Which Church is God's true Church, and why? Is it the Roman Catholic Church?

[TheRev]

If you are a Catholic, you follow the pope. There is only one church, one authority and I will not say it again.

Unfortunately, Scripture does not support your claim. Besides, it seems you dont even fully understand what constitutes your own church.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Unfortunately, Scripture does not support your claim. Besides, it seems you dont even fully understand what constitutes your own church.

Here we go again, another misled, misguided, misinterpreted, person who seems to think I know nothing about the church Jesus established…give me a break…just from your comment, it shows me how ill informed you are.

 

[guanophore]

Unfortunately, Scripture does not support your claim. Besides, it seems you dont even fully understand what constitutes your own church.

Welcome ot CAF, TheRev. We just read the scriptures differently, so we see different things supported in them.

What do you think constitutes the Church?

Do you think there is more than one?

Here we go again, another misled, misguided, misinterpreted, person who seems to think I know nothing about the church Jesus established…give me a break…just from your comment, it shows me how ill informed you are.

Charity, charity brother. This is his first post!

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Welcome ot CAF, TheRev. We just read the scriptures differently, so we see different things supported in them.

What do you think constitutes the Church?

Do you think there is more than one?

Charity, charity brother. This is his first post!

Surely not his last…

 

[TheRev]

Here we go again, another misled, misguided, misinterpreted, person who seems to think I know nothing about the church Jesus established…give me a break…just from your comment, it shows me how ill informed you are.

And from your comment, it shows me how little any of your Christian “knowledge” has been practiced by you. Your ego seems to be in your way my friend.

 

[TheRev]

Welcome ot CAF, TheRev. We just read the scriptures differently, so we see different things supported in them.

What do you think constitutes the Church?

Do you think there is more than one?

Charity, charity brother. This is his first post!

He gave great Catholic Christian example to me…is this the type of person who frequents here?

 

[guanophore]

He gave great Catholic Christian example to me…is this the type of person who frequents here?

Sadly, there are several members here that demonstrate a lack of Charity. I find the Original Post in this thread such an example. The Church is not “Roman”, but some people just cannot get that into their heads. I understand they are very proud of their faith, and cherish it. But, such comments seem to me to be more divisive than unitive.

Most of us here get hot under the collar when our faith is insulted by the ignorant. We are here to learn also.

 

[Jimmy_B]

No one is disputing that (except the Protestants!). You seem to be missing the fact that Peter had perfect unity with all the Apostles. There was no division. The Apostles planted churches all over the world. Not all of them are “Roman”. That happens to be the largest Catholic Rite in the West (America and Europe). The other 22 Rites are no less Catholic.

Hello guanophore,

What are the other 22 rites?

Thank you

 

[guanophore]

Hello guanophore,

What are the other 22 rites?

Thank you

1203 The liturgical traditions or rites presently in use in the Church are the Latin (principally the Roman rite, but also the rites of certain local churches, such as the Ambrosian rite, or those of certain religious orders) and the Byzantine, Alexandrian or Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Maronite and Chaldean rites. In "faithful obedience to tradition, the sacred Council declares that Holy Mother Church holds all lawfully recognized rites to be of equal right and dignity, and that she wishes to preserve them in the future and to foster them in every way."69

vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s1c2a2.htm#1201

These are the major “families” or Rites. There are subrites in each one that have their own approved liturgical calendar, canon law, language and rubrics. These do not include Rites that are subdivisions of the Latin, such as the Benedictine and Dominican that allow departures from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.

Thank you for your willingness to include us.