Boettner's take on Communism and Catholicsm in America

Hello! Let's begin with a prayer. Lord, bless all those who read this blog. May they seek your will in all truth, may they strive to know your holy will. May the light of truth overshadow the darkness of deceit. May it foster a true spirit of ecumenism and understanding between Roman Catholic Christans, and the rest of our brethren who wish to understand the faith better, whether they acknowledge the pope or not, consider themselves Catholic or not. May we hold each other in mutual respect, remembering that all who profess Christ are Christians. May we all be one, as you are one. Amen.

 Well, my brothers and sisters, today I received the book Roman Catholicsm by Lorraine Boettener. I have read the fist few pages, and at one point i had to stop and begin responding to it. This edition was probably not the same editon that Karl Keating referred to in his masterpiece of Catholic apologetics Catholicsm and Fundamentalism. However, the version I'm reading is still quite outdated. The reason why i am still examining it in detail is because it seems safe to say it echoes the sentiment still of those who oppose the church. One thing that really took me aback, was Boettner's assertion that "If the United States should become Roman Catholic the result undoubtedly would be the rapid conquest of this country and the rest of the world by Russian Communism." (p 6) Consider for a moment that Russian Communism was dedicated to destroying religion. Karl Marx, the founder of Communism said "Religion is the opium of the people." It hardly seems plausible then that a Church that proclaims itself to be established by Christ and faithful to Him to the end would bring about a fall to Communist atheism. I really would like to see Boettner's reaction in print now, when the true attack on religious freedom is happening with Obama forcing Catholics to pay for things they don't agree with in good conscience. The United States is becoming more socialist, and NO ONE opposes this MORE than the Roman Catholic Church. Boettner does not cite any source for this assertion; the reader it seems, is to take this as face value fact. It is simply erroneous. Communism in Russia collapsed, largely due to the efforts of none other than St. John Paul II http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/asktheexpert/nov7.html

 I will close this post now. I promise to post more once i have read the first chapter and give a summary, but that outlandish comment deserved an immediate response.

Until next time, may God richly bless all who read this. Amen