Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Common Interests Catholicism debate

Originally posted by svt4stv:

---

4. They believe in praying to saints and especially the Virgin Mary.

5. Their version has two extra "books" of the Bible.

6. Confirmation is done at a very young age.

7. You may NOT have communion unless you have gone to confession.

8. Priests may not marry.

9. Women may not be priests.

10. Divorce is not an option.

11. Abortion is not an option.

12. Birth control is verboten.

---

If you don't respect or believe in these things, then don't become a Catholic. I get tired of people saying how outrageous and crazy Catholics are, when Catholic beliefs don't have any significance in their life. There are plenty of religions and sects that I consider to be full of wack jobs, but I don't care, because they have nothing to do with me.
Is it because people feel threatened by Catholicism?

Originally posted by svt4stv:

---

4. They believe in praying to saints and especially the Virgin Mary.

5. Their version has two extra "books" of the Bible.

6. Confirmation is done at a very young age.

7. You may NOT have communion unless you have gone to confession.

8. Priests may not marry.

9. Women may not be priests.

10. Divorce is not an option.

11. Abortion is not an option.

12. Birth control is verboten.

---

Originally posted by svt4stv:

---

4. They believe in praying to saints and especially the Virgin Mary.

5. Their version has two extra "books" of the Bible.

6. Confirmation is done at a very young age.

7. You may NOT have communion unless you have gone to confession.

8. Priests may not marry.

9. Women may not be priests.

10. Divorce is not an option.

11. Abortion is not an option.

12. Birth control is verboten.

---

Damn i didnt even know all this about my religion...shows how much i go to the catholic church I go to other churchs though...or did

Originally posted by 04marauder:

---

13. Baptised at birth.

---

Originally posted by Davo:

---

Is it because people feel threatened by Catholicism?

---

No offence to any Baptists on the boards (im not talking about you down there V)

But I know some baptists that are threatened by catholics Makes me really sad to think my gf's parents wont "allow" us to date because I'm catholic.

Originally posted by RTStabler51:

---

Catholics are not baptised at birth.

Originally posted by 04marauder:

---

13. Baptised at birth.

---

---

I meant shortly after. As opposed to other denominations who choose to baptise at an older age.

Originally posted by starjammir:

---

Damn i didnt even know all this about my religion...shows how much i go to the catholic church I go to other churchs though...or did

---

Originally posted by svt4stv:

---

i studied religion(s) all the way from elementary school through university (no expert though) and I have found that many Catholics I have met don't know much about their religion. My wife is Catholic, and my parents both were (I was baptized Catholic). They even said that mostly what they learned in Sunday School and confirmation classes was about the traditions basically how to go to church. My wife, and her entire family, don't know very much about the Bible. I'm not saying that this is all Catholics as some of Catholic CEGers are apparently learned scholars of theology but I do know from my experience in Lutheran and Baptist chuches that their congregations know very much about the Bible and its stories.

---