Catholic-Protestant Discussion
Recently I emailed all the youth at St. Andrew's whose addresses I have (if you want emails from me, give me your addy!) to tell them about a radio show that airs from 1-5 on Saturdays on the local Christian radio station, Joy AM 1250. It's called the Drew Marshall Show, and it's a Christian call-in talk-back show, and Drew is a great host who digs up some of the most interesting and controversial topics in the Christian Church today! I highly recommend it no matter what subject he happens to be tackling.
In particular, though, two Saturdays ago, he discussed Catholicism and Protestantism. It's tempting to say "vs." but it really didn't amount to that (except in the minds of some of the callers). Rather, it was a very fair look at Catholicism to see if we were really that different from our Evangelical brothers and sisters in Christ. To help him with this, he had Dr. Suzanne Scorsone, the spokeswoman for Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic, Archbishop of Toronto, and Dr. George Vandervelde, Professor at the Institute of Christian Studies in Toronto. Now, the great thing about the Drew Marshall Show is that he puts his shows online, so I really encourage you to go to www.DrewMarshall.ca/Listen. The show, where Drew himself interviews the guests, is the first listed item under the November 26, 2005 banner. To hear all the callers and how they were answered, scroll down a little further to the first item listed under "Talkback".
I have to say, my favourite part of the show was right off the bat. Drew commented that he wasn't sure he was going to do the show this weekend until the previous Sunday, when he actually went to Mass. It seems to have been cut out of what he put on his site, so I'll try my best not to misquote him.
He said: "In the Evangelical Church, we're always complaining and saying 'We need more Jesus; we need more Bible in our services!' Well, if you want more Jesus and you want more Bible, go to Catholic Mass! It's all Jesus, it's all Bible!." I thought that was pretty cool.
Anyway, Mr. Marshall, if you happen to read this, and I did happen to misquote you, let me know! I laughed out loud in my kitchen when I heard you say it, and said "Yeah! Right on!"
Anyway, giv'er a listen!
God bless
Gregory
In particular, though, two Saturdays ago, he discussed Catholicism and Protestantism. It's tempting to say "vs." but it really didn't amount to that (except in the minds of some of the callers). Rather, it was a very fair look at Catholicism to see if we were really that different from our Evangelical brothers and sisters in Christ. To help him with this, he had Dr. Suzanne Scorsone, the spokeswoman for Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic, Archbishop of Toronto, and Dr. George Vandervelde, Professor at the Institute of Christian Studies in Toronto. Now, the great thing about the Drew Marshall Show is that he puts his shows online, so I really encourage you to go to www.DrewMarshall.ca/Listen. The show, where Drew himself interviews the guests, is the first listed item under the November 26, 2005 banner. To hear all the callers and how they were answered, scroll down a little further to the first item listed under "Talkback".
I have to say, my favourite part of the show was right off the bat. Drew commented that he wasn't sure he was going to do the show this weekend until the previous Sunday, when he actually went to Mass. It seems to have been cut out of what he put on his site, so I'll try my best not to misquote him.
He said: "In the Evangelical Church, we're always complaining and saying 'We need more Jesus; we need more Bible in our services!' Well, if you want more Jesus and you want more Bible, go to Catholic Mass! It's all Jesus, it's all Bible!." I thought that was pretty cool.
Anyway, Mr. Marshall, if you happen to read this, and I did happen to misquote you, let me know! I laughed out loud in my kitchen when I heard you say it, and said "Yeah! Right on!"
Anyway, giv'er a listen!
God bless
Gregory
Labels: Jesus, Personal Reflections, The Church
posted by Gregory at 1:54 p.m.
2 Comments:
Gregory,
I thought you might find the following quite interesting, since it deals with inter-communion dialogue, and reconciliation:
Response to the Joint Declaration on Justification by Faith:
The declaration has received negative reviews among some religious conservatives. 5
According to a news item circulated by Ecumenical News International on 1998-NOV-16:
"The Lutheran World Federation - which represents the majority of the world's Lutheran churches - has said that 'further consultation' with the Vatican is needed before it can sign a major doctrinal statement drawn up by representatives of the two communions. The 'joint declaration on justification' aims to resolve a four-centuries-old theological dispute dating from the time of the Reformation. [ENI-98-0515]"
The Roman Catholic church announced that they would sign the document, but the Vatican was ambiguous on whether it would lift its condemnations of Lutheran teaching. Joint meetings finally led to a resolution:
"The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Roman Catholic Church have reached agreement on an historic document which aims to resolve a theological controversy dating back to the 16th-century split between Martin Luther and the papacy. The two communions are to declare officially on 31 October [1999] that mutual doctrinal condemnations pronounced at the time of the Reformation no longer apply. It is believed to be the first time that the Vatican has ever declared that Catholic doctrinal condemnations no longer apply to a Protestant communion."
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