2007-01-24 12:12:18 · 13 answers · asked by zzzzzzzz 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church is not influenced by the devil we worship God not satan
God Bless You
2007-01-24 12:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, I'd say more influenced by the world. I understand where their theology comes from, but its assumption that the Church, as the bride of Christ, is perfect, is the opposite of what I believe, i.e. total depravity and the real church a collection of sinners saved by grace, not by merit. Some folks will take this to excess and throw the devil in there but I won't take it that far. I disagree with their theology, and I'll leave it at that.
2007-01-24 12:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by ccrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It’s meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2007-01-24 12:18:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the Catholic Church has mixed Christianity with paganism and has set up idol worshiping: kissing of the pope's ring, the pope stands in the place of God, the worshiping of the woman Mary who has nothing to do with the (Mary mother of Jesus). They are greatly influenced by satanism.
2007-01-24 13:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it is just hard set in tradition.
They are very resilient from reforming the church. If they changed just one thing specifically, the holy orders, more people would join.
It's possible Satan influences it's survival if the prediction that the antichrist may be a pope is true, then of course Satan will want the papacy to survive.
2007-01-24 12:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
EVERYONE IS INFULENCED BY THE DEVIL AND BY GOD. It's up to us to follow either one. And no, i don't think that they are demonic. Just very radical Catholic people who follows the teaching of very, extreme radical Catholic priests/bishop/pope/etc.
But i do disagree w/ many of their traditions. They bent the Bible's words.
2007-01-24 12:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by asiduhagu 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm one of those Catholics that you seem to think is influenced by the devil. Funniest darned thing, but my Bible reads, "Judge not, lest ye be judged." (Matthew 7:1)
James 4:11 says, "Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge."
And then there's Romans 14:4, "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand."
Were those verses left out of your Bible?
2007-01-24 12:28:18 · answer #7 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, both Protestants and Catholics are brothers and sisters in the Lord, separated brethren.
2007-01-24 12:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes! And I am not a protestant, but a former Catholic.
http://www.remnantofgod.org/flash/acssmenu.html
2007-01-24 12:21:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Satan is the reason christianity exists. Without Satan/the devil/ Lucifer/ fallen angel, who would they blame for the troubles of the world?
2007-01-24 12:17:12 · answer #10 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