Why am i a catholic?

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I was asked this question. In all honesty I had to say, because my parents where.
Is your accident of place of birth the number one reason for a persons religion.
Is this the best way to choose? Do people swap? And why?
 
aprilfloyd said:
I was asked this question. In all honesty I had to say, because my parents where.
Is your accident of place of birth the number one reason for a persons religion.
Is this the best way to choose? Do people swap? And why?
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Your childhood is structured by circumstance. You happen to have Catholic parents and they brought you up that way. As you grow older you will learn many things, question many things, and what you believe to be right and wrong, truth and fiction is challenged. This is adulthood and it is difficult at times. Asking why you are Catholic is a good question and a good place to start your self examination.

No, accepting childhood teaching it is not the best way to choose but in your case you are fortunate. People do convert to different religions for many reasons. You can find out why by talking with or reading about people and listening to their story.
 
Thanks for the reply.

I find that, I am only a catholic by birth and upbringing. There is nothing in me that feels catholic. I just can’t bring myself to pretend and go through the motions. I wonder how many other people feel the same.

There are just so many inconsistencies.
 
I am becoming Catholic because I realize that it is the true Church.
 
I became a Catholic because I believe it is the True Church that Jesus established himself.

Through prayer I developed my spiritual life and relationship with Christ in which I am sure you can do as well.

Jesus wants you to go to heaven! Jesus wants you to invoke him! Jesus wants you!!! Do not abandon Jesus! Do not abandon His Church He established for you and for all of us!!

I will be praying for you! 🙂
 
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Well, you joined the Catholic Answers forum. I wonder if that means anything.

Inconsistencies in what?
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The list is endless and it’s late, but we could start with some basic proof of God’s existence
 
aprilfloyd said:
Thanks for the reply.

I find that, I am only a catholic by birth and upbringing. There is nothing in me that feels catholic. I just can’t bring myself to pretend and go through the motions. I wonder how many other people feel the same.

There are just so many inconsistencies.
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Is one a Catholic by birth? I thought one is Catholic by baptism.
 
JD27076 said:
I became a Catholic because I believe it is the True Church that Jesus established himself.

Through prayer I developed my spiritual life and relationship with Christ in which I am sure you can do as well.

Jesus wants you to go to heaven! Jesus wants you to invoke him! Jesus wants you!!! Do not abandon Jesus! Do not abandon His Church He established for you and for all of us!!

I will be praying for you! 🙂
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What made you believe?
 
aprilfloyd said:
I was asked this question. In all honesty I had to say, because my parents where.
Is your accident of place of birth the number one reason for a persons religion.
Is this the best way to choose? Do people swap? And why?
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Blessed be my parents for being Catholic and having baptized me.

But I am not Catholic because of them. I chose to be Catholic. And I believe all who can truly call themselves Catholic did make a radical choice at one point or another. I believe they all experienced some sort of “conversion” or “personal encounter” with Christ that sealed their love for the Church and their commitment to be active members of the Church Militant.
 
R_C said:
Blessed be my parents for being Catholic and having baptized me.

But I am not Catholic because of them. I chose to be Catholic. And I believe all who can truly call themselves Catholic did make a radical choice at one point or another. I believe they all experienced some sort of “conversion” or “personal encounter” with Christ that sealed their love for the Church and their commitment to be active members of the Church Militant.
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I have not receive any experience from Catholicism, or any other religion, how do these things, manifest themselves
 
aprilfloyd said:
I was asked this question. In all honesty I had to say, because my parents where.
Is your accident of place of birth the number one reason for a persons religion.
Is this the best way to choose? Do people swap? And why?
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it is never an accident for your place of birth. yes you were raised in the Catholic Church by your parents but hopefully their faith becomes your own. Are you struggling with belief in God or the Catholic Church or both?
 
aprilfloyd said:
I was asked this question. In all honesty I had to say, because my parents where.
Is your accident of place of birth the number one reason for a persons religion.
Is this the best way to choose? Do people swap? And why?
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I think you have highlighted a very good question.

I do think that being fortunate enough to be born to Roman Catholic parents is a factor.
And that grounding in the Faith is an essential building block for many, including me.

However that same grounding was not sufficient to see my other siblings continue to remain in the Faith, after they reached adulthood.
They have become agnostic and atheist.

I have been fortunate enough to retain my faith and I am very thankful for that.
I try to work hard at renewing my faith and the older I become the more my faith deepens which is a great gift.

I look to the example that my parents still set (they’re both in their late 70’s now) and their faith is as strong as it ever was, which is marvellous.

So yes, culture is important. But working at and trying to deepen that faith is as important in my experience.
 
robwar said:
it is never an accident for your place of birth. yes you were raised in the Catholic Church by your parents but hopefully their faith becomes your own. Are you struggling with belief in God or the Catholic Church or both?
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It’s not so much as struggling more fascinated by what I was brought up into.

I don’t believe a god exists, and if he did, I do n’t understand, why we have no simple available evidence. I find the catholic church very intransigent.
 
You may be catholic bc that’s what your family brought you up as. Look at it like this. Has your family ancestry all been Catholic? If you do come of catholic ancestry, then find those in your family who were good preachers of the faith. Learn why they were catholic. Learn why those individuals went to mass everyday, and said the rosary everyday. You’ll have a humbling experience. Be proud of being catholic
 
aprilfloyd said:
It’s not so much as struggling more fascinated by what I was brought up into.

I don’t believe a god exists, and if he did, I do n’t understand, why we have no simple available evidence. I find the catholic church very intransigent.
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If you don’t believe in the existence of G-d, I think it’s more than the religion of the Catholic Church that you question or are opposed to.
 
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