Catholicism vs Protestantism

Hi...
Can you answer me why the pope is seen many times kissing the feet of " jesus " on a cross , and why idolatry is such a huge thing when it is clearly against God`s word...

We are told to have no graven images , yet the catholics do love to have them , and to be honest , the religion is steeped in idolatry , and teaching about purgatory , with all these things , and there is loads more , how can this religion bring people through the small and narrow gate...

I was brought up by nuns , many lovely and wicked ones , and we were told to pray to her while we felt the rosary beads through our fingers , 10 hail Marys , and ONE our Father...

Protestantism is the antidote to Catholicism.

Hey brother, I'd go a little further and say the Word is the antidote to any false doctrine. While the Catholic church started with the right intent, man made doctrines got in the way. There are many things they have right, but there are serious errors also. It is a pity when man gets in the way and changes the truth for a lie.

The Missing Commandment. - http://www.justforcatholics.org/a83.htm

Amen, my Lady. I should have made mention that protestants read scripture whereas Catholics are discouraged from doing so. You are 100% correct, the Word is the antidote.

I would not say they are discouraged so much anymore, however they are encouraged to read them and understand them through the Catholic lens... which pretty much is like discouraging them I guess.

I like how explains it .. and the reason from a historical perspective.
Very useful... Thanks

What is the Catholic lense?

True enough indeed.

Faith (a trust in dogma not person) + good works + sacraments MAYBE = Salvation

extra biblical rules and regulations put on people

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Sounds similar in many cases to a few protestant denominations. Somethings people go through to get recognized as a Pastor is crazy. On top of a degree some denominations have tests, extra training, almost like clinical trials, and some churches are focused more on tithing, focused more on entertainment, or sugar coated messages 100% of the time. I'm sure we can list more.

Not defending Catholic practices but we have some ugly practices and traditions too.

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Imagine being raised and living under that.. sad eh?

So catholic falsify the gospel or false prophet

Jesus warn there Will be false prophet, and that is catholic

Remember to love them is to tell the truth about their religion. They are deserve our love, they are a victim of luciferian religion. Their religion bring them to new world order the satanic government the antichrist government

Working in hospice I see the consequences of it first hand; fear, despair, uncertainty, and a very distant angry God.

And beyond that the "institution" has been the author of much evil in this world ...it does not take much to do the research.

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On the idea of evil. It is true that the institution has historically committed much evil in the world. Just curious do you judge that from the actions of historical figures or their religious texts?

For example you will hear the argument that Christians have committed much evil in the world. But we stop and ask do we judge the religion based on the actions of individuals or by what the religion teaches?

Obviously we judge the religion based on what it teaches because anyone could commit evil or fall from what the Bible says. But just because a follower committed evil doesn't make the religion evil.

Another example. You often hear Islam is the religion of peace. Well much evil is committed in its name but what does their so claimed holy texts say? Of course most of us know that in the Quran, Hadiths, and the Seerah they do record to commit jihad on unbelievers especially Jews and Christians.

The bible formula is

Faith alone > salvation and good work is by product of salvation not produce salvation. This is AL the way around

Jesus say
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

In other word a branch or a man can not bear fruit or do good work of itself

Only If a man abide or have faith in Jesus than Jesus Will bear fruit or do good work through him

To say good work produce salvation is reverse God word, It is evil doctrine.

Catholics haven't changed the Ten Commandments. Didn't anybody read the link I gave?

Let me ask a couple of questions.

1. Most Protestants treat Ex 20:3-4 as two commandments.
Why?

2. Jews treat Ex 20:3-4 as one commandment.
Who is more likely to understand the way God intended the Ten Commandments to be structured - Protestants or Jews, the people God gave the commandments to?

There is no missing commandments.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Article 1

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them.
It is written: "You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve."

Under the section:- IV. "You Shall Not Make For Yourself a Graven Image . . ." there are four paragraphs (2129 – 2132) discussing this part of the commandment

Nothing is missing