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Greetings Catholic Answers Forum,

I saw a thread entitled I’m not a Catholic because… That disturbed me. And so I thought to myself, why am I Catholic? And so hence this thread is born. I would appreciate reading your responses.

I am working on mine, I just wanted to get the thread started. My reponse will be posted in the near future.

So why are you Catholic?

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
 
My two main points on why I’m Catholic:
The Eucharist
The Blessed Mother

Any time I feel like leaving, I remind myself of these two and immediately wonder why I’d want to leave.
 
Anathama_Sit said:
Greetings Catholic Answers Forum,

I saw a thread entitled I’m not a Catholic because… That disturbed me. And so I thought to myself, why am I Catholic? And so hence this thread is born. I would appreciate reading your responses.

I am working on mine, I just wanted to get the thread started. My reponse will be posted in the near future.

So why are you Catholic?

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
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I am Catholic because… I was baptized Catholic as an baby.
I remain Catholic because… I know the Truth when I see it.
 
HISTORY. (2 Thess. 2:15) To be a Protestant you have to believe that the Apostles did a miserable job of teaching the faith to their own followers and successors (bishops). There is no evidence in the first 300 years of the church to support any distinctively Protestant (whether Nazarene, Baptist, Calvinist, Anabaptist, Non-Denominational or Lutheran etc) teachings. Instead, there is to be found a very Catholic understanding of Ordination, Tradition, Authority, Communion of Saints, Liturgy (including the Sacrifice of the Mass), Baptism and Eucharist etc (and all of other distinctively Catholic teachings). Certainly they did not teach Sola Scriptura or Sola Fide. In fact there is plenty of evidence contradicting Sola Scriptura or Sola Fide. Instead, there is overwhelming evidence supporting Apostolic succession, with a visible Church, with a visible leadership in the Bishop of Rome. You either belonged to a heretical sect or you belonged to the one true Catholic Church. For the first 1000 years of Christianity there was only ONE CHURCH. And Jesus never left and will never leave the Church.

“Go, therefore,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age” (Mat 28:20)
 
My reasons:


  1. *]Because I was born into a Catholic Family.
    *]Because I was raised in a deeply religious Catholic Family.
    *]Because it was given to me tons of religious knowledge in the form of theology.
    *]Because God wanted me to keep being a Catholic.
    *]Because, even if I wanted, I could not leave, for I would come back. It happened often.
    *]Because there is Jesus Christ, my Lord, my Saviour, my Wisdom, My All, Leader of the Leaders, King of the Kings, True God, Son of the Father and who, with the Holy Spirit is True God, whocame to reddeem me, who gave to me more than anyone has ever given to me, because He wants to to be with Him forever, for He is Who He is, The Only onw.
    *]Because I look around, all over the world, all countries, all phylosophies, all theologies and religions, and I see nowhere else to go.
 
Anathama_Sit said:
Greetings Catholic Answers Forum,

I saw a thread entitled I’m not a Catholic because… That disturbed me. And so I thought to myself, why am I Catholic? And so hence this thread is born. I would appreciate reading your responses.

I am working on mine, I just wanted to get the thread started. My reponse will be posted in the near future.

So why are you Catholic?

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
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There was nothing disturbing about the question “I am not Catholic because”. It was simply inviting non-Catholics to give their reasons in order to understand and try and address them in a charitable way.
 
  1. PRAYER. I prayed to God asking Him to let me know if He’s there and who He is and He answered me, ‘Love’.
  2. HISTORY. Even though I was raised as a secular nothingist, I still knew that if Christianity was true, the Catholic Church was the First and True Church purely from history…and I’m no historian.
  3. ART. I grew up from the age of twelve reading Anne Rice. She was my favorite all time author. She has a lot of problems and I wouldn’t let my kids read her books but one life changing positive I got from reading her books was the pure good of beauty and that the Catholic Church is beautiful.
  4. TRUTH. I have a certain personality type that tends to see things in black and white. Sometimes that doesn’t serve me well, but where it does is seeing the Church teaching one thing for two thousand years and never wavering.
  5. LIFE. Since becoming Catholic I have wavered and wandered over the years but it’s not for nothing I call myself a born and bred secular nothingist. Stepping out of the Church is like stepping into a black hole. The only thing the world has to offer is despair, narcissism, stupidity and emptiness.
 
I am Catholic because:
  • It is a reasonable belief.
  • It solidly answers philosophical questions that atheism just isn’t up to the task of doing.
  • It makes you a happier, holier, and more loving person.
  • The faith is absolutely beautiful.
  • We get to receive Christ in person, under the appearance of Bread and Wine.
 
I was born Catholic, I followed what my parents taught me. But during a period in which I was searching for answers regarding my faith (Jehovas and other faiths were hitting hard), I prayed so hard to our Lord for answers and he heard me. I asked and it was given to me. The Next day I got to know this website and the day after that I began reading the Church fathers. God taught me through the Church Fathers that our Church is the True one. My God showed me the way, as I prayed to him, he responded.
It is written in Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” That day I knew that our Lord keeps his promises. Oh Lord I still remember that day…

Why am I Catholic?

1- Our Church is the same one taught by the Church Fathers
2- Mary. Shes been wonderful in my life. Praying the rosary has been such a wonderful experience!
3- Saints and Martyrs. They have been an example for me so much that, I try to imitate them. And Why not one day be a Saint? Or a Martyr?

But ultimately all of us are Catholics for one simple reason above all others. And that is that: “Our Lord has so much mercy and Love towards us.” Not because we deserve it, but because he loves us.
 
Anathama_Sit said:
Greetings Catholic Answers Forum,

I saw a thread entitled I’m not a Catholic because… That disturbed me. And so I thought to myself, why am I Catholic? And so hence this thread is born. I would appreciate reading your responses.

