What Do Catholics Believe?

Question

your beliefs and websites

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

Here are a few good Catholic websites:

Official Sites:
+ The Vatican: http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
+ The US Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org/index.shtml
+ Catholic Bible: http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/
+ Code of Canon Law: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM
+ Documents of Vatican II: http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htm

Other sites:
+ Catholic Online: http://www.catholic.org/
+ Catholic.net: http://www.catholic.net/
+ Catholic Encyclopedia: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html
+ Catholic Exchange: http://www.catholicexchange.com/
+ ETWN: http://www.ewtn.com/
+ Catholic Answers: http://www.catholic.com/library.asp
+ Catholic Culture: http://www.catholicculture.org/
+ American Catholic: http://www.americancatholic.org/
. + Catholic Updates: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU.asp
. + Catechism for US: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CAT.asp

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Do a web search for the Catholic Catechism, that will get you started.
No way could this question be answered here on YA.
The only way you're going to get correct information is to go to the source.
Another option is your local library. Use it, it's free.

Answer 3

whatever the Pope tells them. hahaha. Lots of Catholics have varying beliefs. I don't know officially what they believe about things these days, but I do know they mostly believe the same things other Christians believe. They believe that the Apocrypha are inspired books, which is one of the major differences between Catholecism and Protestantism.

Answer 4

In the Holy Trinity, in the Bible, we believe in Jesus christ as God.. and his Mother was virgin before and after she gave birth,we believe our church is the truth in front of many churches, we believe the Pope represents jesus christ on the earth, we are the church was fouded in the apostles ect.. consult the catholic cathecism please

Answer 5

They believe this.

Answer 6

i believe in its spectacle, its grandeur, and it's awesome history. so bad and so wickedly fun! i was once a catholic you know.