My question is that I would like to know if its ok to be friends with someone who is not of the same faith as you are? because I had this one friend who was a catholic and then they became a Christian and now everytime they go to meet someone they can't be friends with them because they are from another faith. I mean they can be friends but just not close friends with you if you are not the same faith as they are. Does anyone who is a Catholic find that odd or is it ok to be friends with them? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
2006-10-02 02:04:24 · 14 answers · asked by Snowwhite30 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, it is okay for a Catholic to be friends with a Protestant.
Almost all Catholics have non-Catholic friends. Some Catholics even marry non-Catholics.
It sounds like your friend may have joined a fringe Christian denomination that does not allow contact with people outside that group. This is not Catholic teaching.
With love in Christ.
2006-10-02 16:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Um... I think its very odd! Both the catholic and protestant faith teach their followers to love everybody and therefore there shouldn't be a bar on who you can be friends with. It just means there are certain things you can't relate to that person about.
Besides, catholics and protestants are both Christian and share the same God and many similar doctrines! It might be harded for a Christian to be friends with a Satanist or Atheist, I would have thought!
2006-10-02 02:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a friend who was a Catholic and then they became a Christian???
All Catholics are Christians. Not all Christians are Catholic. You cannot be a Catholic and then become a Christian.
And people can be friends, even good friends, with anyone they choose here in the USA. It's a free country.
2006-10-02 02:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad doctrines are not banned from either church. You can tell who the lifelong learners are and who has a closed mind.
FAQ: Do Swedenborgians believe in the Holy Trinity?
"The idea of God, with all conception of Him, having been thus rent asunder, it is my purpose to treat, in their order, of God the Creator, of the Lord the Redeemer, and of the Holy Spirit the Operator, and lastly of the Divine trinity, to the end that what has been rent asunder may be again made whole; which is done when the reason of man is convinced by the Word and by light therefrom that there is a Divine trinity, and that the trinity is in the Lord God the Savior Jesus Christ, like the soul, the body, and what goes forth from these, in man; and that thus this article in the Athanasian Creed is true:"
"In Christ God and man, or the Divine and the Human, are not two, but are in one person; and as the rational soul and the flesh are one man, so God and man are one Christ." -- True Christian Religion n.4[3]:
2006-10-02 02:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as your daughter has one practise Catholic as a godparent, the different (of opposite gender) might want to be protestant. As i'm particular you understand, the region of the godparent is to guidance guide the newborn in transforming into in the Catholic faith. for sure, your protestant pal, no count number how outstanding he's, might want to be at a draw back in attempting to assist your daughter understand Catholicism, even as he isn't any longer Catholic himself. even with the indisputable fact that, all you want to do is pick a good Catholic female as godmother, and also you're waiting.
2016-12-04 03:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Protestant, I've got several Catholic friends. We differ on theological points, but otherwise that's just a side issue to our friendship.
2006-10-02 02:07:06 · answer #6 · answered by Rob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholics ARE Christian and can be friends with anyone they want. I am Catholic.
2006-10-02 02:13:58 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. I am Catholic and my family are Protestants.I also have Spiritualist, Muslim, Buddhist, Agnostic, Atheist,Wiccan and Pagan friends.
2006-10-02 02:06:00 · answer #8 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can be friends with whoever you like ..
a friend is someone you can share with and confide in .. that doesnt mean they have to have the same religious preferance as you
i am sad now Debra forgot me mwaaaa !! lol
2006-10-02 02:08:57 · answer #9 · answered by Peace 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The beleif in GOD makes us all spiritual brothes.We share the common ground that there is GOD,but we all hold true to the ideas of the scriptures that we have learned all of our lifes.
2006-10-02 02:20:12 · answer #10 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