During a conversation with a friend, I was asked, "How is the concept of 'Eternal Rome' that some traditionalist Catholics espouse not the same as the idea of the 'Church Invisble' as posited by the Protestants?"
I've been thinking about this for a while, and one difference that strikes me right off the bat is this:
1. In the teaching of the Protestant Reformers, the "Church Invisible" seems to be a feature of the Church.
2. In the ideas of Traditionalist Catholics, the discord between "Eternal Rome" and the current Papacy+Curia is an unfortunate bug that should be resolved as soon as possible.
I've been thinking about this for a while, and one difference that strikes me right off the bat is this:
1. In the teaching of the Protestant Reformers, the "Church Invisible" seems to be a feature of the Church.
2. In the ideas of Traditionalist Catholics, the discord between "Eternal Rome" and the current Papacy+Curia is an unfortunate bug that should be resolved as soon as possible.
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