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Offline RoughAshlar

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  • No, not changing the subject. You pointed out that there aren't any traditional Catholic priests who support FE. Which is true. But why would numbers really matter so much to you? They don't support your Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ religion either, right?
    Its been argued that FE must be believed as a matter of faith, otherwise you are a pagan, heretic, blasphemer, leading souls to hell, stupid, etc....without the support of a single traditional priest supporting that ideology...goes as far as TiE saying that he is a real Catholic because he believes in FE and Smedley thinking he is part of the few faithful that have broken through the 500 years of indoctrination and that the Church will catch up soon.  For all the bluster of accusations and condemnation, there is no priest that thinks this way.  If they are taking their version of Catholicism this far... Do Tie and Smed call their parish priest stupid, pagan, heretic, blasphemer....if they feel that someone who won't convert to FE is these things, then how they can receive any sacrament from them?  Would that not be a sin in it self?  Its a double standard and they get to play tough online.

    I do believe that its changing the subject.  Why does it matter? You've ready the large font bolt type condemning and accusing of hellfire.  That is not discussing, educating, or trying to convert....where to they get to condemn hell something that NOT ONE priest supports? I'm arguing against FE, I've never one argued anything on here from a masonic point of view or from the view point of the protestant religion of which I belong to now..  And for all that have asked both public and private I have been open and honest.  

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  • Be careful...your Dogmatic Flatearthyism is showing again. Rein it in.
    No AES, while I do believe that she changed the subject...see my previous post...she has the right of it.


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  • Its been argued that FE must be believed as a matter of faith, otherwise you are a pagan, heretic, blasphemer, leading souls to hell, stupid, etc....without the support of a single traditional priest supporting that ideology...goes as far as TiE saying that he is a real Catholic because he believes in FE and Smedley thinking he is part of the few faithful that have broken through the 500 years of indoctrination and that the Church will catch up soon.  For all the bluster of accusations and condemnation, there is no priest that thinks this way.  If they are taking their version of Catholicism this far... Do Tie and Smed call their parish priest stupid, pagan, heretic, blasphemer....if they feel that someone who won't convert to FE is these things, then how they can receive any sacrament from them?  Would that not be a sin in it self?  Its a double standard and they get to play tough online.

    I do believe that its changing the subject.  Why does it matter? You've ready the large font bolt type condemning and accusing of hellfire.  That is not discussing, educating, or trying to convert....where to they get to condemn hell something that NOT ONE priest supports? I'm arguing against FE, I've never one argued anything on here from a masonic point of view or from the view point of the protestant religion of which I belong to now..  And for all that have asked both public and private I have been open and honest.  

    If you have a problem with what TiE writes, then bring it up with him.

    Now that you are clearly admitting that you are a Protestant and freemason, you are taking it upon yourself to show the extreme side of traditional Catholics. I get that. Well, the reason you left the Catholic faith had to do with a lot more than just the flat earth espoused by some traditional Catholics, right?
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
    De Romano Pontifice, Lib.II, c.29

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  • On second thought, may I ask you about what it is that I said in my post to Rough Ashlar that bothered you?

    The part where you say "They don't support your Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ religion either, right?" because he is not a Flatearther. Is rough a freemason?
    Yes AES, I am.  I have been asked through PMs, and openly on another FE thread.  I answered openly and honestly each time...a lot to retype, but the short answer is yes.  Meg knew about it from a previous conversation.  That is why she brought it up, to divert from my argument.  See below

    Its been argued that FE must be believed as a matter of faith, otherwise you are a pagan, heretic, blasphemer, leading souls to hell, stupid, etc....without the support of a single traditional priest supporting that ideology...goes as far as TiE saying that he is a real Catholic because he believes in FE and Smedley thinking he is part of the few faithful that have broken through the 500 years of indoctrination and that the Church will catch up soon.  For all the bluster of accusations and condemnation, there is no priest that thinks this way.  If they are taking their version of Catholicism this far... Do Tie and Smed call their parish priest stupid, pagan, heretic, blasphemer....if they feel that someone who won't convert to FE is these things, then how they can receive any sacrament from them?  Would that not be a sin in it self?  Its a double standard and they get to play tough online.

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  • Now that you are clearly admitting that you are a Protestant and freemason, you are taking it upon yourself to show the extreme side of traditional Catholics. I get that. Well, the reason you left the Catholic faith had to do with a lot more than just the flat earth espoused by some traditional Catholics, right?
    He clearly admitted it some time ago.  

    I can understand taking posts by a non-Catholic with a grain of salt, but you are going beyond that and not even addressing the points he makes.  You are simply make an ad hominem argument.  

    A non-Catholic is often capable of understanding Catholic teaching and able to discuss it intelligently.  Try to address his actual arguments.


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  • I see. I must say that you are outside the Catholic Church and that puts you on the path to hell. I have to tell you this in charity because there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. I hope that you convert to the Catholic Church, it is the only form of Christianity.

    Meg, I am sorry for wrongfully accusing you of calling him something he isn't.

    That's okay. I realized after you posted that that you were not aware that he is a freemason. He says that he's been honest and open about it, but that's not true. I think that very few here have been aware that we have a Protestant freemason on the forum. 

