Catholics, if you found yourself on an all-Protestant planet, what would your church choice be?

[Lost_Wanderer]

I get to be the vampire. They’re Catholic, aren’t they? They always seem to have that “thing” about holy water and priests.

Heh…I dunno, might be kind of hard for a vampire to bless oneself with the holy water upon entering the church! I kinda like the idea of a secret society of Jesuit werewolf-monks, myself.

( )

Nuuu… it has to be mages. Mages I say! I mean after all, they all think we’re no different from pagans.

Ooh! Maybe in this world, we actually participate in some underground magic tournament with all the other ‘pagan’ religions.

Oh yeah, I can see myself facing off against a girl in a miko outfit…

Meanwhile all them unwary masses of Protestants are off to work in their little small Southern towns while sending their kids to school to learn the basics of Creationism.

 

[Mgray82]

Most (not all) of Protestant church goers don’t even know about the reformation is or was…so you all can save the “there would be no church to protest”. It’s just a question. Now, on with my answer…

Is non-denominational a choice? If not, probably Church of Christ.

 

[ahs]

Probably LCMS…hypothetically.

The OP could just have easily asked “If a jetski was rolling down the ocean and the wheel fell off, how many pancakes would it take to cover a doghouse?”

20! It would take 20 pankakes to cover the doghouse in that case, but they have to be large…otherwise, it could take as many as 40. If the wheel didn’t completely come off, but only wobbled loose, then 13.

 

[Lochias]

Probably LCMS…hypothetically.

20! It would take 20 pankakes to cover the doghouse in that case, but they have to be large…otherwise, it could take as many as 40. If the wheel didn’t completely come off, but only wobbled loose, then 13.

Incorrect! The correct answer is: “Purple, because ice cream has no bones.”

 

[peace2u2]

:bible1:

The scaffold?

Do you mean walk the plank? If so, blindfolded or no?

I would pick a church that had a liturgical element to its worship service and having experienced Lutheran Worship Service, I would pick their church to worship God. The Pastor that I experienced never put down other religious faiths and they had an active teen youth group that I also expericned with a childhood friend growing up. It was fun!

I also just want to say, I do notice today, a lot more Catholic Churches providing VBS for children and teen youth groups than when I was growing up. We have much to learn from our brothers and sisters in Christ in the Protestant churches! Now we need to breathe life into our CCD programs by introducing The Bible in a vibrant way instead of just teaching the same lifeless lessons over and over for 8 years on our Catholic faith and The Sacraments. Of course this is important too, but when you beat it over the head, the context (Jesus) gets lost. We need to teach the children how to share and defend their Catholic Faith and our 7 Sacraments by showing them how to be comfortable reading the Bible and looking up Bible verses that support our faith and sacraments.

Peace :bible1:

 

[peace2u2]

Can I just say that some of these responses are a wee bit uncharitable.

Honestly I’m no fan of Protestant theology but inside Protestant churches are many loving, God-fearing, faith-filled people. IF, in an alternate universe, the Protestant movement contained the fullness of truth it wouldn’t be so hard to find God within a Protestant denomination (any of them). The question is, would your hardness of heart keep you from God in whatever form He chose?

Nicely said.

 

[CleverUserName]

I had to watch a documentary on the Amish in a college class. Afterwards I felt like I’d been cheated out of the deep social connections the Amish enjoy. Mainstream Americans seem so isolated from each other in contrast. If I had to be Protestant, being Amish would have its rewards.

Thanks for the explanation. I know precious little about the Amish, aside from what they are now showing on tv. I saw a documentary about Rumspringa (? Did I get that right?), and now there is a show about an ex Amish person helping people leave the Amish. Still, it has shown enough of that community you referenced, and there seems a charm in their lifestyle. Maybe it’s just the simplicity, and their isolation from the rest of the world that sometimes seems a shelter in the storm.

 

[CleverUserName]

Can I just say that some of these responses are a wee bit uncharitable.

Honestly I’m no fan of Protestant theology but inside Protestant churches are many loving, God-fearing, faith-filled people. IF, in an alternate universe, the Protestant movement contained the fullness of truth it wouldn’t be so hard to find God within a Protestant denomination (any of them). The question is, would your hardness of heart keep you from God in whatever form He chose?

:imsorry:

I apologize for whatever you’ve found uncharitable on here. That’s the exact opposite of the purpose of this thread. I wanted to lighten up the “ANTI-” mood some and just have a little fun.

 

[CleverUserName]

Lochias, I am so flattered by your dedication to this thread! And here I thought you found it foolish. Thank you for the compliment!

 

[Lochias]

Lochias, I am so flattered by your dedication to this thread! And here I thought you found it foolish. Thank you for the compliment!

You’re welcome! I’m glad you find my statements so insightful as to comment on them every chance you get. :tiphat:

 

[nickybr38]

:imsorry:

I apologize for whatever you’ve found uncharitable on here. That’s the exact opposite of the purpose of this thread. I wanted to lighten up the “ANTI-” mood some and just have a little fun.

Don’t apologize. It’s not you. I think this is a fun thread (mostly!).

