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atmmgraves
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Brand new member to the forum, and 2-years into my Catholic faith. A Catholic co-worker, when she found out I was converting, told me “get ready.” I had no idea what she meant, and told her so. She smiled and said again, “get ready.” Boy I found out quick what she was talking about. Questions poured in. “Why do you Catholics do this/that?” My dad, who could best be described as a born-again evangelical, said “I’ll pray for you son.” This caused some offense, and opened up a discussion which went well, all things considered. We’ve never discussed anything else on the religious front, other than generic stuff. Since then, I have had conversation after conversation with others and have become - if I may say so myself - pretty good at repelling attacks on a variety of standard fair-game topics (the Real Presence; Mary; priests forgiving sins, authority of the Church; “faith alone”; etc., etc). But one question my dad raised has stuck with me, and this is the first time I’m attempting to get a good, solid answer:
Why are the Protestant and Catholic Ten commandments different? That’s what my dad said to me, as proof that Catholicism was somehow skewed. I replied - off the cuff - that it had to do with translation, as well as reformers tailor-making the Commandments to their choosing. So…
Any and all answers are most certainly appreciated. Good to be here!
Why are the Protestant and Catholic Ten commandments different? That’s what my dad said to me, as proof that Catholicism was somehow skewed. I replied - off the cuff - that it had to do with translation, as well as reformers tailor-making the Commandments to their choosing. So…
Any and all answers are most certainly appreciated. Good to be here!