Catholicism wrong?

[AureateDawn]

When I asked my father about being a Catholic or Protestant Christian, he said that Catholics don't do right in following the Bible and what the Lord has commanded of us.

Reasons:

- They use rosary beads in their worship, and in the Bible God frobids that. He used the golden calf as an example, and said that God expects us to worship him through out heart and souls alone.

- The priest they call father that you confess to he was also talkinga bout, and how once Jesus came that whole structure was abolished with priests and clergy, so there's another thing that isn't right.

- Another big thing he said was that no where in the Bible does it say to pray to Blessed Virgin Mary, yet they do.

Does his arguments he presented to me have any validity?

 

[RhetorTheo]

No.

 

[Michie]

No.

Please go to this site.

God & Christ

Scripture & Tradition

Church & Papacy

Mary & the Saints

Faith & Science
http://www.catholic.com/library/fathers_know_best.asp

http://www.catholic.com/default.asp

 

[Michie]

Morality & Ethics

Sacraments

Salvation

Last things

Non-Catholic groups

 

[Michie]

Anti-Catholicism

Practical Apologetics

Fathers Know Best

 

[Michie]

Good article to read here-

http://www.christianforums.com/t2972869-i-love-this-article-wanted-to-share-for-edification-10-reasons-to-be-catholic.html

 

[WarriorAngel]

GOOD job Michie.

 

[Michie]

He is reading Scripture through a very narrow slanted scope.

There is a much bigger picture than the objections presented to you.

 

[Michie]

GOOD job Michie.

Good job Catholic Answers. I found it invaluable in my studies during conversion to wipe away a lot of those anti-Catholic fables thrown about so freely.

But thanks anyway.

 

[AureateDawn]

This whole Protestant/Catholic thing is confusing to no end....

How is chucrch server conducted in a Catholic Church?

 

[epiclesis]

It's a Mass.

We have readings from the Bible, and then the consecration and lots of prayers! (The whole Mass is a prayer )

where bread and wine are truly consecrated into the Body and Blood of Jesus for us to receive.

that sums it up.

this is a good order of Mass to know what words are said and such

http://catholic-resources.org/ChurchDocs/Mass.htm

 

[Carrye]

How is chucrch server conducted in a Catholic Church?

We have readings from the OT, epistles, and the gospel. The priest gives a homily, and then we celebrate and receive the Lord's Body and Blood in the Eucharist. There is nothing on earth greater than that.

 

[PolskiKrol]

The priest they call father that you confess to he was also talkinga bout

What?

How is chucrch server conducted in a Catholic Church?

huh?

 

[AureateDawn]

For the "What?" I was talking about the person you confess to in a box...

For the "huh" I totally butchered that while typing. Lol. I meant church service, but from the past couple posts I have found out there isn't any singing, which is my favorite type of worship.

 

[epiclesis]

What?

confession

huh?

what happens at our church 'services'...

 

[epiclesis]

For the "What?" I was talking about the person you confess to in a box...

For the "huh" I totally butchered that while typing. Lol. I maent church service, but from the past couple posts I have found out there isn't any singing, which is my favorite type of worship.

we have four hymns.

one at the beginning, when the priest comes in, one during offertory, one while receiving the Eucharist, and one when Mass is ended.

plus there's things during Mass to sing, such as the psalm, the Our Father, and a few others, which aren't entire 'songs' though

 

[AureateDawn]

we have four hymns.

one at the beginning, when the priest comes in, one during offertory, one while receiving the Eucharist, and one when Mass is ended.

plus there's things during Mass to sing, such as the psalm, the Our Father, and a few others, which aren't entire 'songs' though

Oh, ok. What I meant by singing is, like, 30-45 minutes of only singing, and getting up and clapping, and songs that aren't all "formal".

 

[Carrye]

For the "What?" I was talking about the person you confess to in a box...

I confess to God through the priest. Why? Because Jesus said so . . . in fact, it was one of the first things he told them after his Resurrection.

[bible]John 20:20-23[/bible]

 

[Carrye]

Oh, ok. What I meant by singing is, like, 30-45 minutes of only singing, and getting up and clapping, and songs that aren't all "formal".

But is that the Lord's favorite form of worship? Or does He desire to come and meet His people - descending to meet us, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity? Is worship for us or for Him?

 

[epiclesis]

Oh, ok. What I meant by singing is, like, 30-45 minutes of only singing, and getting up and clapping, and songs that aren't all "formal".

no... that's a protestant tradition.

i dont like that sort of thing at Mass.. if ya wanna sing and clap praise and worship stuff at home or with friends, that's all good... and appropriate.