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   From: œ@att.net   
      
   We don't like everything every "Catholic" has ever done, either-but we   
   still love them and every person who lives and has ever lived. We are   
   a forgiving family. We acknowledge our sinful ways-and the sinfulness   
   of all of humanity-and strive to do better in the future, through   
   Christ. Many people have falsely called themselves "Catholic" when   
   they never really followed Christ's principles of faith, hope, and   
   love.   
   When thinking of the Church it helps to vision Christ, Himself. The   
   Church is all God and all human at once. The Holy Spirit works in the   
   Church so that its teachings on faith and morals is infallible for   
   example, the Catholic Church will never waver from proclaiming that   
   Jesus is Lord or that God calls us to live virtuous lives. But   
   imperfect people also make up the Church, too, so that while the   
   doctrine is infallible, our conduct is not always so. We know that if,   
   hypothetically speaking, anyone found a "perfect" organization the   
   last thing they should do is join it, for then it wouldn't be perfect   
   anymore.   
   And practicing Catholics do lead exemplary lives of charity for   
   Christ. The Catholic Church is also the only institution in the entire   
   world to have survived the last 2,000 tumultuous years intact-that's a   
   pretty good track record and a clear indicator of divine providence.   
   Investigate the lives of people like Mother Teresa or Pope John Paul   
   II and you will see what it means to be Catholic.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)