Anger towards the Church is so SAD!

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So I am a new Convert and I have been doing all my reading and studying I can since starting my Journey into the Church. It really saddens me about all the Anti-Catholic things that are out there from other Denominations and Atheist ect. I mean literally just a second ago I came across a Video of a Preacher at some church Bashing the head of a Statue of Mary. The wrath and Hate Filled speech coming from this man and his congregation was so troubling. I then decided to continue my Journey on Youtube which is anti pretty most all Christianity but I will tell you the Hate towards the Church is so sad in my eyes.

Then I think back to a comment from Archbishop Fulton Sheen “There are not a hundred people in America who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions of people who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church — which is, of course, quite a different thing.”

What is so sad is more towards fellow Christians. Having So Called church leads preaching hate is a serious detriment and completely off base from what Christ died for. Sorry to be ranting but it really bothered me. I have known many Catholics through out my years and have a hard to recalling anything of the sort from them. I highly doubt you will find anything of the Sort on Youtube as well. :(🤷
 
It is sad.

So much of my time since I converted to a Lutheran Church has been spent telling my Metho-Bapto-Costal friends that…

A) Lutherans are not Roman Catholics

B) Almost everything you have heard about the RCC is wrong and please don’t slander them to my face.

It is sad and it based on ignorance and fear. Pray for those who hate you and spitefully use you and accuse you wrongly for my sake.

God Bless
 
jmoneyideas said:
So I am a new Convert and I have been doing all my reading and studying I can since starting my Journey into the Church. It really saddens me about all the Anti-Catholic things that are out there from other Denominations and Atheist ect. I mean literally just a second ago I came across a Video of a Preacher at some church Bashing the head of a Statue of Mary. The wrath and Hate Filled speech coming from this man and his congregation was so troubling. I then decided to continue my Journey on Youtube which is anti pretty most all Christianity but I will tell you the Hate towards the Church is so sad in my eyes.

Then I think back to a comment from Archbishop Fulton Sheen “There are not a hundred people in America who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions of people who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church — which is, of course, quite a different thing.”

What is so sad is more towards fellow Christians. Having So Called church leads preaching hate is a serious detriment and completely off base from what Christ died for. Sorry to be ranting but it really bothered me. I have known many Catholics through out my years and have a hard to recalling anything of the sort from them. I highly doubt you will find anything of the Sort on Youtube as well. :(🤷
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Well remember the words of our Lord to the 12: If they hate you it is because they hated me first.
 
Nicea325 said:
Well remember the words of our Lord to the 12: If they hate you it is because they hated me first.
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This is very true, It is sad when it is other Christians though especially. When I watched the Pastor of that Church bash the Statue of Mary I had to close my eyes and deeply pray about it. It really affected me. Its just awful.
 
jmoneyideas said:
What is so sad is more towards fellow Christians. Having So Called church leads preaching hate is a serious detriment and completely off base from what Christ died for. Sorry to be ranting but it really bothered me. I have known many Catholics through out my years and have a hard to recalling anything of the sort from them. I highly doubt you will find anything of the Sort on Youtube as well. :(🤷
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Nothing like a good enemy to build some unity among your own troops.

These preachers would do better as high school football coaches than as spiritual leaders
1 John 4:20
“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?.”
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It makes me sad too…
I think I saw that video once.
Did he start acting like he was worshipping it at one point before he smashed it?

I feel so sorry for people like that.

One thing that depressed me even more than that, was when I found out that 90% of Catholics use contraception, most don’t believe in transubstanation, and most receive communion in a state of mortal sin:/.
There are so many things wrong with the world today…
 
TeenageConvert said:
It makes me sad too…
I think I saw that video once.
Did he start acting like he was worshipping it at one point before he smashed it?

I feel so sorry for people like that.

One thing that depressed me even more than that, was when I found out that 90% of Catholics use contraception, most don’t believe in transubstanation, and most receive communion in a state of mortal sin:/.
There are so many things wrong with the world today…
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Yep that is the same video.

I also agree about your second statement as well. I cant wait to finally be able to partake in communion. Soon enough…just got to get through RCIA
 
Welcome jmoneyideas,

We Catholics are pretty much used to seeing, and hearing everything hateful against our Church. We see and hear these things on a weekly basis if not daily from TV, radio, internet, even books.

It isn’t the first nor will it be the last time that we will be mocked. They mocked, spit, slapped, whipped, and crucified Our Lord Jesus Christ. This didn’t stop His mission and it shouldn’t stop us from ours.

God Bless the Catholic Church and all the faithful.👍
 
jmoneyideas said:
So I am a new Convert and I have been doing all my reading and studying I can since starting my Journey into the Church. It really saddens me about all the Anti-Catholic things that are out there from other Denominations and Atheist ect. I mean literally just a second ago I came across a Video of a Preacher at some church Bashing the head of a Statue of Mary. The wrath and Hate Filled speech coming from this man and his congregation was so troubling. I then decided to continue my Journey on Youtube which is anti pretty most all Christianity but I will tell you the Hate towards the Church is so sad in my eyes.

Then I think back to a comment from Archbishop Fulton Sheen “There are not a hundred people in America who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions of people who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church — which is, of course, quite a different thing.”

