Anti-Catholics, why do they bother??

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I don’t know if anybody has ever seen this, but have you seen the Chick Publications tract “the Death Cookie”? It’s crazy. The images are brutal. There is a comic drawing of a person recieving the Eucharist and there is a demon with arms extended out towards the person who is recieving the host sitting right on the hand of the priest handing it out!!! The premise is simple; to recieve the Eurcharist is to open the door to demons. That’s absurd.
The Eucharist, with the words of the priest (that is the words of Jesus) becomes His body and blood by the power of the Holy Spirit. What these Chick Publication guys are doing is attributing a power of the Holy Spirit to something Satanic. I am not God, but there is a reading that the Pharasiees are attributing the power Jesus was giving to Satan. Jesus told them that a blasphemy against the Son will be forgiven, but a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. I don’t know if that applies to Chicks’ interpretation of the Eucharist, but I pray to God that it doesn’t.
 
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Pryority7:
I don’t know if anybody has ever seen this, but have you seen the Chick Publications tract “the Death Cookie”? It’s crazy. The images are brutal. There is a comic drawing of a person recieving the Eucharist and there is a demon with arms extended out towards the person who is recieving the host sitting right on the hand of the priest handing it out!!! The premise is simple; to recieve the Eurcharist is to open the door to demons. That’s absurd.
The Eucharist, with the words of the priest (that is the words of Jesus) becomes His body and blood by the power of the Holy Spirit. What these Chick Publication guys are doing is attributing a power of the Holy Spirit to something Satanic. I am not God, but there is a reading that the Pharasiees are attributing the power Jesus was giving to Satan. Jesus told them that a blasphemy against the Son will be forgiven, but a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. I don’t know if that applies to Chicks’ interpretation of the Eucharist, but I pray to God that it doesn’t.
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I do not know if people would agree with this, but I was driving south from Cleveland on I-71 this past Tuesday and a rest stop had a stack (about 10-12) Jack Chick books on top of a pay phone. I took all of the books then promptly tossed them in the trash (not bothering to even read the titles), where I supposed they belonged anyway.
 
I used to read those books when I was in college. It really messed my head up and I questioned alot of things about the Catholic faith for years due to that. But with research and prayer I am no longer confused. Amen.
 
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aurora77:
I’ve read other posts about anti-Catholic ministers and am just wondering–why do they bother preaching against the Church? If their basic premise is that the Church is terrible and we’re all misguided, unsaved fools, why are they bothering to talk about us? I’m especially wondering about the purpose behind anti-Catholic sermons. Specifically, I was listening to the last couple of R. C. Sproul’s broadcasts; I think his radio show is called “Renewing Your Mind.” Listening him talking about the Church is like listening to someone try to speak a foreign language badly; he’s got a basic vocabulary, but doesn’t really understand the meaning of what he’s saying. Well, my question is, why is a protestant preacher talking to a protestant congregation about how misguided we are? Kind of like preaching to the choir!
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I think it is an easy topic and deflects attention away from the pastor’s shortcomings, insecurities, and absence of imagination, like a football coach who blames the refs rather than deal with his own team’s failings (rather than work harder, the coach displaces fault). Thankfully, not all pastors profess anti-Catholic rhetoric because they tend to the immediacy at hand: Serving their congregation. The most vocal anti-Catholic talk tends to be those who know the least or simply love to hear themselves talk. I sometimes think that, as Americans, we like to rebel against authority and ride alone, which may be when some anti-Catholic sentiment surfaces; as if the unspoken doctrine is “the law is fine for others, but it not for me since I am my own lone source of sovereignty and law.”
 
I am a convert to Catholicism. I was raised Methodist, attended a Baptist school and a Seventh Day Adventist school. I also went to the Episcopal church for many years before becoming Catholic.

I can say that the only place I heard “anti-catholicism” was in the Baptist school. And in all honesty, our principal was very “anti” every other religion. He made fun of Mormons, Adventists, Catholics, Jews etc. etc. The Adventists thought all “Sunday worshippers” were in need of prayer…

Growing up I heard all the typical things about Catholics. I would go to my Catholic friends for clairification but often they either couldn’t give me an answer or they would back up the Protestant view!! I asked a Catholic friend if it was true they worshipped idols…he thought a minute and then said…“yeah, I guess we do.”

