Catholicism and guilt.?

Question

Why do I hear every now and again that Catholics carry a guilt complex over their shoulders?

Answer 1

It is a stereotype and a cliche.

As a religion Catholicism tends to emphasize personal responsibility and a strong sense of right and wrong. Guilt is supposed to happen when someone knowingly does wrong (sins). This is your conscience telling you to go back to God.

There would be something wrong with you if you sinned and did not feel guilty. Sociopaths feel no guilt.

However feeling guilty after God has forgiven you is not healthy or Catholic.

The guilt a Catholic feels is really no different that that of a Protestant, an Atheist, a pagan or other believer. The term "Catholic Guilt" is a stereotype.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Not sure but u dont have to carry the guilt on your shoulders.JESUS already paid the penalty for that guilt.

GOD loves u so much that he sent his son JESUS to die for u to reconcile u back.

John 3:16 says "For GOD so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoso ever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life".Ask JESUS to come into your heart and forgive ur sins and cleanse ur past with his blood.

With a simple prayer like above u can be saved.

Answer 3

It is not a guilt complex. We just do not subscribe to the Protestant doctrine of sola fide.

Faith justifies initially, but works perfect and complete our salvation. If all it takes to be saved is "to confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead" (Romans 10,9) then why must I change? Oh sure, I should change my sinful ways. I should try to please God. But if I don't does it really matter? My salvation is assured?

Salvation is a process of perseverance through faith, hope and love. Nowhere in Scripture does it say that one is justified or saved by "faith alone." On the contrary, man is not justified by faith alone. A person is justified by faith and works acting together, which comes solely from God's divine grace. Faith alone never obtains the grace of justification. Also, the word "justified" is the same word Paul uses for justification in Romans 4,3 in regard to Abraham (so Protestants cannot argue James is not referring to "justification" in James 2,24 unless they argue Paul wasn't either in Romans 4,3).

(See also: Luke 24,47; Acts 2,38, 3,19, 17,30; John 3,36; 2 Corinthians 10,15; 13,15; Galatians 5,6)
Peace and every blessing!

Answer 4

in Islam the idea of the general guilt or the first sin is not acceptable. if someone commit something wrong, he ( alone ) will be put under account and responsibility

I invite you to visit
http://www.sultan.org

Answer 5

It is not quilt, it is conviction of what happens to us when we are about to sin..

Which if applied to to days world, if people did more of that, they would not do half the things they do to others..

Kelly? Is that why we are called hypocrites?.. Which way do you want it dear.. If that were true as to what you just said,
then going to confession says we did sin, not that we didn't.. At best, we as Catholics can say we try to see our sin as a offense against Jesus and try to suffer punishment of that sin.. At least we have a concerns about doing wrong.. Jesus asked us to examine ourselves and to plunk the sin from our hearts.. And to confess..

Answer 6

Many of them simply do not believe that Jesus got the job done at Calvary. If they would not only confess their sins, but also repent (turn away) from their sins (as God clearly commands in the Bible) and put their faith in Jesus then their sins would be truly washed away and they would have a clean conscience.
Jesus has paid the fines for our sins, we only have to accept this fact and put our trust in Him.

Answer 7

Catholic guilt is only second to the guilt trip of a Jewish mother.
-my Jewish aunt told me that one.