As a Catholic I believe

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Everything…without any hesitation…even the stuff I don’t understand.
 
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Ana:
Me too, thank God. I feel so sorry for people that have no one but themselves at the helm of the ship.
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It’s not that bad, actually.
 
I believe that God is infallible and that He can not start something that can teach falsities. I believe that I can misinterpret things and that I am fallible. I believe that I can trust God!
 
I voted for - I believe everything the Church teaches even things I do not understand.

Keep in mind:
  • When we follow Christ we need to be mindful of His humility and His obedience.
  • Jesus was obedient to death, death on a cross. He submitted His will, not only to that of the Father, but to that of Pilate, whom the Father had given earthly authority. Jesus was respectful of authority.
  • Jesus was a model of humility and obedience requires humility. Pride, which opposes humility, is often at the root of dissent.
  • Obedience with understanding is ok. But obedience in the absence of understanding is true obedience, when it is chosen freely over our own desires. Don’t confuse blind obedience to the free choice of assenting to the teachings. One must be free to choose. Understanding is never a prerequisite for holy obedience.
  • Jesus knew that if individuals had to form their own conscience based on scripture alone, they would all be traveling in different directions.
  • Jesus instituted this Church - giving us the gift of the Papacy and the Magisterium. These things here give us course direction.
  • We profess to believe in this Church when we say the Credo. We profess belief in the Holy Spirit. To profess believe in the Holy Spirit while doubting His ability to influence the direction of the Church is a clear conflict. The Holy Spirit is capable of moving both Papacy and Magisterium, without the use of protestors and open dissent.
  • Jesus said the path was narrow, not wide. This means we cannot expect to find comfort in this life. Giving up my will and becoming obedient to Church teachings in heart, mind, word, and action, will surely be uncomfortable at times. But, it is also one of the most sure ways to please the Lord. Truth is like North on a Compass. We cannot* proclaim* to travel North while traveling in any other direction simply by bending the compass needle. Rather, to go North, we must follow the compass needle regardless of the terrain.
The next time you encounter a Church teaching you cannot deal with, let me put this challenge before you: Pick up your cross daily and follow the Lord.

All this having been said, here are the rules I follow, in this order.

- Know the teaching.
- Obey the teaching.
**- Understand the teaching - if God so wills it. **
 
I voted everything the Church teaches…but it is my duty to understand everything the Church teaches as well. So I didnt like that part of the answer.
 
Everything the Church teaches. In my opinion, you can’t pick and choose what to believe and what not to believe. Even if some of the rules are difficult to live by, the Church knows a heck of a lot more than I do.
 
Deus Vult:
I voted everything the Church teaches…but it is my duty to understand everything the Church teaches as well. So I didnt like that part of the answer.
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:amen:
 
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Originally Posted by Ana
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Me too, thank God. I feel so sorry for people that have no one but themselves at the helm of the ship.

It’s not that bad, actually.
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That is until you run up against something or someone who challenges you and you don’t know which way to turn to avoid being sunk. With the Church at the helm, you never have to fear running into anything that might sink your faith and so your very life.
 
I put myself as an Other but I probably should have chosen…except for some areas…I have two areas that I disagree with…first, birth control and second, only men can be priests…
 
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Catholic4aReasn:
I believe that all Catholics are bound to accept as true all the the Church teaches is true. How bout the rest of you? 🙂
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Yup!!!
 
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Catholic4aReasn:
I believe that all Catholics are bound to accept as true all the the Church teaches is true. How bout the rest of you? 🙂
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I believe everything that the church teaches. I pray for help of my unbelief/lack of understanding. :confused:
 
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NWUArmyROTC:
I do too, though I have my difficulties. Marian doctrine is probably my greatest difficulty, and then there are moments when it makes sense (the Revelation Reading today) and make it so clear. I have the struggle with it, but the Church was instituted by Christ, has the guardianship of the Holy Spirit and that guidance, that I trust the Church’s wisdom and teaching.
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Well said… Keep in mind, though, that some Catholics can go above and beyond the teachings of the Church in regards to Mary. But I agree with you in so far as if it is indeed an official teaching of the Church, I need to accept it. Understanding may come later, but trust and acceptance better come sooner.
 
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DonnaML:
I put myself as an Other but I probably should have chosen…except for some areas…I have two areas that I disagree with…first, birth control and second, only men can be priests…
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Let me start with birth control. Do you believe IVF is wrong. How about unfaithfulness in marriage… breakup of family…homosexuality…embryo stem cell research?

All of these evil comes from the root of all evil…birth control.
 
Once you reason out that Catholicism is the truth, or at least significantly more credible than anything else out there, you have to believe it all.

I understand a lot about what the Church teaches but not everything. If I don’t understand something completely enough to make an intelligent argument for, I avoid debating that topic. I do, however, believe it. Roma locuta est, causa finita est.
 
Donna,
I put myself as an Other but I probably should have chosen…except for some areas…I have two areas that I disagree with…first, birth control and second, only men can be priests
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When I am having trouble with something I only quote St. Marks 9:24 “I believe, Help my unbelief.”
 
I strive to be a faithful Catholic, as the Church defines “faithful”.

For example, the Church does not require faithful Catholics to believe that contraception is immoral. Instead, what the Church requires of faithful Catholics is defined in the following canon:
Canon 752 While the assent of faith is not required, a religious submission of intellect and will is to be given to any doctrine which either the Supreme Pontiff or the College of Bishops, exercising their authentic magisterium, declare upon a matter of faith or morals, even though they do not intend to proclaim that doctrine by definitive act. Christ’s faithful are therefore to ensure that they avoid whatever does not accord with that doctrine.
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In my own words, this means to:
  • Attempt to understand the Church’s teaching on contraception through study and prayer;
  • Submit to the authority of the Church on the matter of contraception even if the teaching cannot be fully understood; and
  • Avoid actions that are inconsistent with the Church’s teaching on contraception.
 
A priest once told my cousin, “be orthodox and you’ll be happy”. I’m all for this, considering that the happiest people I know are fully orthodox Roman Catholics and I, too, accept everything that the Church teaches. I’m also very happy and am working towards perfect union with the Lord in heaven. So it’s true, a faithful Catholic accepts everything that the Church teaches and lives life accordingly. 😃
 
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Catholic4aReasn:
I believe that all Catholics are bound to accept as true all the the Church teaches is true. How bout the rest of you?
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I believe that that’s the policy.
 
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