" reformed catholic"

[aidanbradypop]

I seriously need to get a new keyboard! lol I missed so many letters. Or maybe I needed more coffee.

 

[manualman]

Tell them “No, I’m an orthodox catholic.” They’re used to typical American catholics who are not only ignorant about their claimed faith, but ignorant of BEING ignorant! One need look no further than Congress to see…

 

[CopticChristian]

When talking to baptist and non denominationals when we talk back an forth about Jesus the bible and when I quote scripture

I am next asked What church I go to I respond the Roman Catholic Church

Then I am asked (and this has happened 10+ times). You must be a “reformed catholic”

I say I have never heard of such a thing.

Then they go on how I have a personal relationship with Christ so I must be working on changing the rcc from the inside as a reformer (this has happened Everytime)

I respond no I embrace all of the teachings of Jesus and the church he established
And I refer them to catholic.com if they need to learn more

Anyone else have this experience
Once it came from someone who has a high position at focus on the family

Adamsio,

The only way to know what this means is to ask.

You must be a Reformed Catholic…

answer…

Well, I would surely like to know what you mean by that…wait and let them explain…

Whatever they say, get a copy of the Audio Catechism USA and listen to it 20 times and answer anything they say as follows…

I believe that I have a personal relationship with Jesus as should you…

I believe that in many and various ways God spoke to us in part through Prophets and in these last days He spoke to us through His Son…the sum total of what God wants us to know is summed up in one person, one word…Jesus…I am sure you agree…then

Tell them that what you believe is based on Divine Revelation…and that the sum total of what it is you believe is based on the Apostolic Deposit of Faith…and in summary it is as follows…

Profession of Faith…cite the Creed…because all we believe flows from that…by acknowledging these beliefs, studying these beliefs, we put on the mind of Christ…

next

Tell them based on the profession of Faith we strive to live the Sacramental life gifted to us…and in that life we have a very personal relationship with Christ…in the Sacramental life we venerate Scripture as we do the Body of Christ that we are having that relationship with.

next

Tell them our God is Holy and we strive to be Holy by modeling Christ where we want to be like our older brother, Christ by living a moral life, forming our conscience, conforming ourselves to Christ so that we may be transformed by Him…constantly repenting=changing our minds and not being conformed to this world but being transformed by the renewal of our minds

next

Tell them we know that on our own we can do nothing and we constantly ask for help by praying and that we hope to pray with out ceasing…

and that this personal relationship goes beyond just saying Yeah Jesus…it is a total committment of mind/body and actions…

because as we think and believe so we act and if we act in a way that others find attractive they will know us by our fruits and we will attract more people to Christ.,…

then ask them what they think of that…

 

[Adamski]

One guy thought all Catholics put Mary ahead of god…

He said don’t you pray to Mary

I said no I ask her to pray for me

Just like John 3:16 says about having enternal life so I can ask her to pray for me

(I really simplified it because he also told me his favorate book in the bible as “king James”, and I could tell he didn’t know the names of any of the books in the bible

 

[CopticChristian]

One guy thought all Catholics put Mary ahead of god…

He said don’t you pray to Mary

I said no I ask her to pray for me

Just like John 3:16 says about having enternal life so I can ask her to pray for me

(I really simplified it because he also told me his favorate book in the bible as “king James”, and I could tell he didn’t know the names of any of the books in the bible

Adamski,

The way to put this notion in the receptacle it belongs in is to bring it out full blown so that there is no question in anyone’s mind.

Don’t you pray to Mary?

You say…I am glad you asked that…did you know that there are Catholics that worship Mary…?

Can you believe that my Church, the people I call brothers and sisters in Christ, know about this?

Let me tell you that I cannot believe it myself.

Who does not know that we should worship God alone.

Who does not know that the Bible says we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses…

by the way do you believe that those that are saved go to heaven and are alive with Christ right now?

Thought you did…well they are more alive than us right now…would you not agree…

Well if they are more alive, and when alive we asked them to pray for us…can you imagine that Mary more likely than not is there in heaven too…well I need all the help I can get and if I ask you to pray for me you would, don’t you agree…so I just think if Mary is in heaven and alive why shouldn’t I ask her to pray for me too…

By the way, next time you speak of Mary…please say “blessed Mary”…my bible says that all generations will call me blessed…and this is what we should do…

Oh…and those Catholics that worshiped Mary…The Church condemned them, they were called Collyridians…no Catholic in their right mind worships Mary…

Sorry…I meant Blessed Mary…