As somebody new to the faith, why do some people consider the Catholic Church apostate?
those who do not understand the faith, will criticize the Catholic Church...
as a cradle catholic, can the church be too political? yes, but the worshippers are strong to the faith.
some have chip on their rosary.
uh oh...you just opened a pandora’s box with a question like that! ;) The Protestantism vs. Catholicism debates on FR are among the most heated and passionate on the forums.
Just know, whatever you learn: it is possible to identify with both...Both branches of Christianity are tainted with sin. Both branches have “real Christians” and “fake Christians” among them. And at this point in history, both are in need of the other to keep each other accountable to the Bible and to history.
I am a confirmed Catholic with some Protestant leanings...and I am all for worshipping with Eastern Orthodox Christians also.
It does not teach the gospel of salvation by the faith, but instead substitutes a false system of sacramental works not found in Scripture.
Many of the key teachings of Romanism are pagan in origin.
Romans can trust Christ, but it is harder to see truth when it is covered by falsehood. That is the problem.
And I sincerely wish salvation and eternal life to everyone in every denomination, including Roman Christianity.
Praise be to God for your new faith!!
I’m Catholic, so I have a rather, let’s say, pointed opinion on the matter.
But I’ll sum it up in this wise. Rewind back to the time o the Reformation. If the Church you were “reforming” called you a heretic and excommunicated you and said you were damned to hell, a prideful and stubborn man might well strike back the only way he could—by attacking the very principle of its authority.
You can wear excommunication from an Apostate Church like a badge of honor. The True Church not so much.
So it’s completely understandable psychologically. Calling Catholicism Apostate is an attempt to mitigate the Reformers’ sin of heresy and schism by saying it was absolutely justified and necessary.
Only problem is that historical evidence for said apostasy is absolutely, categorically non-existent. It never happened.
When the Protestants split off from the Catholic Church they had to totally Revise the Christian faith to justify their rebellion from orthodox Christianity. Their vehicle for revising the faith was to have it center on the Bible as the ultimate authority on faith and practice, which has worked pretty well for them other than where the Bible presents no clear direction.
The Catholic Church, by contrast, believes in an organically expanding revelation guided by both The Bible, and the traditional understandings passed down through the ages from the Apostles, Saints, and the Church itself.
Thus you see the constant appeal to Scripture as authority from Protestants and their rejection of Catholic for not heeding their appeals.
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>> “why do some people consider the Catholic Church apostate?” <<
Because they worship man. (Mary, “saints”)
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