Does your non-Catholic Christian church teach you about Catholicism?

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Does your non-Catholic Christian church teach you about Catholicism?

What have you heard? Is it a secret, or can you share it with us?

What does your non-Catholic Christian Church teach you about Catholicism? Be honest and don’t pull any punches, we Catholics can handle it.

Are there any specific things about Catholicism that are keeping you from ever becoming Catholic?

Please share with us Catholics a summary of what it is that you are actually taught or what it is that you believe about Catholicism.
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want to know a secret??😛 really,😉 I’ll tell you everything we talk about Catholics in my next post just wait it will be coming.
 
here is everything we talk about the Catholic church…
Not nary a word sorry to disapoint you.
 
Jimmy_B said:
Does your non-Catholic Christian church teach you about Catholicism?

What have you heard? Is it a secret, or can you share it with us?

What does your non-Catholic Christian Church teach you about Catholicism? Be honest and don’t pull any punches, we Catholics can handle it.

Are there any specific things about Catholicism that are keeping you from ever becoming Catholic?

Please share with us Catholics a summary of what it is that you are actually taught or what it is that you believe about Catholicism.
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My non Catholic church doesn’t give a hoot about Catholics or what they believe. My church is only concerned with ministering to Christians and about salvation of souls.
 
Jimmy_B said:
Does your non-Catholic Christian church teach you about Catholicism?

What have you heard? Is it a secret, or can you share it with us?

What does your non-Catholic Christian Church teach you about Catholicism? Be honest and don’t pull any punches, we Catholics can handle it.

Are there any specific things about Catholicism that are keeping you from ever becoming Catholic?

Please share with us Catholics a summary of what it is that you are actually taught or what it is that you believe about Catholicism.
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It doesn’t teach anything about Catholicism. It teaches the truth in God’s Word.
 
I know when my friends Baptist church says something about the Catholics cause she usually mentions it . It may be her pastor or if they have visiting missionaries & in their after church discussions as she says.

Oh ,she informed me about all the nuns having babies in the Vatican & burying them in the basement. How wrong according to the bible that our priests can’t marry. And of course the old standby — how we worship Mary.

About the nuns I told her that story has been around for I know 50 years ,but it was about the monastery in DC. The priests know when they become a priest that they cannot marry so it isn’t like they didn’t know ahead of time!!! We don’t worship Mary but since she was chosen to be Jesus Mother she is a special person that we honor.
 
allischalmers said:
Our Baptist Church only teaches what Baptist believe, the truth
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The truth according to whom? As a former Baptist, I have never been in two churches in the denomination that taught the exact same thing. The “truth” taught within depends upon the pastor’s interpretation of the King James Version of the Bible. Furthermore, many Baptist seem to almost worship the KJV itself. (And when I think about King James and his love life, that makes me giggle.)
 
EmergencyOps said:
If I marry her and she wants to have our child baptized as an infant, so be it. It is her belief, not mine. It may mean all the world to her, but in my belief it means nothing more than a baby dedication. I hope that she will respect my beliefs when the child comes of age and I wish to baptize our child after their profession of faith.
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Christ says that their is ONE baptism. If you do that, then you are telling your “wife” that you consider her faith to be non-Christian the the child’s baptism false.
 
EmergencyOps said:
So for her, the Baptist baptism would mean nothing. It wouldn’t be valid in her (or the Church’s) eyes.
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Wrong. You are saying that the child’s baptism in the Catholic faith would be invalid and therefore need to be repeated by the Baptists. Furthermore, the Catholic Church recognizes all Baptisms by true Christians. I was born and raised Baptist. When I converted to Catholicism, they recognized my Baptist baptism and did not repeat it.

Besides, a second “baptism” would be up to the child in the Baptist church, since they do not believe that the parent has a right to decide. What if you child agrees with the Catholic faith and refuses to be dunked?

Not meant to be snide by any stretch of the imagination, mind you. 😃
 
GatorMommy said:
Wrong. You are saying that the child’s baptism in the Catholic faith would be invalid and therefore need to be repeated by the Baptists. Furthermore, the Catholic Church recognizes all Baptisms by true Christians. I was born and raised Baptist. When I converted to Catholicism, they recognized my Baptist baptism and did not repeat it.

