If catholics are christian why do they have holy water and catholic do?

Question

I think what catholic do is more what the church tells you to do and not the bible. onely god could make holy water and not a priest

Answer 1

dude...it's a practice, a tradition. the holy water is made holy in church, God's house. Jewish ppl practice similar things on the Sabbath. if ur an atheist fine, but y do u have to constantly question other religions ESPECIALLY christianity. get a life people!

Answer 2

Clearly, the Bible indicates that Jesus founded only One Church, and Jesus: (a) founded his Church on Peter alone (Mt 16:18, Lk 6:46 49); (b) gave the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven to Peter alone (Mt 16:19); (c) said "Feed my lambs . . . tend my sheep . . . feed my sheep" to Peter alone (Jn 21:15 17)

When a Catholic obeys the laws of the Catholic Church, he or she is obeying the laws of an institution left by Jesus Christ to guide His people.

The priest is an instrument of God. By himself, the priest does nothing, but when God acts through the priest, the priest can bless and make water holy.

Answer 3

Remember their truth:

The Sea, The Clouds, The Fog, The Rain, The Lake, The Reservoir, are all forms of UNHOLY water, according to the teachings of the Catholic Church, only the Priest can make Water Holy.

They also claim that God is only in the Church/Temple - this is true, however it is not a Temple made of Bricks & Stone...

Answer 4

If Catholics aren't Christians, then Christianity is only a few hundred years old (an upstart religion), has no unique doctrine of any consequence, and has such a small percentage of followers in the world it can't be considered a major religion.

It would pretty much just be a big cult.

Not that including Catholics would really change that much.

Answer 5

+ Similarities +

"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)

Almost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians.

Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):

By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.

There are many minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.

A Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

+ Holy Water +

Holy Water is a sacramental.

Sacramentals are sacred signs that help us live holy lives. Although they do not produce sanctifying grace

Sacramentals include blessings of persons, meals, objects (including water), and places.

The priest blesses the congregation during Mass.

Christians bless their meals. "Bless us O Lord and these thy gifts, ..."

Priests bless water, animals, ships, homes, and even automobiles. "God bless this home and all those who enter here."

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt4.htm#art1

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 6

Thisquestion has already been answered by I "liketintin":his answer is great.
Thank you brother, protestants haven´t still realized that the Bible they read and claim to obey was coded by the Catholic Church.Every person who reads the Bible proclaims the wisdom of the one church established by Christ :The Catholic church.

Answer 7

The Catholic church came before the bible. It was the Catholic monks who painstakingly put in the first Bible for you so be thankful to them.Now if you have problems with the authority of the Catholic Church instituted by Christ Himself and with the authority of His priests, I cant help you much with that. It is a matter of faith.But about the holy water read below:

Among the Jews the sprinkling of the people, the sacrifices, the sacred vessels, etc., was enjoined by the regulations laid down by Moses in the books of Exodus and Leviticus; and it was undoubtedly from these practices of the Mosaic law that our Church took many of the details of her ritual in regard to holy water.

When Was It Introduced?
The use of holy water in Catholic Churches goes back possibly to Apostolic times. There is a tradition that St. Matthew recommended it in order thereby to attract converts from Judaism by using a rite with which they were familiar in their former faith. However, we have no certainty that he introduced it, but we know that it can be traced back nearly to the beginning of our religion. It is mentioned in a letter ascribed by some to Pope Alexander I, and supposed to have been written in the year 117; but the genuineness of this letter is very doubtful. We find a detailed account of its use, however, in the "Pontifical of Serapion," in the fourth century, and the formula of blessing mentioned therein has considerable resemblance to that used at the present day.

The Asperges.
The blessing of water [at] Mass on Sunday and the sprinkling of the congregation with it, which ceremony is called the "Asperges," goes back to the time of Pope Leo IV, in the ninth century, and possibly even further. The word Asperges is the opening word of a verse of Psalm 50, which is recited ... as follows: "Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow." [See Ps. 50:9 in the Douay Rheims version, or Ps 51 in the NAB or other modern versions, and footnote 3 in the NAB.]

The custom of placing holy water at the door of the church for the use of the faithful is still more ancient. Among the Jews a ceremony of purification was required before entering the Temple to assist at the sacrifices, and this undoubtedly suggested the Catholic practice of using holy water at the church door. It is said to have been in vogue in the second century, and we know that it is at least of very ancient date.

In the Middle Ages it was customary to use holy water when entering the church, but not when leaving it -- the idea being that purification was necessary before entering the house of God, but that after assisting at the Holy Sacrifice it was no longer needed. However, the general practice now is to take it both on entering and departing.

Answer 8

Not again. You know... I really really dislike Christianity and its not a secret on here. I think people are getting that point.

But I'm getting sick to death of the Catholic bashing, just like I'm sick to death of the Muslim bashing. What next? Are we going to start seeing questions about causing Genocide toward the Catholics?

The Catholics are Christian. The only requirement to be a Christian is a belief in Christ and his teachings. Catholics believe in Christ, therefore they are Christians. Thats it, thats all, get used to it.

Not even all the Protestant faiths practice the same way, thats why there are so many many of them.

Just because you don't like the way your fellow Christians practice doesn't give you the right to decide they aren't Christians.

Geez, and you wonder why Atheists look at you and wonder about your minds... you can't even get along between Christian faiths without bashing each other every chance you get, never mind getting along with all the other religions in the world.

Answer 9

We Catholics admit that the Bible is the Word of God, the language of inspiration, and every Catholic is exhorted to read the Bible. But good as it is, the Bible does not explain itself. It is a good book, the Word of God, the language of inspiration, but your explanation of the Bible is not the language of inspiration. Your understanding of the Bible is not inspired, for surely you do not pretend to be inspired!

It is Divine Faith alone by which we give honor and glory to God, by which we adore His infinite wisdom and veracity. That adoration and worship is necessary for salvation.

Answer 10

In any church, there are a lot of traditions that continue to give people comfort even though they don't necessarily seem useful today. As for holy water, I think it is related to baptism.

Answer 11

I believe that being a Christian means that you follow what the Bible teaches and if you are practicing something that is not from the Bible, it is man made and a doctrine of a church. Christianity is based on the Holy Bible which is God's Word and which never lies. God Bless You!!!