I’ve actually been thinking about studying the Anglicans a bit more because of this thread. I’ve always avoided them because of the horrible stories I’ve heard (female ordination among other things) but now I’m curious to know more about what they actually teach. I find it curious that the race has been between the Lutheran faith and the Anglican faith!

I’m fairly familiar with Lutheran theology because my parents are Lutheran’s now and I dialogue with their minister.

 

[nickybr38]

That’s why it’s silly to play too much with hypothetical situations that are devoid of logic. The OP could just have easily asked “If a jetski was rolling down the ocean and the wheel fell off, how many pancakes would it take to cover a doghouse?”

A universe in which the Protestant movement held the fullness of truth would have no reason to call itself Protestant at all. Either people would split anyway (thus getting you the situation we have today), or nobody would ever leave the one “Protestant” denomination that had the fullness of truth.

Or, conversely, somehow ALL the Protestant denoms have the fullness of truth, despite different and conflicting interpretations of the Bible, tradition and everything else under the sun. Any way you slice it, it’s devoid of logic, and therefore an unfruitful exercise.

I do believe the OP just meant to open our eyes a little. To encourage us to think more charitably towards our Protestant brothers and sisters. Obviously this is too much of a stretch for some.

It’s not meant to be taken seriously or picked apart but to be taken at face value for a little fun inter-denominational discussion. That’s all.

 

[MrPip]

Probably LCMS…hypothetically.

20! It would take 20 pankakes to cover the doghouse in that case, but they have to be large…otherwise, it could take as many as 40. If the wheel didn’t completely come off, but only wobbled loose, then 13.

Okay…this really begs the question, now–how long is a piece of string?

 

[CleverUserName]

Don’t apologize. It’s not you. I think this is a fun thread (mostly!).

I’ve actually been thinking about studying the Anglicans a bit more because of this thread. I’ve always avoided them because of the horrible stories I’ve heard (female ordination among other things) but now I’m curious to know more about what they actually teach. I find it curious that the race has been between the Lutheran faith and the Anglican faith!

I’m fairly familiar with Lutheran theology because my parents are Lutheran’s now and I dialogue with their minister.

I spent quite a bit of time in the Anglican Church, but I only attended those with male clergy. “What they actually teach” varies so it’s hard to pin it down. The Orthodox Anglicans do not believe in female clergy, for example. I enjoyed the more high church services.

 

[CleverUserName]

I do believe the OP just meant to open our eyes a little. To encourage us to think more charitably towards our Protestant brothers and sisters. Obviously this is too much of a stretch for some.

It’s not meant to be taken seriously or picked apart but to be taken at face value for a little fun inter-denominational discussion. That’s all.

Precisely.

Thank you very very very very much!

 

[maximus]

Ok CleverUserName which one would you be joining based on the responses.
http://forums.catholic-questions.org/member.php

 

[Marc_Anthony]

Okay, I’ll bite…I suppose it’s High Church Anglican

 

[Lochias]

I do believe the OP just meant to open our eyes a little. To encourage us to think more charitably towards our Protestant brothers and sisters. Obviously this is too much of a stretch for some.

It’s not meant to be taken seriously or picked apart but to be taken at face value for a little fun inter-denominational discussion. That’s all.

I don’t think the OP went about that in the best way, and the number of replies like mine bears witness to that. How about something like “let’s unite in the face of adversity, crime and callous treatment of the poor!” instead of “Hey, what if the Catholic Church didn’t exist?!”

Do you not see how that might come across as either overly naive, or subtly insulting?

 

[JonNC]

I don’t think the OP went about that in the best way, and the number of replies like mine bears witness to that. How about something like “let’s unite in the face of adversity, crime and callous treatment of the poor!” instead of “Hey, what if the Catholic Church didn’t exist?!”

Do you not see how that might come across as either overly naive, or subtly insulting?

So, what if the question had been, * Protestants. If you found yourself on a planet where there were no protestant churches, but only Catholic, Orthodox, and LDS, what would your church choice be?*

Is that also naive or subtly insulting?

I’m not saying you’re wong, I’m just asking.

Jon

 

[Lochias]

So, what if the question had been, * Protestants. If you found yourself on a planet where there were no protestant churches, but only Catholic, Orthodox, and LDS, what would your church choice be?*

Is that also naive or subtly insulting?

I’m not saying you’re wong, I’m just asking.

Jon

Yes, I would find that subtly insulting. As a practicing Catholic, if I am to lead others to what I believe is the fullness of Christian faith, I do so through example and attempts to get the two churches to see eye-to-eye on certain things (for a start, and for my part).

Protestants are protestants because they want to be, whether or not that changes in the future. Completely invalidating all of their choices up to the present, and presenting them a scenario in which they should choose anything but what they currently believe and practice “just because”? I cannot see the value, sorry. Many of the responses here seem to concur.

And further, to say it was done in order to lighten the “anti-Protestant mood” on the boards, after the above explanation? This is why I think it could simply be naive…I don’t know Clever User Name enough to know if there’s anything else behind the idea, and I choose not to believe so without good reason. Clever’s, rather snippy little comments in the first of the thread, to those who didn’t think highly of the whole thing, don’t seem to me to be in the spirit of reducing “anti-Protestant mood” on the board, however.