Your Worst Anti-Catholic Experience

[Skripper]

[/size][/color][/font]Just to point out that while both of those sites are absolutely horrible, they weren't posted here by Dicy.

True. Nor would he. Nevertheless, it's helpful to gain some insight as to where he's truly coming from, since it's apparent he has been influenced by these sites and seemingly actually believes them to be credible. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't appear as links on the homepage.

 

[Skripper]

Maybe Dicy was laboring under this "fact" as cited by another of the articles, as "fact" number 15:


15. Catholics are unwilling to defend their faith

FACT: When Roman Catholics are challenged from the Bible to defend their faith, they are unwilling or unable to defend what they believe and say the priest has the answer and never search the truth out for themselves.


There are tons of "facts" like this, including the obligatory variation of "The Boettner List." It's a hoot. It's also a little sad that there are folks out there who would take this stuff seriously.

 

[Skripper]

Here's another good one:

16. Human tradition and man made doctrine is apostasy

FACT: The Pope teaches that he can change what is in the Bible if he wants.


Each "fact" is equally ridiculously false and misleading, and each is more absurd than the next. If this stuff weren't so pathetic, it would be side-splittingly funny.

Pray for those souls that are misled by deceptive sites like these.

 

[Asimis]

He needs a Catechism

 

[chrislife]

I agree with the first person who answered... most of what I've seen of anti-Catholicism has been online or in books, not in person. I guess the worst I saw was when I came out of the Cathedral one Sunday and found that SDAs had put a booklet on every windshield in the parking lot railing against us as the harlot of babylon. There was also an ad they put in the paper, but they were forced later to publish an apology.

Online, I actually have some amusing stories. One guy who used to come to the Catholic chat room I frequented had gotten kicked out and had started his own, claiming to be Catholic. When you spoke to him, he of course said he used to be Catholic (this guy didn't even know the sign of the cross!)

At first, I would try to point out that Satan is the father of lies, so if he has to resort to lying to gain followers, then it wasn't God he was following. That had no effect... so I started playing games with his mind. I joined his chat room and would agree with everything he said... and then take it to its natural conclusion, making his perspective look very silly. For instance, I "agreed" with him that vain repetition is a terrible sin, and that praying the Our Father was obviously sinful, too.

I know, I probably should have tried to reason with him or something, instead of mocking him... but some people just aren't reasonable.

---Christina

 

[Benedicta00]

Wow, I don't promote my self nor my understanding. And please, I am not worthy to be a prophet.

Now, I don't ignore verses, our interpretation on the scriptures is fundementally so different because you take it literally while I don't take it all literally. so it may seem that I would be ignoring verses but I am not that foolish.

Dicy, I think you need to go back and read your posts. You indeed do promote yourself and your own understanding of scripture as your only measure of truth.

You do indeed ignore context and early Church history that proves what the early Christians actually practiced and believed.

You have chosen to buy into the anti Catholic hype and for that, I'm sad.

 

[Benedicta00]

Selections of some article/essay titles from one of the sites:

"Pope Worships Mary"
"Catholicism is of the Devil"
"WARNING: The Catholic Church is a Big Hoax!"
"The Catholic Mary is a Devil"
"The Rosary is Blasphemy!"
"Hail Mary! Hail Satan!"

There are many, many more, of course. But it's apparent that these are some of the sources that have influenced our visitor's thinking.


http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False Religions/Roman Catholicism/catholic_mary_is_a_devil.htm

It never ceases to amaze me that people actually buy into this fundamentalist trash like Chick, who really believes that? One has to know that they seriously lose all credibility when they subscribe to material like that.

I would have liked to credit dicy with a bit more brains than to fall for this garbage.

 

[Dicy mind]

Ok so you now know what I think. Great, then you don't have to ask any questions ever again from me because you can just go to those sites and read what I think. Let me know as well what do I think next time we talk so I know where we are going because I haven't yet read all of the articles.

PS. I know the site theme is anti catholic but there is much more content than just that. Starting from the fact that Jesus is Lord and the only way to heaven.

