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The CCC is *anti- Catholic*????

Who knew?

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__PU.HTM

Can. 209 §1. The Christian faithful, even in their own manner of acting, are always obliged to maintain communion with the Church.

§2. With great diligence they are to fulfill the duties which they owe to the universal Church and the particular church to which they belong according to the prescripts of the law.

Can. 210 All the Christian faithful must direct their efforts to lead a holy life and to promote the growth of the Church and its continual sanctification, according to their own condition.

Can. 211 All the Christian faithful have the duty and right to work so that the divine message of salvation more and more reaches all people in every age and in every land.

Can. 212 §1. Conscious of their own responsibility, the Christian faithful are bound to follow with Christian obedience those things which the sacred pastors, inasmuch as they represent Christ, declare as teachers of the faith or establish as rulers of the Church.

Can. 222 §1. The Christian faithful are obliged to assist with the needs of the Church so that the Church has what is necessary for divine worship, for the works of the apostolate and of charity, and for the decent support of ministers.

§2. They are also obliged to promote social justice and, mindful of the precept of the Lord, to assist the poor from their own resources.

Do you even know what any of that is? What any of it means?

Duties of the Catholic:

The Duties/Obligations of Catholics as Listed in the Catechism

1. To attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and rest from servile labor.
2. To receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once a year, if aware of committing a mortal sin.
3. To receive Holy Communion at least once a year, between the first Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday.
4. To observe the fast days and abstinence days established by the Church.
5. To contribute to the material support of the Church

The Duties of Catholics added by the U.S. Bishops

6. Obeying the Marriage Laws of the Church
7. Join in the Missionary spirit of the Church

These are not onerous duties and they are for the benefit of the believer. As stated earlier, when one neglects prayer, Mass and the reading of Scripture it is easy to fall away.

Can. 209 §1. The Christian faithful, even in their own manner of acting, are always obliged to maintain communion with the Church.

Again, remain close to the Church so as to avoid being lukewarm or to lose faith altogether and fall into agnostisism or atheism.

Can. 210 All the Christian faithful must direct their efforts to lead a holy life and to promote the growth of the Church and its continual sanctification, according to their own condition.

Gee, strive to be perfect. Isn’t that what Jesus said. Did he also not want us to make disciples of all nations? Are we not a part of the building up of the church?

Can. 211 All the Christian faithful have the duty and right to work so that the divine message of salvation more and more reaches all people in every age and in every land.

Again, missionary activity, whether or not one travels or one never leaves their home city or country. Be a light unto the world so that they will give Glory to God.

“He who hears you, hears me, He who rejects you, rejects me, and who rejects me, rejects the One who sent me.”

“As my Father has sent me, so I send you.”

The Council of Jerusalem is a prime example of this duty of a Christian to accept the teachings of the Church.

When Peter and James and Paul and the other Apostles met to consider whether or not the Gentiles had to be circumcised before receiving the Good News, they had nothing by which to base their “sentence”.

There was no NT Scripture, the OT certainly was silent on the matter. Therefore, they had to decide, based on what they knew of Christ’s message, what conditions or “burdens” would be placed on Gentiles when they became believers.

Prior to that council, they were circumcising the men who converted. But, following it, after the declaration of Peter and the testimony of Paul and Barnabas, it was their judgement that the Gentiles would have to follow some of the dietary laws, but would not have to be circumcised.

This was a totally new doctrine. A letter was written to be circulated and read to the different communities and all were bound to accept it.

Paul had to rebuke Peter when he was not living up to the decision of the council. Why? Because it was a binding doctrine.

Last time I read ACTS, it very clearly said that all the believers contributed to the church to help the poor. Paul makes mention of collecting monies or contributions to take to Jerusalem for the believers there.

Is it error to hold Christians to that standard?

§2. They are also obliged to promote social justice and, mindful of the precept of the Lord, to assist the poor from their own resources.

“Whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me.”

Can’t imagine the error one could see here.

Catholics are indeed a community of believers that is universal and we are conscious of our duty to help all who are in need, whether through our contributions to the church for missionary work or charitable work.

If protestants find this to be error or something to be disparaged, then go for it.

I am not ashamed, nor will I deny my complete submission and obedience to Jesus and to His Church.

Any more questions?