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[Galations220]

If you have any questions on what Catholics teach and why, here is a great website to find the answers you are looking for:

ic.net/~erasmus/RAZINDEX.HTM

Another message board to ask sincere questions about Catholicism would be:

www.catholic-convert.com/wwwboard

 

[onesheep]

Personally I like to go right to the horse's mouth myself. I have found a lot of information through here that doesn't seem to be anything other than the straight facts. And I have found that what people think Catholics believe is usually wrong. And the basis for why Catholics believe what they believe is also there.

Besides, the site is pretty.

www.vatican.va/

 

[DEVIL STOMPER777]

Hiya all!
As the quote goes(and I cant remember who said it,Chesterton perhaps?) "the majority of people who say they dont believe in the Catholic Church,really only dont believe what they think they know about the Church". Im really paraphrasing here(but Im tired). See you all after mass!
GOD BLESS,<JESUS><

 

[Wolseley]

That was Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Devilstomper.
What he actually said was, "The number of people in the United States who disagree with the Catholic Church over what the Catholic Church teaches is very small; a few hundred, perhaps. However, the number of people who disagree with the Catholic Church over what they think the Catholic Church teaches----those number up into the millions."

How right he was......

Blessings,
---Wols.

 

[orthodoxcatholic]

Personally I like to go right to the horse's mouth myself. I have found a lot of information through here that doesn't seem to be anything other than the straight facts. And I have found that what people think Catholics believe is usually wrong. And the basis for why Catholics believe what they believe is also there.

Besides, the site is pretty.

www.vatican.va/
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Hi. The sites I recommended are straight from "the horses mouth" . The first site is called "Biblical Evidence for Catholicism" and is maintained by a Catholic. It would probably have the answers to almost any question you could ask about Catholicism. If you had any other questions not answered by that site, the second link is to a Catholic message board with many, many Catholics qualified to answer your questions. Just to help you out.

"There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church- which is, of course, quite a different thing. These millions can hardly be blamed for hating Catholics because Catholics "adore statues"; because they "put the Blessed Mother on the same level with God"; because they say "indulgence is a permission to commit sin"; because the Pope "is a Fascist"; because the "Church is the defender of Capitalism." If the Church taught or believed any one of these things it should be hated, but the fact is that the Church does not believe nor teach any one of them. It follows then that the hatred of the millions is directed against error and not against truth. As a matter of fact, if we Catholics believed all of the untruths and lies which were said against the Church, we probably would hate the Church a thousand times more than they do..." (From the preface to Radio Replies, volume one.)

 

[Galations220]

You might also want to get the books "Radio Replies" to find answers about Catholicism.

(BTW, I'm also orthodoxcatholic. I forgot to change my username in the previous post.

 

[onesheep]

I truly meant no offense in my answer.

I have found that some people argue that the official site is the place to get the correct answers. I, myself, have had that problem when discussing mormonism. Several beliefs stated by some mormons are not what the official LDS church officially states. So it seems to garner more respect when I say it comes from The Vatican site.

It's a really good site to get official statements that can't be argued to be "just a pro-Catholic site" that doesn't have it right. The other sites posted are just as good.

I can also recommend:

www.americancatholic.org
www.catholic.com
www.catholic-forum.com
www.christusrex.org
newadvent.org

 

[orthodoxcatholic]

"I truly meant no offense in my answer."

>>None taken. I was just making a comment, and I hope I didn't offend you. If I did, I apologize.

"I have found that some people argue that the official site is the place to get the correct answers."

>>True. The reason I was making the recommendations to those other sites is because they can help explain why Catholics believe what they do as well (i.e., the message board I recommended is just like this one; it has a lot of Catholics to answer any questions you might have).

"I, myself, have had that problem when discussing mormonism. Several beliefs stated by some mormons are not what the official LDS church officially states."

>>Well, uh, us Catholics aren't exactly like the Mormons... .

"So it seems to garner more respect when I say it comes from The Vatican site. It's a really good site to get official statements that can't be argued to be "just a pro-Catholic site" that doesn't have it right. The other sites posted are just as good."

As I said above, those sites I recommended were also useful to help explain why Catholics believe what they do, just like the sites you listed below.

"I can also recommend:

www.americancatholic.org
www.catholic.com
www.catholic-forum.com
www.christusrex.org
newadvent.org"

I'm not sure about the first one, but I agree that the other sites can be recommended.

Just trying to help

 

[Wolseley]

And don't forget.....

www.envoymagazine.com

....one of the best Catholic apologetics sources on the web or in print. The editor-in-chief is Patrick Madrid, and some of the regular contributors include Matthew Pinto, Jeff Cavins, Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Karl Keating, Bob Sungenis, Peter Kreeft, Dave Currie, and Fr. Benedict Groeschel, among others. Superb magazine!

Blessings,
----Wols.

 

[onesheep]

orthdoxcatholic said:

Well, uh, us Catholics aren't exactly like the Mormons... .

Trust me, I was raised Catholic. There is absolutely no comparison. My posts to the official Vatican site is for those who are not Catholic and question the validity of other sites.

Besides, I actually prefer reading from The Vatican site.

Honestly, Wolsley, is there anything you do not know about scripture and your faith? We should all be so knowledgeable.

 

[Wolseley]

Sure there is. Ask me some questions about Scholastic theology or spiritual exercises of Carmelite mystics, and I get lost in a hurry. That sort of stuff, I have to look up. My degree is in History, remember (Phi Alpha Theta, too---brag, brag), not in dogmatics. But I do okay in the theology area, provided I have access to enough reference works. I'm learning all the time.

By the way, Pat Madrid has just published another book, containing the stories of fifteen people who became convinced of the veracity of Catholicism and converted to the Catholic Faith, including a Mormon, a Wiccan, a Jew, and a half-score of various Protestants, including a pair of Fundamentalist missionaries to Guatemala. The title is Surprised By Truth 2, and it's a sequel to the original Surprised By Truth which came out in 1994. The funny thing is that this one is published by Sophia Press (ISBN 1-928832-18-0), while the first one was put out by Basilica. Go figure.

Blessings,
----Wols.

 

[onesheep]

Shoot. And here I was just going to ask you where are the sources of Carmel's spirit to be found and how can that spirit be acquired and to explain Primacy of the contemplative spirit.

Guess I'll have to do my own research.

 

[Wolseley]

Try St. Theresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. Maybe Ignatius Loyola, too, although he was a Jesuit.

If you can wade through 'em, that is.......

---Wols.

 

[BeNotAfraid]

Use this site to check the fidelity of "Catholic" sites: www.petersnet.net/

fyi... American Catholic Online (www.AmericanCatholic.org) received an "F" in Fidelity based on a 1998 review.

 

[onesheep]

Well then, they are off my list! I'll just stick with the Vatican.

 

[Snowbunny]

i have revived the oldest thread on OBOB!!

 

[Fish and Bread]

Is this the actual first thread or just the first one they still have records of? Anyone know?

Thanks for bumping this, snowbunny! It's a neat look back at the history of this place.

 

[BrokenGhost]

Some good links mentioned too.