Question: "I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?"

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[publius911]

Me either. The author, in my opinion, is stalking a straw man of his own making.

That would explain it. My choice of the source is the other perverse sicko subculture (aside from islam) : The pro-sodomy crowd.

[Resettozero]

In Post 71 she quite clearly identified whom she considered “you people”.

I read that post too. Nothing came from that rambling response except it prompted me to draw this conclusion:

The poster was railing against FReepers on this thread who are posting in opposition to Roman Catholic doctrines/teachings.

[Lorianne]

I have told you .

YOU PEOPLE who claim to have a lock on the true religion or the true religion within a religion. I have encountered YOU PEOPLE among every religion and every sect of religion. Protestants fight among themselves and waste time judging who is really a Christian or really the right kind of Christian. Catholics do the same damn thing among themselves ... who is more Catholic than who (there are various sects with the Catholic religion as well. Have you not seen their fights here on FR as well?)

Meanwhile, Islam advances.

Thanks to YOU PEOPLE for nothing. Islam is getting a foothold in formerly Christian areas as people tire of and turn away from religion entirely because of all the infighting between YOU PEOPLE.

[publius911]

Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior?

If you feel the need to ask this on a world-wide internet forum, you are in serious need of much mental health help...

[Lorianne]

You do not speak for me. YOU PEOPLE infect every religion and every sect of every religion.

Meanwhile, Islam advances. Enjoy.

[Resettozero]

But Christ did LITERALLY say that.

Only according to Roman Catholics. But I realize you too are contending for the faith delivered once for all to the saints.

[Resettozero]

Your response is still an evasion and still not an honest answer. Want to try posting it a fourth or a fifth time? Maybe something will change.

You appear shriller in your responses lately. Why?

[piusv]

Inflammatory comments are meant to receive responses like yours. Just ignore them.

[publius911]

I am Catholic. This is what I believe. Now tell me I don’t believe in Jesus Christ. Four Congressional Medals since WW1 have been awarded to Catholic Chaplains. Can you tell me they didn’t believe in Jesus Christ?

I fear we have taken the bait. I'm done here.

Next to hydrogen, stupidity and ignorane are the most abundant things in the universe.

[onyx]

THAT POSTER ALMOST GOT REPORTED BY ME.
STILL MIGHT.

[Lorianne]

My post is very clear. I’ve been around enough of YOU PEOPLE for long enough in life to know what I’m dealing with. There is no winning. Your’re blind and irrational.

Meanwhile, Islam advances. Thanks a lot!

[piusv]

Wow. I thought Wayne was trying to help you out.

[Resettozero]

You do not speak for me. YOU PEOPLE infect every religion and every sect of every religion.

Some FReepers will strike out and bite ANY hand. Hope you have your shots.

[publius911]

But I admit that Free Republic is only one small corner of the world and that certain Catholic posters here may be atypical Roman Catholics.

Or pretending to be Roman Catholics to discredit them, for whatever sicko personal reasons. I continue to maintain that at least 25% of the U.S. population is clinically insane...

[Resettozero]

Your’re blind and irrational.

The only thing that keeps me from pushing the button and reporting this is that there is a possibility that you are under conviction by the Holy Spirit.

BTW, Roman Catholics have accused fellow FReepers of much worse than your mild lashing out at me. Furthermore, you are incorrect on both points.

[RJS1950]

So why do you believe that Catholics don’t accept or know Christ as the savior? Is it just ignorance? What makes your particular belief of how one should accept Christ right and everyone else wrong? Did you come to this conclusion without any influence by man or did you come to believe what your various pastors told you was the way based on their interpretations of the Bible? That would mean you follow a specific dogmatic belief rendered by mortal men.

I grew up a strict Catholic and I know very well the teachings of the church. I left them because their political views began to run contrary to mine. I found the same problems with every denomination I considered and if it wasn’t the politics it was the arrogant contention that if I didn’t believe their specific religious tenants then I would burn in hell.

I don’t need the Pope, John Calvin, my Quaker ancestors or any pastor tell me what I have to do to accept Christ and salvation and I don’t need them to remind me.

You want to follow any denomination then go for it; just don’t cut down and trash others who follow a different path to Christ and salvation. It makes you sound like a muslim talking about infidels.

[publius911]

That’s all very heartwarming, but for the longest time non-Catholic believers have been told they are not Christians and doomed to hell.

Not by any Catholics I have known or heard of...

[Lorianne]

Maybe I misread his post? If so I apologize.
I read it as agreeing with Resettozero that I was referring to only to Protestants.
Sorry WayneS if I misread your comment.

[Chainmail]

See - it's one of those odd things I've never understood about threads that start out like this: it always begins with some individual spouting scripture all over the place and saying or just implying that Catholics require their intervention.

We don't. We're very happy with our faith and particularly the sacraments and if truth be known, we feel just a little bit sorry for the insecurity of our enthusiastically evangelical Brethren. If they were really secure in their faith, they wouldn't feel the need to rail at us and if they really were filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, they'd be spreading the Gospel to nonbelievers and atheists and the like.

They don't though. They feel an nearly insurmountable desire to blather at length at us happy Catholics.

I can honestly say that I've never heard a single anti-Protestant sermon in the thousands of masses I've attended and to the contrary, I've heard many ecumenical sermons extolling unity among Christians and Jews.

It's just whistling into the wind but I genuinely hope that these folks find peace in their faith and quit the internecine bomb-throwing. It's embarrassing to themselves and a scandal to Christianity.

[Lorianne]

Very well said.

My experience is very much the same as yours.