In spite of what you may have thought, or have been told by others, the Catholic faith is the original and most complete faith on the face of the earth. We have the Bible. We have God the Father. We have Jesus Christ. We have the Holy Spirit. We have valid sacraments that truly dispense grace. We have the Mass and Holy Communion. We have the sacred traditions of the apostles. We have Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the communion of all the saints. We have an earthly leader, the pope, who wields the God given authority to settle arguments between various members of the worlwide church. We have our own country, the Vatican. We have a complete body of both dedicated religious scholarship and divine revelation that goes back 2,000 years, all the way back to Jesus Christ himself, and then spans the old testament, all the way back to creation. We also have the great commission, and the irrevocable promises of Christ.
2006-07-22 17:32:40 · 11 answers · asked by thepaxilman 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree with that statement and I am Catholic!
2006-07-22 17:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by jasemay71 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholicism certainly isn't the "original" faith. Local religions existed long before organized religion did, and Judaism existed a few thousand years before Christianity did.
As for it being the most complete religion, that's highly debatable. Most Catholics would probably believe their faith is the most complete, and may believe their faith is the original faith. Many Catholics, though certainly not all, simply believe what their religious and lay leaders tell them is the truth. However, it may not be the same as what history may tell us or what other people believe.
2006-07-22 17:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by jerseyvioletlx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is a fair assessment of the Roman Catholic position, although the bit about "we have our own country, the Vatican" is really irrelevant to Roman Catholicism, as that was true only since about 1927.
2006-07-22 17:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by a_catholic_monk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
appears like a concept from somebody of Buddhist mysticism or some eastern suitable philosophical gadget. The you maximum probable correlated to the ego, the "I" that we parade around in our on a daily basis lives. yet our genuine selves, what's left after the ego has dissolved, exists in considered one of those infinity. it somewhat is a alluring concept, it speaks to the grandeur of life, the indoors-connectedness of all issues. you're right here, yet you're additionally everywhere at as quickly as.
2016-12-10 12:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by midkiff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all Christians...no matter what proud horns you blast. Remember what God Say's about bragging & what Jesus taught about the high & mighty...Jesus didn't teach the statement you just read...Jesus taught about humility...that's why you are missing it.
I see pride in your rightings...that's not God!
2006-07-22 17:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm a former Catholic that's come to realize that I was fed a bunch of baloney since I was a kid.
2006-07-22 17:52:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably
2006-07-22 17:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds about right, but you forgot the trinity
2006-07-22 17:38:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I believe it is
2006-07-22 17:38:32 · answer #9 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have the most corrupt of all religion, they killed many christians and jews.
2006-07-22 17:36:37 · answer #10 · answered by jp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