Are you Catholic? Why or why not?

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I was raised Lutheran but converted to the Catholic faith a few years ago. I think it’s the one, true church and I feel closer to God than I ever have before 🙂
 
ChildofGod7 said:
I was raised Lutheran but converted to the Catholic faith a few years ago. I think it’s the one, true church and I feel closer to God than I ever have before 🙂
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The Catholic Church is the Christian faith at its fullest, most universal. Every succeeding heresy was a case of fundamentalism: seeking to reduce the focus of the Catholic Church or emphasize one aspect of faith over others. These sects now wither and die, because their fundamentalism invitably leads to sterility or narrowness.

Everything virtuous in every Christian denomination is contained in the Catholic Church–however, each lacks something that the Catholic Church has, something that their founders left behind.
 
I’m a convert too, and I totally agree with you. The Catholic Church contains the fullness of the Truth. The other denominations have bits and pieces but the Catholic Church. My husband likens it to being like an appliance. In the protestant sector the appliance is an appliance but it isn’t plugged in!

It was in learning that the Catholic Church has the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist that drew me to the Church.

Neden
 
Why am I Catholic? Two words… The Eucharist. Nuff said…
 
I guess I would incline towards Catholicism, definitely at least Protestantism, but I have found increasing difficulty with many of the required concepts. For example, that we have a soul; that there is no contradiction between divine omniscience/omnipotence/benevolence; that the Euthyphro dilemma is false; that moral values are objective; that life self-evidently has a purpose referencing something outside the universe; I guess the concept that materialism is overall demonstrably false or lacking is the main one.
 
Cradle Catholic here. My faith just makes sense to me. And every time I learn a little more about it, another layer of depth and understanding is added. There are no contradictions. Everything clicks. The Catholic faith IS truth.
 
Bobber90 said:
I guess I would incline towards Catholicism, definitely at least Protestantism, but I have found increasing difficulty with many of the required concepts. For example, that we have a soul; that there is no contradiction between divine omniscience/omnipotence/benevolence; that the Euthyphro dilemma is false; that moral values are objective; that life self-evidently has a purpose referencing something outside the universe; I guess the concept that materialism is overall demonstrably false or lacking is the main one.
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Interesting thoughts, bobber. I’m curious why you’re looking for a negative proof against materialism. As far as I’ve seen, there’s no positive proof for it. The burden of proof would be on the materialist here. Have you seen such proof?
 
105lynne said:
Why am I Catholic? Two words… The Eucharist. Nuff said…
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Exactly 👍 I’m a convert and it was the conviction (spiritually and intellectually) in the real presence of the Eucharist that most powerfully drew me to the Church.

Blessings,

Brian
 
Bobber90 said:
I guess I would incline towards Catholicism, definitely at least Protestantism, but I have found increasing difficulty with many of the required concepts. For example, that we have a soul; that there is no contradiction between divine omniscience/omnipotence/benevolence; that the Euthyphro dilemma is false; that moral values are objective; that life self-evidently has a purpose referencing something outside the universe; I guess the concept that materialism is overall demonstrably false or lacking is the main one.
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I recommend strongly that you start some threads to discuss these various issues. Part of it may be a type of misunderstanding.

Here’s something to start you off RE: the objectivity of moral values.

God bless!
 
Why I’m Catholic?

I’m Catholic because I found Christ in the Eucharist; He made himself known. That was my spiritual conversion/reversion. I’m Catholic intellectually because no other church satisfies the question, Which Church did Christ find? It’s not a matter of “agreeing with” a particular doctrine, or “interpreting” doctrine in a certain way, but in looking to what the earliest apostles knew Christ intended for his mystical body. I’m Catholic also because God, despite none of us deserving it, works subtly to make himself known to those who look for Him, in miracles, apparitions, prayer (thinking of Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle here), and more.
 
