Why is Catholic Bashing soooo popular?

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My dear friend in Christ?

The two greatest poofs that God exist are:

That you are alive (😉 still)

And that GOD will allow you to believe ANYTHING you wish to believe.🤷

Perhaps you have heard of the “theory of cause and effect.” It’s been proven true!

So is (to miminc your words) the proof of what the Catholic Church teaches true. It too has beeen proven time and again, only for some folks it’s from a VERY HOT climate:D

Let’s pray you discover the AC (active Catholic) b4 it’s too late.

God bless you,

PJM m.c.
 
I personally think one of the main reasons Catholic church bashing is so popular is that it is the oldest church that goes back to Christ and people want to try and put it down and out. because most other religions have rues and stuff but they can’t claim to be the first church so therefore noone bashes them. People are more into proving Catholics wrong.
 
Souldrifter said:
Simply because we where the first Christian movement and the Pope our spiritual leader here in the mortal world. Is why others feels that because we are on the top of the pile they feel the need to have ago… It is called envy!
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I think it is also called Fear. Fear of what is not known, fear of being wrong, (because we say we have the “whole truth” and are right.).
 
I think much of it is caused by the cultural climate here in America wherein we say people have freedom of speech (freedom of thought) No one likes to be told they are incorrect. If people believe in moral relativism, which is OK for protestants, they therefore do not accept truth as being one, singular and immutable. They will continue asking the same question that Pilate did, i.e., “What is truth?” If they say the bible means whatever they think it means, therein lies the problem. This is manifested by the plethora of protestant denominations. They do not attack one another, only the one they are PROTESTING against. Thus their name.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
 
elts1956 said:
I think it is also called Fear. Fear of what is not known, fear of being wrong, (because we say we have the “whole truth” and are right.).
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Very, very well put!

I myself have always maintained that fear plays a big part in people’s resistance to conversion: that possibility that one has been wrong all along.

There is a great fear of the Truth out there because we all live lives far away from that Truth. And those that want to maintain the status quo would rather declare the Truth a lie and the lie a Truth or at the very least declare that all opinions are equal hence truth is unknowable.

Accepting that the Catholic Church is right would mean that they are wrong and they will have none of that.

Ignorance is bliss.
 
AlwaysAsking said:
I’m an evangelical and that’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately…

Here are evangelicals, who believe that you are saved by faith alone, essentially bigoted against catholics, who believe (as I understand it) that even with faith in Christ, salvation is earned.

so okay, it seems like CATHOLICS would be taking the initiative to confront evangelicals, right? Because if evangelicals are wrong, they may have some explaining to do.

but no, it’s evangelicals who are all proud of being right and wanting to tell catholics they’re wrong. By our own definition, catholics are saved because they’re relying on christ, they’re just doing harmless, unnecessary extra works. It’s not the catholics who are really at risk, right? I realize that I’m stretching here, but I find myself asking, what’s the motivation for being anti-catholic? Why would anybody who feels saved feel threatened by catholics?

…on another tangent completely, have you considered HOLLYWOOD?? I mean, most people learn everything they know about catholicism from the totally over-the-top stuff they see in movies. Compare how many negative or creepy portrayals of some element of catholicism you see, to the positive images. Who wouldn’t be leery of catholicism??
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This is a great post!
 
benedictus2 said:
All the Church’s teachings are valid whether we believe them or not and yes they apply to all because Christ established only one Church upon Peter to whom He gave the power to bind and lose.

A country’s laws does not apply only to those who believe in the laws. Every citizen is subject to that country’s laws with consequences if you get caught. Just because someone does not believe that killing someone is bad does not mean that they get exempted from the consequences of this criminal act.
There are instances when what we believe or not believe does not matter.

Violation of the Church’s laws also has consequences and though not immediate, they are eternal. In a sense, you are always caught. You just don’t know it yet.

God, however is Just and Merciful and deals with us according to our culpability which depends on our levels of ignorance and knowledge. Ignorance in this case is an excuse.

However, there is also such a thing as wilfull ignorance. And this has a lot to do with pride; that sin that says “I” will decide for myself on all matters. Humility is a totally under rated virtue these days.

So as I have posted before, the disputes regarding Mary, the Real Presence, Purgatory,Confession, etc is really only secondary to the question of infallibility.

If it can be established that the Church is who she claims to be (that is divinely instituted by Christ) then all her teachings are True and binding.

