Comments on: Where beliefs of Catholics Get?

By: libbyoct

libbyoct — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000

Do not worry, I am Catholic and have not offended. I call a "mild" BC Catholic I agree with my faith a lot. The main reason why the cult of Mary, at least for me, is before Christ that is still a virgin til "married, gave birth to Jesus and was able to help you grow and be able to do all wonderful things that are said to have done.

By: cballaba

cballaba — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000

hhhmmmmmmmmmm ………. religion man is complicated - that's why im spiritual … not so much religious

By: fiesty.b

fiesty.b — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000

Conclusion not worship Mary, the Pope or the Saints. Jesus alone. We got our beleifs of the Bible. Do some research found that what we do comes from the Bible and Jesus.
I seriously do not think there is a Catholic Libby, if she would not have said that the cult of Mary. I'm Catholic and I'm not offenes at all. But what bothers me somewhat is when people lie about my religion or any other for that matter.

By: lanloo82

lanloo82 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000

You have a lot of questions. I think we should ask Jesus.

By: lupis_no

lupis_no — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000

In fact, you probably have beliefs of Catholics, so you better watch what they say about them …
The Catholic Church was the Christian church until the year 1500, we are talking about Wal-Mart of religion. Then, a little upstart named Martin Luther kickstart a movement called the Reformation, that really stirred things of God, Inc. It was then that the opposition groups began the breakup of the main church and essentially composing his own religion based on Catholicism. The biggies in that time were Protestants and Lutherans, who later went on to have their own problems, especially sub-cultured separated from them.
In a broad sense, the Catholic Church has the same relationship with their cults that Judaism split in Christianity.
Also, many religions to choose from? Too many versions of it? Make the smart choice, choose any of the above …

By: Bapboy

Bapboy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000

Wow how do you answer a question like this.
Many religions are many, many are based on the interpretation of the Bible and that in itself is problematic because not a single book but a collection of many, many books, all by different authors. So it's no wonder that many facts, beliefs and practices contradict each other. The Bible is not a rule book on how to worship, but rather a massive resource in many religions base their beliefs. There is no "right" way to baptize someone, it's all about belief and faith. Judaism, Christianity, Catholicism, and many others, are based on the Bible itself, however, they all do things differently, all that will take the Bible and interpret it as they wish. You speak of truth. But religion is not about truth, it is faith.
Catholicism, in particular, has also been shaped by years and years of social pressures, attitudes and political history. Much of what they do now through practices do so because that is how I have always done. And the question is like asking seomone eat with knife and fork or why keep their breasts covered.

By: nigel

nigel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:38 +0000

wow too many Qs … but I'll answer the first … Catholics get the pope's beliefs …

By: brougham

brougham — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:38 +0000

I'm Catholic, and this is what we were taught.
Our beliefs are based on two sources: Scripture and Tradition. Both are considered when making the doctrine, but sometimes tradition is outdated. But we also consider the socio-historical context it was written in Scripture, so do not interpret the Bible literally. Thus, there always has to make a literal version of baptism that you described in Acts, although originally it is the way in which the baptism took place in the Catholic Church.
We do not pray to Mary, Mother of God, but before its images. We think of her and ask her intercession with God and Jesus. She is not a god, or revered as a god, but has a special place in God's plan for the land, culminating in the birth of Jesus and the ultimate intervention in history.
The Pope and the priests do not marry as a matter of practical concern for most. He devotes all his time to church and have given all the distractions of their duties to the Church and its people. If married, would have much less time to meet the spiritual needs of nearly 1 billion people!
As noted above, the primacy of the papacy is based on Jesus' words to Peter. However, the Bishop of Rome was not immediately recognized as the Supreme Pontiff of the Church, although it is a totally different story.
I hope you are genuinely interested in learning about Catholocism for you to enter a meaningful dialogue with other religions. However, I can see how words can be very sarcastic, but not meant to be. You must be careful, diplomatic and intelligent with what you say and how you say.

By: mdfluvsj

mdfluvsj — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:37 +0000

The man is evil and God is just!

By: william

william — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:34 +0000

Since then I have copied the article that appears in the May / June 2006 issue of Good News in http://www.gnmagazine.org/issues/gn64/co … seems that Roman Emporer Constantine received the ball in motion. I am sure that many popes and bishops added. The literature also offered free by the people Good News goes into more detail on this subject.