Is aggressive evangelizing a sin

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My life was truly transformed by embracing catholic teaching and when I was in non denominational churches for 10 years I was pretty broken. I was scared of the rapture and was confused because I was still doing destructive things even know I was “saved”

Everytime I drive by a non denominational church I leave a holy card with catholic.com written on the back on the door. Is this sinful I feel guilt some times.
 
I wouldn’t call that aggressive. I was expecting worse from the thread title. Doesn’t sound sinful, either. 🙂

If you feel guilty, talk with your priest.
 
I mainly target 2 churches And sometimes pray that they would close

One because they made an anti-Semitic video and when I asked them to take it down they said no.

A second because the pastor who i had know for 7 yeass told me the end of the world and if I didn’t get rebaptized I was going to hell.

A side note both pastors are confirmed Catholics
 
Well with that further information, I would say it’s a bit much. Best to leave them be. Have you talked with your priest about it?
 
I’m no priest, but in my judgment, what you described is not a sin. Keep up the good work.
 
Adamski said:
I mainly target 2 churches And sometimes pray that they would close

One because they made an anti-Semitic video and when I asked them to take it down they said no.

A second because the pastor who i had know for 7 yeass told me the end of the world and if I didn’t get rebaptized I was going to hell.

A side note both pastors are confirmed Catholics
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You can not get “rebaptised” as a Catholic. Just like you can not ever lose the title Priest.
Priests are Priests forever, no matter what discipline is administered.
I don’t think your Catholic priest threatened you with hell for not getting rebaptised because it can not be done.
 
Just a thought - could be that in some cases the posting of ‘Our’ promotional material on other denomination churches turns out counter-productive.

It had me thinking how I would react to someone from another denomination posting up their promotional or critical literature on a Catholic Church door.
My first thought would be, ‘Cheeky blighter!’ 😉

ps. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
 
Mount_Carmel said:
Just a thought - could be that in some cases the posting of ‘Our’ promotional material on other denomination churches turns out counter-productive.

It had me thinking how I would react to someone from another denomination posting up their promotional or critical literature on a Catholic Church door.
My first thought would be, ‘Cheeky blighter!’ 😉
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Read the OP’s post number three again. Carefully.
 
I doubt it’s a sin, but it’s probably a waste of time. Your cards are most likely thrown away, just as non-Catholic materials placed in Catholic churches are thrown away before Mass begins.
 
StrawberryJam said:
You can not get “rebaptised” as a Catholic. Just like you can not ever lose the title Priest.
Priests are Priests forever, no matter what discipline is administered.
I don’t think your Catholic priest threatened you with hell for not getting rebaptised because it can not be done.
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He is talking about the pastors at the nondenominational churches he previously attended. Not Catholic priests.
 
quiet52 said:
I doubt it’s a sin, but it’s probably a waste of time. Your cards are most likely thrown away, just as non-Catholic materials placed in Catholic churches are thrown away before Mass begins.
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Yep, and perhaps likely just to irritate and galvanize anti-Catholic sentiment. Personally I do not favor such actions as likely to be successfully evangelic.
 
Maybe stand outside/near and distribute them. Engage in dialogue but yeah try and convert them 👍
 
So one of the churches is open all day and no one is there (small town). I went in today and the rosary I left months ago was draped on thier cross in the front of thier church.
 
I wouldn’t see that it’s a sin, but it comes across as a little passive-aggressive, and not an effective way of evangelising.

Face to face and with love is the way to go.
 
Ophelia23 said:
He is talking about the pastors at the nondenominational churches he previously attended. Not Catholic priests.
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Interesting, I wonder why this was not disclosed but that he mentions that the pastors were confirmed catholics.
 
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