I haven’t found much “hatred” by Catholics here. Most of those I converse with here are loving, yet strident (meant in a positive way) about their Catholic faith, and wish to defend and share it.
Yes the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox are certainly CatholicsI guess I have to be more explicit when I post. I consider the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox as Catholic. They are, aren’t they or are they not considered Catholic? Thanks for the reminder.
In my personal experience friend much of the Catholic animosity towards non catholic christians, primarily fundamentalist types, is simply a return of animosity received by such groups. We all tend to like and hate the same. It’s unfortunate really. I find myself able to lose my temper quickly when trying to have an honest dialogue with a protestant especially when I start getting accused of worshiping statues, worshiping mary above or equal to God, praying to dead people, that the Church is the whore of babylon, that the Pope is the antichrist, etc etc. I often pray we all adhere to Christ and come together in one Church as He intended. Not one universal church where we’re together on core issues but separated (though this would be a start and a tremendous improvement to where we’re at today). Eventually all broken away groups will return to the Catholic Church. This is scriptural and will happen. It’s just a matter of when. Only thing keeping us apart is pride on both sides of individuals.
Yes, it makes a difference to God. Jesus, who is God, founded only one Church – the Catholic Church – for the salvation of the world and expects his followers to belong to it. However, some – through no fault of their own – do not know Christ or His Church. God does not hold anyone responsible for what they don’t know (Catechism of the Catholic Church 847). If you want to know what the Catholic Church teaches, the Catechism is on line at www.vatican.va, www.scborromeo.org, and many other websites.
I am not sure what you are referring too. Some of us use to be non-Catholic and we certainly don’t hate non-Catholics at all. Discussions though do bring up differences in teaching and beliefs and some of those differences can and do collide but that is not hatred of non-Catholics. I am glad that there are non-Catholics here, it keeps the discussion interesting and alive. I think it is a common misnomer to think that discussion of differences mean that I need to accept what someone else may believe and visa versa.
Generally, I know this. I was striving for a common terminology. Anglo-Catholics are likely to use Last Rites, and AFAIK the term seems to be less common among RCs than it once was. I considered mentioning Viaticum, but it is not a distinct sacrament.
Here is a thought from the other side (as Catholic). Those Catholics who show strong ‘hatred’ towards non-Catholic (there is no point in denying it as feedback from the ones on the receiving end acknowledge it) are the ones who have suffered abuses and disparaging remark by non-Catholics. Sometimes that come from non-Catholics close relatives, in-laws and friends of a friend and random acquaintances and people you meet during functions or just about anywhere. Sometimes these non-Catholics can be very indiscreet and make their displeasure about Catholics in a manner that can cause hurt and retaliation. I am telling this to answer the OP because I am sure non-Catholics do receive similar venom from Catholics.
I am sorry that you had that experience with non-Catholics. But as a life-long Lutheran, I never heard in any of my pastor’s sermons hatred of the Roman Catholic Church. In any of the classes on Lutheran doctrine, the differences are discuss between Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Calvinist points in doctrine.