Why is Catholicism the true religion? not other religions?

[thistle]

What is truth?

Pontius Pilate asked Jesus that question.

We don’t know what language Pilate used to ask Jesus the question but if he had used Latin then Pilate would have said “QUID EST VERITAS?” (What is truth?) and if Jesus had answered him in Latin an anagram of QUID EST VERITAS is “EST VIR QUI ADEST” (It is the man who stands before you).

 

[goodcatholic]

Because it comes right in between Judaism and Islam. And as the old saying goes, “whichever comes in between is true”.

 

[anhphan]

What is the special thing of Catholicism that the others don’t have?

 

[JamalChristophr]

Foretelling of his coming 700 years before. I forget how many prophecies Christ fulfilled.

 

[MPat]

What is the special thing of Catholicism that the others don’t have?

I’m afraid that is a wrong way to formulate this question. If you want to ask what single thing is in Catholicism that is lacking in Paganism, Atheism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Mormonism, Sedevacantism etc., you can get something like “fullness of truth”, which is true, but not very useful right now.

For in fact you are asking in what ways Catholicism is superior to other religions, how to demonstrate that. And those religions are not the same.

Thus, “divide and conquer” (it works in politics, it works in programming - it works here too). Group the religions and look how Catholicism is superior to each of the groups.

For example, arguments showing that God exists let us reject Atheism. Arguments showing that God is one let us reject Paganism. And so on.

 

[AlexShmatko]

In my opinion the best way to find the true Church is to learn about the life of its saints and compare them. In this regard Eastern Orthodox Church is so much better for me than Catholic.

 

[MPat]

In my opinion the best way to find the true Church is to learn about the life of its saints and compare them. In this regard Eastern Orthodox Church is so much better for me than Catholic.

Yes, it is also possible to take people two religions consider to be saints, who where in similar positions, and compare their lives.

Like, let’s say, Karl I of Austria-Hungary (beatified by John Paul II in 2004) and Nicholas II of Russia (canonised in 1981 and in 2000 by different branches of Eastern Orthodox). Both were emperors during WW1, both were overthrown, one was a Catholic, the other one was Eastern Orthodox.

But, um, I find it hard to find any way in which Nicholas II could be preferred here… At the very least, he’s definitely a much worse example for leaders of states.