As a Christian raised in Roman Catholicism, I have long wondered the exact same thing. How could it not be so?
While I long ago left the Catholic Church, (during the first round of pedophilia exposures in the late 80’s), there are still some things I hold dear about it. Specifically, I am grateful for the sisters at my Catholic School who taught us about abortion as Roe vs Wade was being decided: Religion teacher Sister M who taught us about the immorality of it; History teacher Sister ME who taught us that abortion and Roe vs Wade was a state issue, not a federal one, and therefore should have never even made it to the Supreme Court; Science teacher Sister MR who taught us the facts of sperm meets egg and the embryonic and fetal stages of development and Principal Sister MA who taught us all about the First Amendment peaceful assembly and the right to express grievances by arranging charter busses to DC where we students actively protested with the Pro Life crowd on the Supreme Court steps as it was being decided.
Perhaps more importantly, they also taught us that the Jews killed Jesus. Never did I get the impression that we must support Jews and/or Zionists as God’s Chosen. Rather, the message I gleaned is that we must pray for them to repent and seek Forgiveness and Salvation of their Souls through the Redeeming Blood of Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the forgiveness of an all-powerful and Loving God, so that they, too, may have Everlasting Life.
As a Christian raised in Roman Catholicism, I have long wondered the exact same thing. How could it not be so?
While I long ago left the Catholic Church, (during the first round of pedophilia exposures in the late 80’s), there are still some things I hold dear about it. Specifically, I am grateful for the sisters at my Catholic School who taught us about abortion as Roe vs Wade was being decided: Religion teacher Sister M who taught us about the immorality of it; History teacher Sister ME who taught us that abortion and Roe vs Wade was a state issue, not a federal one, and therefore should have never even made it to the Supreme Court; Science teacher Sister MR who taught us the facts of sperm meets egg and the embryonic and fetal stages of development and Principal Sister MA who taught us all about the First Amendment peaceful assembly and the right to express grievances by arranging charter busses to DC where we students actively protested with the Pro Life crowd on the Supreme Court steps as it was being decided.
Perhaps more importantly, they also taught us that the Jews killed Jesus. Never did I get the impression that we must support Jews and/or Zionists as God’s Chosen. Rather, the message I gleaned is that we must pray for them to repent and seek Salvation of their Souls through the Redeeming Blood of Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the forgiveness of an all-powerful and Loving God.
As a Christian raised in Roman Catholicism, I have long wondered the exact same thing. While I long ago left the Catholic Church, (during the first round of pedophilia exposures in the late 80’s), there are still some things I hold dear about it. Specifically, I am grateful for the sisters at my Catholic School who taught us about abortion as Roe vs Wade was being decided: Religion teacher Sister M who taught us about the immorality of it; History teacher Sister ME who taught us that abortion and Roe vs Wade was a state issue, not a federal one, and therefore should have never even made it to the Supreme Court; Science teacher Sister MR who taught us the facts of sperm meets egg and the embryonic and fetal stages of development and Principal Sister MA who taught us all about the First Amendment peaceful assembly and the right to express grievances by arranging charter busses to DC where we students actively protested with the Pro Life crowd on the Supreme Court steps as it was being decided.
Perhaps more importantly, they also taught us that the Jews killed Jesus. Never did I get the impression that we must support Jews and/or Zionists as God’s Chosen. Rather, the message I gleaned is that we must pray for them to seek the Salvation of Our Lord Jesus Christ through the power and grace of the Holy Spirit and the abiding Love of Our Father God.