Catholics how can you say that your church is the true church of God?

Question

When all through history they prove their selves to be noting more then vile, sink, and evil tortures of the true bible believers.

Every Catholic should read about the Catholic Inquisition and The Torture Tools. Or go see the link below that shows the truth of your religion, and what you have been blindly following.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx8PdvOELvY

(pepgurli) Do you know anything about what you are saying? You say that “Pope John Paul II actually publicly asked God to forgive the Catholic church of all the sins committed against other human beings.” Do you not know that he is the same Pope John Paul II that accepted evolution to be part of gospel truth? He is also the same Pope who gathered 160 leaders of the world’s 12 major religions, do you know who was there, they where not Christian religious leaders. They where Snake Worshipers, Fire Worshipers, Sprites, Animist, Muslins, Hindus, Buddhist, North American Witch Doctors; and John Paul II said “we are all praying to the same god, our prayers are creating a spiritual energy bring about a new climate for peace.” Now most of these pagan leaders want to come under the authority of the Pope who is a leader of the ecumenical movement which promotes One World Religion; don’t you know what the bible says about One World Religion? Its ruler will be the anti-Christ

and those who follow it have the same mind as the anti-Christ, because they have been deceived by Satan. Don’t you know what God says about praying to Mother Mary who is referred to as the Queen of Heaven? Jeremiah 7:17-18 “Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? The sons gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.” God says that it provokes Him to anger. Now I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be one that provoked God to anger, would you?

(Edge) you gave a pretty good answer, but I think you should be more clear on what you mean by “all Christians,” because a lot of people say they are Christians. However they have never truly accepted Jesus Christ nor do they follow the Truth of God’s Word, they follow rituals and others books that they have made their own rules in.

Answer 1

Here's the key, and the answer, within your own question:

"what you have been blindly following"

They don't know, they don't want to know, and mostly they CAN"T 'get it' unless God allows.

Not that I don't appreciate your heart on the matter.

Answer 2

Well, for something, it can not be validated precise (or fake) given that it is founded on reviews and ideals, now not info. However, within the hypothetical drawback of it being one hundred% precise, I might oppose God such a lot that I'd cross to hell. As to why, good, it is lovely functional. Sin is this kind of first-class temptation given that it is so satisfying. Hell is filled with sin, so it is stuffed with satisfying matters. Also, in a few aspect of the Bible (do not consider what ebook/bankruptcy/verse or I'd quote it), it says that during heaven there's no night time and no ocean. If that is the case, I do not desire to visit heaven. Also, considering the fact that individuals are the one creatures with souls, handiest individuals might be in heaven. Being a misanthrope, that might rather such.

Answer 3

Um... Hello don't you realize that even popes are human beings and make bad choices too. We arn't denying the fact that that catholics in the past have done horrible things in the past that really arn't all that relavent to today. Pope John Paul II actually publically asked God to forgive the Catholic church of all the sins commited against other human beings. When he was Pope he was very much so a defender of human rights. The Catholic church could not have survived since the time of jesus if it had not been guided by the holy spirit and the catholic church was the first christian church. So get your facts strait and stop beliveing every word of gossip you hear.

Answer 4

I'm not "blindly" following anything. I know that there have been sinners in the Church and it's horrible. I have read about the Inquisition and am sick and tired of people constantly throwing it in my face to prove that my Church is not the true one. When did God say that there would not be sinners in the Church? Yes, there were many things done throughout Church history that were unjust, however the number of people executed during the Inquisition has been greatly exaggerated by people trying to spread more lies and propaganda about the Church.
Take a look at this website, especially section B. The Inquisition in Spain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08026a.htm#IIB

Answer 5

Sweetheart, you have based your conclusions about this church on events that happened hundreds of years ago.

Example: Germany. At one time Nazis ruled Germany and killed some 6 million jews. However, sixty years later do you still look at Germany as a tyranny and a land that condones mass killings and genocide? No, you don't. Why? Because Germany has changed, new governments have been set up and their ways have changed. So, your conclusions on Germany are based on now and not then. So, why are your conclusions on the Catholic Church based on THEN? When the same has happened to it. Its modes of dealings have changed and leaders of the Church have given apologies for such occurences such as the Inquisition and what not. It is a completely new church than what it was during that time.

BTW: I can't believe you actually sat through an hour long youtube video, I saw that and decided there was no way...
I'll leave it at that.

