That’s crazy to me because many times when people read the entire Bible they realize the Catholic Church is the one true faith and many conversions occur.
And you’re wrong, you are not saved on faith alone. You must never sin. Catholics who study their faith know this and work tirelessly to overcome vice to receive graces that make overcoming sin so much easier. The church was founded by Jesus and his apostles were the first priests. If you consider yourself Christian your ancestors were practicing Catholics. If you have a sin you can’t shake, go to confession and soon you’ll get sick of confessing it all the time and you quit it. I don’t understand the beef with confession either. People don’t sit there and examine their consciousness and make themselves confront their sins. They say they do but the don’t.
I fell away for a decade or more years. The Great Awakening brought me back to God and I started investigating spiritual warfare since this fight is spiritual in nature. If you have a demonic presence in your home, you call a priest. Your Protestant pastor can’t do shit, in fact lay people can make the problem worse. Exorcist priests are well versed on how to eradicate evil afflictions. Exorcism is real and Christ himself cast out many demons. Priests cast out demons in his name and only Christ can cast them out through them. The priests aren’t doing it, Christ is, the priest is his tool. Deliverance only occurs through ordained priest, it’s a fact, if you deny this you’re ill informed.
Plus logically who do the Satanists attack the most? Catholics. They mirror the Catholic mass with their black masses. They have satanic high priests. Tabernacles have locks because Satanists steal the consecrated hosts for evil purposes. You only need to know who the enemy hates the most to see who you should align yourself with.
I could list Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions as proof. Look into a well documented miracle at Fatima. Do it.
It’s crazy people will believe in supernatural evil events but that God doesn’t perform miracles anymore. They happen you just won’t hear of them for a reason.
Where did you get the idea that "you must never sin"? I have never heard that, and certainly I haven't read that in the Bible. Perhaps you are conflating writings of Popes with the Bible. That's like conflating writings of Confucious with the Bible.
And concerning people reading the Bible and "realizing the Catholic Church is the one true faith". You kind of highlighted the problem right there in calling the Catholic Church a faith. And I think the number of Protestants who convert to being a Catholic is on par with the number of Republicans who convert to Democrats; a rare happening.
John 8
[10] When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
[11] She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Perhaps the stats do show people leaving Catholicism. But isn’t it a greater leap to convert to Catholicism? The ones who do, questioned Catholicism and once they explore it to try and refute it they realize its true nature and that it has the best tools to get to Heaven.
There you go "best tools to get to Heaven". That pretty much says it all! There are no "tools" to get to Heaven! Wake up! Read your Bible! Jesus is the only way to Heaven! Wow! I had no idea how lost many Catholics are until reading your post!
Jesus is the only way. We do that by loving Him and devoting our life to him. What better way to do that by communion with him every Sunday by being in his literal presence, examining our consciousness and understanding our short comings to overcome them, and praying fervently. Those are the tools I speak of. I’m sorry you think it’s just reading the Bible that will get you into heaven. We have to repent and do more than that. I understand your belief is that He isn’t present in the Eucharist, but He truly is. There’s well documented Eucharistic miracles. Honestly, look into the Saints, Padre Pio, Saint Faustina. Look into Our Lady of Guadeloupe and that miracle. The cloak still is so preserved, and modern microscopes see in her eyes three effects of image refraction. Christ still visits us and sends us messages, His word didn’t end at The Book of Revelation.
Why can’t people go straight to God in confession?
This is my biggest beef with modern catholicism. Not near enough one-on-one with God. Substituting priests, saints, etc. for what should be taken directly to God, is worshipping false idols for the majority of modern catholics.
I’m not saying this 100% the intent of the modern catholic church, it may very well be, but my conclusions above are based on conversations with many modern catholics. I have yet to meet one that can talk their way into me accepting this practice. And I’m married to one…
I pray everyday for the truth to change their hearts.
I was born and raised Roman Catholic. I love my family and I know they mean well.
In my studies, I've deduced the church of Thyatira in Revelation to represent the Roman Catholics. Revelation 2:19 is the text book definition of a devout Catholic.
Revelation 2:18-29
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19 I knowthy works,and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience,and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
These verses give me great comfort, because they inform me the Roman Catholics who faithfully follow what they're taught and do not know the depths of Satan will be forgiven.
