“I believe and profess all that the holy Catholic Church believes, teaches, and proclaims to be revealed by God.”
If people believe the Catholic and church and all it’s rules, that’s not Christian, there’s a huge difference.
I’m not going to delve into the theology of it, but simply read your bible, the one God gave us, and you will see for yourself.
“Im not going to delve into the theology of it, but simply read your bible, the one God gave us, and you will see for yourself.”
God gave us a Bible all bound up in leather with red edges and the words of Jesus in red and written in King James english?
Or do you mean the canon of scripture that was discerned by the councils of the Catholic Church and contained all the books of the Bible?
of the Catholic Church, no. 198
Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo called the Nicene Creed:
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow, up to and including "and became man." all bow.)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.