What does the Catholic church think of JW?

by Halcon 116 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  GLTirebiter

  Thank you for expanding on this, Blondie.

  Matthew 28:19 does say this in the King James Version (and the RNWT)

  It is "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" in all the versions I have on hand: NRSV (Catholic edition), Jerusalem Bible (1966), New Jerusalem Bible (1989), North American Bible-Revised Edition, and Berkley Revised (aka Gideon Bible), and also a Spanish language translation of unknown pedigree. Douay Rheims is identical except for using the older "...Holy Ghost" wording. So this final instruction of Jesus Christ is consistent through all major translations, even the RNWT.
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  Earnest

  slimboyfat : On a tangent, I’m interested in the claims floating around that pope Benedict’s resignation in 2013 was invalid because of the wording he used and therefore Francis was an anti-pope.

  That is interesting, slim, but I think it is just a fringe movement in conservative Catholicism and without widespread support. I am by no means an authority on this, but I understand there are a number of conservative Catholics who don't accept the Second Vatican Council and believe that all subsequent popes, including Pope John XXIII, are heretical. If I am to draw an analogy with JWs, I would say this is akin to not accepting that the GB is in itself the "faithful and discreet slave", rather than the entire remnant as was understood prior to 2012.
  
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  Earnest

  Habemus Papam!
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  slimboyfat

  There have been 30 odd antipopes apparently, so it does happen.

  My favourite pope during my lifetime was Benedict. I thought he was both intelligent and considerate, plus I liked the fact he was German and spoke German. I kind of like the idea that Benedict might have fooled everyone by resigning but not really resigning by not using the correct Latin for resignation, though it seems unlikely.
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  slimboyfat

  Pope Mark the second?
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  Halcon

  Yes indeed, looks like we have a new Pope.

  Thank you Blondie for expanding on that subject of the baptism. Based on that last note you referenced, it does still appear to be that JW acknowledges at least 'the role' of the Holy Spirit.

  A quick and superficial Google search on the subject indicates that the catholic church seems to not recognize the JW baptism on the basis of the Trinity doctrine.
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  slimboyfat

  Pope Leo, an America. 🇺🇸