Non-Catholics: Why are you here?

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I have hardly ever posted on the website, and I normally browse around looking at various forums to understand what Catholics believe. I was raised by a Methodist minister and have a special kind of love for religion. Recently I’ve read several books on Catholicism: Threshold of Hope, Jesus of Nazareth, and Opus Dei. These books have had a significant impact on me, and I’m seriously considering reconciling and converting to the Catholic church.
However, I still do have some major issues with the church, so I continue to just bum around these forums until I finally can decide on what do.
 
I’ve noticed that there are a lot of non-Catholics here, and many of them seem to just want to argue with Church teachings. I can’t help but think they’re here to convert us.

However, I know that not all the non-Catholics are like that–I just can’t figure out why else they spend their time on a Catholic message board. So I thought I’d ask.

What brings you, as a non-Catholic, to Catholic Answers Forums?
Tell You. Very good question.
I read all the answers, each one more interesting than the previous one.
My main discovery: I heard so much about the fight between Catholics and protestan (and religious wars) that I never thought the Catholic Church would be so interesting to non-Catholic Christians.

Thanks for all the contributions.
 
Coptic I don’t think that we Catholics trying to proselytize Mormons would be an issue but if Mormons are trying to lead Catholics away from the CC it would be and that’s when dismissal would take place.

As to your other questions, those are off topic. We have a thread asking the very questions you brought up here.

I welcome any who are looking at us and I hope that we remain gracious and a good witness to the truth of our faith.
I do not need a response to this. I am pointing this out for your reflection. This opinion and information is based on knowledge, training and experience. We come from a dysfunctional family, being children of Adam. Some are more or less dysfunctional than others.

It is my opinion, based on observation, knowledge, training and experience that it would be insightful for you & lefty to be familiar with “Karpman’s Drama Triangle”. I am too familiar with it. In it you will see that people have a desire to resuce a presumed victim. These rescues are dysfunctional. The Victim does not necessarily ask to be rescued however the caution is that once a victim always a victim. You can read into this what you like. Like I said it is just an observation.

This is Catholic Answers. This website is filled with information as to what Catholics believe. These posts direct attention to what others believe. It is best to assume nothing and ask for clarity. There is no secret here as to what Catholic teach and believe.

It appears to me that Protestants, Orthodox, Buddhists explain what they believe and think at various and sundry times. You may want to know also that secrets are also part of the dysfunctional paradigm. Dysfunctional families keep secrets. You can read into this what you like.

I asked a question. I received a caution & a correction and in reality no answer. This in my opinion is dysfunctional. As long as there are secrets and caution then no one will come to understand anything. Am I to assume anything? Is this too sensitive, am I being too direct, should I think before I ask? These are all signs of the dysfunctional family.

Like I said, we originate from a dysfunctional family in Adam, some are more or less dysfunctional than others.

Secrets, rescue, admonitions, inference in my opinion reflect what I percieve to be dysfunction. I am direct and expect others to be direct also.

Open Honest & Direct Communication is the solution to solving the dysfunctional form of communication, in my experience. If you read the tenor of this post it is informational, not admonitial and not argumentative. It is direct and honest. The best I can hope for is a reflection.
 
I came here because my brother, his wife and their two sons are devout Catholics and as gracious and good a group of Christians as I have ever known. I have no doubt that they are true disciples of Jesus Christ and that their discipleship is informed by their having embraced the Catholic faith.
Shortened quote by me.
Shortened quote by me because the part I left in is the part that concerned me.

I have been asked by LDS to attend functions. I ask the following questions?

Do you believe that God The Father came down from heaven to have relations with Mary to bear a son, Jesus?

Does God reside on Golob?

Do LDS believe that there are 3 heavens, terrestial, celestial and telestial?

Doe LDS teach that Jesus and Satan are brothers?

Does LDS teach that if I become LDS I will become a god?

Does LDS teach that when I die, I am LDS, I become a god and get a planet?

Does LDS teach that the blood shed in the agony on the garden is the source of our salvation?

Does LDS teach that works merit heaven?

Does LDS use King James Bible, Book Of Mormon, Pearl of Great price, Doctrines and Covenant as all equal as it regards The Bible.