So, I developed many wrong assumptions about Catholicism partly due to Protestantism and partly due to poorly informed Catholics.

It’s easy to find Catholics who do not know thier own faith and they only fuel the anti-catholicism. I have a friend who was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school and has a number of misconceptions about what the Church teaches. It’s important for Catholics to know what they do and why!!
 
There is a difference between disagreeing with the Catholic Church, and just saying hateful things. Too bad too many protestants don’t know the difference.

I saw the ‘cookie’ tract. It confused me, since EVERY Christ centered faith takes communion.

Don’t take that stuff so seriously. Just laugh it off. It’s stupid hate driven trash anyways.
 
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Malachi4U:
Ignorent Catholics leave the body of Christ daily due to lies from anti-Catholics and a lack of knowlege of Dogma.
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That is one of the REASONS I believe each parish needs as part of its RELIGIOUS EDUCATION system an annual class in Catholic Apologetics. I am currently going thru RCIA for the third time. It is very lacking in “BIBLICAL BASIS SUPPORT”.

As a Knight Of Columbus, I am a defender of the Priesthood, but before you can really be a defender of the Priesthood, you should be a defender of the faith as well.

So I am on a mission to becoming one. I have ordered nearly everyone of Patrick Madrid’s books and CD that he has and am ardently studying his materials. I hope to develope my own curriculum for our Diocese.

Pray for my success in this endeavor…I am in the State of Alabama, the heart of Dixie(Anti-Cathlocism)… 😦
 
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bridgebuilder:
I am not anti-Catholic and consider all true believers to be brethren. From a “former Catholic website” I took the following list.

Could you tell me how much of this is true?..I don’t know!

Prayers for the dead were introduced in 310
The lighting of candles in 320
The worship of saints about 375
The mass was adopted in 394
The worship of Mary began to develop about 432
Priests began to assume distinctive robes in 500
The doctrine of purgatory was introduced in 593
Worship in Latin (since repealed) was mandated in 600
Claims to Papal Supremacy took firm foot in 606
Feasts in honor of the Virgin Mary began in 650
The custom of kissing the Pope’s foot was introduced in 709
The worship of images and relics was authorized in 788
The invention of holy water was about 850
The canonization of saints was formalized in 993
Feasts for the dead were introduced in 1003
The celibacy of the priesthood was declared in 1074
The dogma of Papal infallibility was announced in 1076
Prayer beads were introduced in 1090
The doctrine that there are seven sacraments was introduced in 1140
The sale of indulgences began in 1190
The wafer was substituted for the loaf in 1200
The dogma of transubstantiation was adopted in 1215
Confession was instituted in 1215
The adoration of the Wafer began in 1220
The Ave Maria was introduced in 1316
The cup was taken from the laity in 1415
Purgatory was officially decreed in 1439
Roman tradition was placed on the same level as Scripture in 1546
The Apocrypha was received into the Canon in 1546
The immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary was announced in 1854
The doctrine of the papal infallibility was proclaimed in 1864
The personal corporeal presence of the Virgin in heaven in 1950
Thanks…an evangelical brother
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Thanks for copying and pasting from other Anti-Catholic websites, and some of these are even from Anti-Christian websites as well… :mad:
 
Sir Knight:
Why do they bother? Because the more often you tell a lie, the more likely it will be accepted as truth.
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Also the more and more you kept telling yourself something, the more you believe it. If you kept telling yourself that the world is flat, eventually you will believe as fact!!! 😦
 
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mjdonnelly:
I have never heard an anti-protestant homily in mass, and have never heard of one being said. Unless you consider a homily against abortion as being anti-protestant.
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DITTO! :cool:
 
Originally Posted by cheddarsox
I’ve never been to a Protestant service where the Catholic church was even mentioned let alone bashed. But I have seen TV and radio programs from both sides speaking against the other. Maybe it is more of a media thing.
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I HAVE! BUT AGAIN YOU HAVE TO ATTEND FUNDAMENTALIST PROTESTANT CHURCHES SUCH AS “CONGREGATIONAL HOLINESS” AND “CHURCH OF GOD” WHERE THEY TEACH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS SATAN’S IMITATION OF THEIRS… :mad: AND IF THEY HOLD SOME TYPE OF BIBLE STUDY, IT IS MORE LIKELY TO PROCLAIMED THERE. BUT ALSO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THEIR OWN DOGMA’S AND DOCTRINES.
 
