Can someone explain the similarities and differences between the two? Which one is needed to be saved? (and) Why does the Church teach the Catholic Faith?
Can someone explain the similarities and differences between the two? Which one is needed to be saved? (and) Why does the Church teach the Catholic Faith?
The Catholic Faith is the faith as passed down over the years through the Church (I think that’s a decent way to describe it)
The Act of Faith is the name of a prayer. There are several versions of it… but they basically say the same thing.
Neither is ‘needed’ to be saved. What one needs to be sure to go to Heaven is to be in a state of Grace and to love the Lord with all your heart and mind. And we just hope that we can get into heaven.
I don’t believe that any one can KNOW they are going to heaven, or that any one else is going to heaven, until that instant of death, since we all fall short and any one of us can be good at one moment, not so good the next, and forgiven for anything (provided we really are remorseful and ask for that forgiveness.)
I’m not sure what you were asking… but I hope this helped in some way:thumbsup:
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Truly, in begetting life the spouses fulfill one of the highest dimensions of their calling: they are God’s co-workers. Precisely for this reason they must have an extremely responsible attitude. In deciding whether or not to have a child, they must not be motivated by selfishness or carelessness, but by a prudent, conscious generosity that weighs the possibilities and circumstances, and especially gives priority to the welfare of the unborn child.
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