That’s all I can recall right now. Just want to be sure. I just want to be sure I have everything straight.
Basically, Coptic you just sounded rude. There are threads that ask these questions all over this site. I believe the OP question is Non-Catholics: Why are you here?
 
Shortened quote by me.

Basically, Coptic you just sounded rude. There are threads that ask these questions all over this site. I believe the OP question is Non-Catholics: Why are you here?
Lefty, Miriam and now you are making a judgement I see no reason for.

All actions require intentions. As Catholics we believe that our intentions determine the consequences of our actions.

I have been accused of being insincere, rude, have been told I am off topic. I can live with off topic to some extent however insofar as many of these posts take varying directions I am not sure if that is relavant.

You judge my intentions? You read my mind? Point to me in the writing with quotes the words that are rude and insincere. That is not too much to ask.
 
Thank you, Miriam. I truly did only want to state my reasons for coming to this site and not be the cause of this thread being hijacked to another topic entirely by being pressed to answer questions that I find rather distasteful. 👍
 
Thank you, Miriam. I truly did only want to state my reasons for coming to this site and not be the cause of this thread being hijacked to another topic entirely by being pressed to answer questions that I find rather distasteful. 👍
A response like, I appreciate your questions, I feel pressured and prefer not to answer them, I find these questions distasteful…because…

Would have conveyed that notion without inferring that they were not sincere.👍:highprayer::yup:
 
Thank you, Miriam. I truly did only want to state my reasons for coming to this site and not be the cause of this thread being hijacked to another topic entirely by being pressed to answer questions that I find rather distasteful. 👍
But Lefty, just so you know, on those other threads, no holds barred. 😃
 
Lefty, Miriam and now you are making a judgement I see no reason for.

All actions require intentions. As Catholics we believe that our intentions determine the consequences of our actions.

I have been accused of being insincere, rude, have been told I am off topic. I can live with off topic to some extent however insofar as many of these posts take varying directions I am not sure if that is relavant.

You judge my intentions? You read my mind? Point to me in the writing with quotes the words that are rude and insincere. That is not too much to ask.
Coptic, I am not reading your mind. What you posted sounded rude to me. I have questions and opinions about Mormonism as well, but this is NOT the thread for them.
 
Coptic, I am not reading your mind. What you posted sounded rude to me. I have questions and opinions about Mormonism as well, but this is NOT the thread for them.
Consider that I typed words. These words have no sounds, no emotions, nothing other than the meaning you give them. Whatever sound you heard was manufactured in your mind and it would be my hope that you respond to what you read and not what you conjure up in your head. That is not too much to ask.
 
Well to be fair, Lefty goaded someone into questioning mormon beliefs, so if Coptic is coming off as “rude”, which he’s not, to Lefty’s remarks, it’s because of this below.
However, I think it would be perfectly acceptable for Catholics here to try and proselyte me. It’s your site, after all. 🙂
But if Lefty and Coptic want to continue this discussion, perhaps they would refer to this thread, and let this one continue down its course.

All in all, and in the words of Jeff Dunham’s Walter, “Get your **** and get out.”

-MontChevalier
 
I’ve noticed that there are a lot of non-Catholics here, …
What brings you, as a non-Catholic, to Catholic Answers Forums?
Why, this, of course:
“But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

HEY! JUST KIDDING! We’re all sinners, as I read somewhere. 🙂

Because I enjoy responding to religious thoughts and questions from the Bible; good exercise. (And approved of, too: “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” 1 Tim 4:16)
 
Well to be fair, Lefty goaded someone into questioning mormon beliefs, so if Coptic is coming off as “rude”, which he’s not, to Lefty’s remarks, it’s because of this below.

But if Lefty and Coptic want to continue this discussion, perhaps they would refer to this thread, and let this one continue down its course.

All in all, and in the words of Jeff Dunham’s Walter, “Get your **** and get out.”

