On Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:48:51 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 12/12/13, 6:19 PM, Tim wrote:

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:11:13 AM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:


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So, YOU pay attention to the Pope because you ARE a "Papist?"


I pay attention to the Pope because he is the spiritual leader of a hell

of a lot of people and what he says and does has significant impact on

the world. I am not and never have been a Roman Catholic, but I do

understand and appreciate the influence of that church, whether I agree

with what it posits...or not. There are many areas in which I believe

the Catholic Church has had and continues to have a positive influence,

and there are some in which I think it has and continues to have a

negative influence. I admire much of what the current Pope is doing and

saying to improve the plight of the poor and those who have been the

recipients of wrath from some of those self-described Christians who are

part of the Protestant sects.



Religion only "bothers" me when it attempts to push its beliefs and

rules onto others who believe differently.





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Religion: together we can find the cure.

He asked you if you were a Papist. A final yes or no answer would have been satisfactory.
It is noted that you still didn't answer his question, though.