catholic beliefs?

Question

what are a few basic religious beliefs, customs, places of worship and gods that are important to catholicism?

Answer 1

A summary of Catholic beliefs is contained in the Nicene Creed (from the year 325):

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

For a complete description of what Catholics believe, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Basic religious beliefs: Belief in the Holy Eucharist being the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Wow, this hard to list everything. I'll just give you a reference. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (or you can read the Compendium.)

Customs: Going to Mass every Sunday, recieving the sacraments, again, the Catechism.

Places of Worship: Our Churches, Shrines, Basilicas, Cathedrals, and Chapels. It depends on the size of the Church and how important it is to the diocese for what kind of church it is. There are some really beautiful Cathredrals. =)

We worship one God, the Father Almighty.

Thanks for this question. It's really nice when people ask questions about Catholicism and are really serious, not just trying to bash us.

And for "Pastor Art": Catholics are Christians too.

Answer 3

Ummm, there is only one God in all of Christendom, Catholic or otherwise. (Unless you include the gods of Mormonism). Catholics worship the same god as the rest of the Christians.

Catholics have the same basic beliefs of all of Christianity; namely that one gets to heaven by the grace of god, through the price paid by Christ in his death and resurrection. It is a free gift, and not earned.

Catholics believe that works must follow faith. They are a sacramental religion, believing that the grace of god is passed through the sacraments. They believe in the Gospel, and follow the old and new testaments of the Bible. The protestant reformation did remove some books from the Bible, but the Catholic and Protestant Bibles are quite similar. Indeed, prior to about 1800, most Bibles included all of the books of the Catholic canon.

Catholics have no peculiar holy places, such as Mecca. While some churches are 'special', none are like Mormon temples, which require one to visit to achieve "high honors" in heaven.

One might, if one were suspicious, conclude that when you asked about "gods important to catholocism", that you were being insulting, claiming that Catholocism is not Christian. I hope that's not the case.

BTW... I'm not a Catholic or a Christian (though I used to be), but I still dislike people who bait and insult ANY other religion. I hope that's not what you were trying to do.

Answer 4

Lol, gods? One God don't you mean. Catholics are Christians, in fact the first Christians. Protestants broke off from the Catholic faith during the reformation in the sixteenth century. Some of the main differences between Catholics and Protestants are believing that works, in addition to faith are necessary to get to heaven. The body and blood in Communion is truely the body and blood of Christ. Catholics are led by a heiarchy, headed by the Pope in Rome. For more info you can check out www.catholic.org.

Answer 5

Catholics are Christians, so basic Christian beliefs apply. If you want to know some things Catholics do, I would say: Confession to a priest, Observance of Lenten, Rosary prayers, Making a sign of the cross, Sprinkling Holy Water, and Genuflection (kneeling).

Answer 6

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, make of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father, Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Answer 7

We are Trinitarian Christians, and believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. We believe in the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, the virgin birth of Jesus, the communion of saints, the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, and the resurrection of the dead. For starters.

Answer 8

we dont beleive in gods but in One God which the Trinity came from, we beleive that Marie can intercede for us to Jesus and God since she is the mother and daugther. we worship in church and we study the bible. i recommand King James Bible and also to read anything on Cathechism. the saints are not gods but they way that they lived their lives and loved God we try to be more like that and hope they they can interced for us to God.

Answer 9

Dr. Boettner then gives us "Some Roman Catholic Heresies And Inventions" and the dates that these alleged "Apostolic" traditions were added to Roman Catholic theology &endash;
* Prayers for the dead, began about A.D. 300
* Making the sign of the cross 300
* Veneration of angels and dead saints, and use of images 375
* The Mass, as a daily celebration 394
* Beginning of the exaltation of Mary, the term "Mother of God" first applied to her by the Council of Ephesus 431
* Priests began to dress differently from laymen 500
* Extreme Unction 526
* The doctrine of Purgatory, established by Gregory I 593
* Latin used in prayer and worship, imposed by Gregory I 600
* Prayer directed to Mary, dead saints and angels, about 600
* Title of pope, or universal bishop, given to Boniface III 607
* Kissing the pope's foot, began with pope Constantine 709
* Worship of the cross, images and relics, authorized in 786
* Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest 850
* Canonization of dead saints, first by pope John XV 995
* The Mass, developed gradually as a sacrifice, attendance made obligatory in the 11th century
* Celibacy of the priesthood, decreed by pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) 1079
* The Rosary, mechanical praying with beads, invented by Peter the Hermit 1090
* Sale of Indulgences 1190
* Transubstantiation, proclaimed by pope Innocent III 1215
* Auricular Confession of sins to a priest instead of to
God, instituted by pope Innocent III, in Lateran Council 1215
* Bible forbidden to laymen, placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Council of Valencia 1229
* Purgatory proclaimed a dogma by Council of Florence 1439
* The doctrine of Seven Sacraments affirmed 1439
* Tradition declared of equal authority with the Bible by the Council of Trent 1545
* Apocryphal books added to the Bible by the Council of Trent 1546
* Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, proclaimed by pope Pius IX 1854
* Syllabus of Errors, proclaimed by pope Pitts IX, and ratified by the Vatican Council; condemned freedom of religion,conscience, speech, press, and scientific discoveries which are disapproved by the Roman Church; asserted the pope's temporal authority over all civil rulers 1864
* Infallibility of the pope in matters of faith and morals, proclaimed by the Vatican Council 1870
* Public Schools condemned by pope Pius XI 1930
* Assumption of the Virgin Mary (bodily ascension into heaven shortly after her death), proclaimed by pope Pius XII 1950
* Mary proclaimed Mother of the Church, by pope Paul VI 1965

Answer 10

Why don´t we ask to the hundreds of people (700 cases only in USA) raped by Catholics priests and hidden by the church let ask them the belief of the Catholic church.