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Entry: Who's Infallible Here, Anyway? The Human Life Review Chooses Party Over Church Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/wars_and_rumors_of_war#5463 Post contents: I know, and willingly accept, that this comment will invite some volleys of rotten-eggs, but here goes: Several things have persuaded me, recently, to do what I ought to have done long ago as a matter of integrity: to convert from my native Roman Catholic Church, to become a Protestant. (I will join my ancestral Anglican Church, in which I am most "at home", meanwhile remembering that Jesus said "in my Father's house there are many mansions.") The three most important phenomena which have persuaded me to convert to Protestantism are: 1. I have never believed in Papal infallibility or in 100 percent of the Catholic catechism - although, to be fair, I admire Pope Benedict and Pope John Paul above all world leaders of the past 100 years; so, as a matter of integrity I ought to have converted long ago, out of respect for true believers in the Roman Catholic Church (from whom I ask forgiveness for refraining from leaving the Church until now); 2. I want to dissociate myself from the majority of American Catholics who, either by commission or omission, supported this evil war in Iraq. 3. I want to dissociate myself from the legions of putative "Catholics" who are racist antisemitic shits. (Who, to be fair, are antipathetic and hostile to the authentic Christian faith of this blog's Christian/Catholic editor, FJ Sarto.) (Sarcasm): Good job, you Catholic Brownshirts. You've persuaded me to leave the Catholic Church, for a more simple, more straightforward, more uncomplicated kind of Christianity. All I can say, without any reservation, is that I believe in Christ and in the Gospel, and I'm pro-life. But all too many putative "Catholics" are not. As Martin Luther said: "Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders!" Sent at: 2008 08 29