Ask a Catholic

[ding]

Really? You're a joke just like your filthy religion.
Why don't they godbotherers get off the arses and do something? You've had 2000 years and nothing has changed. Don't make me vomit.

You should form a mob. Breezewood would love to join it.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

Does anyone have any questions or concerns about the Catholic faith?

(A brief excerpt from the booklet “Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth”)

QUOTE:

Among the Christian churches, only the Catholic Church has existed since the time of Jesus. Every other Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.)

Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. The line of popes can be traced back, in unbroken succession, to Peter himself. This is unequaled by any institution in history.

Even the oldest government is new compared to the papacy, and the churches that send out door-to-door missionaries are young compared to the Catholic Church. Many of these churches began as recently as the nineteenth or twentieth centuries. Some even began during your own lifetime. None of them can claim to be the Church Jesus established.

The Catholic Church has existed for nearly 2,000 years, despite constant opposition from the world. This is testimony to the Church’s divine origin. It must be more than a merely human organization, especially considering that its human members— even some of its leaders—have been unwise, corrupt, or prone to heresy.

Any merely human organization with such members would have collapsed early on. The Catholic Church is today the most vigorous church in the world (and the largest, with a billion members: one sixth of the human race), and that is testimony not to the cleverness of the Church’s leaders, but to the protection of the Holy Spirit.

FOUR MARKS OF THE TRUE CHURCH

If we wish to locate the Church founded by Jesus, we need to locate the one that has the four chief marks or qualities of his Church. The Church we seek must be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.

The Church Is One (Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:13)
Jesus established only one Church, not a collection of differing churches. The Bible says the Church is the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:23–32). Jesus can have but one spouse, and his spouse is the Catholic Church. His Church also teaches just one set of doctrines, which must be the same as those taught by the apostles (Jude 3). This is the unity of belief to which Scripture calls us (Phil. 1:27, 2:2). Over the centuries, as doctrines are examined more fully, the Church comes to understand them more deeply (John 16:12–13), but it never understands them to mean the opposite of what they once meant.

The Church Is Holy (Eph. 5:25–27, Rev. 19:7–8)
By his grace Jesus makes the Church holy, just as he is holy. This doesn’t mean that each member is always holy. Jesus said there would be both good and bad members in the Church (John 6:70), and not all the members would go to heaven (Matt. 7:21–23). But the Church itself is holy because it is the source of holiness and is the guardian of the special means of grace Jesus established, the sacraments (cf. Eph. 5:26).

The Church Is Catholic (Matt. 28:19–20, Rev. 5:9–10)
Jesus’ Church is called catholic (“universal” in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of “all nations” (Matt. 28:19–20). For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28). Nowadays the Catholic Church is found in every country of the world and is still sending out missionaries to “make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19). The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, “the Catholic Church,” at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded. The title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it probably went all the way back to the time of the apostles.

The Church Is Apostolic (Eph. 2:19–20)
The Church Jesus founded is apostolic because he appointed the apostles to be the first leaders of the Church, and their successors were to be its future leaders. The apostles were the first bishops, and, since the first century, there has been an unbroken line of Catholic bishops faithfully handing on what the apostles taught the first Christians in Scripture and oral Tradition (2 Tim. 2:2). These beliefs include the bodily Resurrection of Jesus, the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the forgiveness of sins through a priest, baptismal regeneration, the existence of purgatory, Mary’s special role, and much more —even the doctrine of apostolic succession itself. Early Christian writings prove the first Christians were thoroughly Catholic in belief and practice and looked to the successors of the apostles as their leaders. What these first Christians believed is still believed by the Catholic Church. No other Church can make that claim.

Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth

Man’s ingenuity cannot account for this. The Church has remained one, holy, catholic, and apostolic—not through man’s effort, but because God preserves the Church he established (Matt. 16:18, 28:20). He guided the Israelites on their escape from Egypt by giving them a pillar of fire to light their way across the dark wilderness (Exod. 13:21). Today he guides us through his Catholic Church.

The Bible, sacred Tradition, and the writings of the earliest Christians testify that the Church teaches with Jesus’ authority. In this age of countless competing religions, each clamoring for attention, one voice rises above the din: the Catholic Church, which the Bible calls “the pillar and foundation of truth” (1 Tim. 3:15).

