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It\u2019s true that Catholics have heard this message of justification by faith relatively less than Protestants (a\u00a0lot\u00a0<\/em>less, in fact). I think this is because of the natural human tendency (which I\u2019ve often noted) of dichotomizing things and going to extremes in overreaction to opponents. Why this happened in history is obvious:<\/p>\n

\n1) Protestants went too far and adopted faith alone (sola fide<\/em>), so Catholics \u2014\u00a0in practice<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 tended to go too far in the other direction and overemphasize the importance of works and merit (while underemphasizing the true biblical aspects of justification by faith). Some in both camps, in their ignorance, actually taught or practiced Pelagianism or antinomianism.<\/p>\n

2) Protestants went too far and adopted Scripture alone (sola Scriptura<\/em>) as its rule of faith, so Catholics \u2014\u00a0in practice<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 tended to go too far in the other direction and overemphasize the importance of Church and Tradition.<\/p>\n

Thus, many Protestants have virtually ditched the latter, while many Catholics wouldn\u2019t know the Bible from a hole in the ground (which I have also written about, in a published article; chiding and rebuking my fellow Catholics a bit). Catholics are as ignorant of the Bible as Protestants are ignorant of Church history. Of course, both should be familiar with both. The ignorance on both sides (in different ways) stinks to high heaven. But we can help each other.<\/p>\n

3) Protestants (i.e., Luther in his\u00a0Babylonian Captivity<\/em>) got radical and radically innovative and threw out five sacraments,\u00a0so Catholics tended to emphasize the sacraments relatively more than gospel proclamation, evangelization, etc. Of course, in the 16th century, the early Protestants did little missionary work, while Catholics were all over North and South America, so these things ebb and flow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are many other similar dichotomies . . .<\/p>\n

In my ecumenical emphasis, I like to think that Catholics and Protestants complement each other and \u201cneed\u201d each other in this practical, philosophical way, precisely because both sides \u2014\u00a0in practice<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 tended to go too far in one direction and to dichotomize what was always intended by God to be together. So we can help each other out a lot, and ecumenism has a crucial function in God\u2019s purposes in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n

We can explain to each other our own emphases and try to achieve a consensus insofar as possible and to avoid even more tragic misunderstanding and disunity than we already have.<\/p>\n

Hence, my attempts to persuade Protestants that Catholic merit is essentially the same as Lutheran cooperation and sola gratia<\/em>. I\u2019ve also made many attempts to try to deliberately find common ground. I think it is senseless to wrangle over areas where we essentially agree. There are enough real<\/em> differences to dispute, heaven knows.<\/p>\n

Related Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Council of Trent: Canons on Justification<\/a>\u00a0(with a handy summary of Tridentine soteriology)\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>[12-29-03]<\/p>\n

Initial Justification & \u201cFaith Alone\u201d: Harmonious?<\/a>\u00a0[5-3-04]<\/p>\n

Catholic-Protestant Common Ground (Esp. Re Good Works)<\/a>\u00a0[4-8-08]<\/p>\n

St. Paul on Grace, Faith, & Works (50 Passages)<\/a>\u00a0[8-6-08]<\/p>\n

Catholics & Justification by Faith Alone<\/a>:\u00a0Is There a Sense in Which Catholics Can Accept \u201cFaith Alone\u201d and\/or Imputed Justification (with Proper Biblical Qualifications)?<\/a>\u00a0[9-28-10]<\/p>\n

Grace, Faith, Works,\u00a0& Judgment: A Scriptural Exposition<\/a>\u00a0[12-16-09; reformulated & abridged on 3-15-17]<\/p>\n

Catholics and Protestants Agree on Grace Alone and the Necessity of the Presence of Good Works in Regenerate and Ultimately Saved Persons; Disagree on Faith Alone<\/a>\u00a0[5-4-17]<\/p>\n

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(originally 3-30-06)<\/p>\n

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