you see this IS YOUR OPINION, there are billions of people on the planet that think Catholics are the BLIGHT of the world not the LIGHT, I think all religion is a BLIGHT including Catholicism, Which Is why I said the only good think Stalin did was ban religion.

Also after careful consideration I am starting to agree with Leauki that you are an anti-semite and might not even know it.

Who but you can explain the things you do?

All I remember about Roman Catholics is being called Christ killer at the age of 13 from that point on I stayed awayu from all religious people.

I believe you are arguing with a blank wall AD.

How many Jews have to fight against communist and communist-allied forces to prove to you that Judaism is opposed to Stalin's communism?

Your speed of learning is not my problem. I pointed you to the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan in the 1980s.

I never bash the Catholic Church.

In fact I often point out that I admire the Catholic Church and disagree most vehemently with you on exactly those points where the Church also disagrees with you, most prominently Creationism (the Catholic Church supports the teaching of evolution and keeping science and religion separate) and attitude towards the Talmud (the Catholic Church teaches that Judaism must be respected and its holy writings not misrepresented).

In fact, my private blog even has a random entry just for the purpose of acknowledging Catholics as good people and asking G-d to bless the Pope:

http://web.mac.com/ajbrehm/Home/Blog/Entries/2008/6/18_Just_a_few_thoughts_on_the_(last)_Pope.html

I don't think I have ever seen you write a blog entry to prompte Judaism or co-existence with Judaism just for the love of other believers. (KFC regularly writes such articles!)

And for the Jewish readers (and others with the same kind of humour), here is an entry about the trinity:

http://web.mac.com/ajbrehm/Home/Blog/Entries/2008/8/10_When_G-d_Introduced_Monotheism.html

MM, Christianity is fundamentally Anti-Torah.  Christian's claim that Torah was done away with.  Thus does away with the Jews (who believe in Torah).  It doesn't have to even do with the 'CC is the only true church.'  Anti-Semitism began with the rejection of Torah. 

Whether Lula knows it or not, she cannot be a devout Catholic and NOT be anti-semetic.  The two simply cannot go hand in hand.  Catholics and Christians only control how much anti-semitism manifests out of their actions/words.

My wife's Grandfather was a Polish Jew thrown into political prison under Stalin's dictatorship.  This is just one person and a Jew who opposed Stalin's Communism.  At least he survived opposing by changing his last name in prison.

Not all Christians reject the Torah. Many Christians believe that the Torah is the Jewish holy book and was not replaced but made more perfect by the "New Testament".

Catholicism changes. They have a process for changing their principles. I don't think the current Catholic Church is anti-Semitic. (Individual Catholics can be, of course.)

Stories like that are very common indeed.

It should do Lula some good to research the subject a bit (unless she uses her usual sources).

LULA POSTS:

MM POSTS:

Well, it's my opinon that when you say Catholicsim is the blight of the world and banning it (religion) is good comes from lack of knowledge of Jewish history and Scripture.  

OK...and for LW, putting aside the Acorn and the Oak...the Catholic Chruch may be called the Jewish Chruch glorified...it's a Chruch of converts and descendants of converts. First came Christ, the Jew of Jews, then came the Apostles, all Jews, then came the thousands of first members of the CC, all Jews, after which came the converts from among the Gentiles. In fact there would not have been a Catholic Chruch were it not for the Jews. So, as a Catholic, by being incorporated into the Mustical Body of the Messias, I am a member of the Spiritual society that originally belonged in its entirety to the children of Isreal.

To understand anti-Semiticism, let's go back to the Protocols of Zion. The circulation of those viscious document was no doubt a sin against charity...love of neighbor. A Catholic cannot be anti-Semitic becasue Abraham is called our Patriarch, our ancestor, and anti_Semiticism is incompaticle with the thought and sublime reality expressed in Catholicism. It is a movement in which Catholics can have no part whatsoever. Spiritually we are Semites.

It's a church of Europeans with very few Jewish members. Most Jewish converts to Christianity become Protestants.

Catholicism is a European religion. The vast majority of Catholic traditions have non-Jewish roots.

Really, I don't know of very many 'Christians' that are Torah Observant. 

Let me also clarify.  Christians may not reject the Torah as the Jewish Holy Book but they reject the application to their lives EVENTHOUGH it is contained in the book of their belief system.  This is the rejection I am speaking about.

Why should non-Jewish Christians be Torah-observant?

But Torah is only Jewish law, not universal law. Zoroastrians and Muslims likewise believe that the Torah was given to the Jews by G-d to be Jewish law but obviously they (being non-Jews) don't live by it.

I can believe in British law yet follow Irish law if I'm not British; certainly.

Sadly many Jews that came to America also changed their name when they arrived at Ellis Island.

I don't find that a good example.

Using your example it would be more of, you living in Britian and abiding by the rules in France while considering yourself a citizen of Britian.  While there are most likely rules that overlap but there will be laws that don't.

If you note Lula's comment she suggests that they are spiritually one with Israel (#108).  Christians also believe that they are grafted in as G-D's chosen (usually as Gentile).  

This is why it would be more like you walking into Britian, demanding citizenship but choosing your own rules.