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Vincent1560:
I pray that someday these differences will be reconciled and we can joyfully become the unified body envisioned by Paul.
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Keep praying, it will do no good(sorry to be a pessimistic about this, but along as there are people such as the first group you mentioned it will never happen, my own brother, a Pentecostal Preacher rejects my families salavation because we are Catholic) the start of the reformation was pre-figured via the Korah Rebellion in the Old Testament. The gaping fissure that swallowed up Korah is ever growing. Only when Jesus comes back on the Clouds will this division be abolished. Meanwhile Satan and his Demons are riding upon the backs of some Protestants to keep the hatred there and to further schism the Protestant Denominations.

I suggest two readings, One is from a protestant whom claims to have been visited by Christ in is dreams and just read the first dream in the first chapter in 'The Final Quest" by Rick Joyner and then read the first chapter in “Surprised by Truth 2” by Patrick Madrid who is Catholic.

The parallels are uncanny…
 
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bridgebuilder:
I really don’t know.
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Sorry for bashing you earlier, you seem sincere in a search for the truth, I recommend Patrick Madrid’s “Surprised by Truth” Each chapter is about a convert from Protestantism to Catholicism and their Biblical and Historical reasons for becoming Catholic. Their stories are not emotional but show a logical and intellectual search for the truth with Biblical and Historical references and arguments… :blessyou:
 
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Protestante:
Let me start of by saying first and foremost, I am not Anti-catholic. I don’t believe everything you do is correct, as most of you guys don’t believe everything I do is correct (Proof of that is this very thread ;)). However, I 'd just like to say at my church our Pastor has never taken time out of Church to preach against catholics. He organised a special night for that :p. Just kidding. He did however, organise a night so that Catholics and Protestants could meet however and work out differences in belief.
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In response I would ask you if you have the resources to purchase the Debate “What still Divides Us?” on an 8 cd set.
surprisedbytruth.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=96

It’s a debate between 3 prominent Catholic Apoligetics and 3 prominent Protestant Scholars.

:blessyou:
 
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aurora77:
I’ve read other posts about anti-Catholic ministers and am just wondering–why do they bother preaching against the Church? If their basic premise is that the Church is terrible and we’re all misguided, unsaved fools, why are they bothering to talk about us? I’m especially wondering about the purpose behind anti-Catholic sermons. Specifically, I was listening to the last couple of R. C. Sproul’s broadcasts; I think his radio show is called “Renewing Your Mind.” Listening him talking about the Church is like listening to someone try to speak a foreign language badly; he’s got a basic vocabulary, but doesn’t really understand the meaning of what he’s saying. Well, my question is, why is a protestant preacher talking to a protestant congregation about how misguided we are? Kind of like preaching to the choir!
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I don’t know why some protestants preach against Catholics. I also don’t know why Catholics listen.
 
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Ortho:
I don’t know why some protestants preach against Catholics. I also don’t know why Catholics listen.
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Well some of us live in the Heart of Anti-Catholicism uh um meant to say the Heart of Dixie! Where we sometimes no choice but to listen. Recently we have some desecreations of our Altars by some Fundalmentalists that have claimed God told them to do it…

Sweet Rome Alabama where the Catholics are so few! LOL.
 
I’ve found that there is a “faithful remnant” mentality among the most vicious anti-Catholics. Often economically and socially disadvantaged, they need something to feel good about. These people desperately need to feel secure and do so by making their own small sect (almost invariably dispensational, heavy duty fundamentalist) out to be the only body of true believers left in a hostile world. These are people who are happiest in an imaginary siege.

The Catholic Church cannot help but be chosen as the Great Satan by such people. There’s “us” and there’s “them”, and the Catholic Church is twice as big as all other potential “thems” put together.

The rhetoric that the “faithful remnant” produce is terrifying in its hate.

Justin
 
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