Alarmed...Are catholics Christians???

Question

I mean do they got to heaven?? I am alarmed by the idea that they pray to Saints....do they really? I have people I love that are catholic! Wise answer please....

lol For those who are alarmed about my name, I usually go by the name Mrs. Reggie Bush and it is simply a reflection of my faith

Why in the world is amdd attacking errybody? Its my question geez if anybody should be ready to defend themselves its me!

Oh uh uh! amdd has lost her natural mind! Not everybody is a big religious expert and I personally just wanted to know if my people are okay! How rude...

Answer 1

Catholics are not only Christians, they are the largest denomination of Christians. They also do not pray to saints, they pray to God and only ask the saints for intercession.
http://www.helium.com/tm/389492/catholics-saints-common-misconception
Although this is a popular misconception, anyone who is in a leadership role at a church should know better. If it was a church leader who told you this, I would go back and ask him why he is spreading mistruths about another religion.

Answer 2

Catholicism was the first Christian religion. It just wasnt called "Catholicism" until later. (Jesus appointed Peter his pope, and all other popes derived from him.) Then, through the years, all the catholic big wigs, through divine intervention, started making rules and regulations and eventullaly it became the religion you see today.
All other Christian religions broke away from catholicism because they disagreed with some of the rigid rules and routines.
We do not pray to saints. We pray through them. Our prayer to them is like talking. We are not worshiping the saints (and Mary) when we talk to them. We are just talking. It's like when you're talking to your mom or aunt or friend and you say "wow i have this really big problem. Will you pray for me?" It's the same thing is that, it's just we can't see the person we're talking to.
We also don't pray to or worship statues. The statues are just there to remind us of what the Saints may have looked like. (It's something to help us focus on them when we are talking to them.) And they were built with honor and love. Kinda like when you have a picture of a loved one who may have died.
Yes, we believe that Jesus is the son of God. That he died for our sins and rose again. We still have him on the cross in our churches as a reminder of what happened and to never let it happen again. (He is supposed to return someday.)
Catholicism is the biggest and oldest Christian religion out there. we must be doing something right.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes, we Catholics are Christians because we trust Jesus alone for our salvation. There are some people who say that we believe in "working" our way to heaven -- not true. We believe that Jesus saves, but also that because we have faith in Jesus, then we ought to be doing the things He wants us to do, like praying, worshiping, feeding the hungry, etc.

As far as praying to saints goes, you have to understand that Catholics believe that when a Christian person (saint) dies, they receive the gift of eternal life from Jesus. That's promised in multiple places in the Bible (See John 3:16 and 5:24 for examples). We also believe that ALL Christians are members of the Body of Christ. So a Christian who dies and receives the gift of eternal life doesn't stop being part of the Body of Christ. They continue to live, thanks to the Lord, and they continue to have a role in the Body of Christ. Of course, being without physical form at this point, their role is pretty much limited to praising God and praying, it seems like.

Anyway, the Bible also says that the 'good and faithful servant' will be 'put in charge of many things.'(Matthew 25:21) So all this adds up to what Catholics call "the Communion of Saints." We believe that the saints in heaven are interceding for us saints on earth. Kind of makes sense, doesn't it? So, we Catholics ask those saints in heaven to pray with us and for us.

We don't believe that the saints are DOING miracles -- only that they are ASKING for miracles from God. They aren't gods to us, and we do not worship them. But we do ask them to help us out with their prayers. And since they are in heaven, we can't ask them face-to-face or call them on the phone or send a text message to them or whatever. The only means we have of communicating with them is prayer.

But prayer is simply talking to somebody who exists in heaven instead of on earth. It isn't worship, although you can worship via prayer. Think of all the times you talk to God in prayer -- how many times is just worship? And how many times are you asking for something (supplication), or admitting a sin (confession) or begging for the Lord's intervention for somebody else (intercession). You see, prayer does NOT always mean worship. So it should not alarm you that Catholics pray to saints because praying to saints does not mean worshiping saints. It is wrong for a Catholic to worship a saint or anybody other than God, and we take that very seriously.

I hope this helps you understand how things work for Catholics.

Answer 5

Your user name leads me to believe that youre either full of it or delusion, but yes, Catholics are Christian, what are you, new? Some Catholics pray to Saints, but it isn't worship of Saints, its asking them to intervene on the prayer's behalf. Kind of like applying to a job that you know you're already great for, but asking a friend to put in a good word.

Anna- I don't like to involve myself in religious discussions but are you even serious? The Jewish Torah doesn't even include the New Testement Christians follow, nor do they believe in Hell. Are you actually insinuating that a religion can be worng because it isn't yours? Are you saying that the Jewish faith is a hoax? What about Hindus or Buddhists? I assume you're also one of those people who thinks Pagans are Satinists. I have more respect for an athiest who is a good person than a religious fanatic who runs at the mouth and thinks she's any better or any more correct than anyone else living a good life.


And hghostinme? Don't even get me started on you. I don't agree with all aspcets of ANY religion, but nowhere in the Bible does it state that you go to hell if you don't stick flyers under people's windshields about what horrible people they are. I got a piece of literature the other day stating that "good works, following church teaching, and good will" won't get you into heaven, but being born-again will. ARE YOU RETARDED? How dare you suggest that because I don't go to Church, pretending to speak Arabaic and falling on the floor, that my good deeds and compassion for others is going to damn me anyway. If that's what your God teaches, I don't want to know him.

CHachachawhatever- Hello, Protestants split from the Catholic church, as they have right to do, but for Christ's sake, obviously CATHOLICS believed first, if you had to go your own way. Don't let it slip your mind JESUS WAS A JEW. You people are so unbelievably iognorant.

Answer 6

Yes, Catholics are Christians. Many Catholics ask saints to act as intercessors with God. That is they believe these heroic souls have God's ear so to speak. They are NOT adoring the saints. As a Christian, I'm sure you believe that God is a loving being, so let him worry about who is saved.

Answer 7

+ Are Catholics Christians? +

Most non-Catholic Christian denominations accept Catholics as Christians. A very few do not.

The World Council of Churches which brings together more than 340 churches, denominations and church fellowships in over 100 countries and territories throughout the world, representing some 550 million Christians accepts the 1.1 billion Catholics as Christians. http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/who/faq-e.html#07

A dictionary would say that a Christian is someone professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

Catholics would fit this definition.

In the Nicene creed, from 325 C.E., Catholics profess:

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 accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We are baptized as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:19, "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

We truly are spiritually "born again," we just don't usually use those words.

For a complete description of what Catholics believe, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

+ Saints +

Catholics share the belief in the Communion of Saints with many other Christians, including the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal, and Methodist Churches.

The Communion of Saints is the belief where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.

Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints, you, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.

As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends living here on earth to pray for you. Or, you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother living in heaven to pray for you.

Prayer to saints in heaven is simple communication, not worship.

Asking others to pray for you whether your loved ones on Earth or your loved ones in heaven is always optional.

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt3art9p5.htm#946

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 8

Of course they are. Anyone who claims to follow the teachings of Jesus is a Christian, even though historically different groups (Catholics among them) have claimed a monopoly on the term. Don't waste time listening to bigoted fools.

Answer 9

How many times does it take to get you and others to understand that they do NOT pray to them!
This question has been asked so many times, and people still ask, and they always get the same answer. NO they don't pray to Saints.
Catholic are Christians. Heavan is for all people. People are prejudice. Heavan is not.
Wise enough for you dear! I hope that helped.

Answer 10

I am Catholic. Christians are made up of Catholics and Protestants. Christians pray to saints for guidance, but not to worship.