Why do so many "Christians" choose to judge and analyze the Catholic religion?

Question

The Catholic faith is so much deeper than many Christians believe. Why waste your energy picking on religions you don't understand? Jesus spoke of love--not overanalyzing details that make up a religion. Until you take theological courses in my faith, please, don't go out of your way to persecute it. It hurts to see people being so judgmental. God is the only one who has it figured out. If I believe in Him with my whole heart and soul, and being Catholic is the way I choose to worship, why is that wrong?

It's nice to read there are people out there that feel the same way I do, whatever their beliefs. I've been encountering a lot of negativity lately. Love the comments linking the Catholic faith to the devil. I guess that's how it is.......

Answer 1

B/C some are lacking the knowledge of God and serve denomination instead of the true God!

Answer 2

The heart of the issue is the nature of PROTESTansim
the root is PROTEST, when the movmen begin it started by tossing out the practices it beleived led to the courupsion in the Roman Catholic church. For example prayer for the dead, in the Protestant mind this had to be stopped becuse becuse it tied to purgatory which lead to indulgances. However the Orhtoodx church prays for the dead and has neither indulgances nor purgatory do to a differant understanding. Each subsiquent generatation of Protestant denomination had sought to differiantiate it's self from Rome. The Anglicans and Lutherans for example were the closest to Rome in terms of practice and theology then the calvanist and anabaptist further, not becuse of any better undserstanding of the early church but
rather becuse of a a consitant view of -Rome.
the early church came from a helenistic/semetc culture which western Christians over time have diverged from greatly to better understand the practices and faith one must go back to semetic and Greek Christianity. You can find Christians in the middle east notably the Syriacs who can understand Aramaiac with little problem. The Eastern Lituturgies of Saint Basil, Saint John Crysostosm and James are the oldest in use so they are shapped by the early days of the Church.

Answer 3

I do not judge or analyze the Catholic religion. My daughter was not taught to do that either. My grand children have been and will continue to be exposed to both Protestant and Catholic faiths as my son in law and his family are Catholic. And thank you so much for saying "so many" instead of a blanket accusation of all Christians. For that I give you a star!

Answer 4

I don't know how one can make a decision about which church to join without some analysis and judgment.

I read books by Catholics and have wonderful conversations with Catholics, but there is simply no way I can make a choice about whether the church is right for me personally without some degree of judgment.

Why don't all Catholics become Protestant? Well, obviously they have made a judgment that Protestant churches are not what is best for them personally.

We all make judgments.

Answer 5

Because it is the benchmark of true Christianity and the constant threat she poses as the manifestations of Christ's doctrine.
Fanaticism is when one takes one aspect of a doctrine without considering all elements to counterbalance the extremety procured by such a practise.
Turtellian "virture lies in the middle" a balance and it's conceptual opposite is vice "extremity" no balance either too extreme or too relaxed will end in one of the 7 deadly sins as is so evidential.

God bless,

JMJ

Answer 6

Well if you look at fundamental beliefs embraced by both
"Catholics" and "Christians" as you call them, they both believe in the same things, so there isn't a distinction between both in the eyes of the rest of the world. It's one and the same, only different in practices, just as there are differences in practice between all the other christian denominations. It never matters what others say 'cos the important thing is that you have a personal connection with your Maker yourself, and what He means to you. If you search for Him, He will always come to you.

Answer 7

Matthew 7:1-6

I agree, I have problems with the way Catholics and Baptists go about their business, but thats why I am Methodist. If being Catholic brings you closer to God, continue being Catholic.

Answer 8

Some people sincerely believe the Catholic Church is evil because that's what they've been taught.

What's it going to take to change that? First, prayer. Second, evangelization (like YA).

Answer 9

I don't want to offend you or any Catholic, I mean if you love God with your "whole heart and soul", that's all Jesus asked, I can't fault you there. And I definitely don't want to judge you, "let he who is without sin, cast the first stone", right?
But there are some aspects of Catholicism that to me, although I admit I haven't studied it in depth, seem to be unbiblical. Like papal infallibility, praying to Mary etc. If you could explain these, using the Bible I would be grateful.
God bless

Answer 10

Having been in Catholic churches, and Protestant ones, the main point is that the practices that are not found in the Bible...some actually go against what is found in the Bible.
What of those of us that DO understand?
I have found different things in Protestant churches also, but that would be for another question.
If your focus of worship is on Christ, this is not wrong at all. It means you are Christian.
But, learn your doctrines from the Bible, and pay particular attention to not only the source, (Pro or con) but who is defining the terms, whether or not these are accurate.

Answer 11

I was raised a catholic and never once did they teach about Salvation. It wasn't until I was a senior in high school that a neighbor explain GOD's plan of Salvation to me.Now I understand who Christ really is. Being ****, there were several times I wanted to commit suicide and had I, I would have gone to hell(thanks catholic church). Even to this day I have catholic friends who refuse to be born again and accept Christ as their Savior because the 'church' is against that. I just don't want anyone I know going to hell . Praise the LORD.