In a message dated 99-10-12 11:35:24 EDT, you write:
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> It's assertions 4-6 of the Apostle's Creed. I was told by a Catholic
> priest
> that Catholics aren't required to believe it, because it isn't in the
> Bible.
Well Pat, I'm a Catholic priest, and Catholics certainly are required
to believe it, because it is in the Bible, at 1 Peter 3:18 ff.
>>
Excuse me Bill if I jump in from the sidelines, but isn't that beside the
point. If the Church en masse decides on some article of faith isn't that
article then required of every member of the church, regardless of scriptural
support.
mark
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