How many Christians would love to see Catholics...

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I would love to see Catholics know their faith better.

First, it would make them better Christians (and yes, I do believe Catholics are Christians… but only if they really believe; just joining a church doesn’t make you a believer – and of course that goes for Protestant churches too).

Second, it would make conversations with them, on these forums and elsewhere, a lot more productive, as we wouldn’t have to spend time and aggravation fighting through the fog of spurious Catholic beliefs, but could get to the real stuff right away.
 
Izdaari said:
I would love to see Catholics know their faith better.

First, it would make them better Christians (and yes, I do believe Catholics are Christians… but only if they really believe; just joining a church doesn’t make you a believer – and of course that goes for Protestant churches too).

Second, it would make conversations with them, on these forums and elsewhere, a lot more productive, as we wouldn’t have to spend time and aggravation fighting through the fog of spurious Catholic beliefs, but could get to the real stuff right away.
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i believe catholics are the only true Christians. other denominations contain truth, but it needs to be remembered that the truth they contain is Catholic truth
just joining a church doesn’t make you a believer
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indeed
 
As a Catholic, I would love to see Christians that actually know and live a bit more than just what is written in their bible.

To be Christian is to be Catholic - without the silly arguments over what is written in the bible and what was lost in translation. I think Catholics are taught the bible in historical context and have a far better understanding of the essence of Jesus and his message than the average bible bashing and quoting “Chrisitan”; particularly re-borns.

So there - let me sit back and watch the indignation!😃
 
As a Catholic I would love to see more Catholics become more versed in the faith. The problem with people not knowing their faith is that they (majority anyway) don’t want to know their faith.
 
VetA said:
i believe catholics are the only true Christians.

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And statements like this, which are NOT part of the churches teachings are what cause so much dissension between Catholics and Protestants…
 
If you are Catholic and living the Catholic faith, you could do no better than to thoroughly aquaint yourself with the the Bible, especially the Gospels and the New Testament.

For example, our dear St Francis strove to live the Gospels to the full and urged us to do so also.
 
Charmian said:
As a Catholic, I would love to see Christians that actually know and live a bit more than just what is written in their bible.

To be Christian is to be Catholic - without the silly arguments over what is written in the bible and what was lost in translation. I think Catholics are taught the bible in historical context and have a far better understanding of the essence of Jesus and his message than the average bible bashing and quoting “Chrisitan”; particularly re-borns.

So there - let me sit back and watch the indignation!😃
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Not from me - I’m not that kind of Protestant. I have great respect for Catholics. Some of the Christian writers I’ve learned the most from have been Catholics, That includes, just for starters: G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Kreeft, Hans Küng, Thomas Merton and the current Pope. 👍
 
roveau said:
If you are Catholic and living the Catholic faith, you could do no better than to thoroughly acquaint yourself with the the Bible, especially the Gospels and the New Testament.

For example, our dear St Francis strove to live the Gospels to the full and urged us to do so also.
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This is an excellent post! 👍
 
Izdaari said:
Agreed! :tiphat:
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Don’t be afraid to explore our faith regardless, I’ve explored many different Protestant denominations to get a better understanding of what they know, and I have a bible study/gathering, on tuesday evenings, where I’m the only Catholic there, and have a great deal I’ve been sharing with them, many of the same areas of reasoning’s, yet my perspectives are reinforced due to my Catholic faith and background. I’m also noticing a trend these days, where many protestants are adopting things that were largely left for us Catholics only to be participating with, ie. the rosary for one example.
 
VetA said:
i believe catholics are the only true Christians…
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I think that if a ‘Christian’ doesn’t know his own purported Faith, he is not a Christian in the truest sense. That goes for Catholics as much as anyone else.
 
eucharisteo said:
How many Christians would love to see Catholics actually learn their Catholic faith better? Why?
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I think it would reflect well on the entire communion, and inspire more confidence in the Latin church on the part of Orthodox Apostolic Christians.

It could only help us grow in mutual respect, that leads to openness and trust.
 
prodigalson12 said:
Don’t be afraid to explore our faith regardless, I’ve explored many different Protestant denominations to get a better understanding of what they know, and I have a bible study/gathering, on tuesday evenings, where I’m the only Catholic there, and have a great deal I’ve been sharing with them, many of the same areas of reasoning’s, yet my perspectives are reinforced due to my Catholic faith and background. I’m also noticing a trend these days, where many protestants are adopting things that were largely left for us Catholics only to be participating with, ie. the rosary for one example.
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True enough! And I do freely learn from Catholic and Orthodox writers. I consider myself Protestant only by default, since I don’t belong to one of the other two camps.
 
You personally can do something about it.

To know your faith accurately and better, read from cover to cover the “Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition” revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II, first printed in the US in March, 2000.

Give copies of this Catechism as “gifts” to those over age 16.
 
VetA said:
i believe catholics are the only true Christians. other denominations contain truth, but it needs to be remembered that the truth they contain is Catholic truth
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Answersplease:
You are of course correct, BUT your statement NEEDS REFINEMENT.

ALL Christians ARE Catholic to some degree, even the Christians who don’t want to be considered as being Catholic ARE STILL under the Catholic “umbrella” so to speak.

Now some of these Christians ARE NOT in FULL COMMUNION with the Catholic Church, BUT they are still Catholic.

There IS ONLY ONE Body Of Christ, according to the orthodox (small “o”) Catholics, ALL PEOPLE who are PROPERLY BAPTISED are MEMBERS of The Body of Christ.

How can they be MEMBERS of The Body of Christ AND NOT BE considered at least somewhat “Catholic”?
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Hesychios said:
I think that if a ‘Christian’ doesn’t know his own purported Faith, he is not a Christian in the truest sense. That goes for Catholics as much as anyone else.
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Very true. Recently, I’ve become aware how many, both Protestants and Catholics, call themselves Christians of a denomination, but have no knowledge.

For instance, a former Methodist, who attended Sunday school and Bible study classes and now a New Ager, had to have me explain the miracle of manna andt Moses o her. Never heard of it.

An elderly man, raised Catholic who became an agnostic or maybe atheist (he’s not sure), was shocked to have just discovered that Catholics believe the bread and wine is the Body and Blood!!! He just heard of it.

I’m left with the feeling that there are many who are closer to being pagans than anything else.

I was also surprised when an Orthodox Russian told me she had never heard of Fatima. How odd, I thought, that we’ve been praying for the conversion of Russia for almost 100 years and she never knew. How many others of her church don’t know?
 
i believe catholics are the only true Christians. other denominations contain truth, but it needs to be remembered that the truth they contain is Catholic truth

I could not disagree more with that sentiment.
 
Lutheranteach said:
i believe catholics are the only true Christians. other denominations contain truth, but it needs to be remembered that the truth they contain is Catholic truth

I could not disagree more with that sentiment.
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I’ve always been curious so maybe you can help me. Your Church and the Anglican Church were begun in the 1500s. Since then it is estimated there are 30,000 various Christian sects. I never understood how Protestants can think that it took the “true” church 1500 plus years to emerge. As a Lutheran, are you in a quandry about these others as we Catholics are?
 
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