Questions about the catholic faith

[kbrandon13]

1. What would your religion define as sacred? What would your religion define as profane?
2. Based off of your religion, would you say that everything not already deemed sacred (marriage, bible, communion) is automatically profane, or is there a gray area? Why?
3. What is your religions view on marriage and its different aspects? (divorce, polygamy, etc.) What about gay marriage? Do your personal views differ at all?
4. What is communion like in your religion? Please be as specific as possible.
5. Would you say religion has formed a bond within your community? How so?
6. How closely would you say your religion follows the word of the bible? Any specific passages that have been disregarded?
7. How many times a week would you say you participate in religious activities (praying, attending church, reading the bible, etc.)?
8. Do you think an individual could function without religion in their life? Why or why not?
9. Do you share similar beliefs, morals and values with others of your same denomination? If no, how do they differ?
10. Do you attend a church of your denomination? If yes, could you explain what a typical service would be like in the church you attend?
11. Do you believe that your religion hold the one ultimate truth? Or do you think there are multiple truths from multiple religions?
12. Would you still be accepted in your religion if you committed an act defined as profane? To what extent?
13. For you, is your religion and church more about social bonds or bonds with your faith?

 

[PatrickSebast]

1. The consecrated body and blood of Christ (eucharist), things which have been blessed, the word of God, Tradition, the Church, the sacraments. Profane would just be things that are sinful or encouraging of sin, such as pornography or drug filled raves.
2. No. A cookie is neither sacred nor profane, it is just a cookie.
3. Marriage is between one man and one woman. Divorce does not exist, it is impossible to unbind what God has bound. Personally I am fine with this and think others should be accepting of it as well, Catholicism has more or less always been about having to accept certain regulations and gender roles that everyday society doesn’t believe in. Sure I feel bad for Catholic homosexuals and the greater challenge this brings into their life, but faith isn’t supposed to be about living the way that we want to live.

4.This gives a good explanation of what happens prior to communion and what it means in under 3 minutes: youtube.com/watch?v=qynP0ZO0zMY
After that video people would process up and receive a communion wafer and/or some wine from the cup.

1. Any religion forms a bond within its community. Shared beliefs and ideas tend to do that.
2. Closely enough that I would not be able to comment on errors without years of study in historical jewish culture, church history, the original languages, and modern theology. Not a field for an amateur to really touch on.
3. At least 8, once a day prayer time and once a week mass. The number can go up at times.
4. Yes, individuals function without religion all the time. I think they are missing out, but they are certainly functioning.
5. Catholicism is a VERY large denomination with very diverse views. There are many people I share beliefs with and many people who have very different beliefs.
6. This is hard to describe in depth. My parish is a little bit more lively than the average parish, but as with all Catholic masses the structure of the mass is essentially the same as it would be anywhere. The only way to really understand what a mass is like is actually attending, or at the very least watching one.
7. I believe my religion holds the greatest version of the truth but that other religions often attest to that truth while simply being less accurate.
8. Yes, a sin confessed is a sin forgiven. Now certainly if I abused children then parents might not want you around as much for fear that I was a danger, but that isn’t really a rejection by the religion so much as it is a rejection by people.
9. Bonds with my faith, but social bonds are still very important.

 

[Corki]

1. What would your religion define as sacred? What would your religion define as profane?

This is not a complete list but the sacred include Churches and other holy ground, religious inidividuals, activities such as prayer or devotions, the Sacraments, sacramentals, Scripture and, most importantly, the Mass.

1. Based off of your religion, would you say that everything not already deemed sacred (marriage, bible, communion) is automatically profane, or is there a gray area? Why?

Something becomes profane when it interferes with the sacred. The example that comes to mind is work. Work is not in itself profane but if it interferes with one’s duty to observe the Lord’s day, it is. It’s not a gray area as much as a contextual issue.

1. What is your religions view on marriage and its different aspects? (divorce, polygamy, etc.) What about gay marriage? Do your personal views differ at all?

