03-07-2008, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman Our statement of doctrine within the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod still holds that the office of the papacy is anti-Christ. Ya'll Reformed need to get back on board with this!
Honestly, whether Pope Benedict rescinds Martin Luther's excommunication or not really doesn't matter a whit. We never considered it worthwhile anyway.
Exsurge Burnay! | Thanks, brother. Too many Reformed people don't see what their confessional standards teach. I am encouraged that the MO Synod still regards this. We should remember that Benedict or Ratsinger is not the first pope to have rescinded Luther's excommunication. Others like Paul the sixth made similar statements. It is all smoke and mirrors brothers and sisters. | Absolutely. No real changes can be made in this regard. These are just "cosmetic." The Roman Church by its own decsription is semper idem (always the same).
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