The Church that Christ established is still here today through all those years because He gave the promise that the gates of Hell will not prevail and that He will send her the Holy Spirit to guide her into all truth.

Therefore, any seeker of Truth should address that question first and foremost.

Is the Catholic Church the Church that Christ founded on Peter? The answer to that is not elusive.

Once the we say yes to that, then all the other dogmas follow suit. We can then affirm with St Augustine that faith is believing what we do not see (or to paraphrase what we do not comprehend), the gift of faith is seeing (comprehending) what we believe.

At some stage we need to let go of the hegemoney of the "I’ so that in humility, our hearts and mind will be opened enough, to be taught.
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**VERY WELL DONE Good and Faithful servant!

Thank you and God bless you,
BVM, please lead to your Son Jesus!**

PJM m.c.
 
Iwant_2_believe said:
I don’t bash Catholics. I bash all Christians.🙂
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Three things.
  1. You are not a lone atheist here. Mirdath is also one, (who rocks).
  2. By bashing all Christians you are bashing Catholics.
  3. Why exactly do you bash?
I look forward to hearing from you!

~RSF
 
RedSoxFan said:
Three things.
  1. You are not a lone atheist here. Mirdath is also one, (who rocks).
  2. By bashing all Christians you are bashing Catholics.
  3. Why exactly do you bash?
I look forward to hearing from you!

~RSF
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Wow:eek:

Imagine that: an equal opportunity faith masher!

Jesus was right! “Seek and ye shall find!”🤷

God bless you faith masher!

BVM please lead us to your Son Jesus!

PJM m.c.
 
They mock what they dont understand.

Ever sit through a non denominational church service? Its an hour of the preachers ideas and thoughts.
For a non catholic to go to a mass would be terribly confusing.
If they took the time to understand what we are doing… they might find it as beautiful as we do.

I dont feel the need to defend my faith.

My brother went through RCIA a year before I did. I asked him how he knew he was doing the right thing and his response was a chart on where the Christian religions came from… the only straight line to Jesus was Catholic. The other were splinters of a bunch of other ones.
After seeing that… I went through RCIA the next year.
 
Stjudeprayforus said:
They mock what they dont understand.

Ever sit through a non denominational church service? Its an hour of the preachers ideas and thoughts.
For a non catholic to go to a mass would be terribly confusing.
If they took the time to understand what we are doing… they might find it as beautiful as we do.

I dont feel the need to defend my faith.

My brother went through RCIA a year before I did. I asked him how he knew he was doing the right thing and his response was a chart on where the Christian religions came from… the only straight line to Jesus was Catholic. The other were splinters of a bunch of other ones.
After seeing that… I went through RCIA the next year.
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If only everyone could see this clearly.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
 
Stjudeprayforus said:
They mock what they dont understand.

Ever sit through a non denominational church service? Its an hour of the preachers ideas and thoughts.
For a non catholic to go to a mass would be terribly confusing.
If they took the time to understand what we are doing… they might find it as beautiful as we do.

I dont feel the need to defend my faith.

My brother went through RCIA a year before I did. I asked him how he knew he was doing the right thing and his response was a chart on where the Christian religions came from… the only straight line to Jesus was Catholic. The other were splinters of a bunch of other ones.
After seeing that… I went through RCIA the next year.
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REPLY:

My friend if you took offense at my post, I’m truly sorry.

I was in no way attempting to redicule any Christian denomination!

I was responding to a post that claimed that “he /she?” “bashed all chrsitian faiths.”

The point I was trying to make is how sensless is that?

Truly sorry if I offended you.

Our God works in many Mysterious way’s.

God bless you!

PJM m.c.

BVM please lead us to your Son Jesus.
 
It still goes back to believing that truth is relative and can be different in different circumstances. What people fail to take into account is that Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the light.” Jesus is one, singular and immutable in his divinity. If he is One, Singular and Immutable, since he is truth, truth is also one, singular and immutable. A simple thought process that differentiates us as Catholics, from those who protest against us, with all their different beliefs and opinions. Why is this step so difficult for people to make? Because the wolf (Satan) does not attack the false sheep, (protestant denominations).
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
 
REPLY:

My friend if you took offense at my post, I’m truly sorry.

I was in no way attempting to redicule any Christian denomination!

I was responding to a post that claimed that “he /she?” “bashed all chrsitian faiths.”

The point I was trying to make is how sensless is that?

Truly sorry if I offended you.