Do you seriously need to ask this? Catholics recognize marriage as a lifelong committment between one man and one woman.

1. What is communion like in your religion? Please be as specific as possible.

During Mass, the elements of bread and wine are consecrated and become the Body and Blood of Christ. Individuals receive Communion under both or either element. Usually the reception of Communion is at the same Mass where it has been consecrated.

1. Would you say religion has formed a bond within your community? How so?

Yes, the shared values of Christianity provide a sense of common values, standards and goals. My immediate community is predominantly Christian but not predominantly Catholic.

1. How closely would you say your religion follows the word of the bible? Any specific passages that have been disregarded?

The Catholic Church considers the entire Bible as the inspired word of God. The teachings of the Church are all Biblically based. Some passages of the Bible must be understood in their historical context but none are disregarded.

1. How many times a week would you say you participate in religious activities (praying, attending church, reading the bible, etc.)?

dozens

1. Do you think an individual could function without religion in their life? Why or why not?

Sure but incompletely.

1. Do you share similar beliefs, morals and values with others of your same denomination? If no, how do they differ?

Yes, I share in the beliefs of the Church. There are some that do not share those beliefs completely but most share in the core beliefs and values.

1. Do you attend a church of your denomination? If yes, could you explain what a typical service would be like in the church you attend?

Catholics do not have a denomination.

1. Do you believe that your religion hold the one ultimate truth? Or do you think there are multiple truths from multiple religions?

I believe that the Catholic Church has the fullness of truth. Some elements of truth exist in all the world’s religions.

1. Would you still be accepted in your religion if you committed an act defined as profane? To what extent?

Sure, the Church is called a hospital for sinners. We have the beautiful Sacrament of Confession by which anyone who is sincerely repentant is restored to full community with the Church. Profane acts are no different than other sins in that regard.

1. For you, is your religion and church more about social bonds or bonds with your faith

The bonds with my faith ARE social bonds. It is not an either/or but rather a both/and. The Church is first and foremost a community of believers. Both the “community” and the “believer” aspects are essential.

 

[FightingFat]

1. What would your religion define as sacred? What would your religion define as profane?

Have you been reading Andrew Graham-Dixon?

1. Based off of your religion, would you say that everything not already deemed sacred (marriage, bible, communion) is automatically profane, or is there a gray area? Why?

A dictionary might help you to understand. Marriage may be profane, but blessed it could become sacred.

1. What is your religions view on marriage and its different aspects? (divorce, polygamy, etc.) What about gay marriage? Do your personal views differ at all?

My view is Catholic. One man, one woman, for life.

1. What is communion like in your religion? Please be as specific as possible.

What do you mean by “communion”?

1. Would you say religion has formed a bond within your community? How so?

Definitely. We are united in our desire for educating our children, we gather as a community to celebrate a birth, a marriage, to mourn a death. We support each other and help each other where possible.

1. How closely would you say your religion follows the word of the bible? Any specific passages that have been disregarded?

Very closely, I see nothing that has been disregarded.

1. How many times a week would you say you participate in religious activities (praying, attending church, reading the bible, etc.)?

Every day.

1. Do you think an individual could function without religion in their life? Why or why not?

Yes, anything’s possible. Whether they would be happy or not is another question.

1. Do you share similar beliefs, morals and values with others of your same denomination? If no, how do they differ?

Yes we are one Church.

1. Do you attend a church of your denomination? If yes, could you explain what a typical service would be like in the church you attend?

Mass, which is the Bible before you.

1. Do you believe that your religion hold the one ultimate truth? Or do you think there are multiple truths from multiple religions?

I think all faiths contain truth, but that truth is most clearly expression in Jesus Christ the Son of God, who came to reveal the Father to us.

1. Would you still be accepted in your religion if you committed an act defined as profane? To what extent?

To the extent to which I repent.

1. For you, is your religion and church more about social bonds or bonds with your faith?

The social element forms a strong and vital element. We all exist in community, it is a principle Christian dimension (a Trinitarian dimension). That said, my faith is as much about bonds with God as with others…Though actually these two things probably share much common ground.

