If you don’t like it, why don’t you find the source of the clip and write a letter of disgust using proper Christian language to show your distaste about the clip. If you include proper documentation that explains the Catholic point of view at least this preacher’s ideas will be corrected. I cannot garantee that he will be receptive to it but if it bothers you at much, it’s worth it to try something. Just come in Christian love and not with your fists up.
Most Evangelicals don’t understand the Catholic teaching because some Catholics have taken it to the extreme that doesn’t follow our beliefs. For others, because they didn’t spend the time learning about it, they have made their assumptions most of which are wrong. It’s for that reason Catholics need to educate themselves about their denomination and sometimes attend these churches to teach what we believe. If we want the denominations to come together, the first two things we need to do: is educate ourselves and then correct others assumptions about our beliefs so that we can at least worship together under the same roof. Prayer, music, and the cross unite us together.
I tried doing just that, SecretGarden. I discovered quickly that the organization the man represents did not offer any particular address or e-mail to which I could send such a letter. I do not know if they fail to provide that kind of information on purpose or if it’s merely an oversight, but contacting them did not appear to be possible.
As to the rest about what Protestants/evangelicals don’t know, etc. I’ve tried that too. Some years ago, I decided to attend a few Protestant services because some of the boys in my Boy Scout troop at the time attended those particular services. (And I’d been required to do something similar in college.)
I have some bad news for you: Most Protestants that I’ve met do not have much interest in learning about the Truth of what Catholic faith actually teaches, nor are they typically interested in challenging their own beliefs in that manner. Keep in mind, this is not to say they’re intentionally disparaging toward Catholics–though some are–but rather to say that they’ve no more interest in learning about Catholic faith than I have in learning about theirs. Assuming a group of Protestants has even contemplated WHY their church teaches as it does–many have not, just like many Catholics have not–they’ve very often come to conclusions that can’t mesh with Catholic faith.
I’m quite willing to pray with any man who’s intentions are honorable.
I do need to understand though that he likely will not see faith precisely the same as I do.
Oddly, for all that Protestants tend to be famous for biblical quotes, I’ve been shocked over the years by what the average Protestant does NOT know about what’s in the bible. I get the distinct impression that many Protestants read the bible itself about the same as most Catholics…which is to say they don’t. Oh, they may have several passages picked out as proof texts to demonstrate what they believe. But to have read the bible for what the biblical author wishes to convey?
Quite rare really!
Ultimately, I’ve come to understand the whole concept of communicating with Protestants much the same way that Michael Voris has suggested: By all means, discuss the faith with them where and when you can. But don’t kid yourself into believing that someone from another denomination will concede any ground. He probably won’t.
I would suggest that if you wish to see faith traditions reunited, they’ll most likely do so by seeing individual people become Catholic. I can’t see any other way, because we either believe the Church teaches the whole of Truth…or we don’t.
For all that Edith Stein and others had the very best of intentions, I have never seen any means by which Jewish, Protestant, Islamic, and Catholic faiths can be reconciled as whole faith traditions.
You simply cannot have more than one set of beliefs that you’ll stick with and refuse to compromise.
Those four different faith traditions offer four sets of beliefs that cannot be reconciled.
If you wish for others to come to understand Catholic faith more fully, I would suggest less effort at persuading other traditions to “see the light”, more effort at praying rosaries and novenas that God would induce others to see out the whole of Truth.
If we believe our Church has the fullness of Truth, we have to believe that seeking the whole of Truth can only lead back to…Catholic faith.
Pray and let the Holy Spirit do the real work.
:whacky:. I Tried to Always correct her, until sheknew I had her wrontg on every detail. I couled find Zero online Contact for that well known denomination, so went to a town that had such a church. Wrote a few times, quoting Bible Verses on a few basics, Never ever got a Reply; even in the ‘if your interested’ source. That Bible Only church nationally-known denomination was 100% man-made teachings/spins, especially it’s constant attacks on The Church, feared/couldn’t handle bible Corrections on anything.
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