Jesus assured the apostles and their successors, the popes and the bishops, “He who listens to you listens to me, and he who rejects you rejects me” (Luke 10:16). Jesus promised to guide his Church into all truth (John 16:12–13). We can have confidence that his Church teaches only the truth.

END EXCERPT QUOTE

EXCERPT SOURCE: Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

 

[Meriweather]

This is a great video. Thank you.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

This is a great video. Thank you.

Youre welcome.
You should consider buying the DVD set

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

 

[seaofnails]

Fatican Primate Francis never has mentions Liberal Democrat Politicians by name - in regard to their promotions of immorality and wickedness, yet the Pontiff has mentioned Donald J Trump and accused him of not being a good man and of being evil.

In fact, the Pontiff publicly condemned Trump and accused him of being equivalent to a child murdering evil psychopath - simply because Trump was trying to protect legal immigration and stop illegal immigration and protect Americans at the borders

It saddens me that though Roman Catholics do not want to join abortionists in the abortion clinics - and do not want to celebrate with same-sex marriage - in their wedding ceremonies -

Yet over half of American Catholics always join Liberal Democrats in the voting booth.

The Primate of Rome allies himself with the democrat party by publicly condemning Trump as a child killer and evil for obeying the US law of Immigration. And never mentions any of the other Democrat politicians ....

Think of the greatness that the Pontiff could be to America - by commanding obedient American Catholics - to vote for a Pro-Life President who will protect children,

instead the Pontiff plays the role of King Herod - putting his political power over the life of little children.

 

[Meriweather]

Think of the greatness that the Pontiff could be to America - by commanding obedient American Catholics - to vote for a Pro-Life President who will protect children,

Catholics are asked to prayerfully consider his/her vote and then vote his/her conscience. We have never been told for whom/how we are to specifically vote.

 

[Meriweather]

In fact, the Pontiff publicly condemned Trump and accused him of being equivalent to a child murdering evil psychopath - simply because Trump was trying to protect legal immigration and stop illegal immigration and protect Americans at the borders

Someone might remind Pope Francis if this is true, wouldn't the greater truth be that President Trump would be responsible for the blood of all Americans who were killed by gang members who were allowed to enter illegally, and Americans who were killed by drugs smuggled over the border. Next a President would need to be held responsible for all sexual crimes committed due to illegal immigration.

This is why the President is responsible for protecting the border, and why the greater argument would be any President is responsible for the deaths in his own country because of unsafe borders. He is not responsible for the deaths of those trying to illegally enter the country. That death is the responsibility of the leader of their home countries, not the leader of the second country.

 

[BreezeWood]

Fatican Primate Francis never has mentions Liberal Democrat Politicians by name - in regard to their promotions of immorality and wickedness, yet the Pontiff has mentioned Donald J Trump and accused him of not being a good man and of being evil.

In fact, the Pontiff publicly condemned Trump and accused him of being equivalent to a child murdering evil psychopath - simply because Trump was trying to protect legal immigration and stop illegal immigration and protect Americans at the borders

It saddens me that though Roman Catholics do not want to join abortionists in the abortion clinics - and do not want to celebrate with same-sex marriage - in their wedding ceremonies -

Yet over half of American Catholics always join Liberal Democrats in the voting booth.

The Primate of Rome allies himself with the democrat party by publicly condemning Trump as a child killer and evil for obeying the US law of Immigration. And never mentions any of the other Democrat politicians ....

Think of the greatness that the Pontiff could be to America - by commanding obedient American Catholics - to vote for a Pro-Life President who will protect children,

instead the Pontiff plays the role of King Herod - putting his political power over the life of little children.

In fact, the Pontiff publicly condemned Trump and accused him of being equivalent to a child murdering evil psychopath - simply because Trump was trying to protect legal immigration and stop illegal immigration and protect Americans at the borders

... cowardly building a wall.

the truth of christian ingratitude.

 

[seaofnails]

Dearest Meriweather

You simply are wrong, the Fatican does tell tell its members to support politicians.

Just 70 years ago - when The Roman Catholic Church joined up with the Roman Catholic ADOLF HITLER in WWll,

every single bishop and priest in Germany was ordered and commanded by the Pope and FATICAN - to SWEAR UPON THE BIBLE and TO SWEAR TO ALMIGHTY GOD -

COMPLETE LOYALITY TO ADOLF HITLER.

