[Cursed]

Re: Why Am I Catholic

Peter was the first pope of the Catholic Church

Just because the Catholic church says that, doesn't make it true.

Note: I doubt an apostle of Jesus would claim to be "infallible," like Popes insist they are. Why?

Because it's HERESY.

[dylan mcmullen]

Re: Why Am I Catholic

I'm confused, I don't see any reference to catholicism in that verse.

Please explain.

Peter was the first pope of the Catholic Church

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

From the teachings of Jesus, who founded the Catholic Church.

Jesus founded the Christian Church. Catholicks are NOT Christians.

And by the way; John The Baptist founded the Baptist Church.

[Cursed]

Re: Why Am I Catholic

Matthew 16:18

This is in both the catholic bible and the KJV

I'm confused, I don't see any reference to catholicism in that verse.

Please explain.

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: Why Am I Catholic

Matthew 16:18

This is in both the catholic bible and the KJV

Wow, I wasn't at all expecting anyone to use that.

[dylan mcmullen]

Re: Why Am I Catholic

Matthew 16:18

This is in both the catholic bible and the KJV

[Faith_Machine]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

From the teachings of Jesus, who founded the Catholic Church.

Hmmm...

That's funny, since it wasn't until 107 A.D. that St. Ignatius used the word "Catholic" to describe Christians.

[Cursed]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

From the teachings of Jesus, who founded the Catholic Church.

Jesus founded the catholic church, eh?

Source, please?

DIFFICULTY: Your source cannot be catholic.

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

From the teachings of Jesus, who founded the Catholic Church.

And where might they be found?

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

From the teachings of Jesus, who founded the Catholic Church.

Specifically. Chapter and verse. And explain why the rest of the Old and New Testaments is so much toilet paper for you.

Also, show us where Jesus told anyone to wear a pagan mitre, pray to His dead mother, make up Purgatory and Limbo, and charge people to get their relatives out of Limbo.

[dylan mcmullen]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

Where do you get your information on what God would be like if you believed in Him from?

From the teachings of Jesus, who founded the Catholic Church.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

Avemaria, please answer my question about the manner in which every single pedophile priest should be executed.

I'm really rooting for burning at the stake, but if you can cite scripture that makes a strong case for stoning or drowning, I'm definitely open to your point of view on the matter.

May I suggest we airlift them to Islamabad and deliver them tied up with Chinese-made, polyester American flags?

Hey, might as well make use of the Islamofascists.

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

It's nice to see another voice of reason on here. Though I'm agnostic, I respect your religion (I hate how people on here believe that God is a God of hatred)

Where do you get your information on what God would be like if you believed in Him from?

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

Its pointless to argue on here there's too many who have been well taught in the practice of hats actually understand and follow the Bible.

Fixed it for you, dear friend.

P.S. Wasn't The Practice of Hats one of those new-wave eighties bands?

[Pastor Ed Lowman]

Re: Why I Am Catholic

False beliefs anti Catholics have against the Churchurch is adamant in stopping this.

This sentence doesn't make clear sense, but if you want to stop false beliefs, why not start by rejecting Catholicism?

Jesus gave us Mary as our mother when he said, " John take my mother. Mary take John as your son."

Nope, not true. Telling someone to look after another as mother and son (or father and son, what have you) isn't saying we have to recognize a long-dead person as our mother. Neither this verse, nor any other, says that.

And can you find any verses in the Bible that say we should 1. Pray to Mary, 2. Believe that she ascended bodily to heaven and never died, or that 3. Having debates over her or writing books like this titled: The Glories of Mary is a proper thing?

http://www.amazon.com/Glories-Mary-St-Alphonsus-Liguori/dp/B002STK4IE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348201374&sr=1-1&keywords=the+glories+of+mary

I'll be waiting for your response.

She is the mother who prays for us to God. And she always leads us to God.

Prove it. Scripture please. Show me where she prays for us. I can show you where Mary says "All generations shall call me blessed" (Luke 1:48), but where do you get the idea that any other than Christ is our Mediator (See 1 Timothy 2:5). This says there is one mediator. Having Mary as a second mediator violates this passage.

And why do you exalt Mary and not Jael? Judges 5:24 says: "Most blessed of women be Jael..." And yet you don't see us praying to her.

Why don't you pray to her? If you're going to commit idolatry, why not go big?

Answers are appreciated.

Yours in Him,

Pastor Ed