Why Is Catholicism So Unattractive to Evangelicals?

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PRmerger said:
If you view questions posed to you as “veiled insults”, you’re not going to last long here.

The entire point of this forum is to pose questions, refute, dialogue, discuss.
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To be fair, PR, I think most people who visit Catholic Answers are thinking it will be a place to get one’s questions about Catholicism answered, not a place will they will be interrogated by Catholics. So a less aggressive, more attractive way to respond to objections would be a plain answer of what Catholicism believes and why that is so. But, if the goal of some Catholics is to drive away those whom they are trying to covert, hey, maybe a name change to Catholic Interrogations would at least help people know what to expect here.
 
AbideWithMe said:
To be fair, PR, I think most people who visit Catholic Answers are thinking it will be a place to get one’s questions about Catholicism answered, not a place will they will be interrogated by Catholics. So a less aggressive, more attractive way to respond to objections would be a plain answer of what Catholicism believes and why that is so. But, if the goal of some Catholics is to drive away those whom they are trying to covert, hey, maybe a name change to Catholic Interrogations would at least help people know what to expect here.
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If you don’t wish to be asked questions by Catholics, then don’t come to the CAFs.

That seems pretty much common sense to me. 🤷
 
PRmerger said:
That’s too bad.

I suggest you look at the posting style some of the prolific, long-standing Protestant posters here to model your posts after so you can stay here a while. 🙂

JonNC is a terrific example.
Anna Scott is another good one.
benjohnson, too

Excellent.

It would be good to hear his thoughts on these Bible verses.

You’ve never heard him address these verses?
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I’ve never seen you interrogate Jon, Anna or Ben, PR, so you relate to them differently than you do to newcomers.
 
Seekerjn316 said:
Another inquirer, I have never met people so interested n n what my pastor believes…amazing.

What do my pastors beliefs have to do with the topic at hand?
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Nevermind your pastor. We Catholics believe in the whole bible. Imo you have demonstrated that you pick and choose. You stated that the verses on the sacrament of confession are of no concern. If you are being taught this by a pastor, please go back to the bible. We are to confess our sins, one to another. This is biblical. Not confessing is not biblical.
 
PRmerger said:
If you don’t wish to be asked questions by Catholics, then don’t come to the CAFs.

That seems pretty much common sense to me. 🤷
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So then, according to you, Catholic Answers isn’t a place to come for answers about Catholicism, but it really is Catholic Interrogations?
 
AbideWithMe said:
I’ve never seen you interrogate Jon, Anna or Ben, PR, so you relate to them differently than you do to newcomers.
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I never interrogate anyone here.

And if you continue to assert that I am doing so, I will report you.

Catholic Answers is a discussion forum. As such, we ask questions here. We answer questions here.

Stop being offended when you are asked questions that give you pause.
 
PRmerger said:
That’s too bad.

I suggest you look at the posting style some of the prolific, long-standing Protestant posters here to model your posts after so you can stay here a while. 🙂

JonNC is a terrific example.
Anna Scott is another good one.
benjohnson, too

Excellent.

It would be good to hear his thoughts on these Bible verses.

You’ve never heard him address these verses?
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As I stated before, such an interrogation of his beliefs concerning that passage has not been a burning concern of mine, I can only assume for him as well:shrug: I just don’t see what he believes about XYZ has any bearing on this discussion, seeing he is not even part of this board:shrug:

I see I must tread lightly with you.

Good day to you. I am not comfortable pursuing any discussion with you and your cohort…you both seem overly aggressive/and I just don’t feel comfortable seeing as you have me out and f CAF and I’m on my first day…I have no desire to exchange such dialog with you and your friend…I shall bow out.
 
Seekerjn316 said:
Another inquirer, I have never met people so interested n n what my pastor believes…amazing.

What do my pastors beliefs have to do with the topic at hand?

Also, what passage of my posts indicated I ascribed to your assessment?
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We don’t need to go into what your pastor preaches, if that is bothersome to you.

But we do want to know how you understand John 20: 21-23.

Could you please explain how you interpret it?
 
