Posted on 06/26/2015 10:18:59 AM PDT by Morgana
What an incredibly sad discourse on paganism. Not one of the points she mentioned is taught in scripture.
Most people are what ever religion they are because that is what their parents were. This is a list of things you like about your religion, but it’s not really why the author is a Catholic. That’s probably down to birth.
Well, when you are trying to put together a list of why to be Catholic versus Protestant what else are you going to do? You can’t list anything that comes from the Bible because both groups have that. So all they have left is to trumpet their extra-Biblical additions.
You’ve got a point there. Christians follow Christ and Catholics follow the Catholic Church.
YAWN!
Christians follow Christ. Protestants follow their own individual interpretations of their preferred Bible(s).
I am more than happy to remain in the Church where Jesus is really and truly present,
Wrong. Sorry, but Christ doesn't hang with anti-christs
with the end goal of the sanctifying my soul.
Sorry, but a long dead woman CANNOT sanctify your soul, nor can some fanatical following of her.
Just like any good friend, saints inspire and pray for me. The journey of my spiritual life is easier with their assistance.
Wrong and wrong again. The saints are dead. Christ says no one gets to the Father but through him. Not through Mary. Not through a priest, and certainly not through dead "saints".
“I absolve you from your sins, may God give you pardon and peace.”
Only God can save you from your sins. A priest cannot.
Purgatory is the place where all who die in God’s grace and friendship but are still imperfectly purified undergo purification after death so as the achieve holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.
No such thing. This is a figment of catholic imagination. You go to Heaven or you go to Hell, period. There are no stops between.
It never ceases to amaze how many have been fooled by the beast into believing false religions such as catholicism. There are going to be some very sad folks on judgement day.
Modern Catholic teaching regards Protestants as errant on specific points of doctrine but as Christians nonetheless and due good will from Catholics as fellow believers in Christ. As a Catholic, I have known many Protestants of admirable faith and virtue and have attended Protestant services that fully manifested the spirit of Christianity. On the whole, I think it unlikely that Christ would endorse his followers being hostile and condemnatory toward each other based on reasonably disputable points of doctrine.
Why am I?
Because in the passage where Jesus looks at Peter and says “Upon this Rock I will build My Church”, I believe that he was personally, directly commissioning the Catholic Church to spread His word throughout the world.
Granted we have failed miserably in that mission many times, largely due to our corrupt, arrogant leadership. And I cannot blame Protestants from walking away at the times that they did. When Martin Luther ripped into the Church for selling indulgences, he was morally, unequivocally right.
But I always felt that the Catholic Church was an idea that was worth staying and fighting for, given the personal commission given to Peter by Christ.
Though now, I have to admit, the Pope’s love letter to Communism has me seriously rethinking that.
Is this why the majority of Catholics vote pro-abortion?
In spiritual and theological terms, the Catholic Mass is a re-enactment of the Last Supper — which I trust also appears in your Protestant Bible, no matter the denomination. Similarly, the details of Catholic doctrine and teachings are grounded in specific passages of scripture. That Protestants interpret such passages differently does not make Catholics or Protestants into pagans.
Modern Catholic teaching regards Protestants as errant on specific points of doctrine but as Christians nonetheless and due good will from Catholics as fellow believers in Christ. As a Catholic, I have known many Protestants of admirable faith and virtue and have attended Protestant services that fully manifested the spirit of Christianity. On the whole, I think it unlikely that Christ would endorse his followers being hostile and condemnatory toward each other based on reasonably disputable points of doctrine.
I totally agree.
Thank you.
Yes it does appear there. But in context. This was a once a year Passover meal to commemorate the freeing of the Hebrews from bondage through Gods mighty miracles. To do this in remembrance of Me would correctly be practised once a year and recounting Gods miracles in releasing us from the bondage of sin through the Blood of Jesus Christ. To do this sacred testament more often conflicts with the example and makes it common and profanes it. That's just one more reason why I'm not Catholic.
And no mention of Jesus?
A mystery or a symbol to some, but the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord in the host is clear.
"Our Lord" is quite commonly used instead of "Jesus" and "G_d" through the bible and in many ecumenicals and treatises. But you knew that, and were simply trying to pick a fight.
Sorry, Don, your explanation is weak. Jesus is singular, not “The Eucharist”.
Just as scripture teaches should be done.
1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
Do you pray for guidance from the Holy Spirit and submit to Him or do you "submit will and intellect" to the magisterium as demanded by the Catholic Catechism?
“What an incredibly sad discourse on paganism. Not one of the points she mentioned is taught in scripture.”
Th author wrote:
6. Suffering. Suffering is inevitable in our lives because of man’s free will.
CynicalBear, are you honestly saying suffering is not “taught in scripture”?
“Jesus is singular, not “The Eucharist”.”
When exactly did He become Jesus?
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