Its why the born again cults like to scream and pretend they speak in tongues and get bitten by snakes. They are doing it for an experience, not to become better people or connected to god

The main reason I wish to convert to Catholicism is to strengthen my faith

or the "Christian" rock concert experience some churches go for

Not that it isn't strong already

I said it was ONE of the reasons I like being a Catholic, not the ONLY reason, also, that is the lowest thing on my list of reasons why I like being Catholic

Mega churches

I don't like mega churches

it's pretty boring and the music is extremely loud.

The Pope is the leader of the biggest mega church

I mean like

Huge protestant and non denominational churches

I love Catholicism for the special relationship I have with God.

your relationship isnt more special than any other denomination, and beleif that you are closer to god than others makes you no better than the Johova Witnesses.

I never said it was, I should’ve rephrased that

Tho

Depends on the steps you take to develop the relationship you have with God

Agreed

some things you do will either strengthen it or weaken it

God views all people as equal in his eyes

Of course

but not everyone will have the same relationship with Him

I also just believe in the Catholic Churches teachings, like how when the host and wine are concentrated, they Fully become the body and blood of Christ, while in other denominations, such as Lutheranism, they believe that the bread and wine are still bread and wine and that they rather just represent Jesus’s body and blood

Do they really?

sounds like heresy, not gonna lie.

Yes, I have some Lutheran friends that are extremely adamant about their faith

The blood and body of Christ is present in that moment

Yes

Jesus didn't say "this represents my blood and body"

2, 4, 6, 8
***Time to transubstantiate!***

He said "this is my body", "this is my blood"

And I think that actually partaking in the body and blood of Christ is indicative of a special or at least different relationship with God

Amen

Hello

Jesus also said "It is easyer for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to heaven." But he did not mean it literally as its impossible and he managed to convert Zacheus who WAS a rich and corrupt man

so paradox, either jesus contradicted himself literally or everything that jesus said is not LITERAL

He made lots of parables

Of which his simple minded followers DID take him literally.

Yep

But in general he is basically saying that heaven is a reward for he who follows all ten commandments

Again if it was also his LITERAL blood and flesh you would be committing cannibalism, a SIN in gods eyes. So lets put this dumb catholic cult ideology behind us.

51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven.If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.

52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

53Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.

54He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.

55For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.

56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him.

57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me.

58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.

66After this many of his disciples went back; and walked no more with him.