If you want some bona fide (even scientific) proof that Catholicism is the true faith–or at least in the right ballpark–think of the Eucharistic miracles, particularly the one that took place in Lanciano (think I spelled that right), Italy. Way back when, in the Middle Ages or around that general time period, there was a Catholic priest in that town who was offering Mass. A brief tidbit about this priest–he, like you, was having questions, even doubts, about the validity of Catholicism. Anyhoo–one day, he was saying Mass, he said the words of the Consecration, same as always, when, suddenly, the Host began bleeding in his hands and actually became real flesh. Naturally, the miraculous Host was preserved, and centuries later, scientists ran some tests on it and came up with startling results.
Thingie #1: The flesh that the Host had turned into proved to be real heart tissue.
Thingie #2: The blood was analyzed and found to be type AB–a blood type that is quite rare, but most commonly found in people of Jewish descent. Hmmm…Interesting. We all know who Jesus was descended from. Also, the miracle itself took place when people had no idea what blood types were, or that they even existed, so–gross as it sounds–some sicko wouldn’t have known to just kill a Jew and smear his blood on the Host to make things even more realistic.
Anyhoo, theres some proof for you, although we all know that shouldn’t be what we rely on to believe. It helps, though.