    I would be even more worried if he were on the side of the flat earthers. Thankfully, that's not the case.  :)
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
    De Romano Pontifice, Lib.II, c.29

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  • A non-Catholic is often capable of understanding Catholic teaching and able to discuss it intelligently.  Try to address his actual arguments.

    Evidently you are glad that a Protestant freemason is on your globe earth side. Good luck with that. 
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
    De Romano Pontifice, Lib.II, c.29

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  • If you have a problem with what TiE writes, then bring it up with him. 
    Meg, if you back track my posts on this thread, I did specifically ask TIE and Smed to reply, and had a back and forth with Smed.

    Now that you are clearly admitting that you are a Protestant and freemason, you are taking it upon yourself to show the extreme side of traditional Catholics. I get that. Well, the reason you left the Catholic faith had to do with a lot more than just the flat earth espoused by some traditional Catholics, right?
    Meg, i clearly admitted it in the other thread when you asked, and in the private messages with you.  No I mean no harm anyone, but strong disagree with FE.  You are right, the reason I left had nothing to do with FE.  I still have family in the spectrum of tradition and that is why I am here.  Call me crazy but I do have a problem with one tradition Catholic acting hypocritically and calling another traditional Catholic a blasphemer, pagan, heretic, etc without any single priest backing up their ideology....and receiving sacraments from a priest that falls under their definition of a blasphemer, pagan, heretic, etc?  


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  • Meg, if you back track my posts on this thread, I did specifically ask TIE and Smed to reply, and had a back and forth with Smed.
    Meg, i clearly admitted it in the other thread when you asked, and in the private messages with you.  No I mean no harm anyone, but strong disagree with FE.  You are right, the reason I left had nothing to do with FE.  I still have family in the spectrum of tradition and that is why I am here.  Call me crazy but I do have a problem with one tradition Catholic acting hypocritically and calling another traditional Catholic a blasphemer, pagan, heretic, etc without any single priest backing up their ideology....and receiving sacraments from a priest that falls under their definition of a blasphemer, pagan, heretic, etc?  

    What you have a problem with is the idea of a flat earth. As pretty much any freemason would, isn't that correct?
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
    De Romano Pontifice, Lib.II, c.29

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  • Evidently you are glad that a Protestant freemason is on your globe earth side. Good luck with that.
    Actually, I am not glad about it.  Nevertheless, virtually shouting "FREEMASON FREEMASON!" whenever he posts does not address his arguments.

    One good thing about his presence is that it illustrates the scandal caused to non-Catholics when trads carry on like this about Flat Earth.  They can see how wrong it is and it can be an obstacle to them accepting the the true Faith.

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  • Actually, I am not glad about it.  Nevertheless, virtually shouting "FREEMASON FREEMASON!" whenever he posts does not address his arguments.

    One good thing about his presence is that it illustrates the scandal caused to non-Catholics when trads carry on like this about Flat Earth.  They can see how wrong it is and it is can be an obstacle to them accepting the the true Faith.

    Well then, why don't you set out to convert Rough Ashlar back to the Catholic Church, Jayne?

    Oh wait, I see that you are doing that already by defending the globe earth (which freemasons agree with) and going against the flat earth, right?
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
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  • I personally don't believe in FE. I have never met one person in person that believes in FE.  There might be freemasons that believe in FE, I do not know.  It isn't something that has ever been brought up in conversation or otherwise. 



    As pretty much any freemason would?
    You have already said there is not one Catholic Priest that believes in FE

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  • I personally don't believe in FE. I have never met one person in person that believes in FE.  There might be freemasons that believe in FE, I do not know.  It isn't something that has ever been brought up in conversation or otherwise.


    You have already said there is not one Catholic Priest that believes in FE

    So your fellow freemasons at your freemasonic lodge don't talk about the globe earth, or the flat earth? Well, there are literally thousands of freemasonic lodges in the U.S., and even more around the world. You don't know what they discuss in all of them.
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

    ~St. Robert Bellarmine
    De Romano Pontifice, Lib.II, c.29

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  • Well then, why don't you set out to convert Rough Ashlar back to the Catholic Church, Jayne?

    Oh wait, I see that you are doing that already by defending the globe earth (which freemasons agree with) and going against the flat earth, right?
    The fact that he is not Catholic has been of concern to me ever since he mentioned it and I have thought about what I can do to help bring him back to the Catholic Church.  Why use such a tone to discuss this?  We are talking about somebody's salvation.

    I doubt that it is significant that freemasons agree with globe earth since the vast majority of people, including traditional Catholics, also agree with globe earth.

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  • That's okay. I realized after you posted that that you were not aware that he is a freemason. He says that he's been honest and open about it, but that's not true. I think that very few here have been aware that we have a Protestant freemason on the forum.

    I would be even more worried if he were on the side of the flat earthers. Thankfully, that's not the case.  :)
    What have I been dishonest about?  Its not like I took a saints name or a latin phrase and hid behind it.  I used masonic term, and have answered you and everyone else honestly when asked.  You knew about this a while ago when we discussed it.

    Why is that you are making a big deal about it now opposed to back then?  Why not counter my argument?