How do we know we are correct?

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Hello Everyone. I’m not sure if this thread is in the correct category, but I have a question that could somehow fit into the “spirituality” category. I better start out by giving a little background information on me. I have grown up and still continue to grow in an extremely conservative Catholic environment. I fully embrace all of thee values. I am currently discerning a vocation to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Anyways, I was watching a TV show regarding polygamy. I am completely against their religious values, but I respect them as human beings entitled to their own opinion. That was just an example. Now take Lutherans, Muslims, Methodists, etc. How do we know that our Catholic religion is the right religion? I know that that is a pretty broad question but how do we know our Catholic philosophy is right and not “correct” like we consider other religions philosophies to be? Thanks.
 
I would suggest reading at least the first two volumes of Pope Benedict XVI’s books, Jesus of Nazareth.

Through them you’ll see that the Catholic Church has the fullness of revealed truth.

Other religions as you mentioned, have parts of revealed truth, but not the fullness of revealed truth.

Jim
 
Jesus Christ established the holy Catholic Church and no other church. The other “churches” are man-made and are of false religions. If Jesus Christ established the holy Catholic Church and only the holy Catholic Church, you can be sure that it is the true Church in which everybody on the planet should be. All other religions are false with false worship: this is the traditional teaching of the Church. God bless you.
 
Because it was founded by someone whose grave is still empty. Martin Luther’s still probably contains bones. Same for the Methodist’s founder. Plus, those churches were founded in the 1500s by MEN - mere MORTALS. One was founded by a heretical German monk who tried a little too hard to change the Church and founded his own instead.

They also deny the True Presence, something that EARLY Christians believed in and died for.
 
At least among other Christian denominations, historic authenticity. It can be proven that we’re the church founded in Acts of the Apostles.
 
Here are two excellent quotes from St. Augustine that apply to your situation:

“Outside the Church, one may have everything: the Episcopate, the Sacraments, the Gospels, preach the Faith; no one, however, can have salvation unless he enters into the Catholic Church.”

“Consequently, heretics and schismatics, separated from the unity of this Body are able to revceive the same sacrament, but with no benefit to themselves; indeed, more to their own harm, in that they are judged the more severely rather than being liberated.”

Here is a quote from Amos 5:21.

God hates the sacrifices of these and pushes them away from Himself, and whenever they come together in the name of the Lord, He abhors their stench, and holds his nose…"
 
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Jesus Christ established the holy Catholic Church and no other church. The other “churches” are man-made and are of false religions. If Jesus Christ established the holy Catholic Church and only the holy Catholic Church, you can be sure that it is the true Church in which everybody on the planet should be. All other religions are false with false worship: this is the traditional teaching of the Church. God bless

Not only are we the only church to exist after Gods resurrected, but the early church fathers talk about the holy Catholic Church.
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