Non Catholics? What bugs you the most about Catholics?

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Reuben_J said:
Nah … you don’t fellowship much in a mass. It’s hard to really explain the profound feeling of having to meet, hear, touch, feel and even taste Jesus in the mass. It often left the congregation speechless. They need a given time for reflection of the experience.

I heard a Protestant testimony that he just kept to himself for a few days, deep in thought after a certain coversion experience. Don’t know whether it’s true or not, but if it’s, it really is profound.

Every thing has a time and a place.
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“Every thing has a time and place”. So don’t give up my friend. 😊
 
Yeah, we aren’t really proud about some parts of the Inquisition. But, the Inquisition really only went after Catholics. They had no jurisdiction over non-Catholics. Little known fact.
 
Entwhistler said:
Yeah, we aren’t really proud about some parts of the Inquisition. But, the Inquisition really only went after Catholics. They had no jurisdiction over non-Catholics. Little known fact.
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Count the conversos/marranos in that group - the non-catholics being forced to convert on pain of death - and died anyway for not being true to the faith. The Church has much to be ashamed of.
 
That was Spanish mob rule that scared the Jews so much to convert. The Church had nothing to do with that. Those who did “convert” fell under the authority of the Inquisition.
 
Entwhistler said:
That was Spanish mob rule that scared the Jews so much to convert. The Church had nothing to do with that. Those who did “convert” fell under the authority of the Inquisition.
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Hmmm. And how did you come to this conclusion?
 
The Church had jurisdiction in regards to whether a person was a Catholic or not. If they said they were but were in fact not, the Church handed them over to the state to do what they would with them. If they never said they were Catholic the Church never had anything to do with you. Spain might have but not the Church.

The Church never condoned mob rule.
 
Entwhistler said:
The Church had jurisdiction in regards to whether a person was a Catholic or not. If they said they were but were in fact not, the Church handed them over to the state to do what they would with them. If they never said they were Catholic the Church never had anything to do with you. Spain might have but not the Church.
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Perhaps you might read up a bit on your medieval history. Where ARE you getting your information?
 
Of course Catholics are sinners…just like everyone else. Of course, the secular world doesn’t believe in sin. But if you come to a Catholic Mass, within the first five minutes you will hear the people confess that they are indeed great sinners–
In the Confiteor.
 
Those who were brought before the Inquisition were never handed over to the state unless they were convicted twice. One must remember that in Spain, the Spanish government had just won the war against the invading Moors that had been going on for over a 100 years. After Spain won, they expelled all Muslims and Jews from Spain. Brutal, yes. But Spain did that, not the Church. Those who stayed were those who converted. The Spanish Inquisition was set up to see if those who stayed, the Conversos, truly converted. If they found out that they were sincere and were just converting to get material (even if that meant staying in their homes) they were handed over to the State. As I mentioned the above, they were not burned at the stake unless they were brought in for a second time and found guilty (and if the state wanted to burn them).

The State was the one who handed out the sentences, not the Church. And Spain was so concerned about heretics because they had just gone through the trouble of retaking their country from the Moors. Heretics were considered traitors.
 
The way you ask us a question and then, when we answer in good faith (no pun intended), you then turn our answer around to attack us.

The way you believe you get to define our terms for us and tell us what we believe, but then throw a temper tantrum when we say you worship Mary.

The way you accuse us of getting our information from “anti-Catholic hate sites” because you don’t recognize your own catechism and Catholic documents when we cite them to you.
 
I have the same problem! I’m not a catholic yet but I only see older people in church, I get the feeling if I become a catholic I would practice my faith alone
 
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I have struggled with this. It can be lonely at times. Jesus in the Eucharist is honestly so worth it in my opinion. I have not been able to receive recently, but it is something I desire so strongly it’s actually painful. Seek the truth and worry about the rest later.
 
Yeah definitely. We should join a church if we find truth in it, not to make friends. And also, praying for you!
 
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CourtingTex said:
No Biblical evidence of being the true church of Jesus Christ. If Catholics want to believe they are the true church ---- prove it with scriptures. That is not possible.
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Why don’t you prove with Scriptures **from the Bible ** that your church is His true church?
 
I think that most (my experience) become angry very quickly if I try a discussion or debate.
 
Hey, Catholics do not like that thing about faith alone

Just kidding

But happened to me something similar. I always tried to befriend with Catholics in youth groups, in the church, but they seem to be somewhat closed. But wasn’t the reason that I desisted to enter.
 
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