Posted on 12/02/2024 2:21:56 PM PST by daniel1212
Most Catholics in all seven countries want the church to allow Catholics to use birth control.
In most of the countries surveyed, majorities of Catholics also say the church should allow women to become priests.
Opinion is more divided on whether the church should allow priests to get married.
Views on whether the church should recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples vary among Catholics in the countries surveyed.
Ten years ago, nearly all Catholics surveyed there (98%) expressed a favorable opinion of Francis, compared with 74% today.
Interesting compilation of statistics. Interesting and disquieting.
They aren’t Catholics then. They should start their own Church.
1st, not 4th or 3rd.
I find protestants’ obsession with the Catholic Church amusing.
Yes, of course you’re right.
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The First Council of Nicaea was convened in the year 325 AD.
It began on July 4, 325, and lasted for about two months. The council was called by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and brought together approximately 300 bishops from across the Roman Empire.
And which teachings were those?
Abortions are horrible. Every woman who doesn’t want to conceive should use contraceptives like IUDs. Who could object to that?
The problem for these people is that they have not yet realized that the church is not a democracy but a theocracy, what they have to do is overthrow the highest authority and replace it with another, the most viable candidate for their purposes is Satan.
Except that the Church had bishops for 300 years before hand and there was a bishop in Rome since the time of Peter. No, the Catholic Church started with Jesus Christ.
And which teachings were those?
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Teachings that began in 325 and continue to this day. I was surprised to see that 17% of Catholics attend Mass weekly. I can hardly believe it’s that many.
In any event, the teachings of a faith that is soundly ignored by over 80% of “believers” leaves a lot to be desired.
There is only one time in the New Testament where it was recorded that the people were gathered to decide an issue. The consensus was clear: CRUCIFY HIM!
Many people in Hell want ice water.
Catholics, that's who. At least their church does. Most Catholics however have no problem with contraceptives.
And abortions.
“Those who did no answer are not shown.”
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Good for them, smart not to answer.
...”Just my experience but churches/synagogues that allow women pastors are or quickly become leftist.”
My Jewish friend I’ve known for decades has a wonderful home and family. But now her two lesbian rabbis adopted a child who wants to “transition” at eight years old. Friend thinks that’s wonderful.
It’s not an argument I’m willing to have with her. But I think that’s insane.
No, they don’t. Leftist push pushy push polls.
In the US the wave is “Tradevanglism” not modernism and the present Pope decries that the seminaries are full of young “rigid” traditionalists.
Breaking it down further:
92% of Catholics have used condoms
68% have used birth control pills
23% have used emergency contraception (Plan B)
As for Evangelicals, research sadly says:
According to recent data, 74% of evangelic
al Protestant women use an IUD or a hormonal form of birth control like the pill2 . Additionally, among evangelical Protestant women who are at risk of unintended pregnancy, 36% use sterilization, 15% use long-acting reversible contraceptives, and 20% use hormonal methods1 . Overall, 99.3% of evangelical Protestant women have ever used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning - https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-percent-evangelicals-use-qPvpqedQRsaOpK0QuSbAjg
It’s funny how many respondents reply to pollsters that they are Catholic, but they never admit it on a Sunday, much less a holy day of obligation.
Here are the doctrines from the
**Council of Nicaea (325 AD):**.
Which do you reject?
1. **The Nicene Creed**:
The council formulated the Nicene Creed, affirming the **Trinitarian understanding of God**. It declared Jesus Christ as “begotten, not made, being of one substance (homoousios) with the Father,” solidifying His divinity and equality with the Father.
2. **The Divinity of Christ**:
The council condemned **Arianism**, the belief that Jesus Christ was a created being and not divine. It upheld that Christ is eternal and of the same essence as the Father.
3. **Christ’s Eternal Generation**:
The council affirmed the doctrine that the Son is eternally begotten of the Father, meaning there was never a time when the Son did not exist. This reinforced the idea of the Son’s co-eternality with the Father.
4. **Holy Spirit’s Role**:
While the council primarily focused on Christology, it implicitly acknowledged the Holy Spirit’s role in the Trinity, paving the way for further Trinitarian development at later councils.
5. **The Date of Easter**:
The council standardized the celebration of **Easter**. It was decided that Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox, separating it from the Jewish Passover calendar.
6. **Condemnation of Heresies**:
In addition to Arianism, the council rejected other heresies that questioned the nature of Christ and the Trinity. This set a precedent for defining orthodoxy and labeling deviations as heretical.
This updated list provides a more comprehensive view of the council’s significant outcomes.
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