What do people have against the present day Catholic Church? Present arguments.?

Question

Please do not use historical references such as witch trials of witches or the Infamata, Also, please don't use abuse cases. Most likely more than 50% are fake and the Catholic church has the lowest percentage of abuse in any organization that deals with youth (Boy Scouts, Protestant chruches, teachers, etc.).

Answer 1

I am not Catholic. I will not retort to the abuses you mentioned. I do not agree with the Catholic church mainly because they bow to graven images. They pray to the virgin Mary, who did not remain a virgin all of her life. She went on to have more children. The Bible plainly tells us to pray through the Lord Jesus. They also pray to the saints. That is not Biblical. I do not be live in purgatory. I do not be live the Eucharist is the true body of Christ. I do not be live I have to confess my sins to a priest. The Bible says call no man Father......and they do.


There I said my say.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church holds certain moral teachings that some people just don't want to hear -- which is why some people see the need to denigrate it, demean it, discredit it, and slander it.

You're absolutely right about the priesthood having a very low rate of sexual abuse compared to other institutions that work with young people.

But, sadly, the disgusting stereotypes of priests all being pedophiles continues -- and that's because, again, the Church teaches things that some people just don't want to hear. Which is why they have a vested interest in making the Church look as bad as possible.

Anti-Catholicism has, for a very long time, been America's most socially acceptable prejudice.

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Answer 3

Catholics claim their Church was founded by Christ.
Making it the One True Church.

This "one true church" doctrine can be traced to one verse of Scripture, which, when compared with other Scriptures, is found Not to teach this doctrine at all. When Jesus asked his disciples who He was, Peter responded:

"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16:16"

Then Jesus answered Peter:

"... thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18

Catholicism contends that the Lord was referring to Peter as the rock, and has since built the entire Catholic religion upon that premise. But all other pertinent Scriptures declare that Jesus was referring to Himself as the rock, not Peter:

"... for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." 1 Corinthians 10:4

"And he (Christ) is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he (Christ) might have the preeminence." Colossians 1:18

"... I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock..." Deuteronomy 32:3-4

"Truly my soul waiteth upon God... He only is my rock..." Psalm 62:1-2

"But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge." Psalm 94:22


Jesus is not only the rock, He is the chief cornerstone of the church:

"And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;" Ephesians 2:20

Back in the Old Testament, it was prophesied that Jesus, whom men rejected, would become the cornerstone of the church:

"The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner." Psalm 118:22 .

If the Catholic church is the One True Church founded by Christ Himself,
then why would the Church do such things
(Witches trials of witches or the Infamata)

Answer 4

I am not against the Catholic church because of any child abuse or priests that only pretend to be celibate. I have nothing person against anybody who is a Catholic; my pastor's wife is a former Catholic. I am against the Catholic belief because I think it is wrong to have statues in churches and bow down in front of him. I think it is wrong to sprinkle babies and call it baptism. I think the Trinity is wrong. I think we should do what Peter said in Acts 2 instead of just saying he is the first pope. Tracing the popes all the way back to Peter means nothing to me, and it's not true anyway, in the early centuries, the Roman bishop was equal with all the other bishops. I refer to this because it is about current Catholic beliefs.

Answer 5

Regrettably, MOST present day hatred for the Catholic Church (I imagine) comes out of the slew of priest-molestor stories we're bombarded with in the news. It's these priests that get all the coverage while the millions and millions of priests who AREN'T sick in the head are easily ignored by the public. Everyone who isn't Catholic thinks (not unnaturally)that ALL priests are child molestors, and that Catholicism must be inherently evil.

Answer 6

I actually have little againt the catholic chuch ( when one takes out the past as you insist) other than on political issues, abortion, becuase it lacks new testiment support, birth controle, becuase it lacks any scriptural support, and preistly celibacy becuase it makes it was only based upon makeing sure a preists property woulds escheat to the church upon death.
As far as treating their fellow man properly, and recognizing that as horrid as they are the abuse cases are excpetions, they are better people in general than fundies.

Answer 7

A great many protestants who took the time to truly and throroughly study Catholicism, ended up converting to Catholicism.

That said, few non-Catholics, and not many "cradle Catholics" actually understand what the Catholic Church teaches, and why.

That's reason enough to explain the comments you see here, and more.

Answer 8

(1) elevates a mere man (pope) to a position calling him, in essence, closer to God, or God's representative on earth, which has no biblical basis (2) worship of, and prayer to Mary, which has no biblical basis (3) encourages repetitive, meaningless, by "rote" prayers, which actually go against biblical instruction (4) teaches that only those who are in the Catholic church and keep the sacraments are saved, which goes against the bible (4) teaches purgatory, which has no biblical basis (5) insists that people have to go confess to a priest instead of just talking to God...which has no biblical basis.

I think I've taken up enough room....

Answer 9

LMFAO.


now that that's out of my system. heres my beefs.

Suppression of knowledge ( Catholics have thousands of BANNED books, several of which will result in auto - excommunication example the satanic bible)

Suppression of birth control . ( They say it is wrong, and irregardless of starvation of millions of children... who shouldn't have been born only to die of starvation insist it is the greater evil)

Political corruption ( a religion should not have a political force, and yet, in many country's a town mayor would never go against what a bishop said to do)

Forced indoctrination of shame and guilt. ( every single catholic I've ever met is full of shame and guilt over every thing they do, and everyone I've met is miserable, if not fanatical about their misery)

End of the day humans are animals, we have nothing to be ashamed or guilty of. We should not follow any religion that is directly contrary to basic human nature as it is a trap that only causes despair.


Hint: look at suicide rates among the major religions catholics top the list.

Answer 10

i really dont know but im catholic and im tired of hearing the crapp about people saying things about the preist haveing sex with kids and etc... if u think about it it goes on in every religion not just catholic's