 

[Benedicta00]

Ok so you now know what I think. Great, then you don't have to ask any questions ever again from me because you can just go to those sites and read what I think. Let me know as well what do I think next time we talk so I know where we are going because I haven't yet read all of the articles.

PS. I know the site theme is anti catholic but there is much more content than just that. Starting from the fact that Jesus is Lord and the only way to heaven.

Dicy,

Those sites are not Christian sites. They are so only by paying lip service to Christ as being Lord but their hearts are very far from Him.

They are filled with hate and lies about Christ and His Church as well as His holy mother.

How could you associate yourself with them, I must wonder?

 

[Dream]

I am still confused as to why Dicy is still here. Does he seek an answer to a question he hasn't asked yet? Is he still fretting over the answers we previously gave him to his "drinking blood" question?

 

[Benedicta00]

I am still confused as to why Dicy is still here. Does he seek an answer to a question he hasn't asked yet? Is he still fretting over the answers we previously gave him to his "drinking blood" question?

It's like a moth to a flame.

 

[Dicy mind]

Dicy,

How could you associate yourself with them, I must wonder?

Read the other stuff aside from the anti-catholic and you might agree on what they are writing. There are some good Bible study articles and answers in Jesus is lord com.

 

[Dicy mind]

I am still confused as to why Dicy is still here. Does he seek an answer to a question he hasn't asked yet? Is he still fretting over the answers we previously gave him to his "drinking blood" question?

Ok I'll leave, I shouldn't have argued with you. But I didn't want to leave too many questions unanswered either.

 

[Benedicta00]

Read the other stuff aside from the anti-catholic and you might agree on what they are writing. There are some good Bible study articles and answers in Jesus is lord com.

Dicy,

I have all the Christian resource I will ever need from the Church that has existed for 2000 years. The Vatican documents, the ECF, the writings of the saints over the last 2000 years, the CCC, along with the Holy Bible.

I don’t need to go to a anti christian/anti catholic site to learn about Christianity or the bible.

I’m ashamed that you would entertain a site that promotes so much hatred for Christians, I am ashamed that you would want to us to learn about Christ form those who are his enemies and the enemies of His Church?

 

[TAquinas]

Shelb, you did answer but you made questions too and I have asked several times not to ask about my beliefs.

Yeah they don't have to answer. and what difference it makes what I believe when we talk about catholoc doctotrine.

Colacomp: You should read the posts that I have created here so that you would see why I rather hide.

John 3:19 And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.

Peace in Christ
TAquinas

 

[Dream]

Ok I'll leave, I shouldn't have argued with you. But I didn't want to leave too many questions unanswered either.

If you have unanswered questions, please stay here and ask them. All I see you doing is arguing.

 

[TAquinas]

The treacherous thing about knowledge is that the truth has been hidden from the wise and prudent and revealed to babes.

Read the other stuff aside from the anti-catholic and you might agree on what they are writing. There are some good Bible study articles and answers in Jesus is lord com.

If truth was revealed to the babes and hidden from the wise, why go to another person for bible study articles and answers?

Peace in Christ
TAquinas

 

[Dicy mind]

Dicy,

I’m ashamed that you would entertain a site that promotes so much hatred for Christians, I am ashamed that you would want to us to learn about Christ form those who are his enemies and the enemies of His Church?

Matthew 7:

17 Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits, nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

I see good fruits in that site (I don't mean the anti-catholic).

 

[Skripper]

***MODERATOR POST***

Folks, please. Let's get this thread back on track, okay? I had my doubts about the efficacy of this thread, anyway, when it first started, and whether any good would come of it, which is why I've sort of been keeping an eye on it. Now it's gotten way off track . . . and I take my share of responsibility for that. Nevertheless, what's done is done. If our visitor has any sincere questions, he's free to start another thread and ask them. But let's not waste anymore energy on this stuff here, in this thread.

 

[Dicy mind]

If truth was revealed to the babes and hidden from the wise, why go to another person for bible study articles and answers?

Peace in Christ
TAquinas

Or why read Bible at all?