How do you really know if it's the right way or not?
2007-08-02 12:25:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We know our Church is true because of the unbroken line of Apostolic succession directly from the Apostles right down to today. It's the Church that Christ Himself founded, and He mentions in Scripture - "And thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it".
Some people have issues with the Church, personal, theological, or otherwise, and that's unfortunate, but the fact is that it is the original Christian Church.
2007-08-03 18:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by the phantom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the Catholic Church is that:truly universal
I've tested and compared the doctrinal and moral stands of the Catholic fullness of Christianity with others and I have found the Catholic ones to be the ones that hold up.
The Catholic Church ,unlike the Protestant Churches , can make the claim to have been founded by Christ since she can point to a continous history and witness going back to Jesus and His Apostles.
I've known many people who have become real saints by living out the grace Jesus gives through His Catholic Church
The Catholic Church is the only great international church that really is one church in organization,doctrine and communion.
I have found in the Catholic Church everything that attracts me to religion and the spiritual life.
2007-08-02 22:31:35 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church is the right church for me personally; however, it may not necessarily be the right church for everyone. Despite what some hardliners say, I feel that everyone must ultimately choose a spiritual path on their own. As for whether or not the Church is right and true, that's unprovable. There is not any way for me to scientifically prove that every doctrine of the Church is absolutely correct, particularly in matters regarding the afterlife. So, like most other religious matters, and most other churches, it comes down to issues of belief, trust and faith. One thing in the Church's favor is its sheer antiquity, with many other of churches being latecomers on the scene. Which is more likely to be closer to the traditions of early Christianity, Catholicism or some denomination that got its start during (or likely well after) the Reformation?
2007-08-02 19:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by solarius 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christ established one Church with one set of beliefs (Eph. 4:4–5). He did not establish numerous churches with contradictory beliefs. To see which is the true Church, we must look for the one that has an unbroken historical link to the Church of the New Testament. Catholics are able to show such a link. They trace their leaders, the bishops, back through time, bishop by bishop, all the way to the apostles, and they show that the pope is the lineal successor to Peter, who was the first bishop of Rome. The same thing is true of Catholic beliefs and practices. Take any one you wish, and you can trace it back.
Peace and blessings!
2007-08-02 19:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Good question and I was hoping that a non-Catholic would ask! Three things! The Church( Magistrium), The Pope( Sacred Oral Traditions and Apostolic Succession) And the Bible!!!
2007-08-02 19:53:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sniper 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
History. Jesus Christ clearly demonstrated that He was divine. He founded ONE Church, and stated that all men were to belong to that one Church. He personally appointed one man, the Apostle Simon, to oversee that Church, and equipped him with the power to teach infallibly ("whatsoever you bind upon earth is bound in heaven"), and full authority (I give unto you the Keys to my Kingdom"). Anyone with a modicum of historical knowledge recognizes that there was only one Christian Church from the time of Christ until the time of the Orthodox schism a thousand years later. Historical records from every century identify, by name, that one Church as the Catholic Church. There can be no doubt about this in the mind of anyone who has actually bothered to look honestly into the matter. Which of course is why members of unauthorized manmade churches avoid history like the plague. In addition, the lineage of Popes from Simon to the present Pope is clearly recorded.
2007-08-02 20:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
When I was an anti-Catholic, I began seriously studying Catholicism with the intent of proving it false. However, the more I studied, the more convinced I became that the Catholic Church was not false, but very, very true, and I converted.
2007-08-02 19:37:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
Because it hasn't really changed since Jesus founded it after HIs Resurrection when he told St. Peter he will be the "rock" of His Church. Sure some of our doctrines have changed but our central focus The Holy Eucharist on which the Catholic Mass is centered never has changed.
2007-08-02 19:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by Karenita 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I know that my Redeemer lives.
I know that He is present with us, in the Eucharist; and that "through Him, with Him, and in Him" all glory is God's forever.
And I know that this is His Church.
How do I really know? In my mind, and in my heart, and in my soul.
2007-08-02 21:35:12 · answer #9 · answered by Clare † 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This question could be asked about any religion
2007-08-02 19:29:13 · answer #10 · answered by Cat's Eye Angie 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