The point of the article, as it appears to me, is to take words
out of context, fit them into the organisation's presuppositions,
and then insinuate that Catholics have not changed since the
Council of Trent. That in turn seems to imply that Catholics are
still wallowing in the alleged errors that precipitated the
Protestant Reformation.
For example, point 6 highlights 'punishment of sins', but failed to
highlight to word 'temporal', which to Catholics is THE critical
word in the sentence. To me, this seems like an attempt to wrongly
attribute to Catholics the belief that indulgences can save us
without the need of Christ. 'Salvation apart from Christ' is of
course ludicrous for anyone with a modicum of knowledge of Catholic
teachings. The Catholic teaching on sin as disturbing the natural
order of the universe and hence having temporal (as opposed to
supernatural) effects is completed ignored.
regards,
obiterdicta.
