Are Catholics Christian?

Oh, man... today, while driving home from work, I was angered by call-ins to the Frank Pastore radio show who were so matter of factly denying that Catholics were Christian. Do Protestants really believe the core protestant dogma?

I couldn't get in on the radio show, so I had to vent here. I'm curious as to other opinions from my brothers and sisters in Christ.

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[bobbyraejohnson]

Ok first of all just because a church has a cross does not mean they are christian there are kids these days who have crosses on their shirt because now days its the fashion idk why and the mormon church says its christian because it has jesus name in their church name and say they believe in jesus is their savior BUT you still have to work to get to live with god. This world is very deceptive

[LiftAloft]

@bobbyraejohnson Catholics agree in the exact same Nicene Creed that I believe in. Mormons do not.

[sweet161402]

The Nicene Creed,a Catholics Profession of Faith. Peace be with you.

[bolensbuddy]

Was Catholic no more it's a hangout for paedophiles. it's wrong PERIOD!!!! No if and or but

Catholics think they are untouchable and in the right. They are very very Wrong. They are supporting a currupt organization. Men abusing and forcing themselves on young boys would not be tollerated anywhere else but inside the Catholic church.

[opsvideo2008]

@Jays1fan1 You don't realise that while other religious organization may possibly have their paedophilia issues, it is treated on an individual, case by case basis by the local church. These organizations do not deliberately & systematically cover-up their sexual crimes on a worldwide basis. Their top officials will never transfer the paedophiles from one church to the next & hide these crimes from the authorities. The catholic church is the only one in the world doing such a thing.

[Jays1fan1]

@opsvideo2008 The Catholic Church is not the only religious organization that has made mistakes in how to handle issues of paedophilia amongst its clergy. There are certainly other churches facing their own scandals (i.e. Anglican Church). These churches have not done better. The internal transferring of priests is WRONG! No doubt. Clearly a breakdown in parts of the Church; however with over 300 000 priests in the world, it is not fair to call the entire Church rotten.

[Jays1fan1]

@opsvideo2008  In my travels throughout Europe and studies in European history, several sites I visited that were the locations of the inquisition were not churches, but government buildings. Orders of torture were not being made by bishops only, but largely by government officials. In small towns, villagers often declared themselves judges and jury and zealously used the inquisition to stamp out who they felt were "undesirable".

[Jays1fan1]

@opsvideo2008 Actually, I'm not inaccurate in who carried out many of the torturous acts of the inquisition. I never denied that the orders of the inquisition (to stamp out heretical views) was issued by the Church.

[contrada41]

I would simply ask These Sola Scriptura Protestants Where exactly did they get the Bible that they claim is the sole rule of Faith??

[opsvideo2008]

@Jays1fan1 Again you show your blind apologist mentality when you conveniently blind yourself to the fact the catholic church is the only religious organization whose top leadership conceals the sexual crimes of their catholic priests by knowingly transferring the paedophile priests from parish to parish to avoid detection, without any concern whatsoever to the children they will raping again. And this is done on a worlwide basis while at the same time preaching morality to others.

[opsvideo2008]

@Jays1fan1 You've missed the point. You've got your historical facts wrong because the roman catholic inquisition was ordered & initiated by none other than the catholic popes themselves, to stamp out any bible believer who did believe as they do. The false charge used was these people were "heretics" Since when did the God & Jesus of the bible say could torture & murder people in the name of God? It makes the catholics leadership of that time murderers, and you a blind apologist.

[Jays1fan1]

@angelinewinter84 Ummm...Catholics serve two gods. On what planet? Is this a joke?