This was just 70 years ago !

Both Italy and Adolf Hitler lost the war and Rome was bombed into submission,

TODAY

With Fatican Primates demanding that the USA open its borders for Canaanites in South America to enter into into the USA

An American president needs to give the direct order - to use any force necessary - to stop anyone illegally entering into the country, then, border security, police and even U.S. citizens would be completely authorized by the President to use any force necessary, to stop anyone illegally entering into the country.

But with an American Catholic President such as G. I. Joe Biden - the newborn infant slayer, inviting all Canaanites in South America to enter into the USA, illegally - then, border security, police and even U.S. citizens are NOT authorized to use any force whatsoever to stop anyone illegally entering into the country.

The Fatican Primate Francis - gets up before the world media and makes public denouncements, condemning and damning and defaming - and publicly shaming Donald Trump for not just opening the borders and taking in millions of foreigners.

The Pontiff never, ever condemns or says anything about American politicians who kill and torture and murder little children, just as the little child is in the process of being born - but the Pontiff specifically singles out Donald Trump and him alone, to condemn and vilify and publicly denounce and shame him because - IT IS THE PRESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITY to protect the border.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PRESIDENT - when a Catholic or Liberal Democrat president comes into power, the border is open and millions or illegal foreigners are flooding into the country.

When Trump was president, the borders were protected.

This is no different that when Catholics attempt to defend Pope Pius for his actions of physically working to place Adolf Hitler into power – the Pope politically and religiously worked, to publicly promote and support Hitler’s political campaign.

The Pontiff never said a single word publicly about the “ Jews “ as millions of Jews were being tortured and killed -
EVEN AFTER THE WAR - THE PONTIFF and the FATICAN SAID ABSOLUTLY NOTHING - not a single word to assist in helping the surviving Jewish victims. AND THE WAR WAS OVER. !
Even after the war was over - the Pontiff still - he still never said a single word to address the Catholic Community around the world to direct or suggest that they do anything to help a single Jewish survivor.

THEREFORE - THE ROMAN CATHOLICS THROUGH ALL OF EUROPE HELD ON TO THE STOLEN PROPERTIES AND THE STOLEN GOODS THAT THEY TOOK FROM THE JEWS WHEN THEY SHIPPED THEM OUT OF EUROPE.
, the Pontiff still never said a single word - even after the war was over.

BUT THE PONTIFF DID PROMOTE HITLER TO FORCE CATHOLICS IN GERMANY TO ELECT HITLER

The Fatican does promote American political leaders by telling Catholics worldwide that Donald Trump is evil and wicked

IN FACT, THE FATICAN STATED THAT Donald Trump was a baby killer or child murderer

The Pontiff never says a single word about the individual politicians who do promote killing and torturing little babies - while he publicly singles out Trump and literally equates his border security equivalent to killing and murdering a little child

The Pontiff accused Trump of being hypocritical when it comes to Pro - Life because Trump obeys the border laws of the USA.. but the politicians who are literally Pro - Abortion, the Pontiff never says a single word about these politicians.

Trump alone receives the condemnation and public shame regarding abortion.

This is the twisted and wicked mentality of the Fatican.

This is no different that the fact that after WW ll - the Fatican never says a word to assist the surviving Jews but the Fatican TODAY works to promote assisting terrorists Palestinians.

This is working to exterminate Israel as the Fatican has attempted for nearly 2000 years.

 

[seaofnails]

it all comes down to the fact that the Catholic Church has no value in the American Non - Catholic taxpayer.

Catholics have no shame in their expectations and demands that American taxpayers be held responsible for the failings and collapse and fall of their very own Roman Catholic System in throughout the entire world.

even with taxpayer sending billions of dollars to every Catholic Country = after receiving these funds Catholics still demand that America flood in millions of Catholics into the USA and demand more taxpayers hard earned income.

then they donate billions of profits to the Satanic Evil Liberal Democrat Party.

the Pope and Fatican had no value in the life of the Jew when they promoted Adolf Hitler - in effect the Pope had no value for the life of lower social class Roman Catholic citizens in Germany, For the Pope Pius, it was all about the priority of his family business and Fatican finances.