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I'm tired of seeing Catholics have to answer this question over and over again.
2006-07-21 12:36:10 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Roman Catholic Church has a membership in every country on Earth.The Church sees itself as instituted by Jesus Christ for the salvation of souls. It accomplishes this goal through teaching and through administration of sacraments, including baptism, communion, and forgiveness of sins, through which God grants grace to the believer. The teaching authority or magisterium of the Church bases its teachings on both Scripture and apostolic tradition. As well as ordained secular clergy, the Church encourages monasticism, and has many orders of monks, friars and nuns who live in celibacy, and devote their lives entirely to God. Other religious practices include fasting, prayer, penance, pilgrimage and meditation.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Church's first purpose is "to be the sacrament of the inner union of men with God." Thus the Church's "structure is totally ordered to the holiness of Christ's members." (Catechism of the Catholic Church 775, 773)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 85 states that authentic interpretation of the word of God is entrusted to the living Magisterium of the Church, namely the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter. Roman Catholic theology places the authoritative interpretation of scripture in the hands of the corporate judgment of the Church rather than the private judgment of the individual.
The Church holds that the teachings of Jesus call on its members to act in a particular way in their dealings with the rest of humanity. While not endorsing any particular political agenda, the Church holds that this teaching applies in the public (political) realm, not only the private. Among these teachings, as they have been elaborated in recent decades by Catholic thinkers, Bishops' statements and Papal encyclicals, are that every person has a right to life and to a decent minimum standards of living, that humanity's use of God's creation implies a responsibility to protect the environment, and that the range of circumstances under which military force is permissible is extremely limited.
2006-07-21 12:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by ~Untold Wisdom~ 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Maybe Catholics do not worship Mary, so you say, but as long as they pray to Mary, when the bible teaches that the only way to God is through Jesus only, when that changes then they may believe you. Maybe. Having statues of her is a problem also. When will that end?
No doubt Mary is in Heaven, and rendered mankind a privileged service, but she is not the mediator for the prayers of mankind, and would agree with Jesus on this. John 14:6.
2006-07-21 19:46:18 · answer #2 · answered by tina 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus called Mary "woman"
He told John,
"Behold, your mother, mother, behold your son""
The Pope says that Mary was the mother of Jesus AND the mother of God.
The Catholic church says one can pray "through Mary" in order to reach Jesus.
But the Bible says there is only ONE mediator between man and God and that is Jesus Christ, NOT Mary.
Mary was blessed to be used as a womb-incubator to carry Jesus.
Mary had children after Jesus was born.
She was no longer a virgin so why does the Catholic church call her a perpetual virgin?
Mary would turn over in her grave if she knew how much
"praise" was given to her by millions of Catholics.
There are more statues of Mary than Jesus even.
And it all stems back from the original pagan belief of
a woman with child where the woman was greater than the child. Way back...look at the pagan beliefs everywhere. Mother and child. Mother and child.
How can God have a Mother?!
It's ridiculous!
And yet the Pope officially declared that Mary was the MOTHER of God.
What blasphemy!
2006-07-21 20:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by Joja 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
OK, fine. However, understand that it appears that you do, and since non-Catholics don't know the teachings of the church, they make the assumption.
This is what they see: In practice, the Catholic attitude towards Mary amounts to worship. It's said Catholics "worship" Mary because they pray to her, kneel before her image, trust in her for salvation and attribute to her titles and honours which belong to God alone.
2006-07-21 19:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You say hail Mary. I am a protestant and I know this. What is the matter? You do the sign of the cross in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost. I am a Protestant and I know this. Who doesn't know this? I thought everyone did.You also talk to Saint Jude. So what, do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe in the Father and the Holy Spirit? So who cares about your religious practices.I am a Protestant that is what the inter-net calls me anyhow. I read the Bible and study it. I go by the Word of God not some other person.
2006-07-21 19:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We Catholics don't worship Mary. However, we proudly admit to giving her the reverence she deserves and asking her to pray for us.
2006-07-21 19:50:58 · answer #6 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why does this bother you. Instead ask your priest why do protestant keep asking you the same question and maybe you can give them the answer the priest will give you. And please ask him to show you why do Catholics have images of Mary and other saints in their temple (church). Many protestant do not understand this and perhaps they are asking you a question that they really would like answered..Do you know why and if you don't worship her then why are their images of her in the church?
just wondering..lol
2006-07-21 19:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
How many days have you been beating your mother?
I believe you understand why they ask as there are indications that you do. They interpret what you say in liturgy about Mary as worshiping and you define it as not worshiping. As long as that is true, the questions will never cease.
2006-07-21 19:44:39 · answer #8 · answered by gtoacp 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there are as many of us "protestants" that believe that as you must meet.
Try to look at it objectively if you can though...
Do Catholics pray to Mary and/or Saints like Jude or Christopher? My view from "outside" is that you do. Therefore, for those that only pray to God/Jesus/Holy Spirit it would certainly seem like you are worshipping Mary or the Saints. Wouldn't it?
2006-07-21 19:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by Mister Bob the Tomato 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
What, you don't worship Mary!
I am a Protestant.
Do you worship Mary?
lol
2006-07-21 19:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