Most out there misconceptions of the Catholic church?

Question

OK, example.

I had a friend who was going to come with me to a Catholic Mass. He asked "Do you guys sacrifice live lambs?". I looked straight at him and asked, "are you kidding?". He said, "no". I told his mom he said this and she was like "Oh my Gosh, he really said that?"

Away with the strange questions!

Answer 1

Being raised Protestant and converting to Catholicism, I now see that they too have their traditions passed down from generation to generation.

And most of these traditions are condemning those of the Catholic faith.


I assume it's just ignorance and being illiterate.

I wonder if they condemn Judaism too.

Answer 2

A lot of Christians (as well as many others) maintain that the bread and wine consecrated at Mass is just a symbol, yet the bread and wine, by the power of the Holy Spirit, through the divine authority that Christ gave only to the Holy Catholic Church and the authentic ministerial Priesthood, actually becomes the real and substantial body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ.

Many of those same folks mistakenly say that Catholics re-sacrifice Jesus at every Mass, when even your average 7 year-old understands that when Jesus becomes present for us on the altar at Mass, he IS the one time, once for all, sacrifice of Calvary, truly present there in the flesh, for us to witness, worship, and personally receive, in all his resurrected glory!

Some folks (like the misguided poster who calls himself "wisdom") even go so far as to say that Catholics are not Christian, because of these things.

Which brings us to the most significant reason for all the misconceptions:

How could somebody who showed up 1500 or more years after the true church had been founded by Jesus Christ, intentionally ignoring and denying everything about the Church other than the sketchy details laid out in the Bible, possibly understand what it means to be an authentic Christian?

Strange indeed!

Answer 3

I direct religious education in a Catholic parish. Last year, we had a vacation bible school with other churches in the neighborhood. I was the teacher for the scripture lessons each day.

The first day was the wedding a t Cana. So at a meeting I said, " I want to respect the beliefs of all the churches participating, so I would like it if one person from each church could tell me how you treat this scripture, and how you feel about alcohol in general."

Well, they all launched into tales of how it was only grape juice, and the evils of alcohol. One woman said," Why do you ask? You Catholics use grape juice in church, too. Right?"

You should have SEEN the looks on their faces when I told them we 'start' with wine- and by the time we receive Communion it is the Precious Blood of Our Lord and Savior!

I don;t think they believed me.

Then again- when I walked in the Baptist church's chapel, they had a Bible enthroned with a red candle- I genuflected without thinking about it! The woman giving me the tour thought I had lost a contact lens.

Answer 4

there is not any fake effect approximately the Catholic Church. Jesus did no longer hire Peter to be the conventional Pope. Jesus was once long ineffective earlier than the word "Pope" was once invented via utilising the Church. Peter in no way had the experience of sitting on a throne as a Pope, he was once even damaging with some works of Paul. To permit you comprehend the fact, Jesus did no longer organize any church for his perceive. He even pronounced that, " Do now no longer be deceived. Many will are attainable in my perceive (Jesus) and can permit you comprehend that i'm He (the Christ). Do now no longer adjust to them." Jesus in no way meant it that many will pose as Jesus Christ besides the indisputable fact that many church will possibly be based carrying his perceive and announcing that he's the Christ. He additionally pronounced that "He have been given right here to no longer placed across peace besides the indisputable fact that divisions" and yet women and adult men human beings did what he had warned earlier than and look now, what proportion divisions, denominations you notice in the religion conventional as CHRISTIANITY? in spite of the indisputable fact that, the church appointed Peter simply by fact the conventional Pope considering they are utilising Jesus Christ simply by fact the inspiration for Roman Catholic Church. the conventional Jesus Christ followers were persecuted via utilising the Romans and jointly as Christianity grew to grow to be an genuine faith of Rome, those Jewish Christians did no longer all grow to be a member of them. people who did no longer were now the persecuted and the Jews grew to grow to be Pagans of their eyes. Do now no longer call the non-Catholic as ignorant provided that for the duration of the very end you will comprehend wherein the great stunning lies that deceived the international have been given right here from. keep your mouth close for a jointly as besides the indisputable fact that be a nicely Catholic or plenty greater "a nicely character" the great technique and don't techniques the others. You even have no suitable now to bypass judgement on the choice faiths would desire to you think of you're already in the right place. Humility is the fundamental teachings of all religions. ..wwwthename.ph

Answer 5

There are many misconceptions. However a lot of them are caused by ill informed Catholics or ex Catholics who never bothered to extend their learning in the Catholic faith beyond primary and secondary schools and they think they are experts in the Catholic faith. It doesn't mean a person has to have a university degree but they should learn their faith as an adult.

Answer 6

Well, a common misconception is the people who think Catholics worship Mary, the Saints, the Pope (Quella Bella appears to adhere to this one), and statues. Catholics only worship God.

Another interesting misconception is that Catholics are prudish and strict. In actuality, Catholics tend to be more liberal than Protestants (similar to Jews). Most likely because of the discrimination Catholics, like Jews, receive in America from the Protestant majority. It leads to more open-mindedness and willingness to accept others when you are discriminated against.

Answer 7

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Catholic Church, I just wish people would read about the Church before making assumptions

Answer 8

Years ago, someone posted on a message board that Catholics don't believe in the Resurrection, and that was why our crosses have corpora.

Answer 9

LOL! That's a good one! LOL! Never heard that one before!

Well, yes, lots of misconceptions, lots of falsehoods. Welcome to being Catholic, lol! We'll set 'em straight!

God bless.

Answer 10

Yes. that is funny. There are plenty of misconceptions, but that one by far is the strangest of them all! lol*