Unlike their sinful Protestant and Orthodox counterparts, Catholics don't get a divorce... they get an annulment.
Unlike their unregenerate and totally-depraved Catholic and Orthodox counterparts, Protestants don't sin... they "backslide ".
Psalm 141:4 Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins.
Orwell?
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ReplyDeleteA short, and somewhat inaccurate history. Protestants sin and do not generally claim otherwise (if they know their scriptures). Backsliding isn't just "sin", it's giving up on the grace of God - no longer seeking to get close to God, no longer repenting of the sins that pile up. The term "backslide" is Protestant, but the concept isn't restricted to Protestantism - a "lapsed" Catholic has similarly given up on the practice of the Christian faith.
ReplyDeleteDishonest use of the annulment process to get a divorce is an abuse, and it'd be nice if it stopped. But, like many worse things, it's unlikely to stop before the utter vanquishing of sin and evil.