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If you have/do try to convince Protestants to become Catholic what is do you say to them? What would convince Protestants to leave Protestantism all behind and become Catholic? What advantages in your Christian lives as a Catholic do you see over Protestant Christians?
I don’t know if there is any one thing a Catholic can say to turn a Protestant to God’s Church. Conversion is an act of the Holy Spirit. In that light, we Catholics must remember to above all things love them. They are our brethren in Christ. We must love them and pray for them. Our Spirit-guided example and the love of Christ channeled through us is what wins hearts.
Loving them also means instruction. If a Protestant asks about the Catholic faith, be prepared to answer them with kindness and gentleness in your heart.
Love them and pray for them.
To Larry: Your comments about the Catholic bible are incorrect; study your biblical history. Also, celibacy is a grace from God. If you don’t agree with this and think that Protestants are correct in their beliefs, then why are you Catholic? It sounds like you need to pray and spend some time adoring the Blessed Eucharist.
God bless.
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August 05 2009 | Protestant | 13 Comments »
I was raised Catholic, and recently I’ve begun to question my faith. Some of my Protestant friends have been asking me if Catholics are even Christians. I know they are, but it annoys me when they talk about things they know nothing about.
I know about the whole "Sola Fide" and "faith through works". I also know that Protestants originated from Catholics. But can someone elaborate on the main differences between Catholics and Protestants? Which do you think is correct.
Thanks!
If you want to know what the differences between a Catholic and a Protestant are, there are many but your best bet to understand is to sit down, get ready to read a lot, and go to authoritative and unbiased sources.
The big difference between Catholicism and Protestantism are the five pillars, which paint a different picture of salvation, definitions of sin, freewill or predestination. These differences are many and vary from church to church.
Catholicism would have the claim to be the oldest, most faithful representation of Christianity based on comparison between the Church today and the Bible. Also comparison between the Church today and the teachings of Christians in days gone (a democracy of the dead if you will) such as those writings of The Church Fathers.
Catholics believe in seven sacraments.
Protestants believe in two.
Catholics believe that the Eucharist is changed in essence into The Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (see John 6, and The Last Supper)
Protestants believe this was only a symbol.
Catholics believe Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are equal in value in sharing The Word of God. (The Bible says as much and there are many Christian teachings not in The Bible, such as The Trinity)
Protestants believe that only that which is "plainly" laid out in The Bible is too be believed.
Catholics believe that we are justified by "faith together with works". We must have faith, but we will also be judged according to our works.
Protestants believe in the man made doctrine "Sola fide" or "Faith Alone" which says that we only need to believe and we are saved.
Other points of contention include;
- Clerical celibacy
- Church authority and hierarchy.
- Biblical canon
- the priesthood (automatic or consecrated)
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August 01 2009 | Protestant | 19 Comments »
Or is it just all of them?
There are some, as one user on here has demonstrated. But, there are plenty that believe in ecumenicism.
So, are their really some Protestant religions which teach that Catholics, among others, cannot be saved.
User below: "I wouldn’t say Catholic’s are evil as much as I would say most of don’t read the Bible and are mislead in many doctrinal teachings that the Catholic faith teaches !!"
Very good.
Another user: "fish rots from the head first."
You know what that means, don’t you? From the "top" down?
It means from the "highest place" he will "seat himself." What "seat" does the world know as the "highest place?"
It means this: " Pius V’s Bull, Quo Primum, still stands with all its weight and authority." quoted from Hutton Gibson. A pope, a Saint, put the Mass into unchangeable form. Along came an antipope and changed it! The Antipope was like by many. So was Pope Pius V. It isn’t about anyone feelings getting bruised. It is about the indefectibility of a Papal Bull. Not even a pope can change it.
Today we are seeing the evil of the Conciliar Church in Rome. It is headed by antipopes who approve of the dissolution of an indefectible papal bull. That is called "rotting from the top down." Thank you.
traditionalmass.org where True Catholicism will be found administering the True Sacraments of Pope St. Pius V forever, until Christ comes.
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July 30 2009 | Protestant | 9 Comments »
The protestant Bibles has only a total of 66 books and the Catholics has more than this. Are these books found also in the Dead Sea as the scrolls and are these books verifiable as to its authenticity?
Well, first – MOST Protestant bibles have only 66 books. Some have *more* books than Roman Catholic bibles, particular the bibles of the very large Anglican Communion
http://www.bible-reviews.com/charts_scriptures_d.html
But – to answer your question
* Martin Luther in 1534 was the first to produce a bible with a separate section titled "Apocrypha". Though Luther considered the Scriptures of the Apocrypha to be uninspired – as also James, Esther and Revelation – he never omitted those Scriptures from any of his bibles, and claimed that they were useful for study.
* The first printed English bible (1535) followed Luther’s use of a section called "Apocrypha", including all of the Scriptures commonly found in contemporary Latin Vulgates.
* 1563 the 39 Articles established for the Anglican Communion which books belonged in the bible. Every book was named, and the Apocrypha was specifically indicated to be uninspired but useful for study.
* 1564 the council of Trent, the Roman Catholic Church established their modern biblical canon, rejecting 1 & 2 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh. Interestingly, the contents of the Roman Catholic bible are identical with Luther’s, though Roman Catholic bibles do not have an "Apocrypha" section.
* In the 1590s, the Protestants were the first group in any language to produce a bible without the Apocrypha (source: HarperCollins Bible Dictionary). This practice caught on among other Protestant sects and in other languages afterward.