Besides, a second “baptism” would be up to the child in the Baptist church, since they do not believe that the parent has a right to decide. What if you child agrees with the Catholic faith and refuses to be dunked?

Not meant to be snide by any stretch of the imagination, mind you. 😃
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I like a little lively debate. It’s good for the education of everyone involved (including me sometimes 🙂 )
It might be wrong in your eyes, but my church does not recognize all baptisms. Catholics do recognize any “Father, Son, Holy Spirit” baptisms from other faiths, as I am aware.
It would be after the child’s profession of faith, if they desire to do so. If the child doesn’t want it, then that is perfectly fine. I did my best. It’s going to be a hard road, but if I don’t convert…my sig. other has approved of bringing the child up in both faiths. Well, she says that now. I get the feeling that will change in a few years. Between now and then, she may finally realize what the Catholic Church believes (she is a reed in the wind, being blown around by a lack of being properly catechized in the Catholic faith)…or she will just grow to dislike attending both churches. I made this topic into a new thread, btw. I’m trying not to take this thread too far off-topic 😊

-Mark
 
EmergencyOps said:
I like a little lively debate. It’s good for the education of everyone involved (including me sometimes 🙂 )
It might be wrong in your eyes, but my church does not recognize all baptisms. Catholics do recognize any “Father, Son, Holy Spirit” baptisms from other faiths, as I am aware.
It would be after the child’s profession of faith, if they desire to do so. If the child doesn’t want it, then that is perfectly fine. I did my best. It’s going to be a hard road, but if I don’t convert…my sig. other has approved of bringing the child up in both faiths. Well, she says that now. I get the feeling that will change in a few years. Between now and then, she may finally realize what the Catholic Church believes (she is a reed in the wind, being blown around by a lack of being properly catechized in the Catholic faith)…or she will just grow to dislike attending both churches. I made this topic into a new thread, btw. I’m trying not to take this thread too far off-topic 😊

-Mark
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Mark,
Are you sharing the information that you are learning on here with her? I hate to say it, but you are possible beginning to know more about her faith than she does.
 
I do remember one time though, that a priest was talking about salvation and that we’re saved by faith with works merely being evidence of the faith. But the Catholic church was never mentioned.
 
ralphinal said:
Mark,
Are you sharing the information that you are learning on here with her? I hate to say it, but you are possible beginning to know more about her faith than she does.
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I do, but I can only get so far before she “ends the conversation”. When I read from the CCC to her about confession, she said that she doesn’t feel the need to, because “I haven’t had any big sins”. Even when I read that confession is required at least once per year, she said “wow” but it hasn’t changed her behavior any. She gets defensive. She admits following some of the Church’s dogmas and beliefs, but not all. I hadn’t shared with her about the multiple baptism thing, because I’m still trying to get a firm grasp on it myself.

But yes, she admits that I know more about the Church than she does. I’ve been through half of RCIA (to the Rite of Initiation into the Catechumen) and I’ve had a strong passion to learn more about Catholicism. I’m not ready to enter the Church anytime soon, though…if I ever do. She was never properly catechized, as some people might call it. She just goes on most Sundays because that’s how she grew up. It’s cafeteria Catholicism at its finest.

I really wanted her to think for herself, so that’s why I asked her months and months ago why she believed what she believed.

-Mark
 
No.
Does your Catholic Church teach about my NonDenominational Church?
 
EmergencyOps said:
I understand your inquiring. Children do become an issue in mixed-faith marriages. On an emotional side, I see it being an issue. But is it really an issue for her faith? The Catholic Church does not recognize additional baptisms, correct? Only one baptism, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So for her, the Baptist baptism would mean nothing. It wouldn’t be valid in her (or the Church’s) eyes.

I can see where you’re coming from, but I don’t see a conflict.

-Mark
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Thanks for the reply Mark - and for understanding the spirit in which my question was asked.

