Do Catholics Have to Believe All that the Church Teaches?

2 minute apologetics by John Martignoni, president of the Bible Christian Society. www.biblechristiansociety.com

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[elazar79]

I Only Believe In Christ Not His Crucifixion

[haojiesheng]

@elazar79 Mt 16:21-23. Lk 24:25-26.

[21crosscheck21]

Boy, that would make the Church pretty small.  I am never sure I met a real Catholic. Not to say that I do not agree with John.

[haojiesheng]

You met one now. The answer to being a faithful Catholic is humility. To assume that one is wiser than a 2000 year old Church that has lived, breathed, and pondered the Gospel that entire time, is a true mark of arrogance to the point of delusion.

[seltian]

These are some good points. Keep it up. I just might subscribe to you.

[haojiesheng]

Thanks! For more great resources visit the Bible Christian Society website.

[superhypersugarkitty]

it's called confirmation. When you get confirmed, you CHOOSE to believe what the church teaches, not go off and believe what's convienient to you.

[seltian]

I mean no offense, but who told you that?

[PInk77W1]

LONG LIVE THE POPE

[PInk77W1]

@Hmm10023 the church does not make mistakes in its official teaching. Just because infallibility has only been invoked 2x doesnt mean those 2 things are the only 2 doctrines. Where is a ref. for Tradition can b changed? Tradition is Sacred. And Paul clearly tells us to hold on to it in scripture. In 1959 i believe that the World Council of Churches asked Pope John to give up on Sacred Tradition. His answer was "if i did that i wouldnt b christian no more."

[Hmm10023]

You need to do your research-- male priesthood is not a "doctrine." It's tradition, and traditions can be changed. Not everything in the CCC is a "doctrine." So quoting a paragraph number and citing it as "doctrine" is actually doing what you are arguing against-- making your version of the Church the only legitimate version of the Church. The Church is human, and infallibility has actually only been invoked 2x- in relation to Mary. Also, the Church does make mistakes.

[drdst17]

Yes, a faithful Catholics SHOULD believe everything the Church teaches! She has been around for almost 2000 years and has ALL AUTHORITY from Christ to be protected from error.

I used to be a "cafeteria" Catholic myself: I would pick and choose which teachings I liked and discarded the ones I didn't.

This is error: if you want to disagree with the Church, go be a Protestant - there are over 30,000 different heretical churches you can fall in line with -or start your own!

[asonofdominic]

@kiwichristian2009 A properly scientific view of evolution (vs. mere scientism) is not incompatible with a realistic view of creation. You need to understand that much of Genesis has to be understand as mythologically, not literally or historically, true. Nobody is saved except by the grace of God; however, there are many mediations proceeding from the one, sole mediation of Jesus Christ. Mainline Protestant scholarship no longer contests that Peter was "the rock" Jesus chose to lead the Church.

[asonofdominic]

@judaemic I appreciate your willingness to dialog instead of choosing the route of heated polemic. Nothing makes me more angry than abusive clerical behavior, not only the intolerable moral filth of sexual abuse but also any form of clericalism.because it is contrary to Jesus' teachings on servant leadership. I used to work for child protective services, have been personally affected by scandalous clerics, & now teach seminarians every chance I get to uphold objectivity & principle at all cost.

[judaemic]

@asonofdominic I am open to dialogue. I hope I did not come off as being too much of a jerk. I have been counseling some people who have been spiritually abused by both Catholic priests, and Protestant ministers.

[atuservicio100]

@kiwichristian2009 the peace of are Lord Jesus Christ be with you.thanx for replying to my coment but you dindnt answer my q?or provided any proof.u also said that confesing sins to a priest is wrong,contrary to Scriptue i will prove you wrong but please give the vs were it saids not to confess your sins to any men could it be Jerm 17?are the first 5 chapters of Genisis literraly?whats the name of your sect...cult denomination congregation what ever u call it???