“CHRISTIANS” ATTACK CATHOLICS

[kepha]

Bill Donohue comments on fundamentalist Christians attacking Catholics in the D.C. area:Over the past several weeks, a wave of crazed Protestant activists attacked Catholic churches in Washington and Maryland. They shouted anti-Catholic slogans with their bullhorns, passed out vile literature attacking the teachings of the Catholic Church, harassed parishioners going to Mass—they even stormed churches prior to the beginning of Mass.

These Nazi-like tactics, carried out by fundamentalists, should be widely condemned by everyone, including, most especially, evangelical and fundamentalist leaders.

Aside from the Washington Post, the media have shown no interest in this story. Why is that? Are those on the left unmoved because they greet anti-Catholicism with aplomb? Are those on the right unmoved because they do not want to rupture the Catholic-evangelical relationship? Neither reason is persuasive. Bigotry must be condemned, and this is doubly so when the basic right to attend religious service without intimidation is jeopardized.

It is sad but true that there are still pockets of anti-Catholicism in the Protestant community, especially among those aligned with conservative causes. No alliance in the culture war is worth looking past this problem, and that is why Catholics need to stand fast against attempts to brush instances like this aside.
"CHRISTIANS" ATTACK CATHOLICS - Catholic League

 

[maxwel]

Please share a link that gives first hand observation of these events, and lists specific incidents.

This link doesn't give ANY specific information... no names, no exact places, no exact dates, nothing.
There is not one shred of information that can be substantiated in this link.


Please gives some links verifying this is actually happening, and then we can all discuss it.

 

[Atwood]

Bill Donohue comments on fundamentalist Christians attacking Catholics

Absurd. The statement starts out with an anti-Christian slur word, "fundamentalist," as if to believe the fundamentals of the faith, like things in the Nicene Creed made a person belligerent.

Actually in the literal & original sense of fundamentalists, those are the Catholic Christians. So how would they be attacking themselves?
The papist claim to be the Catholics is bogus. There is no RCC in the NT, & the Universal Church, Body of Christ in the NT has little resemblance to the pope's organization.

This appears to be a Nazi like attack on Bible-believing Catholic Christians by Kepha.

 

[Nautilus]

christian fundies are pretty embarrassing Ill give you that.

 

[A_Friend_In_Christ]

Would you attack a brother or sister in your family if they have not "found" what you have found yet?

Or would you share the Lord with love and pray for them that they will find it someday? Can you still love them?

An attack is a form of hate and you know what the bible says about hate don't you?

 

[maxwel]

Guys, seriously... there is no evidence AT ALL that any of these "attacks" even happened.

The link is to a vague silly-sounding heap of silliness...
no names, no places, no times, no dates, no eyewitness, no priests, no culprits, no police reports, no video, no pics, no media, no nothing.


Let him show some facts, then we can take it seriously, and discuss it.

 

[A_Friend_In_Christ]

Guys, I see Christians attack all the time in chat and in the forums. You don't need any "link" to find it.

 

[maxwel]

Guys, I see Christians attack all the time in chat and in the forums. You don't need any "link" to find it.

Debate and disagreement, even heated, hardly constitutes an "attack".
Disagreement isn't persecution.
Christians need to grow a little backbone.

Back to the topic:
This post claims that "crazed fundamentalists" carried out "attacks" on catholics with "Nazi-like tactics"
Fine.
Maybe they did.
But when a "news story" doesn't give one name, or date, or time, or place...
it's always because it's a FAKE STORY.

He needs to give some evidence this ACTUALLY HAPPENED... then we can all talk about it.

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

I can't find anything on this other than the post at the Catholic League. Every protestant I know, while in disagreement with the RCC on various matters of doctrine, generally gets along well with Catholics (including myself). Even when Catholics come at us assertively, such as Catholic apologists, it never goes beyond discussion/debate/argument in that order depending on the personalities involved.

Certainly we're long past the ancient European religious wars between Protestant and Catholics and though local tensions sometimes flair between us in various parts of the world or over particular issues, we tolerate each other reasonably well.

And, of course, we are aligned together in the socio-religious arena against a wide range of immoral and ungodly forces.

Whatever happened in DC, we certainly would need more information to understand what's going on here.

Bill Donohue comments on fundamentalist Christians attacking Catholics in the D.C. area:Over the past several weeks, a wave of crazed Protestant activists attacked Catholic churches in Washington and Maryland. They shouted anti-Catholic slogans with their bullhorns, passed out vile literature attacking the teachings of the Catholic Church, harassed parishioners going to Mass—they even stormed churches prior to the beginning of Mass.

These Nazi-like tactics, carried out by fundamentalists, should be widely condemned by everyone, including, most especially, evangelical and fundamentalist leaders.