I am working on mine, I just wanted to get the thread started. My reponse will be posted in the near future.

So why are you Catholic?

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
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Because the Catholic Church is the most prayerful Church I’ve ever been to in my life, and the most humble before God.
 
Pfaffenhoffen said:
My reasons:


  1. *]Because I was born into a Catholic Family.
    *]Because I was raised in a deeply religious Catholic Family.
    *]Because it was given to me tons of religious knowledge in the form of theology.
    *]Because God wanted me to keep being a Catholic.
    *]Because, even if I wanted, I could not leave, for I would come back. It happened often.
    *]Because there is Jesus Christ, my Lord, my Saviour, my Wisdom, My All, Leader of the Leaders, King of the Kings, True God, Son of the Father and who, with the Holy Spirit is True God, whocame to reddeem me, who gave to me more than anyone has ever given to me, because He wants to to be with Him forever, for He is Who He is, The Only onw.
    *]Because I look around, all over the world, all countries, all phylosophies, all theologies and religions, and I see nowhere else to go.
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  1. They are some good reasons! You are very good at English by the way!
 
Among many reasons because Our Lady is my mommy and I’d be so lonely without her. xD
 
I was born & raised Catholic, and I always figured those 12 years of Catholic school gave me a good foundation in my faith. I started drifting away in high school, drifted even further away in college, but when I got married I made an effort to come back to the Church, bringing my wife & son with me. That didn’t work so well, partially due to the fact that my catechesis wasn’t nearly as solid as I always assumed it had been. We kind of drifted toward and away from the Church for several years, then when our daughters were born I made another big effort to come back to the Church. That didn’t work so well, and we went back into that mode of ping-ponging toward and away from the Church.

I’ve always had a fairly sound conviction when it came to my faith (some wavering in college led me to really examine my conscience, which only solidified my beliefs in the end), but I had gotten to the point where I didn’t put a lot of value on Mass (I’d never been taught it was a sin to miss it), and regardless of how off the mark my catechesis had been, I was only adhering to that in the loosest of senses.

A couple years ago, my wife & I suffered a miscarriage. It was the most devastating experience I’d ever been through. Other people I know who have been through it have turned away from God, blamed Him for their loss & pain, and their faith never really recovered following the experience. For me, though, it was completely different. As horrible as it was, it was a very healing experience overall, completely reinvigorating our marriage and opening my eyes to how wonderful and deep my love for my wife really was. It also revealed to me just how powerful God’s presence can be, and how helpful it can be to rely on Him during personal tragedies. It reinvigorated my desire to come back to the Church more than anything ever had. I’ve spent the last couple years relearning what I should have been taught growing up, doing everything I can to bring myself fully into communion with the Church, and striving to pass all this on to my family as well. The CAF has been a huge help through all this. The more I read and study about the Church, the stronger I feel about my beliefs, and the more eager I am to be a better, more faithful Catholic.

I couldn’t imagine being anything else. From our relationship with Mary & the saints, and the beauty of being able to experience the Real Presence at every Mass, I don’t know why anyone would settle for anything else.
 
Simply, I’m Catholic because it is the Truth- Truth alone has always been the reason I believe anything and I think that God has built into us a truth-metre of sorts. When you encounter the truth, the first time you read a good catechical book, the summa, and the CCC itself, everything in it compels you- The truth is compelling and when you find it- you recognize it, even though you had not encountered it before.

There’s beauty in the Church- It’s hard to explain, but when I was a child of three, four, five- These pictures in my nursery school (kindergarten) which was in a Catholic Church always pulled me in. I wondered who that man was carrying a big log on his back- Where was that place- Somehow, I knew that the round circle on his head and others meant that they were better than the others. The stations of the cross in art, and Catholic books stayed me for a long time into adulthood. The mass was also beautiful, and finally the Saints! Encountering them sealed the deal for me, when I was wondering if I should read more on Catholicism.

What kept me Catholic after discovering her truth?- Confession and The Blessed Virgin, once you taste these, there’s no going back to a religion of “Repenting directly” and praying alone- Our Lady won’t let you! As soon as you trust her with a little Hail Mary here and there, you begin to experience for yourself her real impact and power in your life and that’s it. Confession is like release from Prison- Who would ever go back?
 
because:
  • I believe that the Church is who She claims to be.
  • I desire forgiveness for my sins.
 
Willy_Jose said:
HISTORY. (2 Thess. 2:15) To be a Protestant you have to believe that the Apostles did a miserable job of teaching the faith to their own followers and successors (bishops). There is no evidence in the first 300 years of the church to support any distinctively Protestant (whether Nazarene, Baptist, Calvinist, Anabaptist, Non-Denominational or Lutheran etc) teachings. Instead, there is to be found a very Catholic understanding of Ordination, Tradition, Authority, Communion of Saints, Liturgy (including the Sacrifice of the Mass), Baptism and Eucharist etc (and all of other distinctively Catholic teachings). Certainly they did not teach Sola Scriptura or Sola Fide. In fact there is plenty of evidence contradicting Sola Scriptura or Sola Fide. Instead, there is overwhelming evidence supporting Apostolic succession, with a visible Church, with a visible leadership in the Bishop of Rome. You either belonged to a heretical sect or you belonged to the one true Catholic Church. For the first 1000 years of Christianity there was only ONE CHURCH. And Jesus never left and will never leave the Church.

“Go, therefore,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age” (Mat 28:20)
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This, I can only add, because the Catholic Church adheres to the teachings and practises of the first christians. (eucharist/infant baptism/format for worship/scripture) and with out the authority of the Catholic Church, I have no basis to accept the Bible as anything other than a good collection of books.
 
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