Message from @Deleted User
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The question would arise, how do you live your spirituality?
Can you truly question irreverence when you’re not reverend yourself?
its because im concerned about the people in the church as much as i am mostly ignorant of theology.. so far at least
all the different denominations say the other is wrong
yet im supposed to believe in the catholic denomination purely because of tradition and the direct lineage that leads to christ, as if there werent loons and sinners along the way in that tradition as well
i mean have any of you seen the things pope francis says? like i said im mostly ignorant of theology, but i know enough to know he's probably way out of line, yet he is the divine representation of the exact tradition you say makes Catholicism the only true denomination.
the catholic church is made up of sinners and blasphemers just like any other denomination, arguably more so from what ive seen of catholics
so i found a church that seems to be full of good people from what i can tell, and i want to stick with it
So you went to a protestant church out of pure dislike of current Catholic affairs
I’m afraid one cannot truly take a decision to ‘convert’ without any theological and dogmatic background supporting it
Otherwise it’s just a decision built on shallow ground, and it will eventually sink back down to point zero
Indeed the Catholic Church has had its share of bad clergy, we’re human after all, but apart from apostolic succession (which is actually what gives authority to said clergy) it’s the preservation of the correct dogma that makes it stand as the true church hand in hand with the orthodox church (est. 1054)
Sink in the abyss of protestantism and you’ll be sailing in a sea without wind, allowing yourself to be carried by the current, moving from denomination to denomination, but learn the true dogma and teachings of the church and you’ll be surely guided by the divine wind to that holy place of Heaven
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You shouldn't stray from your faith out of spite for someone or something. That's the snake in your ear.
I agree, but it's the sign of someone not really sure in their faith. Let them drift and find it eventually.
The rock upon which Peter built his church was his confession of faith
B)
cringe
Tfw Caesarea Philipi temples were just meant for scenery amirite
Cryss more like crynge
I'm not sure what the relevance of those temples are
Obviously churches exist
@MawLr its not purely out of spite. its because i enjoyed the church i attended this morning. im only saying these things because of you guys in here telling me im wrong. how is someone who was raised nonreligious supposed to find a church non-arbitrarily, with no history or theology to draw from?
>:)
Learning theology
The orthodox will call me scholastic but if you’re on the choosing stage, it’s all about learning
Read Mere Christianity
Read Mere Christianity
Read Mere Christianity
What are you on about, prot
Or read the catechism maybe..?
read sahih muslim
Ew gross sand monkys
ewewewew
Yeah I guess you could read a dry, long, exclusive book about the theology of a denomination that you don't accept
Or you could read a short, friendly, casually worded treatise on the basic tenants of Christianity and the mysteries of the trinity