Definition of a "Catholic"

[rcwitness]

Listen readers!

Dont panic. Dont be afraid. If you do want to know Jesus, listen to the Gospel. If you want to be Catholic, seek Baptism and Communion with Him.

 

[Wannano]

If one wants to know Jesus, what is the Gospel telling him?

 

[rcwitness]

Jesus is the Son of God who takes away the sins of all those who believe in Him! Amen

 

[Wannano]

That would make one a Christian?

 

[rcwitness]

Yes, if they follow Him.

 

[Wannano]

What differentiates a Christian from a Catholic?

 

[rcwitness]

Good question! Lol

 

[MagdalenaRita]

What differentiates a Christian from a Catholic?

Good question!

Good question? Catholics are Christians. Catholics are the original Christians.

Better wording would be, what is the difference between Catholics and non-Catholics but then there is already a thread going with that topic, so best not to derail this thread with that topic.

 

[Beryllos]

This thread is officially in the weeds.

This thread has been driven into a ditch. Could someone call a tow truck?

 

[rcwitness]

Wannano is here to save it!

 

[Wannano]

Wannano:

What differentiates a Christian from a Catholic?

Good question!

Good question? Catholics are Christians. Catholics are the original Christians.

Just for my clarification please…when an infant receives baptism, is it now considered to be a Christian?

 

[MagdalenaRita]

Yes. The infant is then part of the Catholic church. Lots of posts address this throughout the thread.

 

[Wannano]

Yes, it is.

I am not on a mission to save the thread but this may answer some of my questions.

If that child proceeds on to take first Communion and is confirmed but in later life rejects everything he has been taught and lives a sinful lifestyle, is he still a Christian?

 

[MagdalenaRita]

I am not on a mission to save the thread but this may answer some of my questions.

If that child proceeds on to take first Communion and is confirmed but in later life rejects everything he has been taught and lives a sinful lifestyle, is he still a Christian?

So, it is not that you are derailing or saving the thread. It is just that the question has been asked and answered all throughout this thread. That is what the majority of the questions and answers have been about. It appears to me you might be protestant and so are hoping to get different answers by changing the word from Catholic to Christian.

 

[Beryllos]

Yes, the question has been answered over and over.

 

[Wannano]

Wannano:

I am not on a mission to save the thread but this may answer some of my questions.

If that child proceeds on to take first Communion and is confirmed but in later life rejects everything he has been taught and lives a sinful lifestyle, is he still a Christian?

So, it is not that you are derailing or saving the thread. It is just that the question has been asked and answered all throughout this thread. That is what the majority of the questions and answers have been about. It appears to me you might be protestant and so are hoping to get different answers by changing the word from Catholic to Christian.

No, not what I am hoping for actually. I guess my different perspective on some things did not enable me to see that what I am asking is actually what was being discussed. The question I have long wanted answered is if a baby becomes a Christian by baptism, how can that person become a non-Christian?

Maybe I should ask a different way. I understand that a baby receiving a Catholic baptism makes him or her a Catholic for life no matter what. The baptism also makes the baby a Christian because of course Catholics are Christians. Is the only way for that individual to become a non-Christian is to die in a state of unconfessed mortal sin?

 

[mrsdizzyd]

The question I have long wanted answered is if a baby becomes a Christian by baptism, how can that person become a non-Christian?

A baby becomes a member of the body of Christ and also a member of the church they were baptized into (from a Catholic perspective).

Baptist washes clean and imparts the Holy Spirit. This leaves an indelible mark on the soul. It cannot be undone. In this way, baptism prepares you to follow Christ.

 

[MagdalenaRita]

Is the only way for that individual to become a non-Christian is to die in a state of unconfessed mortal sin?

Once you are baptized a Catholic, you are a Catholic. You are either in a state of grace or not in a state of grace.

 

[Wannano]

Wannano:

Is the only way for that individual to become a non-Christian is to die in a state of unconfessed mortal sin?

Once you are baptized a Catholic, you are a Catholic. You are either in a state of grace or not in a state of grace.

Please bear with me…a state of grace is not being guilty of unconfessed mortal sin?

 

[MagdalenaRita]

Please bear with me…a state of grace is not being guilty of unconfessed mortal sin?

Condition of a person who is free from mortal sin and pleasing to God. It is the state of being in God’s friendship and the necessary condition of the soul at death in order to attain heaven. per Catholic Culture website definition.