Thread: Santorum thinks Protestants are not Christians

I don't believe I've heard Santorum say this in any of his campaign speeches/talks of late, perhaps because he isn't that dumb to think that he doesn't have to rely on Protestant votes in order to win the nomination, much less the Presidency (which i don't think he ever would), but he offered up this little jewel, back in 2008.

As far as Rick Santorum is concerned, mainstream Protestantism "is gone from the world of Christianity." That's what he told students at Florida's Ave Maria University, founded by Domino's Pizza mogul Tom Monaghan, during a 2008 lecture.
The clip was unearthed by People for the American Way and played on Saturday's "Up With Chris Hayes" on MSNBC.
"We all know that this country was founded on a Judeo-Christian ethic. But the Judeo-Christian ethic -- sure the Catholics had some influence -- but this was a Protestant country," said Santorum. "And the Protestant ethic, mainstream, mainline Protestantism, and of course we look at the shape of mainline Protestantism in this country and it is a shambles, it is gone from the world of Christianity as I see it."
Rick Santorum In 2008: Mainstream Protestantism Fell Out Of 'World Of Christianity'
Rick Santorum In 2008: Mainstream Protestantism Fell Out Of 'World Of Christianity'

It is no secret that the Catholic Church's believes they are the only true Christians and he probably didn't come up with this idea on his own as the pope said something extremely akin to this.

Pope declares Catholics the only "true Christians" Pope Benedict has approved a new text asserting that Christian denominations outside Roman Catholicism are not true Churches in the full sense of the word. The document, issued by a Vatican watchdog, has been criticised as offensive by some Protestants. The text was written by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, headed by Pope Benedict before his election as Pope. It states that Christ established only one Church here on earth. Other Christian denominations, it argues, cannot be called Churches in the proper sense because they cannot trace their bishops back to Christ's original apostles. True to tradition http://letsrollforums.com/pope-decla...ly-t15210.html

I wonder what the religious right (evangelicals) would have said if Barack Obama had uttered this. I'm sure that Faux News would have had a heyday with it and Reps/cons would be saying "see, we knew that Obama was not a Christian"! - but since it was Santorum that said it, most right-wing evangelicals, who put party before faith, will claim it isn't a big deal.

Originally Posted by Mertex

Santorum thinks Protestants are not Christians

easy enough to fix that problem. the protestants need only kneel before his Holiness and kiss the Ring of the Bishop of Rome.

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Originally Posted by Tedminator

easy enough to fix that problem. the protestants need only kneel before his Holiness and kiss the Ring of the Bishop of Rome.

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I'd do it if they paid my air fare and hotel for a couple of weeks.

Originally Posted by Mertex

It is no secret that the Catholic Church's believes they are the only true Christians and he probably didn't come up with this idea on his own as the pope said something extremely akin to this.

That's okay, most Protestants don't believe that Catholics are Christians.

And this type of division did not help when they tried to keep JFK out of the White House and it most certainly won't matter this time around. The "christians" like religious folks and like goofballs who post here believe, liberals are not religious, they are godless, they are commies, they are socialists - and besides Obama is a black man so he is a heathen/pagan.

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Originally Posted by Chief

I'd do it if they paid my air fare and hotel for a couple of weeks.

umm yeah but no. Knight Defenders of The One True Faith™ will pay for their own expenses during pilgrimages and crusades.

Originally Posted by Vortex

That's okay, most Protestants don't believe that Catholics are Christians.

And this type of division did not help when they tried to keep JFK out of the White House and it most certainly won't matter this time around. The "christians" like religious folks and like goofballs who post here believe, liberals are not religious, they are godless, they are commies, they are socialists - and besides Obama is a black man so he is a heathen/pagan.

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Are you kidding? Santorum's recent statements cost him Michigan and if he becomes the Republican Candidate it will cost him the White House.

Since when does being Black make you a heathen/pagan? You Racist Right Wing Religious Wacko's are falling off the cliff one by one. Thanks for proving my signature points. Next.