 'cuz there weren't any at the time? And as MysticCat explained to me once about my own religion: "The older Protestant groups -- the Lutherans, Presbyterians and Anglicans -- all teach that the Body and Blood of Christ are received in the Sacrament. They may disagree with each other (and with the Catholic Church) about how this happens, but they do teach that it does happen."
So I guess I've always been confused how men who made these rules and said they are the "truth of God revealed through Christ" came up with the rules when they aren't really discussed in the Bible? Like, did Jesus ever say, "Do not ordain women" or is it just that women weren't given any respect back then so they never got a mention? I also don't recall the Scripture of the Last Supper saying, "Do this in rememberance of me - but only if you are Catholic and have had your First Communion". I'm no biblical scholar, so maybe it's somewhere and I just don't remember it?
