I am Roman Catholic and I would like to hear your thoughts 
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Dear GodsGirl368, I believe there are believers in rcc. About the rcc teaching we should messuare, as well as other churches teach, too alone to the word of god. In the past churchfunders like Martin Luther ore Menno Siemens, which were origin catholic, find out that rcc doctrine was different to what the bible says. This was the reason for them to left rcc. In case of martin Luther he was forced to left rcc and they planned to kill him. Because the rcc doctrine speaks in important issues against what the bible says I see in her that what you mentioned in your question. Hope to hurt you not personly.
I have met a lot of nice Catholics, and there are some helpful charities associated with the various Catholic groups. A lot of the Catholic infrastructure is integral to everyday life in many communities here and abroad. Catholics even leave the door of some 'church' buildings open all day long in some places I have visited, for people to come inside and pray and so forth. I play basketball in a gym that the Catholic 'church' has with some friends because the 'church' is generous with its facilities. However, what seems like half or a third of the doctrine of the Catholic 'church' is pretty chilling to me. To begin with, the idea that Mary never sinned in her life (immaculate conception) is bizarre. Only Jesus is the sinless lamb of God who could therefore atone for our sins. To pray to Mary is bizarre to me. I could only pray to God. The Lord's prayer begins 'Our Father' for a reason. For that matter, to pray to the saints, any of them, is bizarre to me. I am happy that true believers (saints) exist but I would not pray to them, only with them. The Catholic idea that a 'priest' is in charge of declaring a few select people as Saints is bizarre to me. To me it seems that only God knows and is in charge of declaring who is a true believer, a saint. Another thing that is hard to take and a bit chilling is the Rosary thing. Why ask Mary to pray for our sins? It is God who forgives sins and to who we must confess. Mary is with the Lord as are all true believers after the physical death, but the Spirit of God now gives us access to God, not to those who have gone on to be with the Lord. It is a bit too much like a seance to me. I think if Mary were around today, she would ask people why they are praying to her and not to God. That's certainly what I would do if someone started praying to me. They did that to the apostle Paul, thinking that he was a god, and he rent his clothes and endeavored to tell them he was just a man like the rest of them. Another thing that I don't care for much, is all the ritual, but I understand all communities have rituals that tie them together. It's just that it doesn't do much for me spiritually. I would rather see someone set free from sin or difficulty than a bunch of conformity, personally. The extra books of the Catholic Bible might be wrong too. If they are adding to the word of God, it would be very wrong. The whole dress up in costumes thing for the elite Catholic leadership just feels wrong to me. I don't think the apostle Paul would be doing that, most likely. I do think that there are many Catholic "lay persons" (I dislike that term) who are committed to living a life of sacrifice and love on behalf of Jesus and God as they know him. This is commendable in a number of cases, although it can often include Mary as part of the belief system again, and that feels weird again. Catholicism often blends with native or pagan religions in many areas of the world and is a strange mixture of things that disturb me. I met a guy in Mexico who gives cigars to the spirit of a dead family member who is like this. I understand that a Colombian drug lord is considered a saint by persons in part of Colombia where he was generous with his ill-got finances. I'm happy that he helped people with some of his finances but...There is a lot that could be said about the Catholic tradition. Everyone on the planet has come from some background or tradition. I hope persons from Catholic or any background come to know the Lord as their personal savior in love and truth and can be a light in the world. I would never tell someone to follow Catholicism. But then most denominations have problems and I would not tell them to follow those groups either.
The RCC teaches that they have the authority to overrule scripture, that tradition and church teaching carries more weight than the Bible...
"If you recognize Scripture for what it is, you’ll see it wasn’t intended to be an instructional tool for converts. In fact, not one book of the Bible was written for non-believers. The Old Testament books were written for Jews, the New Testament books for people who already were Christians.
"The Bible is not a catechism or a full-scale theological treatise. Just look at the 27 books of the New Testament. You won’t find one that spells out the elements of the faith the way catechisms do or even the way the ancient creeds did. Those 27 books were written for the most part (excepting, for example, the Gospels and the general epistles such as James and, 1 and 2 Peter) as provisional documents addressed to particular audiences for particular purposes.
"Most of the epistles," you continue, "were written to local churches that were experiencing moral and/or doctrinal problems. Paul and most of the other New Testament writers sent letters to these local churches (e.g., 1 and 2 Corinthians and Galatians) in order to rectify these problems. There was no attempt on the part of the writers to impart a vast body of basic doctrinal instruction to non-believers nor even to simply summarize everything for the believers who received the letters."
The above quotes from...
"What's Your Authority?" | Catholic Answers
"If you recognize Scripture for what it is, you’ll see it wasn’t intended to be an instructional tool for converts. In fact, not one book of the Bible was written for non-believers. The Old Testament books were written for Jews, the New Testament books for people who already were Christians.
"The Bible is not a catechism or a full-scale theological treatise. Just look at the 27 books of the New Testament. You won’t find one that spells out the elements of the faith the way catechisms do or even the way the ancient creeds did. Those 27 books were written for the most part (excepting, for example, the Gospels and the general epistles such as James and, 1 and 2 Peter) as provisional documents addressed to particular audiences for particular purposes.
"Most of the epistles," you continue, "were written to local churches that were experiencing moral and/or doctrinal problems. Paul and most of the other New Testament writers sent letters to these local churches (e.g., 1 and 2 Corinthians and Galatians) in order to rectify these problems. There was no attempt on the part of the writers to impart a vast body of basic doctrinal instruction to non-believers nor even to simply summarize everything for the believers who received the letters."
The above quotes from...
