Doubting the Church

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Second of all…why do you not think that Catholics have a personal realtionship with God? I do and I know many wonderful and devote Catholics that do also. Being Catholic doesn’t prevent you from that. If there isn’t a personal relationship…whose fault is that? Changing religion does not change that.

Last…I suggest that you read some of the writings of Scott Hahn and watch “Coming Home” with Marcu Grodi (sp?) on EWTN. Listen to what made these men realize that the Catholic church is where they needed to be.

God be with you as you look for answers and pray without ceasing that He open your mind and heart to the truth!!

Excellent post. There are Catholics and Protestants who have a personal relationship with God, and we can recognize it by the fruits of their lives: their words and actions, how they love their family, children, and spouses,

Scott Hahn has some very inspiring writtings, especially about Mary, confession, the Eucharist. If you listen to him often enough, you will also recognize that he cautions those Catholics who go beyond what is theologically appropriate for Mary. If it wasn’t recognizable, would there be a need for Scott to comment on it?

Great suggestion to pray that God continue to open your mind and heart to the truth.
1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Mt 23:1-12 may be helpful to reflect on, especially 23:8-12 “But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” Jesus showed us what it means to be greatest and a servant, humble, and exalted.

God bless you as you grow in faith and wisdom,

Michael

 

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I find that puzzling. C. S. Lewis was closer to Catholicism than to standard American evangelical Protestantism in his theology

Actually he was and wasn’t.

He was and remained an Anglican (Church of England) for his post-conversion life, describing himself as “neither particularly ‘high,’ nor particularly ‘low’.” He was critical of some specific aspects of the Catholic faith – memorably commenting that if the Virgin Mary is like the best of human mothers, she doesn’t want attention directed at herself instead of her Son!

“The real reason I cannot be in communion with you is … that to accept your Church means not to accept a given body of doctrine but to accept in advance any doctrine that your Church hereafter produces.”

While he did agree with some things, he didn’t others. He saw the flaw in both:

“When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the world-old, world-wide religion of amulets and holy places and priest craft; Protestantism, in its corresponding decay, becomes a vague mist of ethical platitudes.”

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Just some musing here, now back to the OP