Does the church YOU attend talks about the Catholic Church?

[masuwerte]

I’ve never heard the Catholic Church mentioned at the Episcopal parish I attend. At the Catholic parish I attend with my wife and son, however, the Catholic Church is talked about all the time. Sometimes the priest says condescending things about other Christians as well, but not often.

 

[dzheremi]

Similar to Cavaradossi’s post, in our view we are the Catholic Church, and confess it every liturgy when reciting the Nicene Creed. So in that sense, yes, it does, as does every Orthodox church. The modern-day church of Rome, however, is not really mentioned. Sometimes we mention past Roman bishops from long ago (pre-Chalcedon, of course) or other Romans if it is the day to celebrate their lives according to the Synaxarium (e.g., St. Arsenius). I’ve never heard any modern Roman Catholic or the RCC mentioned in a sermon or elsewhere, though. The Copts did not have as much exposure to the post-Orthodox Roman Church as their fellow Chalcedonian Byzantines did, so I’ve actually never even heard them talk about Coptic Catholics, either, though they seem to be aware that such a thing exists. One of the Ethiopians who used to attend our Church was very happy to hear that I used to be Roman Catholic, though (this conversation was completely outside the church, when we were driving somewhere), She said “So that’s why you don’t have problems with the saints!” I thought that was nice. That’s as close to I’ve ever gotten to talking about the Roman Church with anyone from church. Sorry.

 

[Patavium]

Perhaps this belongs in its own thread, but what about the inverse question, how often do you have non-Catholic Churches brought up in Catholic Churches.

Not during Mass. We focus as well as you fellow Orthodox in the celebration of the Eucharist, and Jesus Christ.

Sometimes, the topic is brought as talk between parishioners, and priest and parishioners. The attitude I have seen on priest is with much charity.

For Orthodox, I spent many years without even knowing of the Orthodox. I learned about the Orthodox Church by talking about Church history with a priest. Priests can be very knowledgeable, and very open to have a conversation. May God bless our priests, and sustain their faith.

 

[Anna_Scott]

Does the Church YOU attend spends time during the services, bible studies, and other church activities talking about the Catholic Church?

if Yes, Do you know why they did this? What was the purpose?. . . .

Yes, from time to time, our Rector quotes Catholic authors, the current Pope, and some previous Popes, in sermons and lessons, as well as Orthodox sources and prayers.

Peace,
Anna

 

[AbideWithMe]

I’ve heard Catholic authors quoted by my evangelical pastors. If there’s some community-wide service being held at another church, that’s in the bulletin and mentioned in the announcements. I’ve never heard anything negative about other churches from any pastor —discussing other churches negatively just isn’t done in the various Evangelical churches I’ve been in.

 

[ladylove]

However, I know that the Catholic Church, in its incredible charity, has declared Protestants to be brothers and sisters with them in Christ, which is a very wise move, in my opinion.

The fact that that declaration even needed to be made is sad, IMO.

This is one of the places where the supposed snootiness (if i may) of the Catholic Church originates.

 

[Contarini]

The fact that that declaration even needed to be made is sad, IMO.

This is one of the places where the supposed snootiness (if i may) of the Catholic Church originates.

There are a number (fortunately a minority these days) of conservative Protestants who wouldn’t reciprocate, though–they don’t think Catholics are Christians. And there are many more evangelicals who say in generous tones, “I know Catholics can be Christians.” This isn’t quite as bad as it sounds to Catholics, because of course by “Christians” they mean something like what Catholics mean by “in a state of grace,” and they don’t think that any church exists whose members are all Christians in this sense. But it’s certainly at least as snooty as anything the modern Catholic Church says about Protestants!

Edwin

 

[Patavium]

The fact that that declaration even needed to be made is sad, IMO.

This is one of the places where the supposed snootiness (if i may) of the Catholic Church originates.

I don’t think is snooty. It basically says to all Catholics that This is our OFFICIAL position. There might be Catholics out there (although few, and now going against the OFFICIAL position of the Church) that perhaps were as uncharitable by considering NonCatholics as Christian. The CC setting an OFFICIAL position shows that the Catholic Church CARES about fellow Christians that are not Catholic, and YES we care.

 

[Patavium]

I don’t think is snooty. It basically says to all Catholics that This is our OFFICIAL position. There might be Catholics out there (although few, and now going against the OFFICIAL position of the Church) that perhaps were as uncharitable by considering NonCatholics as NOT Christian. The CC setting an OFFICIAL position shows that the Catholic Church CARES about fellow Christians that are not Catholic, and YES we care.

This is what I meant. I don’t know where my NOT when?

 

[phatrat1982]

Actually this very topic is why I signed up for this forum, so I would like to get in on this discussion.

I move around a lot and as a result I am always looking for a new Church to attend, lately I have stopped going altogether as it seams I find faults with every Church I goto and then I had to take a hard look at my own life, why was I finding faults with so many Churches maybe the faults were with me.

