2007-07-02 06:49:26 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know that you're 100% justified in this, and you'd be more so if you pointed out that going into a church (or other worship space) on Sunday is also Catholic, but they are soooooo not prepared to hear that.
Edit: For the rest of you. The books that got placed in your Bible, even in your King James and such, were determined by the Catholic church....what is in it is 100% a result of Catholic Doctrine....whether you care for that or not. The only exception are those of you whose Bible lacks Apocalypse/Revelation, who are using an ORTHODOX Bible.
2007-07-02 06:54:21 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
It is not just a Catholic book. The scriptures are the basis for most religion in the world today. The old testament is accepted by not only the Catholics, but also the Jews, as well as the Muslims. There are many variations, translations, etc. in both the old and new testaments, which is part of the reason why we have so many different denominations in the world today.
Catholicism was originally Christianity in the beginning. Catholics at some point a long time ago made the decision to drift away from the original message that Christ had, which is why we have Protestants, and so on.
The key to following the message of Christ is to research to find out what exactly his message is. The Bible has been translated from the original scriptures in hundreds, if not thousands, of different ways. Hence the Catholic Bible, the King James Version, the New International Version and so on.
2007-07-02 14:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible itself is not Catholic (the one with 66 books in it)--most, if not all, of the books were written before the Catholic church even existed. The Apocrypha, however, does have books which are used only (at least, I think just them--maybe a couple other denominations, I'm not 100% sure) in the Catholic church: Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Tobit, the Maccabees (1st & 2nd), etc. etc.etc. Besides, the Old Testament is used by the Jews, and if it was a Catholic book, they wouldn't use it. Neither would all the other (at least, most of the other) Christian denominations.
2007-07-02 13:55:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The bible is not a catholic book. It was written before catholics even existed. Even Peter whom the catholics claim as the founder was dead before catholics existed. Romans who could not gain control and kill all the followers of Christ instead took hold of it and made into something they could control. No disrespect to catholics I was raised one myself but even as a child I saw the ridiculous ideas and the fact that they did not teach me about the bible but about the catholic religion instead.
2007-07-02 14:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by Connie D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
please explain to me how the bible is a catholic book? It's not.
And besides the Catholics don't even follow the bible directly. The bible is very specific about not worshiping false idols and they worship and pray to the saints and the virgin Mary. And the Bible is very specific about heaven and hell. you go to only one or the other but the Catholics have purgatory/limbo and they even have the odacity to think they can pray you out of it. They do not have the faith that the Christians have in Gods word.
2007-07-02 14:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by jadeynoctobre@att.net 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. You plucked a nerve with this question. It’s okay though, because I agree with you 100%.
If someone really gets down to the detail of where the bible came from and who the Church is, they’d discover Christ’s one, true church, the Roman Catholic Church. No way around it. Just ask some of the ex-protestants (like myself).
2007-07-05 01:33:57 · answer #6 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when? The Bible is not a Catholic book, it's Christian book. More specifically, a Christian and Catholic book.
2007-07-02 13:57:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Bible belongs to all Christians, not any particular denomination. It is the inerrant Word of God, and no particular denomination has proprietary rights over it.
Like the Mormons, the Catholic church has many errors in their extra-biblical doctrine. One does not need to be Catholic to be Christian.
2007-07-02 14:07:34 · answer #8 · answered by †Lawrence R† 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Warning sarcasm is included in this answer*
And Shakespeare was English, so why read his writings if you're not from England?
Actually I am very grateful for the Catholic church in preserving the scriptures for a very long time. However I do not think that some of their doctrines do not agree with the scriptures that they preserved.
2007-07-02 14:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by Senator John McClain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic and catholic have two meaning--I have the second belief--catholic--universal--thus everyone has a right to the Book.
2007-07-02 13:57:43 · answer #10 · answered by j.wisdom 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