No I’m not Catholic. I was born and raised Catholic and by about age 15 I began to learn quite a bit about the Roman Catholic church and actually became quite a devout Catholic by about age 21. As the years went by, there were just too many things that I was not convinced were true as taught by the RCC. My wife and I were married Catholic and our son was baptized Catholic, but soon thereafter we left the church and were received into the Anglican Communion where so many of my questions and wonders were answered or at least addressed. Contrary to what many here would say, I truly believe and am convinced that we are home in the Anglican church. Our spirituality as a family has grown immensely here in the last several years. We are a core family of the church and devote much of our time and energy to it. I am proud to say that the values and teachings that I want my son to have are being taught to him and to all of the children in our parish. God’s presence is surely felt where we are now.
 
Omar_Gatskill said:
No I’m not Catholic. I was born and raised Catholic and by about age 15 I began to learn quite a bit about the Roman Catholic church and actually became quite a devout Catholic by about age 21. As the years went by, there were just too many things that I was not convinced were true as taught by the RCC. My wife and I were married Catholic and our son was baptized Catholic, but soon thereafter we left the church and were received into the Anglican Communion where so many of my questions and wonders were answered or at least addressed. Contrary to what many here would say, I truly believe and am convinced that we are home in the Anglican church. Our spirituality as a family has grown immensely here in the last several years. We are a core family of the church and devote much of our time and energy to it. I am proud to say that the values and teachings that I want my son to have are being taught to him and to all of the children in our parish. God’s presence is surely felt where we are now.
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Have you read any G.K. Chesterton? I highly recommend it.

God bless!
 
Omar_Gatskill said:
No I’m not Catholic. I was born and raised Catholic and by about age 15 I began to learn quite a bit about the Roman Catholic church and actually became quite a devout Catholic by about age 21. As the years went by, there were just too many things that I was not convinced were true as taught by the RCC. My wife and I were married Catholic and our son was baptized Catholic, but soon thereafter we left the church and were received into the Anglican Communion where so many of my questions and wonders were answered or at least addressed. Contrary to what many here would say, I truly believe and am convinced that we are home in the Anglican church. Our spirituality as a family has grown immensely here in the last several years. We are a core family of the church and devote much of our time and energy to it. I am proud to say that the values and teachings that I want my son to have are being taught to him and to all of the children in our parish. God’s presence is surely felt where we are now.
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I like awe and wonder. Tell me what awe and wonder was answered or at least addressed so that I too may have awe and wonder.🙂
 
Safia said:
Why I’m Catholic?

I’m Catholic because I found Christ in the Eucharist; He made himself known. That was my spiritual conversion/reversion. I’m Catholic intellectually because no other church satisfies the question, Which Church did Christ find? It’s not a matter of “agreeing with” a particular doctrine, or “interpreting” doctrine in a certain way, but in looking to what the earliest apostles knew Christ intended for his mystical body. I’m Catholic also because God, despite none of us deserving it, works subtly to make himself known to those who look for Him, in miracles, apparitions, prayer (thinking of Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle here), and more.
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Reminds me of a bumper sticker that I have seen and we both can agree with it without getting into polemics:
I FOUND JESUS . . .

He was in the Bread and Wine the whole time.
 
The Eucharist indeed. I’m convinced that the Catholic Church is the one True Church no matter what people say.

I must make a mention, to none less than the Most Holy Virgin Mary. I just love her so much…shes always there for me. I don’t think there’s any other church very devout to her, as the Catholic Church. And the devotion Ive had for her (praying the rosary everyday), has helped me overcome the mortal sins I used to commit.
 
ChildofGod7 said:
I was raised Lutheran but converted to the Catholic faith a few years ago. I think it’s the one, true church and I feel closer to God than I ever have before 🙂
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton said it all for us when she declared:
“I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church:
For if faith is so important to our salvation,
I will seek it where true Faith first began,
seek it among those who received it from God Himself!”
 
ChildofGod7 said:
I was raised Lutheran but converted to the Catholic faith a few years ago. I think it’s the one, true church and I feel closer to God than I ever have before 🙂
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I am not a Catholic. I grew up in a non-Christian family. My Mom even dabbled in Black-Magic for a while. I began attending a Protestant Church when I left home. However, I am no longer sure what I believe. I guess you could say I am in between beliefs. 🙂
 
I believe in God but I am not currently Catholic. This i in part because I feel althat whilst I agree with probably 99%of what the Church teaches, I feel that I could not personally undertake such a belief. The very iea of calling myself a Catholic scares me so much I want to cry.
 
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