Tema: George Washington and Catholics.

God Bless George Washington! The swearing-in ceremony of Washington as 1st POTUS, from the John Adams TV show. Washington's actions defined him- unlike the monarchs of France and Spain, or the Pope, General Washington led his men from the battle-field and was chosen by the American People to be the leader of the new nation (he didn't simply get born as a royal heir or elected by some assembly of clerics or nobles). As President Washington served the People of America as President for two terms of four years, after which he retired to private life. Some wanted to make him King of America, a dubious honor he refused. Even King George III praised him for his political modesty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc

So what? George Washington was heretical, and so was Pelagius. Pelagianism is an heresy and has always been condemned by the Church. And Masonism is diabolical, no matter how well-intended they seem to be (and no doubt many of them are). George Washington may have been a great man in other senses, a great patriot and so on, and there may be many reasons to admire him, but he was no saint in the religious sense. I realise this must be hard for you to hear, being American. I don't mean to offend you or the American people, but as a Catholic I cannot agree with that view of George Washington.

Iniciado por Hyeronimus

So what? George Washington was heretical, and so was Pelagius. Pelagianism is an heresy and has always been condemned by the Church. And Masonism is diabolical, no matter how well-intended they seem to be (and no doubt many of them are). George Washington may have been a great man in other senses, a great patriot and so on, and there may be many reasons to admire him, but he was no saint in the religious sense. I realise this must be hard for you to hear, being American. I don't mean to offend you or the American people, but as a Catholic I cannot agree with that view of George Washington.

And all Catholics (as well as Protestants) are seen as being heterodox by Orthodoxy. Do not contradict the Patriarch of Constantinople. Anyways I'm not offended but neither do I seek the approval of men for my beliefs.