2007-01-03 15:15:19 · 28 answers · asked by Wake Up With My King 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's as reasonable as any other.
2007-01-03 15:17:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you when I get back from Church!
Seriously, I am a baptized Catholic and recently chose to go back to the Catholic Faith and attend Mass on a weekly basis. I do like the way I feel spiritually when I leave Mass and have received Communion. And I have learned to be more accountable for some of my negative thoughts and actions.
Some topics in the Catholic Faith, I am not sure I completely agree with, and I struggle with it sometimes.
But all in all, I feel I am becoming a better person for my Faith and my belief in God.
You can't knock it, till you've tried it!
2007-01-03 15:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would like to ask you to look at what the Catholic does in its present time. Not the religion; because every religion can always present a good impression on people but not every religious person can show reality from their truth.
2007-01-03 15:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Catholic and believe in the Church and all its teachings.
I have been a Catholic for 52 years and will stay a Catholic for the rest of my life
God Bless You
2007-01-03 15:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
On the one hand, it has a consistency that Protestant religions lack.
On the other hand, I disagree with most of their assumptions.
I am amused by how little Protestants know about the faith. Even here, people talk about praying to Mary or Saints (when they actually ask them to pray for them) Protestants respond that they pray directly to God and wouldn't ask Mary to pray for them -- bit every Protestant I have ever met admits to asking friends and relatives to pray for them.
Similarly, Catholics do not ask priests to forgive them -- they confess to God, with the priest as a witness.
2007-01-03 15:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by Ranto 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Im absolotely in love with Christ's true Church! I admit, there are some things Im still not fond of, such as Confession, but I just love the fact that Im a part of Christ's Chuch.
God Bless
2007-01-03 17:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm so glad I converted to Catholicism.
But my Protestant upbringing was valuable too.
It's sad that there are so many illiterate and ignorant people
They need to read the history of the early church, the Nicene Creed, Council of Trent, etc.
Not all Protestants are the same. as they all have different doctrines they follow.....
Jesus' commandment was to love one another.
I feel some people need to be more humble and respect one another.
Ecclesiasticus
Chapter 1
36 Be not incredulous to the fear of the Lord: and come not to him with a double heart. 37 Be not a hypocrite in the sight of men, and let not thy lips be a stumblingblock to thee. 38 Watch over them, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, 39 And God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation. 40 Because thou camest to the Lord wickedly, and thy heart is full of guile and deceit.
Source(s):
Latin Vulgate
Douay-Rheims Bible
2007-01-03 15:25:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was born and raised in a catholic home. Catholicism did not seem to fulfill my spiritual needs although it did teach me to believe in a God. When I was in my teens I explored other religions and beliefs. I believed in God but wanted to find the One True God, and nothing I explored had all the answers. God then revealed Himself to me through Jesus Christ. After wards I could see that Catholicism is based more on tradition although beneath the tradition still remains the truth although few people grasp it. Many born-again catholics remain in the church and feel that they should remain there to help other catholics find the true meaning of their faith. I personally found another church that was more identifiable with my conversion to Christ.
2007-01-03 15:31:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
I personally, think it's all crap. I was raised Roman-Catholic. I read the entire bible by the time I was 15, I did the whole First Communion thing, and the whole Confirmation thing. For a time I was even a lector in my little church. But the more I thought about it, I realized they were contradicting themselves at every turn. They say they practice tolerance and love for all, but they openly protest other religions, and gay people. So, therefore, I abandoned it for a more accepting religion. One that teaches love of all living things, and doesn't persecute people based on their lifestyle preferences or beliefs.
2007-01-03 15:20:50 · answer #9 · answered by mega_byte_me2005 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Don't get me started on the Catholic church.
Been there - At a tender age
Done that - Under the tender mercies of some barking mad Eastern European relatives, priests and nuns
Got the emotional scars to prove it - They never quite go away.
I cannot, in good conscience, recommend the Catholic church.
2007-01-03 15:28:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Bit conflicting in parts and some aspects of it that people are and/or aren't allowed to do.
But I don't follow it (I'm a religion free believer) so it ain't my problem.
2007-01-03 15:27:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