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Originally Posted by Praxeas
The word is used even as an adjective in derogatory terms. I have seen protestants do this to Roman catholics for years. No matter how you try to suger coat it, it was intended as an insult.
pa·pist    /ˈpeɪ pɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ pey-pist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation Usually Disparaging.
–noun
1.a Roman Catholic.
–adjective
pa·pist (pā'pĭst) Pronunciation Key
n. Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a Roman Catholic.
papist
1534, "adherent of the Pope," from M.Fr. papiste, from papa "Pope," from Church L. papa
papist
adjective1. of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: Roman]
noun1. an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
It's absurd to say someone is papist or supportive of Romanism based on a single similarity that is not even an exact similarity. There are many differences between what the RCC teaches on baptism and what some OPs do. The RCC really does believe the power is fully and totally in the act of baptism, the water being holy and some power the priests have as they believe they can baptize unbelievers like infants into salvation. |
Would it be just as absurd to compare Oneness Pentecostals that believe salvation begins at repentance ..... w/ being a Baptist cessationist .... or a proponent of Pearson's heretical Universal salvation doctrine ... or belief in "easy believism" .... or even as J. Miller suggested today ... anathema???
Just as disparaging ... just as pejorative in motive.
As Pelathais said ... it should be taken w/ a grain of salt or the rhetoric should cease on both sides.
BTW ... good attempt at obfuscating again ... each time it's defined as noun it is derogatory ... the adjective definition ... has a different connotation. Read the definitions you provided carefully.
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