Why are the only persons allowed into the Vatican, Italy's heaven in the sky unmarried women nuns and unmarried men monks all Italian Catholic only.
Isn't that 100% opposite of what Jesus Christ (aka God) and the Holy Bible teach?
2007-12-18 03:36:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_bible/index.html
2007-12-18 03:37:34 · update #1
Jewish Library
The Cave of Machpelah
Tomb of the Patriarchs
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/machpelah.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Patriarchs
2007-12-18 04:12:19 · update #2
Protestant Saints
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,846547,00.html
http://www.daystar.com
http://www.tbn.org
2007-12-18 04:18:00 · update #3
You couldn't be farther from the truth in all directions if you tried. The term "Saint" with a capital S refers to those people who lived lives of unusual sanctity and love of God -- i.e., persons formally cannonized by the Church. But for every person in Heaven who was cannonized, there are millions of "saints" with a small S, and those are the unknown people throughout history who loved Christ and accepted Him as their Lord and Savior.
As to the "unmarried and Italian Catholic only" misconception, St. Peter was a married Jewish fisherman, and ALL the original apostles were Jewish. St. Edith Stein was a German Jew martyred in the concentration camps. St. Charbel Makhlouf was a Lebanese Maronite monk recognized for his sanctity by the Catholic church. Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was an American Mohawk Indian, and Blessed Matt Talbott was an Irish dockworker and reformed alcoholic.
And those are just the ones that come to mind immediately. There are many, many more married saints and saints of all nationalities. Next time, do some research before you make wild statements about what Catholics do and don't believe, please.
2007-12-18 03:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Wolfeblade said it the best,
Good job!
I might add to the asker, if you are interested in the real teachings of the Catholic Church instead of what you hear from anti-Catholic people, you might do some study at:
www.Catholic.com
Or read a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or the New Testament.
Peace!
2007-12-18 04:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by C 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
As wolfblad said- you my dear have the wrong information
2007-12-18 04:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