i want to become a catholic?

Answer 1

There must be some underlying reason. Is there a love interest that won't notice you because you're not catholic?

It's not worth it. I think given the choice between being whipped, or being a catholic, I would choose the whip, but that's just me...

Answer 2

I Hope for all the right reasons too. If you are serious visit a Catholic Priest at his Chapel, and tell him what you are thinking off. Being a Catholic is not all about going to Mass every Sunday, and saying your prayers at night before you go to bed. It's a way of life. I am a Catholic, I dont always go to Mass and havnt said my bedtime prayers for a while. When I do visit the Chapel however, I listen to the Priests Sermon and sit in the Calming surroundings, among other people that think like me. Well not think like me as such, but you know what I mean.

Answer 3

Yeah, listen to denis, all these other idiots going "WHY WHY WHY" are mislead. We were the first Christians, created BY Christ himself. We don't mind if you don't dress to the nines when you come to church, we don't think drinking is bad (just as long as it doesn't LEAD you to sin) and we have common sense. Best of all, we live up to what our name means: Universal. Baptist church attendees get bored with their pastor, so they move 25 feet down the road, build a shed and hire a preacher to preach what THEY want to hear. Can't do that in the Catholic church. All around the world on Sunday, the same thing is being taught, may not be the same songs, may not be the same homily, but it's the same bible passages.

Anywho. To become a catholic, you could enroll yourself in the RCIA classes, go to a few masses, and whatnot. You could get a Catechism book to read. Then at Easter time you will receive your baptism, communion, reconciliation, and confirmation.

Answer 4

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is by baptismal regeneration and is maintained through the Catholic sacraments unless a willful act of sin is committed that breaks the state of sanctifying grace. The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace which is received through simple faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), and that good works are the result of a change of the heart wrought in salvation (Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17) and the fruit of that new life in Christ (John 15).

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation cannot be guaranteed or assured. 1 John 5:13 states that the letter of 1 John was written for the purpose of assuring believers of the CERTAINTY of their salvation.

Answer 5

Great! Welcome.

If you are interested in joining or just learning more about the Catholic Church, contact your local parish and ask about information about their RCIA Inquiry group.

You can go and ask any questions you want.

This is the first step in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) but you can stop at any time.

There is no obligation to become a Catholic.

With love and prayers in Christ.

Answer 6

Go and find a catholic church and have a priest teach you what catholism is about then get baptised

Answer 7

RCIA is the way to go. Start going to Mass, talk to the parish priest and see what the options are. He'll hook you up with a class and make sure you are getting what you need to become Catholic.

PS Don't listen to the anti-Catholic propaganda...

Answer 8

God bless you !!
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Jesus promised, "I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). 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.

The list of popes can be traced back to Peter himself, the first pope:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm

Jesus’ Church is called catholic ("universal" in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of "all nations" (Matt. 28:19–20). For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28). Nowadays the Catholic Church is found in every country of the world and is still sending out missionaries to "make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:19). The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, "the Catholic Church," at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded. The title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it went all the way back to the time of the apostles.

http://www.catholic.com/library/Pillar.asp

Answer 9

Call the parish office at a Catholic church near you, and ask about RCIA classes -- or an appointment to speak with a priest if you want to discuss the specifics of your situation first. (Going directly to the source is the best way to find out; you're likely to get a lot of conflicting information here!)

God bless you on your journey, and feel free to e-mail me if you wish; I am an adult convert.

Answer 10

Most Catholic churches have classes, just go to one and let them know. I am Protestant, but I have always found Catholics helpful, friendly and really nice people.