The Real Catholic

[paulmalti]

Often we forget, that our main objectives, of being a catholic, is to apply the Holy Gospel in our daily lifes, giving much more prominence to Liturgy, Catechism, and hymns. The latter, are essentials but should not be our ultimate.

We should apply the Gospel in every aspect of our daily life, in our family, at work, with friends play or pleasure. Many of us may fall into the trap, that being holy means some sort of feelings, passion, sentimentalism, often associated with Liturgical functions and hymns !
As for Catechism, it is true that is based on the Gospel, but also mixed with old traditions, which some of them badly needs updating. In the past, our church was a potent political materialistic authority, and some of her traditions, may have been instituted, just so that the church could hold on to its materialistic powers, and not for the benefit of its faithful.

 

[Luvtosew]

 

[cjmclark]

LOL.

Anticipating the “We are not sola scriptura”/importance of tradition/infallibility of teachings on faith and morals/deposit of faith backlash?

 

[englishredrose]

I am human, often make mistakes and get it wrong. God forgives… when I need to hear that God forgives, confession is there. A Real Catholic is someone who believes in Jesus Christ, regularly tries and regularly fails. A real Catholic is between God and individual, nothing to do with what anyone else thinks if you are or not. No such thing as a real catholic actually because that would suggest there are unreal catholics. God doesn’t point to us like that and so therefore shouldn’t we.