tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post5984073362183552101..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH AT ITS ECUMENICAL BESTFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-22654667283618080002012-08-02T10:43:05.469-04:002012-08-02T10:43:05.469-04:00Mercer is Baptist and "religious" in nam...Mercer is Baptist and "religious" in name only. Their faculty is pretty much interchangeable with Yale or Columbia as far as political/religious beliefs are concerned. <br />Southern Baptists do not understand Catholicism nor are they educated enough in Church history or even the simplest theology to understand their own place in the mix. I mean, after all, the Bible was written in English and that's good 'nuff for them.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-78552551304158587362012-08-02T10:11:08.687-04:002012-08-02T10:11:08.687-04:00Southern Baptists here have always had an antipath...Southern Baptists here have always had an antipathy for Catholics, but not all. They don't believe we are saved although some do. Southern Baptists are the culture of Macon but have become more open to others and see that in the culture wars, they have an ally in Catholics. Macon has a large Baptist University, Mercer, so there is more ecumenical sensibilities also.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-26969307027230024592012-08-02T09:40:30.773-04:002012-08-02T09:40:30.773-04:00Interesting. In England the Baptists are the most ...Interesting. In England the Baptists are the most anti-Catholic of all the non-conformist sects. One can only assume the Southern Baptists are more tolerant, which is surely encouraging.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-28119718406616344322012-08-01T11:02:26.555-04:002012-08-01T11:02:26.555-04:00Thank you, Father, for honoring Harold McManus and...Thank you, Father, for honoring Harold McManus and his family. The funeral was especially meaningful for me, and I'm sure, everyone in attendance. With Harold, Jr. at the organ, and scores of Mercer colleagues, friends and family, the tribute to this remarkable man was complete. <br /><br />Welcome home, tomorrow; you were sorely missed!+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.com