"What's Your Authority?" | Catholic Answers
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If you do not repent of yours sins are you saved ? NO ( Luke 13:3 )
If you are not baptized do you receive that remission of your sins ? No ( Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38 )
If you do not forgive others of their sins, you will not be forgiven of yours = no salvation. ( Matthew 6:15, Mark 11:26, Colossians 3:13, Ephesians 4:32 )
If you do not continue to confess Him, He will deny you = no salvation ( Matthew 10:33, 2 Timothy 2:12 )
If you refuse to help those in need, you will not have salvation. ( Matthew 25:45-46 )
If you are saved you have salvation, there is no way of separating the two. The problem is that people don't want to look at the saved part as a need of continuation. You have to continue to believe and endure to the end to be saved.
( Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, Mark 13:13, Romans 11:22, 1 Timothy 4:16, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 12:1-3, 2 Peter 2:20-22, James 1:12 )
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I am Roman Catholic and I would like to hear your thoughts
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The main problem with the Roman Catholic Church is Mary. The Roman Catholic Church has put Mary above God. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that God did not have the power to keep Jesus Christ without sin in the womb of Mary if she had been a sinner. They teach Mary had to be without sin to keep Jesus Christ without sin.
If you follow this logic then by what the Roman Catholic Church teaches Mary's mother had to be without sin also. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Mary's mother did not have to be without sin.
Therefore what the Roman Catholic Church is teaching it was by the power of Mary herself that keep Jesus Christ without sin.
The Roman Catholic Church is putting Mary above God because only Mary could keep Jesus Christ without sin and God could not.
The Roman Catholic Church has Mary as their God who is greater then God Himself.
This is why today the Roman Catholic Church is not a Christian Church and is to be avoided by all.
If you follow this logic then by what the Roman Catholic Church teaches Mary's mother had to be without sin also. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Mary's mother did not have to be without sin.
Therefore what the Roman Catholic Church is teaching it was by the power of Mary herself that keep Jesus Christ without sin.
The Roman Catholic Church is putting Mary above God because only Mary could keep Jesus Christ without sin and God could not.
The Roman Catholic Church has Mary as their God who is greater then God Himself.
This is why today the Roman Catholic Church is not a Christian Church and is to be avoided by all.
Recently, I read that Catholics do not have assurance of salvation, till well after they die. That is because the sanctification process in this life, to make them ready to be justified in the next. Hence the need for purgatory, masses for the dead, and suffering (works) to be saved.
A cradle to beyond the grave system of bondage.
Instead, the Bible is clear we are justified FIRST!
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1
This is the very verse that set Martin Luther free from the bondage of the Catholic Church.
God justifies us, we repent and then we follow him, through the power of the Holy Spirit within us.
"And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38
A cradle to beyond the grave system of bondage.
Instead, the Bible is clear we are justified FIRST!
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1
This is the very verse that set Martin Luther free from the bondage of the Catholic Church.
God justifies us, we repent and then we follow him, through the power of the Holy Spirit within us.
"And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38
I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic Church. I remember going to Roman Catholic classes every Saturday for years on end. The main subject in these classes was Mary and how we are to follow her and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. We never read from the Bible, nor did they ever quote from the Scriptures.
Later in life when I entered College I found Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I left the Roman Catholic Church and joined a True Christian Church. I was amazed when i saw everyone carrying a Bible with them. Never in the Roman Catholic Church did anyone walk around with a Bible. We were not really stopped from carrying a Bible but it was frowned upon if you had a Bible with you.
This was in the 1940's that I was in the Roman Catholic Church.
Later in life when I entered College I found Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I left the Roman Catholic Church and joined a True Christian Church. I was amazed when i saw everyone carrying a Bible with them. Never in the Roman Catholic Church did anyone walk around with a Bible. We were not really stopped from carrying a Bible but it was frowned upon if you had a Bible with you.
This was in the 1940's that I was in the Roman Catholic Church.
First off the answers to the questions you asked are not church teaching,so that raises a flag for me. I doubt you went through RCIA. I am a RCIA sponsor and there is scripture at every class. True we also teach the history of the church because we are the only church with 2,000 yrs of history. As for your observations then assumptions, i think it would have been easier to find out why we do what we do, from a Catholic source ,,instead of just make something up to fit your. biased view.
most people visiting and posting this forum don't read.
of those, few understand, since it requires the gift from Father in heaven to understand, and they admit they don't have the gift to understand.
most adamantly, consistantly, by word and by their lives refuse to believe what the bible says is true. - they don't realize all on earth are doomed who aren't redeemed in yahshua, and they refuse to abide in yahshua or to let yahshua guide their lives.
any lies about the rcc heresy would be good for the rcc - since it is so totally depraved, absolutely corrupt and anti-christ, and just plain wrong.
i.e. there is nothing "good" in truth that can be said about the rcc.
in the few places on earth where the rcc finally allowed people to have a bible in their own language, they still frown and put pressure on anyone to go along with the pope (since normal people can't read and understand the bible or anything the rcc publishes) or risk anything up to and including death when the rcc authorities can get away with it(and usually they can).
of those, few understand, since it requires the gift from Father in heaven to understand, and they admit they don't have the gift to understand.
most adamantly, consistantly, by word and by their lives refuse to believe what the bible says is true. - they don't realize all on earth are doomed who aren't redeemed in yahshua, and they refuse to abide in yahshua or to let yahshua guide their lives.
any lies about the rcc heresy would be good for the rcc - since it is so totally depraved, absolutely corrupt and anti-christ, and just plain wrong.
i.e. there is nothing "good" in truth that can be said about the rcc.
in the few places on earth where the rcc finally allowed people to have a bible in their own language, they still frown and put pressure on anyone to go along with the pope (since normal people can't read and understand the bible or anything the rcc publishes) or risk anything up to and including death when the rcc authorities can get away with it(and usually they can).