“The more important question is “Can I be Catholic — and be a Christian believing and following all of their stated beliefs and practices ?”
I’m not sure I understand your question to the other poster.
Are you asking if a person be Catholic (and follow their beliefs/practices) and be a Christian?
Or, are you asking “Can I be a Messianic Jew and be a Christian?”
Or, are you asking “Can I be a Messianic Jew and be a Catholic?”
Sorry to bother you (and interrupt) but there is a non-specific pronoun in the question that I can’t follow.
I knew this would be entertaining!
But by now, I thought all of the usual suspects would have dropped in for a debate.
Non-specific pronoun?
Do you mean first person singular, nominative pronoun? (“I”)
It seems specific enough for me.
Perhaps you were thinking of the pronoun “zee” … now that’s what I call “nonspecific“.
Are you a zee?
LOL
Are you asking if a person be Catholic (and follow their beliefs/practices) and be a Christian?
No. But it's a closer guess than your other choices. I asked:
"Can I be Catholic -- and be a Christian believing and following all of their stated beliefs and practices ?"
(First Person, singular -- just like the TITLE of the thread)
But if you need to re-word the question, you can try this:
Can a person be Catholic -- and be a Christian whilst believing and following all of the stated beliefs and practices of the 'Holy Roman Catholic Church' ?
ESPECIALLY - if that person simultaneously believes what the Bible says about salvation, grace, Jesus, the one true Church, Peter, works of the flesh, Mary, ... and a host of other subjects...
IOW - "Since so many of the beliefs and practices of the 'HRCC' are at odds with God's explicit Word, how could such a person claim to be a devoted Catholic AND a Christian?"