-MontChevalier
I like clarity. So I must ask some questions.
  1. I looked everywhere and could not find the names of Lefty, Miriam or MontChevalier
  2. My posts concerning beliefs stated questions. They did not modify the word believe or belief as in heretical belief, wrongly believe, contrary to what others believe or anything like that. I ask again for someone to point out to me where this understanding of sincerity, rudeness and anything else came from. Use a quote so I can see how you were able to form an opinion about my intentions. Believe is a noun, wrongly, ignorantly would be adjectives modifying that noun. I do not see where I used any adjectives for if I did then you could conclude that there was some intention but I see none.
All in all, and in the words of Jeff Dunham’s Walter, “Get your **** and get out.”
Since I do not read minds, and I draw no conclusions when I see something I do not understand, I ask you to spell this out for me in simple terms, like “look at the sky”, “sit down please”. Help me understand what it is you are trying to say here and what your intentions are so that I can know to whom you are speaking and the message you wish to deliver.

I just want some clarity.

Thank you:confused::whacky::banghead:
 
Welcome non-Catholics
The fact remains you’re a branch from the trunk of the TREE. Maybe your roots are calling your roots are calling you home?
Peace be with you all.
Tomas10
My hearing aid must be turned down or off; I don’t hear my roots calling me home! Oh wait, maybe it’s my spiritual roots calling me to follow Jesus more closely!:cool:
 
I like clarity. So I must ask some questions.
  1. I looked everywhere and could not find the names of Lefty, Miriam or MontChevalier
  2. My posts concerning beliefs stated questions. They did not modify the word believe or belief as in heretical belief, wrongly believe, contrary to what others believe or anything like that. I ask again for someone to point out to me where this understanding of sincerity, rudeness and anything else came from. Use a quote so I can see how you were able to form an opinion about my intentions. Believe is a noun, wrongly, ignorantly would be adjectives modifying that noun. I do not see where I used any adjectives for if I did then you could conclude that there was some intention but I see none.
Since I do not read minds, and I draw no conclusions when I see something I do not understand, I ask you to spell this out for me in simple terms, like “look at the sky”, “sit down please”. Help me understand what it is you are trying to say here and what your intentions are so that I can know to whom you are speaking and the message you wish to deliver.

I just want some clarity.

Thank you:confused::whacky::banghead:
Well, if you want answers to questions, wouldn’t it be best to put that in a separate thread?

I’m not saying, “Hey dude, leave the thread”, but I am saying, “This discussion belongs elsewhere” and here is where I think it should go.

Unfortunately, the mods thought it was “offensive”, when it clearly wasn’t, and deleted the thread. Sorry dude. :eek:

-MontChevalier
 
Well, if you want answers to questions, wouldn’t it be best to put that in a separate thread?

I’m not saying, “Hey dude, leave the thread”, but I am saying, “This discussion belongs elsewhere” and here is where I think it should go.

Unfortunately, the mods thought it was “offensive”, when it clearly wasn’t, and deleted the thread. Sorry dude. :eek:

-MontChevalier
Freind,

The mods thought what was offensive and deleted what/
 
Aye, there’s the rub. Who is a “true Christian”? Christians have been debating that for 2000 years, including on this very forum!:rolleyes:
Sorry, you cannot be a Buddhist and a Christian! You cannot believe in reincarnation and in resurrection! You cannot be pantheist and transcendentalist at the same time. You cannot say that the world is all illusion and say that reality as the Infinite God is in the Eucharist. Buddhism is fine, but Christianism is better? Why?

Because Buddha is nothing compared to Jesus, because Buddha (I think he was really an historical person living around 500 bC) was created by Jesus Christ and every human being.

Through Buddha we may go to Jesus Christ but they are not in the same pedestal.

Your nick icon is Buddha or Jesus? If Buddha, it is ok, nice pic. If Jesus, it is utterly wrong and I do not accept those Yogi Christs.

Namasté
 
Aye, there’s the rub. Who is a “true Christian”? Christians have been debating that for 2000 years, including on this very forum!:rolleyes:
Grasshopper, what year are you believing that debate started and over what issue? The illusion of the world or maya has caused me to admit ignorance as it regards what it is you speak of. Outline the dates and issues of debate as it regards the debate over “true Christian”. Englighten me Ahimsa.
 
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