Seekerjn316 said:
Asni stated before, such an interrogation of his beliefs concerning that passage has been very been a burning concern of mine, I can only assume for him as well:shrug: I just don’t see what he believes about XYZ has any bearing on this discussion, seeing he is not even part of this board:shrug:

I see I must tread lightly with you.

Good day to you. I am not comfortable pursuing any discussion with you and your cohort…you both seem overly aggressive/and I just don’t feel comfortable seeing as you have me out and f CAF and I’m on my first day…I have no desire to exchange such dialog with you and your friend…I shall bow out.
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I suggest you stay and simply lurk, then.

There is much that can be learned here.
 
Michael68 said:
Nevermind your pastor. We Catholics believe in the whole bible. Imo you have demonstrated that you pick and choose. You stated that the verses on the sacrament of confession are of no concern. If you are being taught this by a pastor, please go back to the bible. We are to confess our sins, one to another. This is biblical. Not confessing is not biblical.
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For many Evangelicals and other non-Catholics, Michael, it’s not a question of confession itself as a gift from God in accordance with our human nature, but that confession to a priest is required for a mortal sin to be forgiven unless one has perfect contrition (and what person can really know that their contrition is perfect?)
 
Seekerjn316 said:
As I stated before, such an interrogation of his beliefs concerning that passage has not been a burning concern of mine, I can only assume for him as well:shrug: I just don’t see what he believes about XYZ has any bearing on this discussion, seeing he is not even part of this board:shrug:

I see I must tread lightly with you.

Good day to you. I am not comfortable pursuing any discussion with you and your cohort…you both seem overly aggressive/and I just don’t feel comfortable seeing as you have me out and f CAF and I’m on my first day…I have no desire to exchange such dialog with you and your friend…I shall bow out.
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And my apologies for making your first venture here negative.

But, again, if you feel threatened by questions being posed to you, perhaps the best thing is to simply read and learn.
 
PRmerger said:
I never interrogate anyone here.

And if you continue to assert that I am doing so, I will report you.

Catholic Answers is a discussion forum. As such, we ask questions here. We answer questions here.

Stop being offended when you are asked questions that give you pause.
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I’m not offended, PR, but I do wish you would re-examine and reconsider how you come across to newcomers, from outside your own perspective.
 
PRmerger said:
And my apologies for making your first venture here negative.

But, again, if you feel threatened by questions being posed to you, perhaps the best thing is to simply read and learn.
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PR, can I offer this as constructive criticism from an introvert regarding relating to other possible introverts who may come here, that feeling some posts are aggressive isn’t a matter of being threatened by the questions themselves, but by the style of interaction.

Seeker was appropriately responding to the original post. He/she shouldn’t have to lurk rather than do that.
 
PRmerger said:
Again, my apologies. :tiphat:
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No need to apologize to me, PR, but, thank you sincerely.

I do mean to be offering friendly, constructive criticism from an introvert’s sensibilities–IOW how a posting is perceived by differing types of people— not picking on you.
 
JustaServant said:
Did it ever occur to you that this experience might just be with this particular parish? I have never heard of any Catholic parish doing what is described above.
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Not at first, as this was across two different ones. Where my in-laws are members (and wife was) to where my wife wanted to join.

Since that was really my first venture into the Catholic church, at that point, I just figured it was Standard Operating Procedure.
 
TC3033 said:
Not at first, as this was across two different ones. Where my in-laws are members (and wife was) to where my wife wanted to join.

Since that was really my first venture into the Catholic church, at that point, I just figured it was Standard Operating Procedure.
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No, it isn’t.
 
AbideWithMe said:
I’m not offended, PR, but I do wish you would re-examine and reconsider how you come across to newcomers, from outside your own perspective.
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On the other hand, never assume a newcomer is in fact a “newcomer”.
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JustaServant said:
On the other hand, never assume a newcomer is in fact a “newcomer”.
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Too true. Too true. :sad_yes:

Many wish to simply come, assert something, and when questioned about the coherence of this assertion, run away under the guise of “Well! I just wanted to come and chat here!”

Not so much.

But, of course, there is always room to dialogue with folks who are willing to be asked questions, discuss and go back and forth.
 
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