2007-01-01 13:54:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They are all over the place!
I can't hardly through an anvil without hitting one!
2007-01-01 13:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 5⤊ 5⤋
I can't judge it. That job belongs to God. I was raised in it. What I believe in now is Jesus and the Bible and it is not a religion at all but a relationship with God and others. I have seen good and bad in the Catholic Church, from the Vatican on down. But I have also seen great good and great bad in my own life.
I recently watched a good video called The Vatican which takes you right into the Vatican and shows you how it operates. It has it's own army, 100 strong, whose job is to be body guards for the pope. I recommend this movie because of the many unknown facts about the everyday life and history of the papacy that it contains.
2007-01-01 22:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by cathyhewed1946 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why all the hatred? I love the Catholic church. It gives me peace and comfort. I was away from the church for many years and have never felt comfortable in any other church setting. It seems as if Catholic bashing is the one acceptable discrimination today. I wish people would take some time to learn more about the faith instead of saying the first mean thing that comes to mind.
2007-01-02 01:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by paxicogirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I feel sad for the majority of Catholics because for many I think they miss the point of what truly being a Christian is. I know because I was once a member of the Catholic faith myself. It's more about being Catholic than it is about being a Christian. It's about pomp and circumstance, rituals, and I find way too much hipocrosy within the church. The abomination of what the leaders of the church are doing with regard to sexual abuse is nothing short of atrocious and I can't in all good conscience remain a follower. I am a big believer in monetarily supporting my church and community through titheing, but the fact that they "charge" for everything is sickening. They actually have fees set for baptisms, weddings, religious education classes and even annullments, none of which I can condone. I know many, many catholics, none of which even so much as glance through their bibles let alone attend a bible study or heaven forbid bring one to church on Sunday morning. The parishes in large neighborhoods boast about their large number of congregants, yet the vast majority of them don't know 10 other people that attend the very same church. It is for these and many other reasons that I left the church a dozen years ago. I have found much peace in a truly bible teaching church, and I have found out what it really means to be a Christian. I don't miss the Catholic church one iota and I'm frankly bored to tears when I have to attend a service because of a friends wedding. It reminds me over and and over again how unfullfilled I was when I used to attend.
2007-01-01 22:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by rdhead500 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When I was a kid they taught that ONLY Catholics go to heaven. I think they changed that view and many others. So much for the consistent teaching one guy mentioned.
Aside from their doctrine the Catholics I've been exposed were the most judgmental, holier-than-thou, unkind, hateful, psychotic, abusive people I've ever met and I haven't been a kid for a long long time. Your mileage may vary but for my part I've had a belly full of the Catholic church.
2007-01-01 22:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love the organized and order of the worship. and the uplifting feeling of being Catholic. in my home life everything is always so chaotic, so I need the order of a true spiritual feeling.
I was raised Protestant, but changed 4 rs ago to Catholicism, the Church I attended treated me sh!ttY- so I stopped going, but I still love being catholic.
2007-01-01 22:10:24 · answer #6 · answered by BubbleGumBoobs! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic faith remains the only true and complete system of divine salvation on the planet.
Personally founded, staffed, trained, and empowered by Jesus Christ, who still remains at its' head.
Under the earthly leadership and tutelage of the designated, ordained successors of St. Peter, the first pope, and the apostles, the first bishops.
Under the pastoral care of a host of dedicated priests, set aside for service to the people and sacrifice to God, through the ordained, ministerial priesthood.
Divinely protected and guaranteed forever against error in either doctrine or practice, by the Holy Spirit.
Endorsed and supernaturally provisioned by God the Father.
The compiler of all sacred scripture.
The designated fountain of all God's grace.
The guide to salvation and peace for all mankind.
Responsible for nearly two millenia of dedicated scholarship by some of history's finest theologians, and many of Christianity's greatest saints.
Durable.
Able to continue on, in spite of the weaknesses and perversions of some who belong to, and even govern it.
Constantly rejecting Satan, who will never prevail against it.
Eternally proclaiming the divine Kingship of Christ.
Offering perfect sacrifice and true, practical worship to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, all around the world, every hour of every day, every day of every year, until the end of time.
Endowed with the divine and unrestricted power to bind and loose, both on earth, and in heaven.
Keeper and confector of the authentic Holy Eucharist, the source and summit of all Christian existence, and the most visible sign of the Kingdom of God on the earth.
One. Holy. Catholic. Apostolic.
A think the Catholic Church is a supernatural earthly institution, founded and empowered by God himself, that is without equal, anywhere in the universe.
And in spite of the all too human faults of those who govern it and belong to it, everyone should be Catholic.
2007-01-01 22:38:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Although I am agnostic, I am fascinated by the lineage of the popes and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church which spans about 2,000 years. It's not easy to grasp that amount of time.
2007-01-01 22:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by TarKettle 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know and admire many Catholics, but I stop short of accepting their traditions and catechism. Since even our understanding of the canon of scripture is subject to interpretation and human error, I feel it only compounds the darkness of the glass when you add all this non-Biblical stuff. Ever virgin? Who can ever know? Transubstantiation? Forgive my skepticism. If we would just love God and love our neighbor and our enemies, we wouldn't have to worry about any of that stuff.
2007-01-01 22:00:41 · answer #9 · answered by celebduath 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like the Catholic religion, up to the point where they say they are 'the one true way'. What about the countless other religions of the world?
2007-01-01 21:57:29 · answer #10 · answered by TiGeR 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Misinformed, misguided, misled. False teachings. e,g mary worship, homosexuality becoming accepted. trinity, hellfire, purgatory, repetitive prayers, they intercede for people and make god unreachable. catholic church has is going down , down , down, and no one will move to offer her a helping hand. too bad too bad they will say. revelation 17.
has not the catholic church persecuted true worshippers over the centuries.?
2007-01-01 22:33:24 · answer #11 · answered by djfjedi1976 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