Our God works in many Mysterious way’s.

God bless you!

PJM m.c.

BVM please lead us to your Son Jesus.

RE:

I did not read all the posts so … no … I did not take offense.

May God Bless you too!

and yes… thank God for all His mysterious ways, it makes us think and ponder Him more!
 
Can someone tell me why it is other Christians who bash Catholics the most violently?
They say we are heretics, that the Pope is the Vicar of Satan, that we pray to the dead and that the Roman Catholic Church is dragging people to hell. Even engaging in simple dialogue is asking for insult- and plenty of them do come our way- from people professing their faith in Christ! Why do our brothers and sisters harbor the most acrimony and prejudices, worse than the atheists or agnostics?
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latingirl said:
Can someone tell me why it is other Christians who bash Catholics the most violently?
They say we are heretics, that the Pope is the Vicar of Satan, that we pray to the dead and that the Roman Catholic Church is dragging people to hell. Even engaging in simple dialogue is asking for insult- and plenty of them do come our way- from people professing their faith in Christ! Why do our brothers and sisters harbor the most acrimony and prejudices, worse than the atheists or agnostics?
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Because they have been fed a pack of lies about the Catholic Church. It is really quite sad.

It is like some of our brothers and sisters being kidnapped as babies and brainwashed with incredible lies about our mom. The kidnapper told them that our mother is a whore of the worst kind and that she must be gotten rid of and that they must rescue us from this whore’s clutches. Not knowing any better, they believe their kindnappers and as a consequence hate our mother with vigour.

It is hoped that as they grow, they wil meet us who know how truly wonderful, caring and Godly our mother is so that we can tell them how completely wrong they are about her and also let them know that she has been eagerly waiting with love for them to come home.

And that is what is happening now here at CAF. Thanks be to God that there are many protestants in this forum who can now at least hear what the Catholic Church is truly about. The truth will not sink in right away, but slowly and surely, God will work His wonders in His time.
 
Deacon_Ed_B said:
Why is this step so difficult for people to make? Because the wolf (Satan) does not attack the false sheep, (protestant denominations).
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
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I believe this too.

I wish I could find the chart my brother sent me showing where the different Christian religions came from.
Even a google search shows it, ‘what is the origin of Methodist’ produces… ‘it started in 1760 by so and so’…
but ‘where did Catholic origniate’ produces: Jesus Christ.

Somewhere in history some person thought he could decide to change what Jesus had established and splintered off. That is arrogance… … which I believe is a sign of the statement by Deacon Ed. Satan didnt show up with a pitch fork … he wispered in thier ear. ‘you dont need that… that isnt what Jesus wanted…start your own… get as many people as you can…you are right… they are wrong… be bold about it… make fun of them…they are worshiping idols…get as many Catholics as you can to come around… you know what is best…’

In no way do I think non catholics are ‘evil’… no way. There are millions of wonderful God fearing Christians in the world who love our Lord as much as we do.
However… Catholicism came from Jesus, that is the truth. If there is one thing Satan hates… its the truth.
 
Stjudeprayforus said:
I believe this too.

I wish I could find the chart my brother sent me showing where the different Christian religions came from.
Even a google search shows it, ‘what is the origin of Methodist’ produces… ‘it started in 1760 by so and so’…
but ‘where did Catholic origniate’ produces: Jesus Christ.

Somewhere in history some person thought he could decide to change what Jesus had established and splintered off.

However… Catholicism came from Jesus, that is the truth. If there is one thing Satan hates… its the truth.
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With this idea in mind, could the Jewish religion look at Christians as a “splintered off” religion… like we look at the “Methodist”?

Isn’t the Jewish Faith the one that WAS when Christ made His appearance on earth? They go back thousands of years BC, while Christian (Catholic) goes back to 0-AD… or closer to 33-35 AD.

One can not argue that the Jewish too, have and had there share of violent bashing… perhaps more in numbers then the Catholic’s have had. And if bashing is the concept of who has the truth, then the Jewish would come out ahead.

Yes, Christ ‘fulfilled’ most of the Jewish prophecies, and so took that Faith and ‘grew’ it. One can still not argue that the Catholic is a ‘mature’ Jewish Faith, and as such, perhaps we share how others view us in the bashing of the Jews.

There could even be ‘undercurrents’ of bashing between the Jew and the Catholic… not counting the “spin offs” of other ‘younger’ religions.
 
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