That’s crazy to me because many times when people read the entire Bible they realize the Catholic Church is the one true faith and many conversions occur.
And you’re wrong, you are not saved on faith alone. You must never sin. Catholics who study their faith know this and work tirelessly to overcome vice to receive graces that make overcoming sin so much easier. The church was founded by Jesus and his apostles were the first priests. If you consider yourself Christian your ancestors were practicing Catholics. If you have a sin you can’t shake, go to confession and soon you’ll get sick of confessing it all the time and you quit it. I don’t understand the beef with confession either. People don’t sit there and examine their consciousness and make themselves confront their sins. They say they do but the don’t.
I fell away for a decade or more years. The Great Awakening brought me back to God and I started investigating spiritual warfare since this fight is spiritual in nature. If you have a demonic presence in your home, you call a priest. Your Protestant pastor can’t do shit, in fact lay people can make the problem worse. Exorcist priests are well versed on how to eradicate evil afflictions. Exorcism is real and Christ himself cast out many demons. Priests cast out demons in his name and only Christ can cast them out through them. The priests aren’t doing it, Christ is, the priest is his tool. Deliverance only occurs through ordained priest, it’s a fact, if you deny this you’re ill informed.
Plus logically who do the Satanists attack the most? Catholics. They mirror the Catholic mass with their black masses. They have satanic high priests. Tabernacles have locks because Satanists steal the consecrated hosts for evil purposes. You only need to know who the enemy hates the most to see who you should align yourself with.
I could list Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions as proof. Look into a well documented miracle at Fatima. Do it.
It’s crazy people will believe in supernatural evil events but that God doesn’t perform miracles anymore. They happen you just won’t hear of them for a reason.
Thank you fren, great post! Truth!
Where did you get the idea that "you must never sin"? I have never heard that, and certainly I haven't read that in the Bible. Perhaps you are conflating writings of Popes with the Bible. That's like conflating writings of Confucious with the Bible.
And concerning people reading the Bible and "realizing the Catholic Church is the one true faith". You kind of highlighted the problem right there in calling the Catholic Church a faith. And I think the number of Protestants who convert to being a Catholic is on par with the number of Republicans who convert to Democrats; a rare happening.
John 8 [10] When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? [11] She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Perhaps the stats do show people leaving Catholicism. But isn’t it a greater leap to convert to Catholicism? The ones who do, questioned Catholicism and once they explore it to try and refute it they realize its true nature and that it has the best tools to get to Heaven.
There you go "best tools to get to Heaven". That pretty much says it all! There are no "tools" to get to Heaven! Wake up! Read your Bible! Jesus is the only way to Heaven! Wow! I had no idea how lost many Catholics are until reading your post!
Jesus is the only way. We do that by loving Him and devoting our life to him. What better way to do that by communion with him every Sunday by being in his literal presence, examining our consciousness and understanding our short comings to overcome them, and praying fervently. Those are the tools I speak of. I’m sorry you think it’s just reading the Bible that will get you into heaven. We have to repent and do more than that. I understand your belief is that He isn’t present in the Eucharist, but He truly is. There’s well documented Eucharistic miracles. Honestly, look into the Saints, Padre Pio, Saint Faustina. Look into Our Lady of Guadeloupe and that miracle. The cloak still is so preserved, and modern microscopes see in her eyes three effects of image refraction. Christ still visits us and sends us messages, His word didn’t end at The Book of Revelation.
Why can’t people go straight to God in confession?
This is my biggest beef with modern catholicism. Not near enough one-on-one with God. Substituting priests, saints, etc. for what should be taken directly to God, is worshipping false idols for the majority of modern catholics.
I’m not saying this 100% the intent of the modern catholic church, it may very well be, but my conclusions above are based on conversations with many modern catholics. I have yet to meet one that can talk their way into me accepting this practice. And I’m married to one…
I pray everyday for the truth to change their hearts.
I was born and raised Roman Catholic. I love my family and I know they mean well.
In my studies, I've deduced the church of Thyatira in Revelation to represent the Roman Catholics. Revelation 2:19 is the text book definition of a devout Catholic.
Revelation 2:18-29
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
These verses give me great comfort, because they inform me the Roman Catholics who faithfully follow what they're taught and do not know the depths of Satan will be forgiven.