Why I'm still protestant  Ever since I broke away from a “Truly
Reformed” type of Protestantism, I’ve been wrestling with
whether and why I should continue to be Protestant.  From
reading NT Wright, I’ve come to accept a less-than-Lutheran
position on justification; I’ve also come to accept a higher
view of the sacraments (though this itself is not something in
conflict with the magisterial Reformers); I think liturgical
worship is better than non-liturgical worship; I’m okay with
Eastern doctrines of theosis and non-penal views of the
atonement (as long as they don’t exclude penal views); I even
think there might be a place, though not an obligation, for a
universal bishop (i.e., a Pope). So why am I still a Protestant?
It’s actually very simple for me. Firstly, it’s basically
indisputable that both Popes and ecumenical councils, and even
the majority of those in the church, have been in error.
Everyone accepts this, some just think it sufficient to say the
church/Popes eventually got orthodox again (though