they know nothing about anything yet they keep pretending they know about everything! why can't they just be true to themselves and admit that they know nothing at all?
2007-10-20 15:30:40 · 19 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
See, the reason all you people are ex-Catholics is because you THOUGHT you knew the faith, but you didn't actually know it. Everyone I know who truly knows the Catholic faith would die sooner than give it up. The Catholic Church is fallacy free, and no amount of arguing with false facts or misinformed opinions will ever change that. On a positive note, we always pray for your souls!
2007-10-20 16:00:16 · answer #1 · answered by Daewen 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
They think they have the answers by reading such sites as Jack Chick and thinks he twells the truth. If they would just go to a Mass they would see that Jack Chick is nothing but LIES. They listen to there $25.00 minsters who for the majority of them has never studied the bible or sacred tradition and believe their lies also. What amazes me is the amount of Protestants who have become Catholic Converts. Every week on the Journey Home, there are at least 3 people who were protestants or JW's or Mormons, who are now Catholics. Praise God they have seen the light. I pray that more and more Protestants come back to the true Church of Jesus Christ. May God Bless us all.
2007-10-20 22:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Pride, pretty much. Posing as an expert is easy; admitting ignorance goes against the grain and requires humility.
I've lately been wondering what the anti-Catholic folks would do with their time and energy if they stopped their endless ranting about what Catholics believe ... something constructive, perhaps?
2007-10-21 02:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I think you mean know nothing about the Catholic Church. You are right, many people make derogatory remarks about Catholics and know nothing about the teachings of the Catholic Church. I just ask a question a little while ago, and I asked that only Catholics answer. Of course I knew that was not going to happen and that there would be a lot of criticism, and there was. I know just what you mean.
2007-10-20 22:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by Brenda M 4 · 7⤊ 2⤋
I do attend catholic church from time to time (although I am an agnostic i.e. I don't believe in the presence of a supernatural god) and it is certainly nothing like what critics say it is. Maybe people should learn to not make arguments from ignorance.
2007-10-20 22:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by fx101 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Like you, I have read numerous posts saying what "Christians" believe and don't believe, and most of them by protestants (who usurp the name "Christian" soley unto themselves). My questions is: How can they say what Christians believe? Here are some simple facts:
The total number of Christians in the world is: 2.1 billion. This is how it breaks down:
1) Catholics: 1.4 billion
2) Eastern Orthodox: 0.3 billion
3) Protestansts (Baptists, Lutherans, etc. etc): 0.4 billion
In light of these statistics, how can a group that represents less than 25% percent of Christians say what Christians believe? And, more than that, among themselves they argue endlessly because that small group is divided into hundreds of "denominations" who all disagree on doctrines. Yet they claim that the Holy Spirit guides them when they read the Scriptures. The arrogance is stupifying. I really would like to hear someone try to answer this question.
Among the Christian churches, only the Catholic Church has existed since the time of Jesus. Every other Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.) Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing.
2007-10-20 22:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 5⤋
Many are x-Catholics. I have some knowledge due to I was baptized Catholic. My mother was Catholic and went to Catholic school. My sister is a teacher in a Catholic school.My older brother is Catholic. My younger brother is X-Catholic and now a Methodist minister and I am non-denominational Christian because I believe the true church is not a building it is the body of believers in Christ.
so you should not be telling people they know nothing about Catholicism and generalizing.
Catholic Crusader you are one of my favorite posters on here but I do disagree with you on what the first church was. It was called "the way" and was practiced in households no set preachers, the men shared the duties the bible says do not say that I am of apollos or of Paul. It tells us not to have denominations. I belong to the body not a physical church. It did not come from the Catholic church. I follow the way the first century Christians followed long before the Catholic church ever started.
2007-10-20 22:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by budleit2 6 · 1⤊ 9⤋
There most definitely is a lot of adolescent ignorance in play with regard to attitudes about Catholicism in YA.
2007-10-20 22:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 7⤊ 3⤋
It's really easy to learn about catholicisim, just like it's easy to learn about any given religion.
Oftentimes people who belong to a religious group don't have a complete grasp of their faith, because many religions are complex. When these religions are taught in an educational setting, as is common in most universities, a large group of non-religious or persons not belonging to that particular religion will become more knowledgeable than those who participate.
This is a matter of knowledge, not faith.
2007-10-20 22:34:52 · answer #9 · answered by Bellicosa 5 · 3⤊ 7⤋
My family USED to be Catholic, so I'm filled in on most things. I also took AP World History, and I was practically sick to the stomach when I read about some of the things that were going on - no joke. I am no expert, but I know enough to stay away from it.
2007-10-20 22:42:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 9⤋