Anyways to stay on topic, I have been to dozens, countless in fact, churches over the years and well all were protestant as far as I could tell and very few actually had anything to say on other churches in general. But I started attending a certain Baptist church a while back that appointed my dad as a deacon and so we ended up staying there for a long time because of that alone, not only did they have nothing but negative things to say about the Catholic church, they taught heavily that they alone were the last remnants of the only true church and only churches affiliated with them, non denominational independent fundamental baptist as they called it, were worthy of attending. For the most part at first I liked the church had good fellowship, lots of Bible study and so many good things, or things at the time I thought were good.

Then I started to notice things I never seen before, not only were they wrong about the saying they were the true church but I also was finding scripture after scripture that contradicted so many of their teachings. Pretty soon I felt like maybe that was not the church for me and left in disgust.

From there it has been well since 2008 since I have attended any church regularly but in reality I slowed down and started drifting around 2006. So it has been many years for me since I regularly attended a church. In fact as of right now it has been a full year since the last church service I have attended anywhere.

I was always raise mostly baptists, my mom was brought up baptist, but my dad well he was saved when I was 11 or 12 somewhere in that area, anyways he started by listening to Charles Stanley on the radio and when he was moved to find a church he went looking for one like what was described on the radio, at that time I was personally attending a four square church.

From there we shopped around as you say until we “settled” on southern baptist for a while. I never liked them for some reason, felt like they put too much emphasis on well being mean and not enough on being loving. Then we somehow, and for the life of me I can not remember how, fell into that fundamental church and it was all downhill from there.

As for why I am here, well I started going to collage in spring of 2011 and my first class was a US history class and it had been ten years since I had left high school so my history was well shady at best, so it made me question a lot of my personal views when we started reading about the early US colonies and the reformation and the like. Since then I have been on a quest to get right with God, and that is what lead me here I prayed for him to lead me and I asked google a question and this sight came up. Here I am.

 

[Patavium]

Welcome friend,

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

May God bless you on your journey.

Let me start by saying, You are welcome to ASK, and to RESEARCH. We will try our best to provide good answers to your questions. Tolle lege… Take up and read…

 

[gcnuss]

Talking about the Catholic Church does not take place very often – except in the context of church history.

I have experienced some anti-Catholic comments from lay people, but I usually try to use these as teaching moments. Of course, I have taken some heat from the hardcore anti-Catholics. Nonetheless, I always refer to Catholics as brothers and sisters in Christ.

 

[Prosmith]

As Anglicans, we don’t put it that way. Typically we see ourselves as Catholics, so we don’t see “Roman” Catholics as our ancestors in faith–we see them as another manifestation of the Catholic Church. Anglicans as a whole are a bit vague as to how this works and who else is or is not part of the Catholic Church, but we’re all pretty clear that at least Catholics and Orthodox are (well, some dogmatic low-church Anglicans might say otherwise, but that perspective is extremely rare in the U.S. in my experience).

Edwin

Very well put from one Anglican to another.

 

[CleverUserName]

I have heard Catholicism referred to in a negative light in my Mom’s Baptist Church. I heard the same tone in private conversation with that pastor to the tune of “Catholics are SO off base when it comes to scripture”…

And on the Christian tv show “Wretched”, I think it’s called…hooo boy does that guy do some Catholic bashing…

 

[Izdaari]

No, my Episcopal/Lutheran Anglo-Catholic church doesn’t talk about Catholicism very much, except in the context of taking good ideas from them, i.e., we have a definite Benedictine influence.

 

[rinnie]

We bash 'em in every wednesday at Bible Study lol.
But only in doctrinal things.

Wow. thats sad

 

[Dhugz]

Many of the protestant churches doing that. That is part of brainwashing and attacking the Catholic Church and to inculcate to the minds of their members and catholics attending to their worships.

 

[Patavium]

Many of the protestant churches doing that. That is part of brainwashing and attacking the Catholic Church and to inculcate to the minds of their members and catholics attending to their worships.

This is the point of this thread. I wanted fellow Christian NonCatholics to take a look at their Churches. If their own pastors, their own church members, and others affiliated directly to the Church spent time bashing the Catholic Church, how is the Church YOU attend Christian at all? If you disagree with certain teachings that is fine, but don’t start preaching that Catholics are not Christian, or even worse.

God Bless!

 

[Dhugz]

This is the point of this thread. I wanted fellow Christian NonCatholics to take a look at their Churches. If their own pastors, their own church members, and others affiliated directly to the Church spent time bashing the Catholic Church, how is the Church YOU attend Christian at all? If you disagree with certain teachings that is fine, but don’t start preaching that Catholics are not Christian, or even worse.

God Bless!

I am catholic, i have been before with the different protestant churches, and at last I am devoted Catholic now. That is why i am able to share my humble observations to the protestant services or worships.

 

[Bballer32]

Yes, we talk about our own Church at every liturgy when we confess faith in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. References to the other churches which call themselves Catholic are sparse, typically when converts from the one of the Latin variety ask questions about doctrinal differences. Once our priest used a story about a Latin priest who ministered to lepers on some island as an example of what a good Christian is like. Otherwise, we do not speak much of your Church.

Cmon man we just got done debating about this not too long ago!