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Originally Posted by Praxeas
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OK I finally got a chance to read this part of Joseph Ratzinger from his actual book
This was my original quotation that I got wrong and will be deleted from the next edition of "The Holy Apostolic New Testament"
The following quote is incorrect.
Catholic Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger:
He makes this confession as to the origin of the chief Trinity text of
Matthew 28:19. "The basic form of our (
Matthew 28:19 Trinitarian) profession of faith took shape during the course of the second and third centuries in connection with the ceremony of baptism. So far as its place of origin is concerned, the text (
Matthew 28:19) came from the city of Rome." The Trinity baptism and text of
Matthew 28:19 therefore did not originate from the original Church that started in Jerusalem around AD 33. It was rather as the evidence proves a later invention of Roman Catholicism completely fabricated. Very few know about these historical facts.
In here he was really talking about the creed of the Apostles in connection with Baptism, not about baptism itself and perhaps someone got confused on that matter, when they quoted him. ( I would like to give that person the benefit of the doubt, instead of accusing that person of purposely misquoting the Cardinal)
One honest mistake does not negate the whole premise of all the other arguments.
In a way I am happy that this Apostolic version is so attacked for it only forces us to do more research and this will only make our case even stronger for the next edition.
We are still accumulating more material and biblical arguments for our position that
Matthew 28:19 as it currently reads is spurious, we will add more arguments and even more material supporting our position in our next edition.
in his name