Why do so many protestants not consider church attendance an important part of their faith?

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"Yes! I’m wondering the same thing were I live. I live in a town with a population of about 1,000. And over 3/4 of it is Catholic. But sadly not everyone goes to Mass OR Confession."

I think that one thing we can do is to show that going to Church and receiving the Blessed Sacrament does make a difference. Example and life style will shout more than words can. This difference is what attracted the early converts to the Church. They could see that these people were different.

We need to pray as well. Renegade priests have tarnished public perception of the Church and that has caused a fall off in vocations. We need to pray for more priests and we have to make sure that we pray for the ones we already have.
 
About the short confession lines…I must admit I live in a very nice parish. And don’t see much confession lines…

The Mass absolves all venial sins. Confession is to absolve serious grave sin that broke the relationship with the Lord in the Eucharist. To resume reception of the Eucharist, the serious sin must be absolved.
 
=tweetymom;6585825]Of course there is a difference. I am not stupid. I go to CC with my husband every week. I am well aware of the differences. But Catholics and Protestants all believe in and worship the same God. And if my remarks bother you???
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The same God? Yes, BUT…

Catholics undestanding of that same God is Fuller, more Objective, and more FAITH-FILLED!👍
 
PJM said:
The same God? Yes, BUT…

Catholics undestanding of that same God is Fuller, more Objective, and more FAITH-FILLED!👍
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For you and that is great!! But My understanding of God is no different.
 
I know a lot of Catholics who don’t go to church a whole lot. And Protestants, too. Same with Jews. Not sure I see a big difference in this regard.
 
To have faith through the teachings found in the Bible is one kind of faith.

To believe and live through the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and to have Him physically present in our churches is quite a difference.

I choose the real, physically present Jesus Who remains with us and fulfills the Bible.
 
Exactly! I was reading a book that showed the amount of priests through the years and it has dropped considerably…
Prayers will help!
 
Yes! I’m wondering the same thing were I live. I live in a town with a population of about 1,000. And over 3/4 of it is Catholic. But sadly not everyone goes to Mass OR Confession."

*I think that one thing we can do is to show that going to Church and receiving the Blessed Sacrament does make a difference. Example and life style will shout more than words can. This difference is what attracted the early converts to the Church. They could see that these people were different.

We need to pray as well. Renegade priests have tarnished public perception of the Church and that has caused a fall off in vocations. We need to pray for more priests and we have to make sure that we pray for the ones we already have.
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Exactly! I was reading a book that showed the amount of priests through the years and it has dropped considerably…
Prayers will help!
 
Prayers really are answered!

Our new bishop shut down the seminary shortly after he arrived, and the rest of his time was spent in controversy. People were praying so much and especially for vocations.

In 1999, we had 33 studying for the priesthood and they stayed with it. At that time, the diocese I am in now only had 1… Now the numbers are going back up.
 
KathleenGee said:
Prayers really are answered!

Our new bishop shut down the seminary shortly after he arrived, and the rest of his time was spent in controversy. People were praying so much and especially for vocations.

In 1999, we had 33 studying for the priesthood and they stayed with it. At that time, the diocese I am in now only had 1… Now the numbers are going back up.
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Wow! that’s good:D
 
larkin31 said:
I know a lot of Catholics who don’t go to church a whole lot. And Protestants, too. Same with Jews. Not sure I see a big difference in this regard.
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I guess the difference would be is missing church in itself sin, punishable by ultimate judgment. Similar in a way to all the rules religious Jews have on how to rest and keep the sabbath holy.
 
4Squarebaby said:
I guess the difference would be is missing church in itself sin, punishable by ultimate judgment. Similar in a way to all the rules religious Jews have on how to rest and keep the sabbath holy.
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Do you believe that sin is not punishable by ultimate judgment?
 
PRmerger said:
Do you believe that sin is not punishable by ultimate judgment?
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No I don’t believe that missing church on any given Sunday or a Sunday a community celebrates as a festival is a sin, thus I don’t believe we would be subject to judgment on that issue.

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And with that time for me to go to church. have a blessed day everybody
 
4Squarebaby said:
I guess the difference would be is missing church in itself sin, punishable by ultimate judgment. Similar in a way to all the rules religious Jews have on how to rest and keep the sabbath holy.
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Did Jesus ever remark on this? I am curious. “Do this in remembrance of me” is about all I can think of off the cuff…
 
4Squarebaby said:
No I don’t believe that missing church on any given Sunday or a Sunday a community celebrates as a festival is a sin, thus I don’t believe we would be subject to judgment on that issue.

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And with that time for me to go to church. have a blessed day everybody
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But you do believe that sin, in general, is subject to God’s judgment, yes?
 
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