Why does virtually every non-Catholic religion target Catholics for conversion?

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And btw, the rules prohibit terms like “Prots”. 😉

Jon

First, let me apologize for using the term Prot As a Catholic you know what the Church teaches regarding ecclesisal communities and that the fullness of the faith can only be found in the Catholic Church. Since we are conversing with non Catholic Christians I agree that we must always be charitable, but we NEVER water down the message of Jesus Christ. We must tell the truth to all those who ask. Protestants rely on self interpretation and this is the biggest lie since Eden…as evident by the number of denominations that exist today.
 
Jon, I must apologize to you again, I did not realize that you follow the Lutheran denomination. That explains alot of my confusion when I read your post.
 
Truth said:
With Islam I would think that it wouldn’t matter. But for other Prots …
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Not to get off topic, but I think this is the first time I’ve ever heard Islam included in the term “Prots”.

“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.” (Jerry Seinfeld)
Truth said:
… and especially Evangelical’s, converting Catholics is a particular pleasure!
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That’s certainly possible. Personally I wouldn’t know whether that’s a particular pleasure, since I’ve never been Protestant.
 
gcnuss said:
Peter,

Sorry if I was unclear. I believe quite firmly that Christianity is the religion to which Catholic and non-Catholic Christians belong.
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Looking back, I see now that it was actually the thread title and opening post that implied that Protestantism is another religion, rather than your post. Or so it seems to me. In any case, thank you for the clarification.
 
gcnuss said:
Peter,

Sorry if I was unclear. I believe quite firmly that Christianity is the religion to which Catholic and non-Catholic Christians belong.
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I am extremely happy to hear this! A couple of decades ago, when I was living in Houston,Texas, I attended a public university for a couple semesters [though graduated from a Catholic one]. There was a hugh student organization called Crusade for Christ…I don’t really know if it includes many denominations or a specific one…but I had many friends who were members. Very nice people. I also had Evangelical friends of different denominations, Assemblies of God, Southern Baptist, Pentecostal, etc…well, they though I was pagan!

They were nice to me…they were good friends, and sometimes the subject of God or prayer, would come up. They would talk to me until one of them would stare at me…then all the others would too.

They were surprised to see how similar I was to them! ~lol
They especially could not understand how I knew about biblical themes, characters, prophets, etc…since Catholics “don’t read the Bible!” They mentioned it to their pastors as an “epiphany”…
Somehow…their pastors were convinced that I was pagan and that it was “dangerous” engaging in talk with me…that instead they should invite me to their church…so that “I could get to know Jesus Christ as my Lord & Savior”…

My reply simply was, Where was the HS?..What was He doing for so many centuries between the 3rd and the 15th or so?..Did He leave His post?..Jesus DID send Him to us, right?

We continued to be friends…but they felt they had to “guard” themselves when conversation veered towards anything religious…which happens a LOT with them! Sad! 😦

And, I never understood why Catholics were pagan…I have NEVER heard a Catholic say that Protestants are pagan! Not even the least “open-minded” ones.
 
JonNC said:
stthomas;5047928:
Of course, I would disagree with the exclusivity claimed here. It is a non-starter for dialogue. But I do not consider you a liar for believing it, and that was my point. Lutheranism bases its belief on scripture, the creeds and early councils, and the ECF’s. My personal interpretation is irrelevent when it comes to articles of faith.
So, neither of us is a liar, as neither of us is intentionally trying to deceive the other.
I pray we all continue, together, to seek the truth.

And btw, the rules prohibit terms like “Prots”. 😉

Jon
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If you based your beliefs on the Scriptures, ECFs, and early councils, then you would be Catholic. Be honest. Lutherans base their beliefs on Martin Luther and the progressive watering down of the faith for 400 years.
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Bottom line here is that you and if you have children should NEVER, NEVER attend any non-Catholic bible study or event. Let me stress this even more. Protestants think they are doing God a favor by going after our children, I speak with personal experience. Again. NEVER let your Catholic child attend a Protestant youth gathering.
 
Sunflower15 said:
Somehow…their pastors were convinced that I was pagan and that it was “dangerous” engaging in talk with me…that instead they should invite me to their church…
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Yes, I imagine all of us – Catholic, Protestant, etc. – have encountered that at some point … I don’t want to have a conversation with you, but I’ll be happy to talk to as long as you just listen quietly.
 
