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I am Roman Catholic and I would like to hear your thoughts 
Another thing you can check out, is every now and then the history channel will have a show that goes over a lot of the Catholic history and where it came from.
In a small jist from the program here are the major things they cover.
Catholicism was formed towards the end of the Roman Empire.
The Empire was a complete mess.
The Empire need a means of gathering the people together to gain cooperation, and control the masses of both pagans and the Christians at the time.
Constantine and the very first pope pretty much took a bunch of stuff and through it all together.
They mixed pagan worship into the teachings of Christianity, that way they could get the pagans to accept the religion.
Now the whole reason behind this was for a kind of economical/religion/government that could control the masses.
And that is basically how Catholicism is formed.
No one can deny or argue it because it's historical facts, and there is historical documentation that backs it up.
And to add to this, that is what basically makes Catholicism non-biblical, and a "man-made religion".
Most true Catholics will deny that any of this happened, but it did.
My wife is Catholic, but not religous (if that makes sense) and she knows all of the historical facts on it.
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Suit yourself...you can think what you want...I just had a great conversation this morning with an 86 year old nun I am extremely close to..I spent 4.5 years side by side with 80 nuns day in and day out. I was like family. Which means I got to see and participate in it all, everything a nun does all day every day. They say they are Christians and indeed they are. Christian means little Jesus. Me, I consider myself to be "a follower of The Way". I don't like the term Christian sometimes because as your rhetorical questions implies there is a lot associated with it that is negative. Regardless, if we are in Christ any one of us we are brothers and sisters and part of the Body of Christ, no building or denomination or Pope or whatnot is needed.
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I laid hands on a nun, prayed, and the Holy Spirit moved and she was healed of MRSA (tests came back negative and MRSA where she lived was like being a leper). She died later that year of cancer. Prayed for the wrong thing I guess. True story.
Your comment make me giggle and I know you're being sarcastic.
Your comment make me giggle and I know you're being sarcastic.
K
This is correct it was used to describe the original Apostles/disciples of Christ as a derogatory name, but it has been adapted to mean much more then that now.
Also it still came about before the term catholic was even used, as the term catholic (lower case c ) was not used tell the 2nd century (101-200 AD). Then it was only used to describe the universal aspect that any person no matter what nationality can become a believer/follower of Christ.
It was never meant to be the denominational describing term of the Church (body of believers) that the RCC changed it into, and then went many years trying to tell others if you aren't a Catholic you aren't saved.
The RCC has a few doctrinal issues that have strayed from the truth teachings of the Lord our God to go the way of apostasy.
I left the RCC after 5 years because of the doctrinal teaching errors, and teaching another doctrine then what the Lord Jesus Christ taught and commanded is preaching another Jesus. Apostle Paul clearly preaches on the dangers of preaching another gospel, another Jesus, and bringing teachings other then what the Lord gave !!!
Also it still came about before the term catholic was even used, as the term catholic (lower case c ) was not used tell the 2nd century (101-200 AD). Then it was only used to describe the universal aspect that any person no matter what nationality can become a believer/follower of Christ.
It was never meant to be the denominational describing term of the Church (body of believers) that the RCC changed it into, and then went many years trying to tell others if you aren't a Catholic you aren't saved.
The RCC has a few doctrinal issues that have strayed from the truth teachings of the Lord our God to go the way of apostasy.
I left the RCC after 5 years because of the doctrinal teaching errors, and teaching another doctrine then what the Lord Jesus Christ taught and commanded is preaching another Jesus. Apostle Paul clearly preaches on the dangers of preaching another gospel, another Jesus, and bringing teachings other then what the Lord gave !!!
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I don't agree with RC teachings either but no one here can say each individual that does or is, is not a Christian or saved. I know enough Catholics that love God and I believe have the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. Then I know Protestants who are not. It's sad how badly they are talked down on here on this website how do we expect to be received?
With that I am bowing out.
With that I am bowing out.
K
We are to still show love to them even so they are walking in a false doctrine to bring them out of those false teachings and into the truth.
Apostasy teachings do not lead to salvation but the other direction, as Apostle Paul shows in 1 Timothy 4 !!!
Some branches of the Catholic church are trying to move away from that apostasy teaching, and it is true they all can not be labeled the same. One first step they need to take though still is not to believe every word the Pope says as he is to be tested by the word of God to.
Apostasy teachings do not lead to salvation but the other direction, as Apostle Paul shows in 1 Timothy 4 !!!
Some branches of the Catholic church are trying to move away from that apostasy teaching, and it is true they all can not be labeled the same. One first step they need to take though still is not to believe every word the Pope says as he is to be tested by the word of God to.