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For there to ever be unity, the RCC must relinquish its claim as the universal head of all churches. Protestant denominations will never accept one supreme authority over them other than Jesus Christ Himself.
Why do you say this? I ask because it seems like each Protestant congregation has to have its own form of authority within itself anyway. While I'm not sure how such congregations are organized or how authority is distributed, certainly someone is making final decisions in regard to theological matters. Couldn't union with the Catholic Church simply be considered in this light?
In other words, when an important theological matter comes up within the Southern Baptists, I assume that there are certain churches within the larger congregation that get to vote on the matter, and people declare that the Church has spoken, correct? Some congregants will like the outcome, while others will not, but everyone is required to follow such a teaching.QuoteAs for theological differences, they would have to be watered down to the point all denominations could accept. Any deviation away from the simplest form of the Gospel would immediately invite Schism.I do realize that theological differences would be particularly difficult to reconcile. Part of this is due to cultural associations tied to theology that is not easy to break. My guess is that this would be the easiest with denominations that already have some existing theological beliefs that are someone similar to what the Catholic Church holds.
Didn't you first float this debate challenge back around 2008 or something? Lol, I could be wrong, but I thought you asked for it earlier than July 2022.
For there to ever be unity, the RCC must relinquish its claim as the universal head of all churches. Protestant denominations will never accept one supreme authority over them other than Jesus Christ Himself.
As for theological differences, they would have to be watered down to the point all denominations could accept. Any deviation away from the simplest form of the Gospel would immediately invite Schism.I do realize that theological differences would be particularly difficult to reconcile. Part of this is due to cultural associations tied to theology that is not easy to break. My guess is that this would be the easiest with denominations that already have some existing theological beliefs that are someone similar to what the Catholic Church holds.
