Why do other Churches always bash Catholic Faith

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People can speak bad about Catholicism all they want, but by far, the most offensive Christian’s today are the fundamentalist,
 
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Homily and other “thoughts” from the priest are always printed in the bulletin.
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Would be great if you check the bulletin and attach photo or exact quote. I see from the other thread that you were upset because: “I believe that he was calling us flawed individuals for not being Catholic. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been talked to or treated as such. Kinda getting used to it.”

I think you will find he is no less ready to identify we Catholics as flawed too.

But if you think he asserted otherwise, perhaps email him and asking him did he mean just what you said he means?
 
I thought it was a direct comment to your wife. Can you grab the bulletin and tell us directly what the Priest said. @Ike is a good person to pull it apart and comment
 
I read the linked quote and it seems to be along the lines of “remember that not all denominations are equal” which I took as meaning “remember, Catholics, that you can’t just up and go to the Protestant church and figure it’s just as good as your own”. I can’t really argue with that, it’s standard Church teaching and people probably need a reminder once in a while. I too got the impression that something personal was said to the poster’s wife?
 
I have these experiences with friends that are Evangelical. It is really frustrating. The Orthodox do it too for the record, ex-Catholics being among the worst, but then those folks get a pretty good run for their money from a good number of ethnic Orthodox and the ex-Protestants. But remember that Catholics do this (scorn/slight/slander) to Protestants and Orthodox too (to a lesser degree). I will admit it does appear to be more of an online than real life phenomenon with Catholics though, to their credit. Protestants and Orthodox get nastier personally to Catholics. (often mindblowingly ignorant too - bad info)

I get the part about living/defending/professing/witnessing truth as revealed in Scripture, Tradition, Fathers, Sacraments but the fevered pitch with which Christians of different denominations fight and slander each other - on a personal level - is just ridiculous. It is unChristian, full stop. I have no use for a lot of what Evangelicals believe but I still treat them with the same respect and kindness that I treat a Catholic or Orthodox or atheist liberal. The idea is to find common ground and bond on that. I don’t feel that compromises the integrity of my faith one bit. I defend it without missing a beat.

I don’t see a way around your dilemma - you are not going to stop anti-Catholic jibes at a small town Protestant Church anymore than you can make the sun revolve around the earth. You have a couple of options:
  1. Become a martyr for the faith. Continue to attend and ignore the jibes. When pushed, gently (and correctly) explain Catholic doctrine and beliefs and why you embrace them. Read up and get it right. You’ll be nervous. Do it humbly with charity. This is amazingly effective. You may walk out of there with a few Catholics (or at least a few people who say to themselves…why do we hate Catholics so much?). People will respect you for this and they may mellow out over time about your Catholicism.
  2. Leave. Do this if your faith means more to you than what you are trying to achieve there. Especially if you are really hurting and will never blend in - you don’t see good realistic options for friendships. Find other ways to meet people - charity, join a gym, book club, volunteer someplace. Explore different local options.
 
My faith means more to me than anything, I left the group. I’d rather be lonely.
 
Not sure what schism means. Sorry but thanks for the coment.
 
Not sure what schism means, sorry. Bet that got an eye roll. But I did have a nice conversation with the leader later. I made my point calmly and I made it well. She finally agreed that it was not a complimentary remark towards Catholics, she said she had no idea and hadn’t noticed it. I told her if there had been any other practising Catholic sitting there , they would have felt the slap down too. I came away glad I had spoken up but still knowing it would happen again so I won’t be going back
 
Again, we have to define what you mean by “anti-Catholic.”
 
I can’t say I understand exactly what he was referring to…
The only thing I can think of is with regard to those who can and cannot receive the Sacraments. Which, there are Catholics who cannot receive the Sacraments, so please understand that when it comes to receiving our Lord’s Body and Blood, we must ALL receive worthily, or we will answer for them.
So imo, I would rather be told this bluntly, than not be told at all. (1 Corinthians 11:27)
 
I don’t understand why Protestant studies would even have to mention Catholicism at all. Why doesn’t it just stick to whatever it is it believes in?
 
Clare is right. Where I worked as a teacher I was just about the only Catholic in town. (Several were ex-Catholic…) And sometimes jabs would come. One teacher tried to tell his class what Catholics believe when my daughter was in his class. I just went to him after school with a weekly missilette and told him if he needed a real Catholic to talk to the class I was available. Working in that situation you can’t just walk out but find ways to tell the real story. When they have digs about confession or the real presence just be a witness. I think about Joseph, son of Jacob who was sold as a slave to Egypt. Man, he must have felt very alone and surrounded by non-believers…
 
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TC3033:
Homily and other “thoughts” from the priest are always printed in the bulletin.
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Would be great if you check the bulletin and attach photo or exact quote. I see from the other thread that you were upset because: “I believe that he was calling us flawed individuals for not being Catholic. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been talked to or treated as such. Kinda getting used to it.”

I think you will find he is no less ready to identify we Catholics as flawed too.

But if you think he asserted otherwise, perhaps email him and asking him did he mean just what you said he means?
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My wife told me to do the same thing, but she thinks I’m right. IDK, we’ve bounced back and forth between two Parish’s due to the way they both look upon non-Catholics…I’m just getting to the “whatever” stage. If my family goes to church…I’ll go, but besides that…whatever.

It’s getting tough because they also expect us (non-Catholics) to be active in Family Faith Formation (in my opinion, with the end goal we’ll convert), but besides that they prefer we’re not part of the “Parish Life”.
 
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I read the linked quote and it seems to be along the lines of “remember that not all denominations are equal” which I took as meaning “remember, Catholics, that you can’t just up and go to the Protestant church and figure it’s just as good as your own”. I can’t really argue with that, it’s standard Church teaching and people probably need a reminder once in a while. I too got the impression that something personal was said to the poster’s wife?
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Nah, that was a year or so ago when they met in preparation for our youngest’s baptism when he asked her If I’ve found a place to go to church yet.
 
I’m sorry I’m so confused. What was bad about him asking if you found a church yet?
It seems like a normal question for a priest to ask in preparation for a sacrament requiring parents to raise a child as a Catholic.
Am I missing something?
 
Fr. Benedict Groeschel once said that not all Catholics take full advantage of the fullness of truth that we have. Some might not KNOW what our Church contains. I know one who became Protestant thinking that the Catholic Church doesn’t know Scripture, having gone to Mass and not realizing that the readings ARE from the Bible.
 
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