What is so sad is more towards fellow Christians. Having So Called church leads preaching hate is a serious detriment and completely off base from what Christ died for. Sorry to be ranting but it really bothered me. I have known many Catholics through out my years and have a hard to recalling anything of the sort from them. I highly doubt you will find anything of the Sort on Youtube as well. :(🤷
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Bashing the head of a statue of Mary? He was probably mentally ill or had some other serious problem. Don’t all Christians recognize who Mary was?
 
Sorry, I can’t watch it. A few months ago there was a disturbed person who vandalized several statues of Mary and a couple of saints by bashing their faces off, or toppling them off their bases. Of course, this person was psychiatrically disturbed and had misinterpreted the second commandment.

However, it doesn’t surprise me in the least that there are many who hate the Catholic Church. There were many who hated Him when Christ walked this earth. We are His followers, so is it any surprise that there will be those who hate us, too?

But remember Jesus’ promise, that the gates of hell itself will not prevail against His church. We already know the end of the story–God wins, and so do we!
 
I understand how you feel, but there is no need to give the ‘pastor’ any free publicity.
You can discuss it, but we dont need to see it.
 
Nicea325 said:
Well remember the words of our Lord to the 12: If they hate you it is because they hated me first.
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Many, many times I have recited this due to the way I, myself, have been treated for being a catholic.

I will not view videos to witness what hate filled “others” have to say about catholics. I have personally experienced it face to face! Sometimes I speak up, other times I have actually stood there and just listened to their rants…Just amazed at “how righteous” they are.

When I think about it later, I will say “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do” then I feel better… thanks be to God
 
Eric_Hilbert said:
I understand how you feel, but there is no need to give the ‘pastor’ any free publicity.
You can discuss it, but we dont need to see it.
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I apologize Eric,
I agree with you we don’t need to see it. After I shared the link I had second thoughts about it. Its things like that although not to that extreme that caused me to leave my old Church and begin my Journey into RCIA next Sunday. The one thing I have found is the overwhelming welcoming presence in the CC. I will always Cherish my First Mass a month ago and the Kindness from the Priest and other members of the Church that Guided me through my first Mass. It was Awesome.
 
I don’t think I can ever watch that. I’m not Catholic, but I do deeply respect Mary. You might not like the idea of statues, but you don’t have to bash it, especially since it represents Jesus’ mother! He is preaching hate and he is mocking the Catholic Church. I would be very disturbed if my pastor ever did that.

This pastor might see it as just a statue, but I am sure he would be up in arms if someone was burning a cross or a Bible…even if that person used the same excuse and said well, I see it as just a cross/book.

:nope:
 
Kristin234 said:
I don’t think I can ever watch that. I’m not Catholic, but I do deeply respect Mary. You might not like the idea of statues, but you don’t have to bash it, especially since it represents Jesus’ mother! He is preaching hate and he is mocking the Catholic Church. I would be very disturbed if my pastor ever did that.

This pastor might see it as just a statue, but I am sure he would be up in arms if someone was burning a cross or a Bible…even if that person used the same excuse and said well, I see it as just a cross/book.

:nope:
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The actual statue was Mary and she was hugging a larger crucifix and he smashed the crucifix with the hammer too… it was so aweful…
 
I guess I must be asleep or thick-headed. I don’t encounter anti-Catholicism. We had a wonderful ecumenical Thanksgiving service in a Catholic church and the Protestant clergy outnumbered the Catholic clergy by perhaps 3 or 4 to 1. The atmosphere was very friendly. There were Jews and other non-Christians among those reading, speaking, singing, etc. In a neighboring town the local Catholic women place their creche on a Protestant lawn across from the City Hall. It was on the City Hall lawn for over 40 years until threats were made to bring the issue into court. This past Sunday afternoon Catholics and Protestants gathered in that church, with Knights of Columbus in full regalia, a priest dedicating the creche, etc.
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It seems to me that some posters here on CAF look for antiCatholicism where it doesn't exist. True, Protestants and others disagree with the Catholic Church, but that isn't anger or hate. That exists but is rare. There are those out there who strongly oppose all religion in the public square, and evangelical churches catch as much and perhaps more flak than Catholicism does.  

 We all need to make our religion a bridge and not a barrier. Christ would like that.
 
Roy5 said:
It seems to me that some posters here on CAF look for antiCatholicism where it doesn’t exist. True, Protestants and others disagree with the Catholic Church, but that isn’t anger or hate. That exists but is rare. There are those out there who strongly oppose all religion in the public square, and evangelical churches catch as much and perhaps more flak than Catholicism does.
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I’m sorry, but you are simply “asleep” as you put it, if you try to say that there isn’t a lot of anti-Catholicism! Perhaps it’s because you’re protestant- But I assure you that for all of us Catholics, this hostile energy that shows up when people discover you’re a practicing Catholic is such a day-to-day experience, it’s part of life for Catholics. It’s very presumptuous of you to imply that people here just imagine it- The hatred of the church is acid- and people find it acceptable. 🤷

You speak of some good ecumenical Protestants, how much of Protestantism do you think they represent? In all my life, I’m yet to here a homily at mass that is focused on Protestants or Orthodox. I went to a Protestant school- Do you know how much negativity I heard about my church? Even at home, From my neighbors, even strangers? Your comments are very naive, my friend.
 
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