Are you one or know of any. What do they do at mass to express their charisma? and when. Do they lead a more Christian lifestyle than the average Catholic?
2006-07-15 18:55:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
--is Catholic--
My spiritually is aesetic and contemplative so I am at the polar opposite spiritually of charismatics. I have experienced both, and it is my personal experience that contemplation is much more intense of an experience (if we rate by experience which we shouldn't).
Charismatic Catholics exist and have always existed. However, though all Catholics are "charismatic" the specific attitude towards Faith that we label as "Charismatic" is not the normative mode of expression. Over the 2 millennia of the existence of the Church, Charismatics have been very helpful but they have also been a real problem (as any group can be). Charisms are also exceptionally easy to fake, become corrupted, and be influenced by demonic powers. Often they are more the cases of psychological influence and mob mentality than anything supernatural. It is a method of the Faith that constantly needs to be watched and discerned (which discernment is itself a charism).
Any Charismatic Group (and any Catholic Group) that is not 100% obedient to the Church both in terms of dogma and its bishops and priests, needs to be ignored. This is the best test to check to see if the group is tuned into God. Also speaking in tongues is completely not from God if no-one understands what is being said. (Check your scripture).
As to being a more Catholic lifestyle, I would have to say what do you define as Catholic lifestyle? They are an unique spirituality of Catholicism, but that doesn't make them more or less Catholic. What is important is obedance to Christ, the growth of Christian virtues, the abhorning and repenting of sin, and the growth in grace. That is the Christian lifestyle, reguardless of the many forms that it might take.
2006-07-16 19:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic Charismatics have a deeper oneness with God. They should be leading a more Christian lifestyle than the average Catholic but the evil one is just around the corner trying to tempt them. Sometimes they fall. Charismatic Mass is not like the regular mass. There is praising, clapping and sometimes dancing. All these are done to praise and thank God.
2006-07-16 02:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing of the above. To get on the Band Wagon the Cult has a group meeting usually each Thursday night - speak in tongues, hold hands in air, a mimic of the Charismatics of True Christianity.
I have a niece in Western Canada who is one and gave me the info.
Makes no difference to the day to day family life.
2006-07-16 02:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am one and our Priest is one. When he came to the church, he was laughed at and now the other priests are following suit.
Jesus's name was meant to be rejoiced.
Charismatic catholics have gotten out of that ho hum atmosphere and are much happier.
There is hand raising , foot stomping and the music is rejoiceful.
It is about time the Catholics came around.
2006-07-16 02:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by cheeky chic 379 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't catholics in the Roman sense of the word.
They are not endorsed by the Pope. and The speak in tongues.
2006-07-16 02:02:46 · answer #5 · answered by Angelus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are deceived when Catholics get saved most of them are very angry at the church because they realize that they have been lied to all their life.
2006-07-16 02:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by wisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol i used to be a catholic, now I am a charismatic... I can't imagine being both...
2006-07-16 01:59:39 · answer #7 · answered by Chris K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