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Reformed catholicityPosted by Rick on December 20th, 2004

One thing that I think is pretty moronic about the whole reformed catholicity is that it too is just a bunch of talk.

Reformed catholics don’t really want to be catholics; they just want to have the bare minimum of ecumenism: “oh yeah, I believe they’re Christians (even though they’re totally way off and not living their faith and criticism after criticism).”

I’ve been an Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed, so I guess I have a little bit of an advantage in practicing my catholicity. I’m too picky for my own good. Because of my pickiness and the amount I’ve traveled, I’ve visited a lot of churches: Southern Baptist, Reformed Baptist, Free Will Baptist, liberal baptists, Free Methodists, United Methodists, PCUSA, OPC, PCA, EPC, RPCNA, ARP, RPCGNA, PNP, ECUSA, CREC, CRC, (As I write this, I’m noticing that denominational schisms suck) REC, LCMS, ELCA, AFLC, AME, AG, Inderdenomational, Non-denom, Holiness, CofC, DOC, the list goes on and on; I’ve been forced to practice catholicity.

I think a lot of Reformed Christians don’t want to attend these churches because they’ve heard they’re less faithful, but I don’t you can really love and extend true catholicity to other Christians.

That’s another reason I love pintnight. Actually, I’m usually pretty bored, but I have a lot of fun when Christians of other denominations come to visit. We’ve had Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Methodist pastors. I hope more come. Catholicity is a great thing.

But it’s not enough to say, “I have a heart” or “I have a foot.” Your neck has to be connected to your chest and your chest has to be connected to your arms and guts, and your belly trail has to lead down to…your legs and feet and toes. Get what I’m saying here. I’m glad you know you have a foot in some other denomination. Go rub your feet with cream and clip your toenails.

(sometimes I think I’m insane)