"And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.
Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:
And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.
But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.
Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.
But she said: Yea, Lord; for the pups also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour."
Matthew 15:21-28
A very important and powerful message is within this Bible passage. It matters not to Jesus whether the woman was a Jew, or whether or not you're Catholic, or another of the many Christian faiths,
it was her own personal faith in Him and ours as well, that will get you where you need to be in life and the hereafter.
If you search for the definition of Catholic, you will find this:
Cath·o·lic
\ˈkath-lik,*ˈka-thə-\
noun
Full Definition
1: a person who belongs to the universal Christian church
2: a member of a Catholic church; a Roman Catholic
A Christian is defined as:
Chris·tian
'krisCHən/
adjective
Full Definition
1: of, relating to, or professing Christianity or its teachings.
"the Christian Church"
informal
having or showing qualities associated with Christians, especially those of decency, kindness, and fairness.
noun
Christian; plural noun:*Christians
1: a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings.
Throughout these seven pages of postings, spanning at least eight months, all that I've read, has left me with a very heavy and saddened heart. Jesus taught love and acceptance, forgiveness for our fellow man. There is none of that here, or none that I can see.
I will close my lengthy post with my favourite Bible verse,
"If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you." John 15:18