[cloudmountain]

Of course there are people, usually non-Catholics, who believe that if something ISN'T in the Bible then it's simply not true.

Obviously they probably don't believe in Apostolic Tradition.
It's so ODD that people sometimes are SO critical of something they know SO little about.

I don't think that I've ever criticized a Protestant denomination, ANY of the 30-40,000 of them that have come and/or gone. I sometimes wonder why Catholicism, the original Christian faith begun by Jesus Christ, is such a target to some people.
Have YOU any answers about that?

[MHGinTN]

JESUS, GOD with us, did not institute catholiciism. To believe that LIE requires magic thinking, projecting imaginary things and meanings in pagan fashion, like the idea that you can get GOD LIFE in you via the alimentary tract. The body Jesus NOW occupies does not have blood distributing the LIFE through out the tissues.

[mrobisr]

“Obviously they probably don’t believe in Apostolic Tradition.”

Which apostolic tradition are you referring to the 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, or 20th?

No, I can’t believe in a tradition that happened in the 1st century and then has had major changes every since. That’s not tradition that’s making it up as you go.

1 . Prayers for the dead . …………-—————————……300 A.D.
2. Making the sign of the cross ………………………… …300 A.D.
3. Veneration of angels & dead saints …………-————…….375 A.D.
4. Use of images in worship………………………………… . 375 A.D.
5. The Mass as a daily celebration……………………………… 394 A.D.
6 Beginning of the exaltation of Mary; the term, “Mother of God” applied a Council of Ephesus……………. .-———————————————————— 431 A.D.
7 Extreme Unction (Last Rites)……………………………… ..526 A.D.
8. Doctrine of Purgatory-Gregory 1…………………………… .593 A.D..
9. Prayers to Mary & dead saints ……………………………… .600 A.D.
10. Worship of cross, images & relics ……………………… … 786 A.D.
11 Canonization of dead saints ………………………………… ..995 A.D.
12. Celibacy of priesthood …………………………………… …1079 A.D.
13. The Rosary ……………………………………………… … 1090 A.D.
14. Indulgences ……………………………………………… …..1190 A.D.
15. Transubstantiation-Innocent III …………………………… 1215 A.D.
16. Auricular Confession of sins to a priest …………………… 1215 A.D.
17. Adoration of the wafer (Host)…………………………… .. 1220 A.D.
18. Cup forbidden to the people at communion …………………..1414 A.D.
19. Purgatory proclaimed as a dogma……………………………..1439 A.D.
20. The doctrine of the Seven Sacraments confirmed …………….1439 A.D.
21 Tradition declared of equal authority with Bible by Council of Trent…………………………………………————————… 1545 A.D.
22. Apocryphal books added to Bible ………——————……….1546 A.D.
23. Immaculate Conception of Mary……………………………….1854 A.D.
24, Infallibility of the pope in matters of faith and morals, proclaimed by the Vatican Council ……………… 1870 A.D.
25. Assumption of the Virgin Mary (bodily ascension into heaven shortly after her death) ……………………………-—————————————————……1950 A.D.
26. Mary proclaimed Mother of the Church……………………… 1965 A.D.

[Elsie]

I don't think that I've ever criticized a Protestant denomination, ANY of the 30-40,000 of them that have come and/or gone.

The figures, posted by FR Catholics over the years, vary from 25 to 80 thousand.

I do so wish they'd get on the same page!

[daniel1212]

I don't think that I've ever criticized a Protestant denomination, ANY of the 30-40,000 of them that have come and/or gone. I sometimes wonder why Catholicism, the original Christian faith begun by Jesus Christ, is such a target to some people.

Actually, the elitist cult of Mormonism was basically banned from promoting its heresies here, and if liberal Prots were elitists and or were promoting themselves in particular then you would see them targeted. And the reason why Catholicism has been and is targeted has been and is due to the incessant promotion of this elitist heretical sect but certain devotees, some of whom oppose FR allowing reproof of her. How American.