Answer 6

Modern historians have long known that the popular view of the Inquisition is a myth. The Inquisition was actually an attempt by the Catholic Church to stop unjust executions.

Heresy was a capital offense against the state. Rulers of the state, whose authority was believed to come from God, had no patience for heretics. Neither did common people, who saw heretics as dangerous outsiders who would bring down divine wrath.

When someone was accused of heresy in the early Middle Ages, they were brought to the local lord for judgment, just as if they had stolen a pig. It was not easy to discern whether the accused was really a heretic. The lord needed some basic theological training, very few did. The sad result is that uncounted thousands across Europe were executed by secular authorities without fair trials or a competent judge of the crime.

The Catholic Church's response to this problem was the Inquisition, an attempt to provide fair trials for accused heretics using laws of evidence and presided over by knowledgeable judges.

From the perspective of secular authorities, heretics were traitors to God and the king and therefore deserved death. From the perspective of the Church, however, heretics were lost sheep who had strayed from the flock. As shepherds, the pope and bishops had a duty to bring them back into the fold, just as the Good Shepherd had commanded them. So, while medieval secular leaders were trying to safeguard their kingdoms, the Church was trying to save souls. The Inquisition provided a means for heretics to escape death and return to the community.

Most people tried for heresy by the Inquisition were either acquitted or had their sentences suspended. Those found guilty of grave error were allowed to confess their sin, do penance, and be restored to the Body of Christ. The underlying assumption of the Inquisition was that, like lost sheep, heretics had simply strayed.

If, however, an inquisitor determined that a particular sheep had purposely left the flock, there was nothing more that could be done. Unrepentant or obstinate heretics were excommunicated and given over to secular authorities. Despite popular myth, the Inquisition did not burn heretics. It was the secular authorities that held heresy to be a capital offense, not the Church. The simple fact is that the medieval Inquisition saved uncounted thousands of innocent (and even not-so-innocent) people who would otherwise have been roasted by secular lords or mob rule.

Where did this myth come from? After 1530, the Inquisition began to turn its attention to the new heresy of Lutheranism. It was the Protestant Reformation and the rivalries it spawned that would give birth to the myth. Innumerable books and pamphlets poured from the printing presses of Protestant countries at war with Spain accusing the Spanish Inquisition of inhuman depravity and horrible atrocities in the New World.

For more information, see:
The Real Inquisition, By Thomas F. Madden, National Review (2004) http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/madden200406181026.asp
Inquisition by Edward Peters (1988)
The Spanish Inquisition by Henry Kamen (1997)
The Spanish Inquisition: Fact Versus Fiction, By Marvin R. O'Connell (1996): http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0026.html

With love in Christ.

Answer 7

Yes, the Catholic church has strayed far off course several times in its history. However, it's unfair to judge the entire institution based on those incidents. I was raised Catholic, and somehow I never felt the urge to go off and kill people.

Keep in mind that I say this as someone who is no longer a Christian at all. I simply believe in setting the story straight. There's a lot of anti-Catholic propaganda out there. Be a skeptic, yes, but don't believe everything you see and hear.

Answer 8

Are you saying yours is the true church? The Catholics have nothing on Moses, as far as brutality is concerned. Protestants have done a bang up job as well. Witch hunts, torture, slavery, etc. Martin Luther was not a nice man, you know this, right? He was the vilest sort of antisemitic and religious bigot.

Answer 9

The Catholic Church claims to have the true teaching of God, which I tend to believe, since there are many ancient documents stored there. Kind of like in Tibet.

The link was too long. And I don't think you should believe just that one part, when so many others have positive and downright miraculous events (which FAR outweigh any bad events) such as Lourdes, Guadeloupe and Fatima

Answer 10

Congratulations what? you think you are better now that you just rambled and bashed us out about things that happened 100's of years ago? Well you know what you just wasted your time its not like your voice made any difference.Im a catholic and if YOU read the bible and paid attention at some point in life you would know that the Catholic religion was the first Christian religion and everyone elses only derived form that! My founder is Jesus yours???
Hum take a second and think it over kid before you go on talking about people's religion!

Answer 11

It never ceases to amaze me when one group of Christians denounce other Christians for not believing and worshiping just as they do. It does, though, reiterate the point that there are some Christians who just can't be tolerant of differences.