Tracts are written to convey an idea or belief persuasively in a short amount of space. Christians often use tracts as a means of evangelism. Over the years I have seen some pretty dumb tracts by Protestants. This, however, comes close to Jack Schick mentality only in reverse.
Tiber, who has been nominated one the Best Catholic Blog Awards, has taken a Jack Schick tract and rewritten it against Protestants. What I find interesting about it is that it is so postmodern in its thinking I wonder if perhaps Mormons will be in heaven too. You see, the Gospel is never definitional as to whether a person is a Christian while claiming that Prots and RCs have the same Gospel. How do we know they have the same Gospel? We are not told.
The Protestant couple in the tract claims the main character (a Roman Catholic) has believed in a false Gospel to which he replies, "Catholics believe the same Gospel that Jesus preached. Unless you are born again (thru baptism), you won't see the Kingdom of God." Notice the Protestant lingo is used right back at the Protestants. Definitions are useless at this point since the plane begins to crash (right along with this form of evangelism). At this point, would even a modern Mormon object?
After the plane crashes and everyone is in heaven, we find (according to this RC's viewpoint) Jerry Falwell playing golf with Pope John Paul. This conclusion is arrived at because Jesus tells us we are not to be judgmental. Therefore everyone who names the name of Jesus is Christian. Again, I have to ask, "What is the basis for anyone getting to heaven?" Apparently, if you have a good heart then you are in.
The conclusion of the tract is also a direct attack against the clarity and perspicuity of Scripture. It was asked, "Could our understanding of salvation be wrong?" Since no one can know for certain anything, since the Gospel is not clear, since we can't judge wisely according to the clear teachings of Scripture because there are no clear teachings of Scripture, we really have no idea who is getting into heaven. It will be one big "surprise"!
This is where RCism must derail from its own history. Would a RC of even 60 years ago have thought this way? Of course not. With Anathemas from Trent condemning Protestants to hell, it is hard to imagine how anyone from that era of Rome's history siding with the ecumenism of today's Popes.
Another problem that has been pointed out by others is the mischaracterizations of Protestants who oppose the false gospel of Rome. Simply because those of us who have pointed out the errors of Rome (along with other groups) does not make us anti-catholic. Should I , based on this tract, call Tiber anti-Schick or anti-Protestant and anti-true Gospel or anti-Reformed Baptist? The very brush he hates being painted with as a Catholic is used by him against Protestants. The hypocrisy is indeed glaring.
The tract is not about how one is saved or what is the true Gospel. James Swan has demonstrated this time and again. The evangelism of Rome's apologists is to get someone to mother-church. The evangelism of reformed Protestants is to bring someone to Christ. The difference should be apparent to all.
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