How did the Catholic Church obtain the fullness of truth from Jesus and the Apostles?Because the Catholic Church is the only church that has the fullness of the truth, which means only the Catholic Church has the full deposit of faith handed from Jesus to the Apostles.
The advantage of all seven sacraments, especially confession, through which one can be absolved for repented sins with even imperfect contrition. Also for the just, the help of the Church in the removal of temporal punishment due to sin through indulgences obtained. (Temporal punishment requires purgatory.) Also the Eucharist.I’m curious about why so many people here seem convinced that the Catholic Church is a much better choice than any protestant church. I realize that these kinds of choices can be (for lots of people) mostly subjective, but is there an objectively good reason to choose the Catholic Church over any of the various protestant churches?
1453 The contrition called “imperfect” (or “attrition”) is also a gift of God, a prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is born of the consideration of sin’s ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation and the other penalties threatening the sinner (contrition of fear). Such a stirring of conscience can initiate an interior process which, under the prompting of grace, will be brought to completion by sacramental absolution. By itself however, imperfect contrition cannot obtain the forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance.52
1471 The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance. What is an indulgence? An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints. 81 “An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin.” 82 The faithful can gain indulgences for themselves or apply them to the dead. 83
1411 Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord.
1416 Communion with the Body and Blood of Christ increases the communicant’s union with the Lord, forgives his venial sins, and preserves him from grave sins. Since receiving this sacrament strengthens the bonds of charity between the communicant and Christ, it also reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ.
You referred to Sola Scriptura as “a faulty method”. What would you replace it with?We Catholics believe the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ, and as such, is the One True Church, and is defended from error by the Holy Ghost.
This is not a mere matter of Faith, but a historical question with much backing it.
Meanwhile, Protestant sects are at most just over 500 years old. We know this historically. They are not founded by Christ, they often lack authority, and they tend to teach much error. They lack the fullness of Truth and teach with a faulty method of “Sola Scriptura”, which tends to just be “I interpret this as meaning this”. They lack the thousands of years of spirituality and depth of the Catholic Faith, they lack the Sacred Tradition, etc.
Good point! How did you learn that the Catholic Church is the sturdy ship compared to the life rafts of the protestant churches?A sturdy ship is safer than a life raft.