Why are you a Catholic?

[Charlemagne_II]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason?

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason?

 

[davidv]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason?

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason?

1. I was raised Catholic
2. No
3. No
4. NA

 

[chero23]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason?

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason?

B/c it was pased to me and I gladly took the faith
oh no, not once, i know that the Catholic Churchis the 1 true church
Nope
nope, God willing I will always be Catholic

 

[Immacolata]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason?

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason?

My family (paternal and maternal) are Catholic, I was baptized into the faith, and I just embraced it (and am currently on the road to getting my big 'C’s: confession, Communion, and confirmation) this year.

No, I haven’t thought of leaving; although, I haven’t really embraced my Catholicism until this year.

No to the last two questions as well.

 

[baker350]

I was born and raised Catholic.
I will always be Catholic.

Why? The Eucharist.

 

[PaulinePresbytr]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason?

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason?

1. NA
2. Yes (see 3)
3. Yes, theological differences
4. Yes, social differences with a majority of Protestants (ie NFP)

 

[Swiss_Guy]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason?

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason?

I’m not…yet

No

No

Haven’t left.

 

[mommy_k]

I was born this way–lol…seriously I am a cradle Catholic. I never left the church although in my late teens early 20’s I was not as devout as now-Then my first child was born and my husband and I went back to being full practicing. Never thought to leave.

 

[JRKH]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic?

Partly because I was raised Catholic…
But primarily because of the Eucharist…and it is the original Church…
I can get everything worthwhile offered by any protestant church Plus a whole lot more…
It’s a banquet…

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason?

Yes and no…I mean I suppose I did many years ago…and in fact I did “leave the Church” for a bout 35 years… but it was mainly a matter of laziness than actual decision making…

Peace
James

 

[Will_B]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic? Long story… It was either Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox… I am a convert… Was raised Methodist, became an Episcopalian, (ECUSA lost it’s Christian Morality) Joined the CEC… The CEC had division problems… So >>> I didn’t want to change my calendar, so I chose Catholic… Needed a valid Bishop and valid sacraments.

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason? No

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason? No

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason? Don’t intend to leave.

 

[BarbG]

I agree with “baker 350” – I was born and raised a Catholic and receiving the Eucharist each and every day is the one and only thing that keeps me going!!!

 

[LegoGE1947]

Why are you a Catholic, or why have you become a Catholic? Long story… It was either Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox… I am a convert… Was raised Methodist, became an Episcopalian, (ECUSA lost it’s Christian Morality) Joined the CEC… The CEC had division problems… So >>> I didn’t want to change my calendar, so I chose Catholic… Needed a valid Bishop and valid sacraments.

Have you ever thought about leaving the Catholic Church? For what reason? No

Have you left the Catholic Church? For what reason? No

If you have left the Church, can you imagine yourself returning for any reason? Don’t intend to leave.

I was raised with no religion at all. At age 26 I became pentacostal (Assembly of God) In 2002 at age 55 I became Catholic.

I have not thought about leaving Catholic Church.

My wife did leave for a few years I reluctantly followed. We returned because the protestant assembly we attended was constantly bad mouthing the Catholic Church. I finally couldn’t take any more so I returned to the Catholic Church in 2009. My wife followed this year although she occasionally attends a Baptist Church with our eldest son and his wife.

I can’t imagine leaving even for a funeral or wedding somewhere else.

 

[classica87]

Became a Catholic to embrace the Doctrine of the Divine Presence and receive Our Eucharistic Lord. I love Jesus, and I want to be a member of HIS Church, not Calvin’s or Wesley’s.

Never leaving. Not in a million years. Love my sacraments. Love my Jesus. John 6:54.

 

[Br.Carlo]

I left the Episcopal Church in 2004 to become a Catholic, and I’ve never looked back. Other “churches” talk about Jesus. When I behold the Lamb of God in the Eucharist…this IS Jesus. 'Nuf said!

