yeah, which is why I find them most amiable. But the vast majority of catholics belong to a denomination that doesn't. The roman catholic church, for example. The same may be true of protestants, but I just think there's a higher proportion of protestants who'd be okay with gay/married/whatever clergymen. The anglican church and the CofE, for example. I really don't mean this as an insult to catholicism, though.
But the vast majority of catholics belong to a denomination that doesn't. The roman catholic church, for example.
The same may be true of protestants, but I just think there's a higher proportion of protestants who'd be okay with gay/married/whatever clergymen. The anglican church and the CofE, for example.
I really don't mean this as an insult to catholicism, though.
Roman Catholic Church is the only catholic church. the old catholic church and reformed catholic church are technically protestant, since they do not follow the authority of the pope.
oh and just for a fun tidbit of information THe RCC allowed married clergy up until 17th century, and in the next 50 years married clergy might be a possibility.
the old catholic church, or reformed catholic church they don't seem to have much of a problem with homosexuality, for example.
they don't seem to have much of a problem with homosexuality, for example.
They also ordain women and let their clergy marry off and have families.
okay, jeez. the more amiable denominations and branches that still identify themselves as protestant seem to me to be less elitist than the more amiable branches of the catholic church.
Which would you say is the most amiable branch of Catholicism?
Quote: from driscoll1997 at 12:08 am on Sep. 14, 2008 Quote: from Just another kid at 7:06 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Protestantism was sort of based on trying to cut back on the elitism of catholicism, so yeah, that. funny how that worked. didn't exactly totally work, but gotta say, the protestant church as a whole is well, less elitist than the catholic church. more open in terms of equality for women, homosexuals, etc.
Quote: from Just another kid at 7:06 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Protestantism was sort of based on trying to cut back on the elitism of catholicism, so yeah, that. funny how that worked.
Protestantism was sort of based on trying to cut back on the elitism of catholicism, so yeah, that.
funny how that worked.
didn't exactly totally work, but gotta say, the protestant church as a whole is well, less elitist than the catholic church. more open in terms of equality for women, homosexuals, etc.
How uselessly phrased. There is no such thing as "the Protestant church as a whole." There are oodles and gads of individual denominations that have splintered off the splinters of splinters that splintered from Catholicism, and to say that they are just about anything as a whole would be silly.
I would tentatively say Catholicism: it seems more ritualized, and I think I could find comfort in those rituals. But some sects of Protestantism might win out, though I can't think of specifics.
for women yes, but for homosexuals no. remember protestant churches were founded during the reformation period, evangelical are not protestant eve though they claim they are. and elitism it matters what sect of protestantism.
Depends of course though which which denomination of Protestantism you are speaking of.
....i didnt read it right either sorry
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