I hear people calling the catholic church a cult, I'd like to know persisely what are these cults in the catho

Question

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Answer 1

A cult is a religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cult

Original Catholic-Orthodox Christianity is not extreme; Jesus' burden is easy and his yoke is light. It is certainly not false because Jesus promised the gates of hell would not prevail against the Church. With more than a billion Catholics worldwide and 2000 years of history, Catholicism is not unconventional. While Catholic leaders have authority (as did Jesus, unlike the scribes and Pharisees), they are reasonable rather than authoritarian. I don't recall any Catholic bishop being especially charismatic; the Church is a fairly stodgy organization whose main work is to preserve and interpret what Jesus taught.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 2

The English word cult comes from the Latin cultus meaning worship.

In one definition, any religion can be considered a cult.

However the most common current definition of cult is a religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.

According to the Cult Information Centre, every cult can be defined as a group having all of the following five characteristics:

1. It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate and retain its members.

2. It forms an elitist totalitarian society.

3. Its founder leader is self-appointed, dogmatic, messianic, not accountable and has charisma.

4. It believes 'the end justifies the means' in order to solicit funds recruit people.

5. Its wealth does not benefit its members or society.

The Catholic Church does not meet any of the five characteristics

http://www.cultinformation.org.uk/faq.html#cult

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

There are no "cults" in the Catholic Church and those saying so are completely misguided.

The Opus Dei is not cultish...only if you watched and believed the DaVinci Code. That's a bunch of Hollywood sensationalism that is just plain not true.

Many of the orders of the Catholic Church have those who have dedicated their lives to Christ and his service. In addition to those people, lay people can make vows as third order members and the commit time, pray, and try to live a holy life as a father or mother, employee, husband, wife...etc. etc.

Answer 4

It relies upon on your definition of cult. There are 2 ordinary definitions I somewhat have got here across. one million) a somewhat small team of individuals having religious ideals or practices recognized with the aid of others as unusual or sinister. that doesn't practice to the Catholic church, provided that are an envisioned one million.2 BILLION Catholics interior the international. The practices may well be recognized as unusual or maybe sinister with the aid of non-Catholics, yet which would be genuine of ANY team, somewhat. 2) A gadget of non secular veneration and devotion directed in the direction of a particular determine or merchandise. this would practice to any religious team in any admire. So any team ought to be considered as a cult utilising this definition. Even america ought to be seen a cult in some procedures. the individuals who say that Catholics are no longer Christians have an somewhat warped view of Christianity. the elementary definition of Christianity is all and sundry "who believes in Jesus by using fact the Messiah." extra finished definitions would incorporate "and that Jesus is a factor of a trinitarian God." Mormons are akin to this, yet have not got faith the three persons of the trinity are one, that they are seperate beings. Jehova Witnesses have claimed to be Christians, yet their view is amazingly distinctive from all different 'significant pass' Christian denominations. So what's a cult? unquestionably, a cult is any religious team which you disagree with and choose directly to grant it a unfavorable label in an attempt to attack it. it somewhat is that easy. i think of utilising the be conscious cult would desire to be constrained to teams that are somewhat accessible. Killing your self to take a trip on an area deliver. Taking poisoned koolaid. Giving your spouse to somebody claiming to be Jesus and then use weapons to combat off the government, whilst dying from a fireplace interior the approach. issues like that. utilising it to attack an favourite faith that has been around an prolonged time is rather a stretch. yet whats up, we've loose speech, regardless of if that speech is stupid. Edit: And the only that suggested we worship Mary in simple terms proves he has NO CLUE approximately what teh Catholic church teaches. Everytime somebody says some thing like that, it in simple terms shows that they are attacking some thing they do no longer understand and have not taken time to attempt. If i choose for to attack some thing, I a minimum of take to time to attempt to study what they themselves instruct. that's variety of unhappy somewhat.

Answer 5

the catholic church is not a cult. it's the original ancient Christian church. all the other churches broke from the catholic church in the 1600's. if the catholic church is a cult, then so is all of Christianity.

Answer 6

They are man invented and man controled.... they do not teach The Truth of The Salvation Message. They place men between the people and God... those who only know the dogma of the Catholics are not of The Church... only those of The Church will enter Heaven... all others are being deceived by "religions" and cults of mans invention and will be eternaly seperated from God.

Answer 7

Those who call the Catholic Church cult are saying that the Catholic Church has fallen away from the faith, that it is no longer a Christian organization.

Answer 8

You could make an argument that the entire church is a cult.

Answer 9

To Pastor Art and ALL of his ilk---just shut your filthy lieing mouths

Answer 10

Sweeney Todd writes: "You could make an argument that the entire church is a cult."

But obviously you're not going to be the one to do it.