I am confused about Christian Catholic bashers?

Question

I am not a Catholic or even a Christian although at one point I was a Catholic and at other points I attended the Church of England.

I often see people claim that the Catholic Church is unbliblical what I don't understand is, how an unbliblical Church managed to cannonize the Bible?

If there is any answer other than calling the catchechism(sp) unbliblical can someone please explain what is so false about the Catholic Church from a Christian point of view?

I only ask because when I "converted" from Catholicism to C of E years ago it was because I was actively attending a C of E Church for years opposed to a Catholic one. I didn't do it to save my soul/because I thought Catholicism is wrong.
-P.S. I have not been either for many years, I just can't understand these statements.

Please explain in full why, Catholicism is wrong from a "Christian" standpoint?

Answer 1

It is something that comes from the protestant reform.

Since then, and basically due to politics, the protestants declared war to Catholics, a situation that persists today

When I came to this country I went with my son to his cult to see what it was, and it was extremely unpleasant for me to heard the pastor bad mouthing the Catholics.

In the 40 years I have been a Catholic, I have NEVER heard a single critique or even slightly disrespectful commentary against protestants, but they were called "our protestant brothers" with the greatest respect

Answer 2

The opposite is true for me. I come from a protestant background and converted to Catholicism 2 years ago after finally discovering God’s truth.

Participating on YA has been a learning process, sometimes good, sometimes not. When I first encountered the Catholic bashers it really angered me and made my blood boil because of 1) the constant onslaught of untruths hurled at us, and 2) my new found love for the Church had raised a fire and a joy in me that I wanted to share with others, but some people are very stubborn.

From what I’ve seen thus far, they either bash the Church out of ignorance, having been taught myths and untruths yet believe them to be true and thus assault Her, or an outright hatred that is closed off to all attempts of correction. Not once have I seen someone give me a detailed answer or explanation for why the Church is supposed to be false. The history and study I’ve done thus far has held up, and I’ve encountered nothing that has knocked it down.

It still upsets me from time to time when someone maliciously attacks her, but I’m learning to stop before I start and pray for them. What helps, and brightens my day, is the occasional email from someone who read an answer I posted and wrote to tell me that I helped them. Out of all the venom we encounter, its those small thank-you’s that carry me through.

Thanks for reading my answer. God bless you, and Merry Christmas.

Answer 3

People who believe Catholics aren't Christians obviously are not well versed in religious history. Protestants and Roman Catholics share the common ground of being founded upon faith in Jesus Christ. The term "Catholic" comes from the Greek, "KATHOLIKOS", which means "throughout the whole, or universal," . "Catholic" was used as a general reference to the entire Christian church until the reformation period in the early 1500's. Martin Luther began the move toward reformation on the eve of All Saints Day, October 31, 1517. From the beginning of the reformation, through the centuries the different Protestant denominations were created. Hence, Catholics are surely Christians.

Answer 4

See, the Protestants never even read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, yet they'll be the first ones to try and tell us what we believe.

I canNOT tell you how many times people have told me that I worship Mary, and I'm like "I DO? Gee, I didn't know that before!" lol, you know. I mean, I've been studying the basics of my faith for over 10 years now, and the for last five years I've tested these beliefs, found them to be correct, and have even moved on to the more psychological teachings of the Catholic Church.
Now, all that being said to a Protestant:
I KNOW MORE ABOUT MY FAITH THAN YOU DO!
Seriously, I know you aren't a Protestant and thanks alot for taking a hit for my faith and exposing the truth. God bless you.

P.S. The Catechism is based entirely on the Bible.

Answer 5

Although I am not a "Catholic Basher", I do know the dispute is basically over authority.

Fundamentalist Christians believe the Bible to be the only authority.

And Catholics accept both the church and the Bible as at least equal authority.

Answer 6

Protestantism believes that the bible is the word of God as spoken through the prophets. The Bible is the sole authority and that it interrupts itself. This is the written word.

Catholics believe that the bible is not the sole authority, but in addition to it, there is an oral tradition.

For example, both agree that Mary was the mother of Jesus. Catholics extend this belief to include Mary is the mother of God. There is nothing biblical about Mary being the mother of God.

Now what about the Church of England. Are there differences between it and Catholicism?

Answer: You need to remove the double quotes from "converted" and see what you believe matches the church you attend.

Answer 7

Chris/CJ:
It takes more than simply knowing Jesus is the Messiah to be saved; even the Evil One knows Who Christ is.

The Bible and the Catholic Church don't separate the "works of faith," preceded and caused by grace, from salvation . You can have all the faith in the world, enough to move mountains, but if you don't have charity, you are nothing.

The Catholic Church and Her Bible condemn the idea that one can work his way to Heaven on his own merit or that God "owes" a person for doing the right things.

All our works get their merit only from Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf. We can do "works" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for the rest of our lives, but without Christ's grace, they are nothing. Works have no merit in themselves -- and faith without works is not enough. We are saved by grace alone -- a grace that we accept neither "by faith alone" nor "by works alone," but "by faith that works in charity" (Galatians 5:6).

Answer 8

According to the History of Christianity, in 325 A.D. when Early Church Fathers comprised the New Testament, many Gospels, known as The Apocrypha were intentionally excluded. Many of the excluded Gospels showed additional ways of achieving Salvation. Jesus said, "I am the way". He never said, I am the only way. The information that they give you is based on what serves their agenda.

Answer 9

The basic motive of the Catholic bashers is to substitute their false gospel for the full Gospel of Jesus Christ.

For example, they teach "faith alone" so that they can continue in sin. They think you can take drugs, get divorced, or commit suicide and still be saved. Makes for a pretty easy faith, wouldn't you say?

No heavy lifting. Especially no lifting the cross.

If they seriously read the Bible as they claimed, they would find that "faith alone" is only mentioned one time in the Bible, to say we are NOT justified by faith alone (James 2:24: "You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone").

They also reject the many teachings of Jesus about his Church: That the true Church was founded by Jesus, with Peter as the original leader, with great power to make decisions that would be bound in heaven (see Matt 16:18-19).

The purveyors of easy no-cross Christianity, rather than humble membership in Jesus' organization, invent rival organizations to further their false gospel.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 10

I was raised Methodist and found some of it's "rules" conflicting. I tried out Baptist, Lutheran, Seventh day Adventist and Catholic, among others. I liked the pageantry of Catholicism and went to Mass for 15 years until I finally sat down and analyzed the theology and rules of all these "man-made" religions. I found Catholicism to be very lacking in faith matters and fully involved in politics. The concept of "purgatory" was the stick that broke the camels back for me. I have found the Evangelical movement the closest to what and how I want to worship God. We are called into fellowship with Christ and we need to do this in community. This is called - church. You cannot be a believer of Jesus Christ and stay at home.
As I have brought out many times to friends and acquaintances when the conversation turns to religion; I ask them to really think about what they believe and does their "religion" follow that path.
I have found that most Catholics I talk to know little about their own religion. They know little Scripture. They know little theology. They understand little truth. I don't get into arguments with them, but I ask them to show me in their own Bibles what they are even talking about. About 1 in 50 can. What does that tell you about Catholicism?
I think, this is why there is so much "slamming" on Catholics.