Aside from the Washington Post, the media have shown no interest in this story. Why is that? Are those on the left unmoved because they greet anti-Catholicism with aplomb? Are those on the right unmoved because they do not want to rupture the Catholic-evangelical relationship? Neither reason is persuasive. Bigotry must be condemned, and this is doubly so when the basic right to attend religious service without intimidation is jeopardized.

It is sad but true that there are still pockets of anti-Catholicism in the Protestant community, especially among those aligned with conservative causes. No alliance in the culture war is worth looking past this problem, and that is why Catholics need to stand fast against attempts to brush instances like this aside.
"CHRISTIANS" ATTACK CATHOLICS - Catholic League

 

[A_Friend_In_Christ]

They can be more than disagreements. Come on.

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

The worst I've ever seen between Protestants and Catholics in my fifty something years on this planet is argumentation. So while I'm sure there has been some fighting somewhere: it's not the norm.

Are you suggesting that Catholics and Christians are engaged in serious violence against each other across the globe like the Sunni and Shia Muslim factions are? I'm not seeing that friend, not even remotely, in fact not at all.

They can be more than disagreements. Come on.

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

Wait, articles are appearing on this: Anti-Catholic protesters with bullhorns appear at several D.C.-area parishes - The Washington Post

This is disconcerting. Nothing good can come of it.

 

[maxwel]

Wait, articles are appearing on this: Anti-Catholic protesters with bullhorns appear at several D.C.-area parishes - The Washington Post

This is disconcerting. Nothing good can come of it.

AOC, good catch.

The Catholic League article was nothing but silly hyperbole,
but the Washington Post started digging up some actual facts.

Turns out it wasn't an army of "Nazis".
It wasn't an army of protestant fundamentalists "attacking".
It was just a VERY SMALL group of idiots with megaphones,
trespassing and being really obnoxious.

I'm sure they'll end up in court dealing with some trespassing charges.

 

[A_Friend_In_Christ]

You guys are missing the point. The bigger picture.

 

[maxwel]

You guys are missing the point. The bigger picture.

There is no bigger picture.

A very small group of people went and acted like idiots.

There are 1.2 billions Catholics in the world, and about 800 million Protestants...
this was a VERY SMALL group of idiots with megaphones who trespassed.
Obnoxious but insignificant.

The RCC with 1.2 billion members and churches all over the world can't possibly be "under attack" by a handful of idiots with megaphones.

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

I have to agree with this post of yours Maxwel. It's an anomaly.

There is no bigger picture.

A very small group of people went and acted like idiots.

There are 1.2 billions Catholics in the world, and about 800 million Protestants...
this was a VERY SMALL group of idiots with megaphones who trespassed.
Obnoxious but insignificant.

The RCC with 1.2 billion members and churches all over the world can't possibly be "under attack" by a handful of idiots with megaphones.

 

[A_Friend_In_Christ]

Its a lie to say that some Christians never attack others.

 

[maxwel]

Its a lie to say that some Christians never attack others.

No one ever made that claim... your statement has nothing to do with anything anyone has said.


The OP started a thread about ONE SPECIFIC group of christians appearing in a specific article.
That's what we're addressing.

If you're unhappy with all Christians everywhere, maybe you should make a special thread just for that.

 

[notuptome]

Reminds me of that group that was going around protesting military funerals and picketing the sodomites. They were haters and were at best Christian in name only.

Noteworthy that the OP grabs anything he can find to besmirch Christians and especially fundamentalist Christians. What does he hate? The truth that one can only be saved by grace and not through the Romanist catholic church?

For the cause of Christ
Roger

 

[kepha]

Please share a link that gives first hand observation of these events, and lists specific incidents.

This link doesn't give ANY specific information... no names, no exact places, no exact dates, nothing.
There is not one shred of information that can be substantiated in this link.


Please gives some links verifying this is actually happening, and then we can all discuss it.

If you notice in the article, it says main stream media, with the exception of the Washington Post, didn't cover the story, then asks some questions as to why the story was ignored. Demanding more information on a media blacked out story is hardly fair.

Anti-Catholic protesters with bullhorns appear at several D.C.-area parishes - The Washington Post

Creative Minority Report: Anti-Catholic Protesters Storm Churches in DC Area (not mainstream media)

Anti-Catholic Protesters Storm Churches in DC Area - YouTube (a rehash of the above link. total views: 2)

Anti-Catholic protesters "crashing" Masses - Bubblews

Anti-Catholic protestors harass D.C. parishes, condemning “evils” of Catholicism (from the Washington Post)

There is very little coverage of that doesn't borrow from the Washington Post. Overall, the media hates the Catholic Church, that much should be obvious. The point is we have a few forum bullhorns screaming much the same thing. I think 99% of evangelicals and fundamentalists would never agree to such Nazi like tactics, but nobody knows who they are. But nobody knows who the Nazi like anti-Catholics in here represent either. Spreading lies, hate speech, misrepresenting beliefs, part of bearing false witness are serious sins.