Muslim_Woman said:
In the name of Allah , Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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In another forum , a non-Catholic told me among Christians mostly Catholics are becoming Muslims .
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this doesn’t surprise me… not after hearing that 54% of so called Catholics voted for an abortion supporter… for pres.

but you know, it’s the Church’s fault for not teaching its members the true Faith… the full Faith… from the time of early childhood…

if people knew Church history and theology they would not turn to another church… Well, there are always those few who would… but most would not…
 
distracted said:
this doesn’t surprise me… not after hearing that 54% of so called Catholics voted for an abortion supporter… for pres.

but you know, it’s the Church’s fault for not teaching its members the true Faith… the full Faith… from the time of early childhood…

if people knew Church history and theology they would not turn to another church… Well, there are always those few who would… but most would not…
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Im a bit curious, how is it the Church’s fault?

Have we become a nation of immature children that need our government and religions to teach us common sense?
 
Well, I don’t like to “bash” anyone…

It’s starting to sound like bashing to me…

I grew up going to Episcopalian Mass…[still looks extremely similar to me] with a friend. And, I’m not Catholic because I’m afraid to know about other beliefs, but because I have read, heard, discussed, debated, pondered, prayed, and then, studied some theology…and I really like Catholicism and it makes sense to me. It is coherent and consistent. And, one can use reason…as did the great Fathers and Doctors of the Church.

I have friends from all denominations, except the Eastern churches, [because I just don’t know anyone…or we would be friends!], and even other religions. I even have agnostic and atheistic friends. You know what’s funny, regardless of their beliefs or even the warnings of their pastors [which they acted as if these pastors were more infallible than our Pope!], my friends know I truly believe in God…not a made believe one, but a real one.

I have agnostics that thank me for praying for them, and tell me that my prayers did them well…and I am specific…I pray the Rosary & the Divine Mercy Chaplet at the Adoration Chapel…

It’s in the way we say we’ll pray for them…with sincere love, not “over the head with a club”.

In Catholic schools children do research on comparison and contrast with other denominations, and my son’s topic was Lutheranism. I helped him edit [for grammar/spelling] and I learned quite a bit. It is very similar to Catholicism. Less Sacraments, but the Real Presence is there. They do follow the early councils. The same creeds. I was a little confused about one thing, but all beliefs will have what seem as inconsistencies until one learns more.

I am grateful that Jesus did not say we had to be pious, nor scholarly, nor successful, nor anything else! What kind of religious leader does not demand followers to become wise or fierce or pious or right…?

Oh, well…that’s why I hear His voice and follow it…

Let’s pray more this week…👍
 
I am not understanding the link between voting for a certain politician and converting to Islam. Is one supposed to portend the other? :confused:

Anyway, it probably depends on which religion is doing the proselytizing. I would guess that these are the most common reasons for any particular missionary given his religion, but they should also be ordered numerically since obviously more than one could apply “cross-confessionally” (i.e., a Protestant who thinks that Catholics are Christians, albeit “unsaved”).
  1. They think that we are not “saved” or not Christian (Protestants)
  2. They think that we are in error as Christians (Muslims)
  3. They are pushing some type of political agenda (various religions with political wings, e.g. pan-Arabist Christians like Michel Aflaq, who believed that only Arabs could be properly Christian, or some Rastafarians who try to convert Afro-Caribbean Catholics with rants about how it’s somehow not ‘authentic’ to be Catholic and not white because we worship “white Jesus”! :mad:)
One thing I will say in favor of the Orthodox (both Eastern and Oriental) is that while I have had many friends from virtually every one of those Churches, not a single one has ever tried to convert me, nor openly criticized me for being Catholic. I always remember that when I read anti-Orthodox posts on this website. Anyway, I don’t think that any of these options apply to them, though maybe I just haven’t been so unlucky as to meet a very strident Orthodox believer (or maybe they would speak badly of me in Russian if they didn’t already know that I could understand what they are saying! ;))
 
Probably not so much targeting them than the fact there are so bloody many Catholics out there.

Ex/Recovering Catholics make up a large number of most faiths. Think of it like fishing if 1/10 of every fish is a CathoFish and the rest are 1/100 1/200 ect. your gonna catch more CathoFish
 
Why does Peru always seem to be one of the hottest targets for Protestant missionaries??? (evangelical and fundamental mainly)… 98% Christian and I think upper 80% Catholic.

This drives me nuts!

My Baptist Sister asked me why I was talking to her about religion and why I wasn’t sharing the message with non-Christians… then a little later was all excited about sharing the news that they had missionary friends going to Peru to share Jesus with those people… :eek:WHAT!!! talk about hypocrisy.

SD
 
SD_Catholic said:
unfortunately:blush:

SD
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my life story is proof that we need the Church to “tell us what to do”…

but i would prefer no to get into any details about my past…:banghead::hypno::eek:

there seem to be some judgmental people in the world… :rolleyes:

(plus i just don’t like to talk about things i can’t change…)

🙂
 
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