Rick Warren

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I live near his church I went there before RCIA
I go back for support groups for bipolar and autism and celebrate recovery. Rick warren and the Catholic Church did a mental health thing here in Orange County it was great
I find myself going to both. I go back and it great. I like being catholic and Protestant
I grow more this way
 
robwar said:
I also think Rick may have better support in the realm of psychology because there are segments in the evangelical/fundamentalist world that deny mental illness exists. I am sure that with the very tragic loss of his son, Rick received support from a wide variety of people including Catholics. I haven’t read his book “The Purpose Driven Life” but I’ve known Catholics who have and were helped by it. Rick reminds me of Chuck Colson who likewise have worked with Catholics and have spoken out in support of the Catholic Church.
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I have bipolar and Aspergers and seizures and Tourette it not easy I go back and forth catholic Protestant just to get help. Support groups and prayer are helpful
 
Adamski said:
I find it strange how someone could appear so pro catholic and not be catholic

Check out this video on YouTube:

youtu.be/duJxlbDnLXI
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If one is not Catholic, they are anti-Catholic. It is impossible to be neutral to the Catholic Church. Jesus said that would be the case. It is the anti part of that statement which is preventing them from becoming and embracing Catholic, but at the same time wanting to be Catholic, and being soft towards the Catholic Church. That must be a very perplexing dilemma for anyone, the struggle must be huge. It can only be resolved one way, but the cost can sometimes be too great to bear.
 
Darryl_B said:
If one is not Catholic, they are anti-Catholic. It is impossible to be neutral to the Catholic Church. Jesus said that would be the case. It is the anti part of that statement which is preventing them from becoming and embracing Catholic, but at the same time wanting to be Catholic, and being soft towards the Catholic Church. That must be a very perplexing dilemma for anyone, the struggle must be huge. It can only be resolved one way, but the cost can sometimes be too great to bear.
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They think they are turning their back on their friends and parishioners but really they are turning their back on Christ’s true Church. And the Holy Sacraments. Prayers for all. God Bless, memaw
 
As a Baptist, I say you guys are welcome to him.

He’s been an embarrassment to Baptists for too long. If you guys want him, just let us know.
 
bksumm said:
I was pleased to hear Pastor Rick’s comments on EWTN😃
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I missed this interview, but was wondering if his “social gospel” agenda was spoken of. Many Christians of different denominations are warning it “softens” the true Biblical message.
 
ltwin said:
Well, all Baptists (and evangelical Protestants) aren’t raging anti-Catholics. You can easily get that impression from Catholic Answers sometimes.

Or by living in the south/Bible Belt USA.
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Memaw said:
They think they are turning their back on their friends and parishioners but really they are turning their back on Christ’s true Church. And the Holy Sacraments. Prayers for all. God Bless, memaw
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Cardinal John Henry Newman is a wonderful example of one who chose the right path and solved his protestant dilemma (if you will excuse the reference).
 
We are all one in Christ.
Whoever is not against our Lord is for Him.
 
Catholics - perhaps a little caution would be prudent.
Catholics should be aware that there are dangers on the Purpose-Driven road.
No faithful Catholic can accept the “Purpose-Driven” approach to Scripture. Catholics already possess “the full and living gospel” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 77; see also CCC 76–83). To begin with, at every Mass, Catholics hear the living, authoritative, and complete word of God proclaimed by Christ’s body, the Church. With access to the inseparable triad of Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Church’s magisterium, the faithful Catholic stands firmly on the full gospel — all that Christ wanted us to believe and do — and escapes being blown around by private interpretations of Scripture, politically correct doctrines, and theological fads.
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catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=7008
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I’m a little skeptical about such fawning by non-Apostolic groups like Rick Warrens, and his supposed pro-Catholic statements. I wonder if it’s part of his marketing gimmick… Catholics being the largest segment in the world … 🤷

I wonder why he hasn’t mentioned or introduced the teachings of Church into his denomination, if he’s so pro-Catholic.

There are photos of Joel Osteen meeting with the Holy Father and saying positive things as well – I don’t trust Joel within an inch of him… he reminds me of a used car salesman… cheesy grin and all!
 
South_Bound said:
Been there, done that. No thanks. But you’re certainly welcome to him.
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You may think you have been there but you have never ‘done that’ or you wouldn’t have ever left. You evidently never truly understood the Catholic Church and her teachings. Maybe you focused to much on the sinners in the Church. But then we all have them. God Bless, Memaw
 
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Memaw:
You evidently never truly understood the Catholic Church and her teachings.
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If you can’t disagree without being insulting, then maybe it’s a good thing I’m not coming back.
 
South_Bound said:
If you can’t disagree without being insulting, then maybe it’s a good thing I’m not coming back.
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How exactly were their comments insulting?

I was a “been there done that” like you. I came to my senses though.
 
KevinAK said:
How exactly were their comments insulting?
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Claiming I left Catholicism because I didn’t understand Catholic teaching is very insulting.

Did she even ask why I left? No. Did she make an attempt to find out what I know or understand about Catholicism? No.

No, she just skipped right to “well, you just don’t know what you’re talking about”, which is not only very insulting, but very childish.

Kind of like the Catholic poster in another thread who accused me of taking verses out of context, without even knowing that the verse I quoted was a verse of scripture.

Honestly, I love the way that every Catholic tells any ex-Catholic “Oh, you only left Catholicism because you’re such a moron you couldn’t possibly understand what we believe” but then turn around and insist they’re experts on Protestant beliefs.

I think you guys are much more interested in demeaning than discussing.

A good, thought response, and one you would most likely have heard on the Protestant boards I hang out on, would have been, “I’m sorry to hear that you left Catholicism. What made you decide to leave”. But, of course, I guess “Well, you just left because you’re an idiot” is much easier.
I was a “been there done that” like you. I came to my senses though.
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Good for you.
 
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