Religion Part I: Christianity

[Pindar]

I think, if we are to keep this civil, we need to aviod emotive terms like "sectarian" and "penchant".

Hello,

Sectarian is not an emotive term. It refers to sects and what relates to the same. In this case the sectarian issue is the idea man is inherently evil. This view is not shared by all of Christendom. Of the three main sects that comprise Christianity one of them rejects it. The same can be said for Oriental Christianity (Copts and other Monophysite sects of the East). It is therefore inaccurate to ascribe a sect(s) specific position to the religion as a whole which is the aim of the thread.

Penchant is not necessarily an emotive term either. It refers to a proclivity. In this thread several posts have confused sect specific views for the faith as a whole. The initial post puts forward a basic stance on Christianity and asks for corrections if warranted. For those who answer to confuse a part for the whole is to fail to deal with the intent of the thread.

I am not sure why you are presenting Augustine as a western Saint.

I did not refer to St. Augustine as a Western Saint. I did note his massive impact on Latin Christianity. He had no such influence on the Greek Tradition. There are several reasons for this. One being Augustine knew little to no Greek. His works were all composed in Latin. Another is the questions Augustine was concerned with were not of major interest in the East.

(U)nbaptized infants going to hell is not accepted by the Catholic church either.

This is not correct. Limbo is a degree of hell. It is distinct from Purgatory.


(The consignment of unbaptized infants to Limbo is St. Thomas by the by.)