 

[Qoeleth]

1. Was born and raised as one.
2. I thought of leaving the Church during that days of my youth. This was due to being brought up on bad modern theology- the typical-“It’s a beautiful world. Thank God for all your blessings”. When I was a youth, I realised it was a rotten and evil world. Then, I felt angry at God. When I was a little older, I realised that it is the Devil, not God who is the Ruler of this World, this vale of tears, where we are prisoners of flesh, existential sin and vanity. Then I came back to God- realising I had been blaiming God for the world, when it was really the anti-God, the Devil, who is behind ther vanities and miseries of this corrupt and wretched life.

In other words, I was bought up on modern world-affirming theology- and came to feel antipathy to God, since I hated the world. Than I discovered Medieval theology, and came back to belief in God. A very different belief. A wiser and sadder one, where the Cross is the answer to everything…

 

[Charlemagne_II]

lego
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My wife did leave for a few years I reluctantly followed. We returned because the protestant assembly we attended was constantly bad mouthing the Catholic Church.**

Were you able to discern a reason why this constant bad mouthing happened? Was there something in particular they bad mouthed that revealed something about them?

 

[bobballen_18]

1. At first, because the faith was passed down to me; now, because I believe it is the one true Church.
2. Only in fleeting moments, and never have I entertained the thought.
3. I will never leave the Catholic Church. I am extremely, extremely blessed to have been raised to have a deep enough faith that, whatever my doubts/struggles may be, I know I am doing the right thing by being Catholic and by doing my best to understand all of the Church’s teachings. Again, I am VERY grateful to have been given this gift from God!
4. N/A

 

[LegoGE1947]

1. Was born and raised as one.
2. I thought of leaving the Church during that days of my youth. This was due to being brought up on bad modern theology- the typical-“It’s a beautiful world. Thank God for all your blessings”. When I was a youth, I realised it was a rotten and evil world. Then, I felt angry at God. When I was a little older, I realised that it is the Devil, not God who is the Ruler of this World, this vale of tears, where we are prisoners of flesh, existential sin and vanity. Then I came back to God- realising I had been blaiming God for the world, when it was really the anti-God, the Devil, who is behind ther vanities and miseries of this corrupt and wretched life.

In other words, I was bought up on modern world-affirming theology- and came to feel antipathy to God, since I hated the world. Than I discovered Medieval theology, and came back to belief in God. A very different belief. A wiser and sadder one, where the Cross is the answer to everything…

I was a Protestant and was fed the same affirming ****. To which I wondered “What blessings? What beautiful world?” It wasn’t till I discovered the Catholic church and the concept that the Cross answers why the world is in the shape it is REALLY in. Like you I blamed God for the discrepancy between what I was hearing and the way things really were (and are).

 

[Charlemagne_II]

Blaise Pascal said he believed the sacrament of confession was a great stumbling block to the conversion of Protestants. I recall when a young man that a Protestant man told me he found absurd the notion a priest could turn bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.

I’m curious to know how Protestants overcome these “stumbling blocks” when they convert.

 

[classica87]

Blaise Pascal said he believed the sacrament of confession was a great stumbling block to the conversion of Protestants. I recall when a young man that a Protestant man told me he found absurd the notion a priest could turn bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.

I’m curious to know how Protestants overcome these “stumbling blocks” when they convert.

Well, I got over them because I finally decided to actually read my Bible and not just take for granted what I knew. Turns out the Bible is pretty clear that a) the bread and wine are actually Jesus in substance, not just symbolically, and b) the apostles (AKA priests) were given the power to both consecrate the Eucharist and absolve us of sins.

The problem is that many non-Catholics just deliberately misinterpret scripture, because to properly interpret it means you’d endorse Catholicism. I pointed out to a friend one day how Jesus commands us to eat Him in John 6, then turns around on Passover and says, “This is my body,” etc. She looked at me and said, “That’s not what he meant, though.” I don’t blame her for saying that, because I was there at one point, too. I had to let go of my prejudice and assumptions and allow the Holy Spirit to do His job. Once I got over the “Catholics are going to burn in Hell,” nonsense, it was ridiculously easy to see where God wanted me.