 

[RM_ArceJaeger]

1. Your religion is sacred if it worships the True God in a way that follows His commandments. If your heart is filled with God, then naturally your worship is sacred. If your heart is apart from God, then your worship is by definition profane.
2. Anything that is filled with the Spirit of God is sacred. If your marriage is centered around God, then it is sacred. If your Bible speaks to you the Word of God, then it is sacred. If a TV show fills your heart with a fervor for and truthful understanding of God, then it is sacred. Anything God touches is sacred, since God Himself is sacred. If God is absent from something, then it is profane.
3. I believe that God intended marriage to be for one man and one woman. When Adam was lonely in the garden, he did not create for him another man, but a woman. He did not create for him many women, either — just one.
4. Communion is the physical intake of the Spirit of God, when it becomes part of your body. When the priest blesses the bread and wine, the Spirit of God descends upon it. Since the Spirit (soul) of God is in the Eucharist, the bread and wine are literally the body and blood of God. When we partake of the eucharist, they become part of our body and blood, and we become living bodies to the Spirit of God.
5. I think any gathering where God is at the center forms a bond.
6. My religion has done its best to understand what is meant by the Word of the Bible, and adheres to its understanding quite faithfully.
7. I go to church about once a week, and have a “long” prayer with God once a day. However, I have many short prayers with God (sometimes no more than one line) throughout my day.
8. A brain-dead person can function in the sense that their body still works. With God, an individual is able to do many things, but their purpose and meaning are lacking. It would be like someone who loves the outdoors working in a tiny cubicle without any windows. They can get their work done and might even think they are happy and successful, but are they really?
9. Yes, but some of what I call the “smaller” beliefs are different. For instance, I do not think you should not be able to have communion if you have sinned, as long as you have asked God for forgiveness and are truly repentant. I call these “smaller” beliefs because although they are contrary to church teaching, believing differently does not keep me from God or lessen my ability to get into Heaven. God’s only requirement is that we believe in Jesus and that he died for our sins, and to repent when we do wrong. If we earnestly try to follow Christ, then the rest is superficial.
10. I think God/Jesus is the ultimate truth. If you believe in Him, then you possess the only truth that matters.
11. I don’t know if I would be accepted by my church (at least until I go to “official” confession), but the God my religion worships would always accept me, as long as I was repentant to Him of my act.
12. It is definitely about the bonds of faith.

 

[Link0126]

Hope all that helped with your homework.

 

[Corki]

Hope all that helped with your homework.

I thought the same thing. At least it’s (sort of) research.

 

[William_Pitts]

1. What would your religion define as sacred? What would your religion define as profane?
2. Based off of your religion, would you say that everything not already deemed sacred (marriage, bible, communion) is automatically profane, or is there a gray area? Why?
3. What is your religions view on marriage and its different aspects? (divorce, polygamy, etc.) What about gay marriage? Do your personal views differ at all?
4. What is communion like in your religion? Please be as specific as possible.
5. Would you say religion has formed a bond within your community? How so?
6. How closely would you say your religion follows the word of the bible? Any specific passages that have been disregarded?
7. How many times a week would you say you participate in religious activities (praying, attending church, reading the bible, etc.)?
8. Do you think an individual could function without religion in their life? Why or why not?
9. Do you share similar beliefs, morals and values with others of your same denomination? If no, how do they differ?
10. Do you attend a church of your denomination? If yes, could you explain what a typical service would be like in the church you attend?
11. Do you believe that your religion hold the one ultimate truth? Or do you think there are multiple truths from multiple religions?
12. Would you still be accepted in your religion if you committed an act defined as profane? To what extent?
13. For you, is your religion and church more about social bonds or bonds with your faith?

You have posted an odd set of questions. These multiple, two part questions are a pain. Are you doing this to actually learn about the Catholic faith or is this an assignment for a class on religion? Sorry I won’t answer them.