I won’t continue with the questions - GatorMommy raised a point I considered.

I will agree that your willingness to learn about her faith - what Catholics really believe - is a great start for a marraige.
And I wholeheartedly agree with ralphinal that, given your description of your girlfriend, you are approaching the point where you know more than she. If she does no learning on her own, you may be the only source of authentic catechesis she recieves.
Ain’t irony grand! 😃
 
cfrancis said:
Thanks for the reply Mark - and for understanding the spirit in which my question was asked.

I won’t continue with the questions - GatorMommy raised a point I considered.

I will agree that your willingness to learn about her faith - what Catholics really believe - is a great start for a marraige.
And I wholeheartedly agree with ralphinal that, given your description of your girlfriend, you are approaching the point where you know more than she. If she does no learning on her own, you may be the only source of authentic catechesis she recieves.
Ain’t irony grand! 😃
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No problem. GatorMommy did have a good idea. And actually, me and my girlfriend passed that “point” after the first week of RCIA. I tended to ramble on about what I leaned that day in class, and she would say, “wow, I never knew that”. All she knows is that she grew up in the faith, she should go to Mass every week, and that intercession through Mary and the Saints is okay. Other than that, it’s a potpourri of personal beliefs, if you will. I’m almost afraid to raise any questions about her faith practices for fear that it’ll start an argument. But we’re to the point where it is very serious and the cards have got to be laid down on the table.

-Mark
 
As the saying goes, “God works in mysterious ways!”

You’re right about needing to get the cards on the table. And you’re absolutely correct to inform her on her own faith: if she decides to leave her Catholic faith, she needs to know what she’s leaving; if she decides to stay, such a decision must be based on as much knowledge as she can get.

You’re doing the right thing, Mark - and I admire you for it.
 
A General Observation

I find many of these comments here by non-Catholic Christians somewhat suspect, incredulous and disingenuous. Isn’t “Honesty” a hallmark of “Christianity”?

If anti-Catholic comments and false anti-Catholic beliefs such as “Catholic’s worship Mary”.do not originate from “Protestant” leaders or “Protestant” religions, then where do these beliefs allegedly come from?

They were not pulled “out of thin air” and they do exist. They don’t come from the secular world. Furthermore, wouldn’t it be the responsibility of other non-Catholic Christian leaders to correct false myths about Catholicism by their members, once they become aware of a problem in their membership, regarding such false beliefs.

What about the whole “Left Behind” series and the “Christian” video mania, surrounding it? Don’t responsible “Christian” leaders have a morale and “Christian” responsibility to tell the truth?

Don’t responsible “Christian” leaders and all Christians for that matter have a morale and “Christian” obligation to correct anti-Catholic information, which they know to be false?

Is the Roman Catholic Church or are we Catholics allowed to lie about “Protestants” if it supports “our cause”? For instance can we as Catholics say that “Protestants” worship their individual leaders more than Jesus”?

I believe personally that many “Christians” who claim to want “Christian Unity”, only want the “Christian Unity” that doesn’t include the Roman Catholic Church. Christian Unity must first start with Christian Truth.

Please tell me where I am wrong. 👍
 
“What does your non-Catholic Christian Church teach you about Catholicism? Be honest and don’t pull any punches, we Catholics can handle it.”

Just a question Jimmy, when you say you find many of the comments here “suspect”…what is it you “suspect” them of? Lying? Are you saying that those of us who have answered your question posed to us are lying to you? If not, then what is it that is “suspect” about our answers. Did you want us to answer for every one of the "30,000 + " denominations that are claimed to exist or did you want each of us to answer for our congregation or meeting?

You may need to widen you base of respondents than simply those of us here at CAF if you want each and every groups answer…or did none of us answer to your liking? Unless we answer your question posed to us to your liking and in the manner you evidently have decided we should answer, I guess I can see your point…we answered truthfully, just not to your liking.

I’m at a loss how to further answer the question put forth in any other manner than which I responded to your original question as shown above.

Perhaps most of the Catholics here can “handle it”…you’re not seeming to fit into that group.🙂
 
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