Message For The Protestants

[lak611]

Be careful how you are judging you have no idea what churches help and what churches do as you say. Even saying many is a sweeping generalization.

In my neighbourhood, there is a mission meal for the poor that I serve at. We have people from my church (Catholic), Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Methodists who all help out. It is held at the Methodist Church. There also is a food pantry for the poor that has volunteers from all the same churches. We do a lot of things with different churches to help charity. So saying many is a generalization, only where I live, it’s a good one with all of us working together.

 

[ALLFORHIM]

In my neighbourhood, there is a mission meal for the poor that I serve at. We have people from my church (Catholic), Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Methodists who all help out. It is held at the Methodist Church. There also is a food pantry for the poor that has volunteers from all the same churches. We do a lot of things with different churches to help charity. So saying many is a generalization, only where I live, it’s a good one with all of us working together.

Now that is what it is all about:thumbsup: I run a homeless ministry in my church that is actually a countywide program with all different denom involved. Same as you we have Lutheran, baptist, presbyterian, catholic, methodist even synogogues, my non-denom, reformed etc.

I think all churches help out in some capacity doing something–even if it is sending money to support a cause.

 

[ALLFORHIM]

In my neighbourhood, there is a mission meal for the poor that I serve at. We have people from my church (Catholic), Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Methodists who all help out. It is held at the Methodist Church. There also is a food pantry for the poor that has volunteers from all the same churches. We do a lot of things with different churches to help charity. So saying many is a generalization, only where I live, it’s a good one with all of us working together.

Now that is what it is all about:thumbsup: I run a homeless ministry in my church that is actually a countywide program with all different denom involved. Same as you we have Lutheran, baptist, presbyterian, catholic, methodist even synogogues, my non-denom, reformed etc.

I think all churches help out in some capacity doing something–even if it is sending money to support a cause.

 

[ALLFORHIM]

In my neighbourhood, there is a mission meal for the poor that I serve at. We have people from my church (Catholic), Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Methodists who all help out. It is held at the Methodist Church. There also is a food pantry for the poor that has volunteers from all the same churches. We do a lot of things with different churches to help charity. So saying many is a generalization, only where I live, it’s a good one with all of us working together.

Now that is what it is all about:thumbsup: I run a homeless ministry in my church that is actually a countywide program with all different denom involved. Same as you we have Lutheran, baptist, presbyterian, catholic, methodist even synogogues, my non-denom, reformed etc.

I think all churches help out in some capacity doing something–even if it is sending money to support a cause.

 

[aurora77]

Catholicgirl, I’ve been there. I’ve felt and thought the same things you’ve said. There’s nothing more frustrating when you’re trying to have an honest religious discussion than to have someone come at you with something that is flagrantly false.

That being said, if you do find yourself in that position–stop, pray, take a breath, say another prayer and remind yourself that unless the person you’re dealing with is dishonest and a liar, he or she probably simply doesn’t know what Catholicism is all about. They probably have never really encountered much about the CC, other than what they read or heard. I worked with a guy whose entire exposure to the CC was The Gospel According to Rome, by James McCarthy. He loaned me the book and I could completely see why he didn’t like the CC. McCarthy’s book is so full of distortions and half truths and unfortunately people take him seriously. It’s hard for someone who isn’t Catholic to read a book like that and truly understand how false it is.

I’m being long winded, but my main point is, we all need to calm down a bit and try to see things from the other’s perspective. Try to see where they’re coming from. I think most of the time you’ll find people aren’t speaking from malice, but ignorance.

 

[Seth]

Quote from Catholicgal, post #37:
“It’s siply not fair to the rest of us who actually have deeds (works) under our belt.” - CatholicGal1977

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

“If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.” Romans 4:2

Grace isn’t fair and ultimately, our righteous deeds are “filthy rags” before the Lord. (Isaiah 64:6)

 

[O.S.Luke]

One of the true beauties of the Catholic Church is how they embrace the whole What Would Jesus Do phrase by actually helping everyone who comes to them for help regardless of they’re Catholic, Protestant, Atheist, Agnostic, Pagan, Muslim, or Jewish in belief. As long as they need help, the Catholic Church provides it whereas many Protestant groups will only help their own kind. In other words, unless you become a Baptist, Lutheran, or what have you then you may as well forget about any kind of help.

The Catholic Church does wonderful things in the name of Christian charity, love of neighbor, and tending to the poor and hungry. There is no debating that.

CatholicGal… you have painted Protestants with a very large paintstroke. You owe some Baptists and Lutherans and “what have yous” an apology. I don’t know of any church, Catholic or Protestant, that turns away people from soup kitchens, homeless shelters, or thift stores based on unwillingness to convert to their faith.

That’s awful. You not only need to apologize - you ought to repent. Lent is the season for self-examination and repentance. We should all think better of our Christian brothers and sisters - separated brethern are still brethern.

O+

 

[Seth]

Well said.