[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by emamum23

i am Roman Catholic and i believe that they are seperate people..... Father, Son and Holy spirit...

Now that's really interesting Emamum because the official teaching of the Catholic Church is The Trinity - three in one and one in three. I have a friend who used to be a Catholic and she says she always believed they were seperate too and didn't realise that she wasn't supposed to believe that.

I'm not sure where the doctrine of the Trinity first arose but it isn't Biblical.

Father Henderson (late of St. Joseph's) explained it to me as being like a shamrock leaf with the whole leaf being God and the parts of the leaf being Father, Son and Holy Ghost but all being the same leaf. That's why Mary is referred to as The Mother of God. She isn't the Mother of God though, she's the mother of Christ. God is the father of Christ.

Yes I agree that we have a lot in common with Islam. It would be much better if we could look at the things we have in common rather than the differences wouldn't it? I respect whatever anyone believes if they are sincere in their beliefs.

Sorry Mani, we have gone way off your topic here in typical AccyWeb style.