Can Catholics and Protestants ever be friends? Or is there always sects involved?

Question

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Answer 1

Christianity was united, just as Christ intended it to be, for 1,000 years after He ascended into heaven. The current divisions are the result of the 16th century rebellion against Christ's Church, and especially the introduction of the manmade tradition of sola scriptura, a notion the Apostles never dreamed of, nor did any Christian for the next 1,500 years. This single tradition of men - the false idea that the truth can be found by personal interpretation of early Catholic writings - guarantees conflicting beliefs, and conflicting beliefs means false beliefs, for truth cannot conflict with truth. As long as some Christians embrace this unbiblical idea, ongoing fragmentation and doctrinal chaos are certain to continue. Satan loves this situation, since it is in direct opposition to the stated will of God - "that they all may be ONE". In spite of this situation in the manmade churches, the Church Christ founded for all mankind continues in unity of belief, unity of worship and unity of administration after 2,000 years, something no human institution has ever achieved or ever will achieve. It is possible only by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, whom Christ said would guide His Church to all truth.

anyway i'm agnostic

Answer 2

Yes, they can be friends. I am not protestant but have many Catholic friends. It makes some issues difficult, but if you don't talk about them, it can be fine.
And to the guy who said that his wife was a Baptist....They didn't come out of the protestants at all. Baptists have been around since the time of Christ, like the Catholic church.
The Catholics actually called them Ana-baptists for years because they were against the baptism of the Catholic church. Since, they have just dropped the ana part.

Answer 3

As a Roman Catholic, i'm getting alongside tremendous with Lutherans. in reality I actually have some Lutheran kin by marriage. residing down in the southern u . s . a . I actually have discovered that Southern Baptist hate Catholics. many of the major Steam Protestants are sturdy human beings. it truly is the Fundamentalist Protestants that are the haters, and that i visit't stand them.

Answer 4

A better question is: Can Catholics and Protestants ever be friends with God? Eph.4:5 says: "One lord, one faith, one baptism." If there is only one true faith, all religions can't be right. This is emphasized by 1 Cor. 1:10, where it says that all true Christians "should speak in agreement, and that there should not be divisions among you, but that you may be fitly united in the SAME mind and in the SAME line of thought."

Answer 5

All people here are potenitally harmonious. However, potentiality can become actuality only between groups who are willing to make progress in many ways.

The single greatest way of progress is developing a PERSONAL relationship with God rather than leaving this relationship up to some self-appointed or institutionally-appointed mediator (priest or minister).

I have a question for you which a Michigan lady once asked: "Is God a doctrine in your mind or a living presence in your soul?*

*Jana A. Kelley, Royal Oak, MI

If your 'religion' is totally passive (thus without any feeling of cosmic belongingness and with few or none of self-discovered truths, color yourself as 'not helping' progress from potentials to actuality (actualization of potentials).

God personally helps in the actualization of all potentials of truth, beauty and goodness.

All of this begins with FINDING GOD....

Many people have, it can be done. Jesus said: "I stand at the door and knock.....Seek and you will find....Ask and you will receive.

So, if you are a thinker and an honest man -- when your church leaders or others say "There is no answer to that question." then they are CONTRADICTING God and Christ.

We are about to begin an age of great spiritual progress.

One day in the distant future you will find harmony with people from many other worlds. Alll of them will be ACTIVE participants in the unfolding of cosmic perfection....

Good will and restraint from acts of violence, the adherence to human rights and the rule of justice by legally constituted bodies using due process, and civilized discussion in many forums -- media, parliament or assembly or town council, will also insure continuing progress toward a state of happiness and accord.

Cosmic perspective is attainable, a start is given here:

http://up-escalator.spaces.live.com/

for those who are able to follow pointers, start with the "Journey" blog.

Church leaders are good and helpful -- IF -- they help others extablish a direct relationship with God, rather than conducting a priestcraft or minister-craft directed principally toward other objectives.

Answer 6

Sure we can! I have lots of Catholic friends. We get along just fine. We even talk about religion. We can prove that there can be healthy debate between Catholics and Protestants.

Answer 7

A better question is, Can Catholics and Protestants ever be Christians?

Answer 8

The Bible asks "what relation does light have with darkness, or Christ with Satan." Catholicism is an apostate form of Christianity and thereby associated with satan. The only interest a Christian should have toward the Catholic (or unbeliever for that matter) is to see them come to a knowledge of truth.

Answer 9

I have no problems with Protestants and I know quite a few, my brother in law is a Protestant and my sister is a Catholic and they have been married for 37 years so I don't understand your point

God Bless you

Answer 10

Most Catholics and Protestants have not problem accepting one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.

I have many friends who are Protestants, one is even a minister.

With love in Christ.