Has anyone else noticed that the "keep Christ in Christmas" folks....

[Novaheart]

Catholics are the highest order of Christians.

Protestants, Lutherans, Methodists are just Catholic-lite. That is, they're Catholics that couldn't hack it any more so they had to invent something easier.

Yeah, that explains it.

[AmPat]

Catholics are the highest order of Christians.

Protestants, Lutherans, Methodists are just Catholic-lite. That is, they're Catholics that couldn't hack it any more so they had to invent something easier.

Now what are those 7 deadly sins again?

[Elspeth]

Not so.

Are you referring to the Gnostics?

[AmPat]

Are you referring to the Gnostics?

How many years elaspsed between the Early Christian Church and Constantines conversion and Roman blessing for the Christian religion?
That would predate the behemoth RELIGION known as the Catholic Church.

[Rockntractor]

Now what are those 7 deadly sins again?

The Catholics will probably make it in, but it will be so close their asses will be smoking.

[Novaheart]

How many years elaspsed between the Early Christian Church and Constantines conversion and Roman blessing for the Christian religion?
That would predate the behemoth RELIGION known as the Catholic Church.

If the Council of Nicea was weld in 325 calling in all of the bishops of the day, then there were presumably bishops of the day. Each would be a bishop by apostolic succession. It was then that they declared their belief in one catholic and apostolic church, but that was an affirmation of what already existed. Constantine's command was that they get their shit together, standardize the liturgy, and make the existing Christian church an arm of the Roman government and unifying force in the Empire.

The first use of "catholic church (lower case) was in 107 AD and while it did not refer to the Vatican or Holy See, it would be difficult to argue that in retrospect it did not refer to that which would become the Catholic Church and eventually split into various other churches.

In any event, it wasn't a bunch of screaming, clapping, and dancing Baptists, that's for sure.

[Novaheart]

Now what are those 7 deadly sins again?

Eating meat on Friday, masturbation, sobriety, sex, reading the bible, sex, blasphemy.

[m00]

They all have Christian significance.

Okay, what is the Christian significance of these things.

[NJCardFan]

Eating meat on Friday, masturbation, sobriety, sex, reading the bible, sex, blasphemy.

Wow. Nice going at showing your ignorance. Not one of those is considered a deadly sin even though some of those are considered sins save from your attempt at snarkiness by putting Bible reading in there. But you're an asshole anyway so this is to be expected.

[NJCardFan]

Now what are those 7 deadly sins again?

Greed, Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Gluttony, Lust, Pride