Should I be Anglican or Roman Catholic

[Regina_Love]

Hey guys, I just wanted to pop in to let you know that my mother has consented to me joining RCIA. She will also drop me off at Mass on Saturday nights. I just went this past Saturday and it was a beautiful experience. Thanks for all of your (name removed by moderator)ut!

YES! How wonderful. I am very happy for you! Was it a youth Mass? Perhaps they have a youth group you can check out. I love learning about the faith. It is so awesome, and amazing. God has richly blessed us.

Did you notice that at Mass we read from the Old Testament, New Testament, psalms, and Gospel? We pretty much go through the whole Bible every 3 years in the Mass. Over 90% of the words in Mass are found in scripture. It’s almost like being inside the Bible.

May God Bless, and guide you on your journey! :dancing:

 

[ephesians4]

Goodness me, this is an old thread!

Anyway, without reading the whole intervening conversation, this:

Hello everyone. I’m currently having issues deciding whether my beliefs are more Roman Catholic or Anglican.
-In the past I’ve been pro choice, but I’m now starting to see that even unborn babies are still alive, as the soul is created at the time of conception. Therefore, I only believe in abortion if it would be dangerous for the mother to have the baby. (i.e. she might die)
-I believe that we need to confess our sins to someone
-I feel that a Church needs a figurehead/leader to rally behind
-I think that frequent holidays and frequent rituals are important for us to renew our faith
-I believe we should pray to saints as well as Jesus
-This is a tad bit superficial, but I really like the look of Roman Catholic churches and priests.
-I’m against homosexual marriage, and I think it is wrong to be in a homosexual relationship, but I’m not going to walk up to homosexuals and start preaching to them as that is not my place.
-I feel that divorce is wrong, as when you get married you take those vows for life
-I am against premarital sex.
-I don’t really have an issue with contraception if you can’t support a child, but it is wrong for married couples who can support a child to deny nature.
So, with all of these, do you think the Roman Catholic or Anglican Communion is right for me? I welcome everybody’s (name removed by moderator)ut. Thanks!

…from what I can see makes you either
a) Catholic convert waiting to happen
b) Anglo-papalist or some other form of Anglo-Catholic ()

There is a place for you in either church. I gather you have now taken classes and would be interested to see where that went.

Look at the implications for your marriage and children, and any clerical calling you may feel.

Look at the teachings of the church (which it looks like you are doing) and ensure you can 100% give yourself over to them, but talk to a priest about whether these things necessarily entail what you think.

Do the same with the 39 articles, too - you may have issues with them. That said, many of us believe in the Real Presence etc., so also consult a relevant anglo catholic priest.

Edit: Now I have read and seen you have taken the road to conversion - good stuff, well done.

 

[ajecphotos]

You are young. You are living with mum and dad.

Obedience is important. So is respect.

You are doing the right thing by respecting your parents. Learn as much as you can about the catholic faith. Pray for guidance.

When the time is right then you can take it to the next level.

God bless.

 

[cmforte]

Our last two Popes have been cleaning house. ** EVERY volunteer who comes into contact with children is finger printed, and investigated.** .

Does this include current or, in the very least, potential future priests?

 

[ufamtobie]

Hello everyone. I’m currently having issues deciding whether my beliefs are more Roman Catholic or Anglican.

-In the past I’ve been pro choice, but I’m now starting to see that even unborn babies are still alive, as the soul is created at the time of conception. Therefore, I only believe in abortion if it would be dangerous for the mother to have the baby. (i.e. she might die)
-I believe that we need to confess our sins to someone
-I feel that a Church needs a figurehead/leader to rally behind
-I think that frequent holidays and frequent rituals are important for us to renew our faith
-I believe we should pray to saints as well as Jesus
-This is a tad bit superficial, but I really like the look of Roman Catholic churches and priests.
-I’m against homosexual marriage, and I think it is wrong to be in a homosexual relationship, but I’m not going to walk up to homosexuals and start preaching to them as that is not my place.
-I feel that divorce is wrong, as when you get married you take those vows for life
-I am against premarital sex.
-I don’t really have an issue with contraception if you can’t support a child, but it is wrong for married couples who can support a child to deny nature.
So, with all of these, do you think the Roman Catholic or Anglican Communion is right for me? I welcome everybody’s (name removed by moderator)ut. Thanks!

Haldren,

Even if the Mother is in danger while having a baby, having an abortion is wrong! Abortion is wrong no matter how you look at it. The Mother should trust in God that both she and the baby will be saved and leave it in God’s Loving Hands.

Contraception, is wrong period.

Haldren, Being Catholic one must accept all of it teachings, if you don’t believe in one of the Catholic Churches teaching, then you are not a True Catholic.

Ufam Tobie

 

[ufamtobie]

Well, he told Simon Peter “Upon this rock I will build my church, and not even the gates of hell will stand against it.” So, if Jesus started the Catholic Church, then the Catholic Church is the only true church. Why do Protestants believe that their churches are right?

Haldren, Which Church has the proof/history/documentation/apostles/successor of the apostles/early church fathers/being the First True Church, that has the promise from Jesus that “the gates of hell shall not prevail over it” this is the Church one must adhere to.

No matter how many times the protestants say that they are right they are still a man made church built on sand, therefore being built on sand this is the reason why there are so many, many different protestant churches today, this should tell you this is not of God, for God is not of God of chaos, but of order, and being a God of Order this is why he built one Church founded on Rock.

I love my protestant brothers and sisters, I pray they all come back Home.

Ufam Tobie

 

[GaryTaylor]

We all pray you Come Home.

 

[Peter_J]

If Anglicans are baptized and believe in the basic fundamentals of Christianity then they are part of the Body of Christ which is the Catholic (Universal) Church (Unless they spiritually excommunicate themselves). This is why we call them our separated brethren. Is the Physical Church they attend Catholic? Absolutely NOT, because they do not have Valid Holy Orders (It is man-made, Not Of God). All Protestant denominations including all Anglicans do not have Valid Holy Orders therefore the sacraments of confession and the Eucharist are Not Valid. They have tried to claim them Valid but the Catholic Church says they lost Validity in the Protestant Reformation as did all Protestant sects. Since the Catholic Church has put together a council and declared it so then it must be true, after all it is the pillar and foundation of the truth. I don’t see them reversing this decision, ever…

Anglicans cannot (normally) receive complete sanctification outside of one holy, catholic, and apostolic church. They need confession and the Eucharist to achieve this. The Church Fathers were not kidding when they said there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church (The Body of Christ). Although Anglicans are partial members and they may enter heaven, it will not be because they are saved (achieved complete sanctification). It will be because they were sanctified in purgatory…

I suppose their are exceptions to this rule as an Anglican could baptize someone on their death bed making that person an Anglican worthy of heaven, thus skipping purgatory (See Matthew 20:1-16, helps to understand deathbed conversions). The problem with protestants sects is that they receive the grace needed for heaven when they are baptized but how do they maintain this free gift of grace? It is through the sacraments especially confession and the Eucharist, which are invalid in their physical church.

I think I liked this better the first time.