2) Are these books found also in the Dead Sea as the scrolls and are these books verifiable as to its authenticity?
3 of the Roman Catholic Deuterocanonical books have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. These are Baruch, Tobit and (I believe) Ecclesiasticus. It should be noted, though, that many of the fragments found among the Dead Sea Scrolls have yet to be identified. Also, no fragment of the book of Esther has yet been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
I know that 1 Maccabees has a historical error, disagreeing with both 2 Maccabees and with history regarding the time of death of Antiochus IV. I know of no other certain error in any of the Apocrypha.
Jim
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July 16 2009 | Protestant | 12 Comments »
I am visiting Spain from The U.S. and will be attending church on Sunday. (A protestant church not a Catholic one.) Is there anything I need to know before I go? Do they do anything different or have any different customs that my protestant church in the states wouldn’t have?
Thanks
Assembly of God Missionaries from the USA have started over 1,000 churches in Spain in the past 42 years.
So the church you visit might be one started by the Assemblies of God.
The main difference would be that the primary language is Spanish instead of English.
The first Protestant Missionary admitted to Spain in 1967 was a friend of mine named, Sam Johnson.
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July 08 2009 | Protestant | 2 Comments »
What role did the printing press play in spreading the ideas of the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther began the Protestant reformation where he posted his 95 theses in 1517 at the University of Wittenberg, Germany. The reason why it thrived was because of the printing press. The printing press was invented in Germany by Johannes Gutenberg and with it Martins Luther’s writings were duplicated and disseminated so quickly the church couldn’t stop it.
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July 06 2009 | Protestant | 1 Comment »
There is this pesky perennial allegations that the priests are fond of the younger boys very few are interested in the opposite sex where as the protestant pastors are either playboys or prone to committing adulterous acts which is contrary to both Biblical or Catholic dogma.
Sexual abuse by Christian clergy is a problem of huge proportions. The only thing good about this problem is that is that it is exposed and many churches and denominations besides the Catholic Church are acknowledging their problem and discussing and implementing strategies to overcome the problem.
There have been over eight hundred priests removed because of allegations and/or suspicion of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Studies have shown that the statistics are 1.5% to 4% of priests have been involved in some kind of sexual abuse. There have been only two Protestant groups who have done studies that I know of, which are the Southern Baptists and the Church of Christ. Among Baptist clergy the figure is about 14% and among the clergy in the Church of Christ it is higher but has not been released publicly. Most groups are afraid of studies and it appears that around 15% may be average among all Christian groups. One thing that is very clear is that no Christian group is handling this problem very well and most are in denial and involved in various degrees of cover-up. One of the instances I am aware of is the Church of God denomination in Cleveland, Tennessee who had a bishop arrested for child sexual abuse (22 counts, if I recall correctly) and almost immediately, all references of him were removed in their website and the church denied even knowing him. One must also keep in mind that until fairly recently the psychiatric community believed that pedophiles could be treated and cured. Many churches including the Catholic Church treated the clergy and trusted the psychiatrists when they said they were cured and would not abuse again. It is also interesting that in studies among other professions with contact with children, such as teachers, that the statistics are similar. I am encouraged that the Catholic Church has a zero tolerance policy for these abuses and is working to eliminate practicing homosexual priests from active clergy and identifying problem candidates at the seminary level.
I have given this issue a lot of thought since the statistics have started to come out as to why there are great differences in the statistics between Catholic clergy and Protestant clergy. I really do not think the celibacy issue has anything to do with the lower statistics for Catholics. I believe I have a unique insight being a convert to Catholicism and having worked for years in a Catholic seminary among Jesuits. My thoughts are that the difference in statistics is the result of the different views of Catholics and or Protestants towards their clergy. Excuse my hyperbole, which I use here for emphasis, but Protestant clergy are more autonomous and are looked at by their congregations as morally superior, not that they shouldn’t be but many are not, and many are revered as a pope to that congregation. They are placed on a pedestal that few of us, if any, deserve. This makes them vulnerable to temptation which comes from those that perceive the clergy as a power figure and are tempted by this perception. Many Protestant clergy fall to this snare of Satan. The Catholic priest does not have the same situation. Congregations know of the sinfulness of their priest who confesses regularly to their congregations that they sin in thought, word and deed lest there be any doubt of our sinful nature. This has a dual effect, the priest remains humble as a result of his confession and the congregation does not place the priest on a pedestal as happens in Protestant congregations.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
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June 29 2009 | Protestant | 10 Comments »
How did art of the Counter-Reformation differ from that of Protestant Europe?
Protestant movements outlawed any kind of art in their churches (graven images are considered sinful in the ten commandments). The Catholic church, however, kept churning out the religious iconography. Protestant art depicts scenes of daily life and business, catholic focuses on religious and mythological themes.
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June 24 2009 | Protestant | 1 Comment »
I know there are so many protestant and non denominational. Just a general difference and similarity.
Protestant churches are of a denomination, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, etc. Non denominational churches do not follow or belong to any one denomination, hence the non part of the name. Christian non denominational churches tend to attract Protestants however.
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June 19 2009 | Protestant | 3 Comments »
its part of my essay question, people in the hw section never answer so I need some ideas on this.
did the inquistion come after the protestant reformation – if so that would be an idea – what else
thank you 
Catholicism called the "council of trent" which declared war and death on anyone against catholicism.
Catholicism is not Christian. Catholicism teaches a false gospel of works that leads to eternal torment in hell (Galatians 1:6-9).
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June 10 2009 | Protestant | 3 Comments »
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