Fullness of Truth question

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How does a Catholic answer this:

There are so many religions in the world, even Hinduism is older than your predecessor religion (Judaism), how can Catholics claim that the Catholic Church holds the fullness of truth, when all these other religions claim they do?

How should I answer this?
 
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That’s simple (but not easy): Just live a life in imitation of Our Lord in accordance with his two great commandments that is worthy of emulation. If you are not doing this, then no amount of words will matter. If you are doing this, not a single word is necessary.
 
How does that answer the question? Somebody founded every religion. That gets us nowhere.
 
@Joe1 1 Corinthians 8:5 Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords— 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

Psalms 95:2 Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.
4 For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the Lord made the heavens.

Deuteronomy 4:6 You must observe them diligently, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people!” 7 For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him? 8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?

Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in[h] him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

John17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
 
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And other religions have scriptures that say the same for their religion.

Bottom line: if you want to lead people to Christ, by far the best way to do so is to lead by example. If they don’t follow, then you have to consider that the fault may be with you, and not with them.
 
Quoting the Bible will not be effective as they will just quote back from their holy texts.
 
Yes i agree with you in case of ecumenical,interfaith meetings,world religion dialog . predestine souls whom Jesus has choose before the foundation of the world,all are welcome,Acts 4:12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.” God Bless
 
We know who started all other religions satan!

http://www.stjames-church.com/book6c10.html

Some of the principal demons gave their answers to this dreadful proposal, encouraging Lucifer by suggesting diverse schemes for hindering the fruit of the Redemption among men. They all agreed that it was not possible to injure the person of Christ, to diminish the immense value of his merits, to destroy the efficacy of the Sacraments, to falsify or abolish the doctrine which Christ had preached; yet they resolved that, in accordance with the new order of assistance and favor established by God for the salvation of men, they should now seek new ways of hindering and preventing the work of God by much the greater deceits and temptations. In reference to these plans some of the astute and malicious demons said “It is true, that men now have at their disposal a new and very powerful doctrine and law, new and efficacious Sacraments, a new Model and Instructor of virtues, a powerful Intercessor and Advocate in this Woman; yet the natural inclinations and passions of the flesh remain just the same, and the sensible and delectable creatures have not changed their nature. Let us then, making use of this situation with increased astuteness, foil as far as in us lies the effects of what this Godman has wrought for men. Let us begin strenuous warfare against mankind by suggesting new attractions, exciting them to follow their passions in forgetfulness of all else. Thus men, being taken up with these dangerous things, cannot attend to the contrary.”

Acting upon this counsel they redistributed the spheres of work among themselves, in order that each squadron of demons might, with a specialized astuteness tempt men to different vices. They resolved to continue to propagate idolatry in the world, so that men might not come to the knowledge of the true God and the Redemption. Wherever idolatry would fail, they concluded to establish sects and heresies, for which they would select the most perverse and depraved of the human race as leaders and teachers of error. Then and there was concocted among these malignant spirits the sect of Mahomet, the heresies of Arius, Pelagius, Nestorius, and whatever other heresies have been started in the world from the first ages of the Church until now, together with those which they have in readiness, but which it is neither necessary nor proper to mention here. Lucifer showed himself content with these infernal counsels as being opposed to divine truth and destructive of the very foundation of man’s rescue, namely divine faith. He lavished flattering praise and high offices upon those demons, who showed themselves willing and who undertook to find the impious originators of these errors.
 
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There’s no elevator sentence that I’ve mastered to answer it. I always ask questions leading them to consider why Catholicism is the one true faith, and it’s always based on where they are with their own beliefs. The conversation with a Protestant would look very different from that of an Atheist or a Hindu or a None.
 
What other religion has fulfilled prophecy?

What other ‘Church’ has been indestructible since Christ left?
 
Start with…there can be only one truth. Not your truth and my truth. So what is the one and only true religion? Then study your apologetic books like mad! 😉
 
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