Re: What Jews believe

Judson McClendon wrote:
> "James J. Gavan" <jgavandeletethis@shaw.ca> wrote:
 

Now if I want to take it LITERALLY like you do, then I have
significantly sinned by calling James Gavan (1901 - 1975), my FATHER.
 
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>
> No sensibilities are involved. The literal meaning of Jesus' words
> "Do not call anyone on earth your father" is clear to a child. I
> simply asked how Roman Catholics view such things, when their
> clear doctrine conflicts with the Bible's clear words. I made no
> comment about whether they are justified in their views, I simply
> asked what they were. Is it offensive to Roman Catholics when
> someone simply asks what their views are? I wasn't aware that
> was a Roman Catholic doctrine. :-)

It doesn't offend me one iota so far as religion is concerned. (Quite
accidentally yesterday I picked up on a site of letters to CBC - and boy
those messages were vitriolic about Catholicism).

Sorry Judson, but the convoluted way you sort things out, and arrive at
your clear cut view, seems to me to be just plain bloody daft.

Jimmy