My faith is better than your faith

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mikew262 said:
OK, “brand of worship” is bad way of putting it. Each “slice” of Christianity makes the claim that God has revealed himself to them, and I’m not in a position to argue against that. Each claim the Holy Spirit is leading them.

I believe in the Christianity that the Catholic Church exhibits and practices. However, I will not condemn the Christian worship that other churches practice. IMO, neither should anybody else.
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Nor will I, mike…way to go :tiphat:
 
jay29 said:
I FULLY believe in the Council of Trent and it’s decrees. :cool:
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I don’t think mikew is aware of these Teachings. If he were, he would not be placing himself in the anathematized category. :o
 
mikew262 said:
There is nothing wrong with pointing out the differences to somebody of a different faith; if it’s mean’t to be then that person may convert. However crossing the line by stating what they believe is wrong and a heresy and causing conflict accomplishes nothing positive.
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Amen !!! Mike I wish we could all agree on this there would be so much less argument.
 
mikew262 said:
Ok, I’ll answer you and then I’ll stop. You go with what you believe to be true according to your conscious and faith. This is what we all do believe it or not.
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Speak for yourself, mikew. Catholics believe what is true according to what Jesus revealed. We know what this revelation is because it has been passed down to us through the Apostolic Succession.
mikew262 said:
Your conscious and faith has led you to the CC. Somebody else’s has led them to be a Methodist.
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I will agree with this statement.
mikew262 said:
There is nothing wrong with pointing out the differences to somebody of a different faith; if it’s mean’t to be then that person may convert. However crossing the line by stating what they believe is wrong and a heresy and causing conflict accomplishes nothing positive.
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Here is an example of a non-Catholic thing to say. It is not loving to confirm others in falsehood. If we cannot stand up for what is true, then Jesus will not stand up for us when the time comes.

Matt 10:32-33
32 So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; 33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

It is a Catholic precept to confront error, and this is our duty as keepers of the Apostolic Teaching. When we fail to do this, wrong thinking and heresy run rampant and unchecked.
 
I hate this! I’m a true devoted Catholic. No one can say my faith is better than your faith. When we were born we were automatically raised up in a family. Such as me, my whole family is Catholic so I’m Catholic. Faith is Believing! We all believe in the same God. Catholic’s are equal to Protestants. Although most Catholics don’t believe that, same with Protestants, WE ARE!
 
musicmantg11 said:
Catholic’s are equal to Protestants. Although most Catholics don’t believe that, same with Protestants, WE ARE!
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“Catholics are equal to Protestants”. As individuals- TRUE.
Catholicism equal to Protestantism. As regards doctrines and teachings- FALSE!
 
guanophore said:
With all due respect, this is your perception, and not our mindset! You are the only one who can get yourself out of it. That will not happen as long as you are trapped in relativism.

Well, what are you going to do about it? Are you willing to start posting what Catholics believe? Are you willing to take your faith seriously, and not water it down in order to feel warm and fuzzy with those who reject it?
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Trapped in relativism? I rather think I’m trying to act/think like a Christian and trying to get some fellow Christians to break away from the this “my faith is better than yours” mindset. It just serves to further the divisions already out there.

What am I doing about it? I started this thread for one thing. As a practicing Catholic, I believe in the teachings of the Church (the vast majority of them anyway), however as a Catholic, that doesn’t mean I don’t have respect for the other Christian denominations out there.
 
guanophore said:
Yes, I understand and accept this. HOwever, mikew is talking about rejecting Catholic faith, and is producing commentary that is “protesting” what the Church teaches. If he chooses to embrace beliefs that are not Catholic then his beliefs no longer (if ever they did) reflect Catholic Teaching. What benefit is there to claiming one is Catholic when one openly denies the Church teachings?
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Who says I’m rejecting the Catholic faith? :confused: I’m saying be tolerant of the other Christian faiths. Sounds like I’m trying to be a good Christian to me.
 
What did Christ say to the Apostles when they complained that one Simon Magnus was casting out demons in the name of God when he was not one of the Apostles?

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Deconi said:
What did Christ say to the Apostles when they complained that one Simon Magnus was casting out demons in the name of God when he was not one of the Apostles?

:cool:
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Off the top of my head, I’m not sure. Pls educate me.
 
“IMO, these types of attitudes do nothing but fuel the divisiveness between the various Christian denominations and Catholicism and accomplish nothing positive. Instead of trying to find fault, why not rejoice in the what they most all have in common.”

No doubt. I used to think the way you do. I still do, sort of, privately. Once I fully realized the degree to which a huge percentage of American Protestants (I include Born-Again Christians in this bunch) loathe the Catholic Church, however, I abandoned ecumenism and embraced the active defense of Catholicism instead. This is now one of my *causes. * In my opinion, we can’t afford to champion ecumenism, in light of the hatred our enemies harbor for us. The more we let our guard down, the more vulnerable we make ourselves. What we are must endure for as long as Mankind exists. It can’t be diluted or merged with outside belief systems. It must be preserved and handed on in pristine condition.👍
 
mikew262 said:
On another thread which was recently closed down, a lot of the discussion indirectly centered around the “My faith is better than your faith” concept. In other words, some Catholics were saying and/or insinuatiing our faith is the true faith and the whole truth and your Protestant faith is lacking and thus imperfect. Likewise some Protestants were saying the Catholic faith encouraged idol worship and spread a false gospel.

IMO, these types of attitudes do nothing but fuel the divisiveness between the various Christian denominations and Catholicism and accomplish nothing positive. Instead of trying to find fault, why not rejoice in the what they most all have in common.
  • Christ is the Son of God
  • Trinity
  • Christ died for our sins
  • The Resurrection
Most Christian groups all believe the above things. While we may worship God differently to some respect, most all agree on the basics. Does God really care that we worship differently, as long as we are sincere in that worship?

This may have been discussed enough already on the other thread, but I invite anyone’s comments. However, lets try to keep a charitable tone.
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It gets very nasty but here is the fact:

The Catholic Church has the whole and complete truth.
All other Religions ecspeically protestants and Jews have traces and parts of the truth but the whole.

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This really is more of an attack on other religions than anything else. Why can’t each person worship the way he or she wants? There is only one God so as long as we are obeying His commandments then we can’t be too far off base. I thought Catholics were supposed to be more tolerant of others but I certainly don’t see it here. I’ve seen a lot of discussion but nothing that really helps anyone.
 
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