Catholicism: What We Believe

[Papist]

May I add,

[u]The Nicene Creed[/u]

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

[Lil Red]

Here is my pdf that I have used for several years. Nice pamphlet form in case you'd like to print it off and have it handy.[attachment=3019:We Believe.pdf]

and also this: http://www.chnetwork.org/readguide04.pdf Read the Bible and the Catechism in a Year

[Hubertus]

[quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1341857976' post='2453973']
[u]The 6 Precepts[/u]

1. To attend Mass on all Sundays an holy days of obligation.
2. To confess your sins at least once a year.
3. To humbly receive Our Lord in Holy Communion at least once during the Easter season.
4. To keep holy the holy days of obligation.
5. To observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.
6. To contribute to the material needs of the Church.

(So, it seems there is a discrepancy in the 6 precepts?)
[/quote] Wouldn't 4 fit into 1? I think these days it's 5 precepts, and the 6th was about marriage but is no longer included. Apparently the precepts change a bit over time, as I found one source that said there used to be a 7th precept, which was "To participate in the Church's mission of evangelization of souls." Might be bogus, though.

[Lil Red]

yeah, i realized the 4th one fit into #1 after i'd already uploaded the file. will have to fix and re-upload.

[Lil Red]

you can also download CUF's Faith Facts (pdf) http://www.cuf.org/faithfacts/View_all.asp

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1341858087' post='2453976']


[u]The Theological Virtues[/u]
Faith
Hope
Love (Charity)


[/quote]

Faith is not mere belief or mere trust, but both. Belief is an intellectual matter, trust is an emotional matter. Faith flows from the center, from the heart. The object of faith is God, not ideas about God. The "primary object of the act of faith is not a proposition but a reality" St Thomas Aquinas.God's revelation summarizes and expresses the structure of Faith.
The root of faith is not intellectual, the fruit is. "Unless you believe, you will not understand" Faith is more active than reason: reason reports, Faith takes a stand like an army, its a response to God's initiative.

Hope is faith directed to the future, God is the object of hope, and his promises defines the structures of Hope. Hope is not vague or sentimental, but sure and certain, and will come true. "God said it, I believe it, that settles it."

Charity (Love - Agape) Is a new specific radical love not seen before Jesus. It is not natural like love for a child, not affectionate like love for a pet. It is also not mere "liking", desiring, or even a form of friendship. Agape is the love that created the universe and went with Christ to hell. Agape is supernatural because it comes from God's fullness, not our needy emptiness. Agape is not compassion or pity, it is a busybody, active, demanding, revolutionary. It is not a feeling, but an action, Christ dying on the cross saying I love you.

Faith is the root.Hope is the stalk. Love is the fruit.

(taken from [i]Back to Virtue[/i] by Peter Kreeft)

[RandomProddy]

[quote name='Papist' timestamp='1341863405' post='2454032']
May I add,

[u]The Nicene Creed[/u]
[/quote]

Bazinga!

[quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1341860441' post='2454016']
[u]New Testament Books[/u]

(Gospels)
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts of the Apostles

[/quote]

Huh?

Edited July 10, 2012 by RandomProddy

[Tab'le De'Bah-Rye]

I thought belief was to belive jesus was and is God made flesh, and died and was resurected and to also believe God can do no evil and that God is love and God is the holy trinity, and we just have to believe these things and we will recieve from GOD. And Faith to me is what we recieve, the action of that belief is prayer,fasting,word deed and living out the holy bible to the best of ones ability, and to not climb the mountains but wait patiently in prayer,good words and good deeds etc for God to come to the foot of the mountain and lift us up to the top of the mountain, or over,or through,or around the mountain. I probably think alot more of it or have or will in the future but this is kind of where i'm at now with what belief and faith is to me. Unsure of the holy catholic churches exact stance of what these mean if she even have an exact stance on it.

Edited July 10, 2012 by Tab'le Du'Bah-Rye

[fides' Jack]

Still not seeing the Pope list, Red.

[Lil Red]

[quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1342018371' post='2454654']
Still not seeing the Pope list, Red.
[/quote]

I'll let you do that.

[MissScripture]

Here is a link to the list of popes: [url="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm"]http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm[/url]

[brianthephysicist]

[quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1341863738' post='2454034']
Here is my pdf that I have used for several years. Nice pamphlet form in case you'd like to print it off and have it handy.[attachment=3019:We Believe.pdf]

and also this: [url="http://www.chnetwork.org/readguide04.pdf"]http://www.chnetwork...readguide04.pdf[/url] Read the Bible and the Catechism in a Year
[/quote]
Red, thanks so much for putting all of this up here

[Guest Inquisitive_Stranger]

[quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1341859262' post='2453992']
[u]The 9 Ways of being an accessory in sin[/u]
Counseling
Commanding
Consenting
Defending
Concealment
Action
Provoking
Praising the sinful action
Silence
[/quote]

Could someone clarify this for me please? Does being ''an accessory in sin'' make one in anyway responsible for another's sin, in the sense that they will be judged as, equally or partially, answerable for the sin of another person in the eyes of God? Could someone also provide examples for each item on the above list, thanks.

[HisChildForever]

[quote name='Inquisitive_Stranger' timestamp='1343841986' post='2461144']
Could someone clarify this for me please? Does being ''an accessory in sin'' make one in anyway responsible for another's sin, in the sense that they will be judged as, equally or partially, answerable for the sin of another person in the eyes of God? Could someone also provide examples for each item on the above list, thanks.
[/quote]

Provoking - a woman who poses in Playboy. She knows darn will that men are going to get a little too friendly with themselves over her picture. She is partially responsible for his sin. He has his own free will, but she in a sense is encouraging his immoral behavior.

[fides' Jack]

[quote name='Inquisitive_Stranger' timestamp='1343841986' post='2461144']
Could someone clarify this for me please? Does being ''an accessory in sin'' make one in anyway responsible for another's sin, in the sense that they will be judged as, equally or partially, answerable for the sin of another person in the eyes of God? Could someone also provide examples for each item on the above list, thanks.

[u]The 9 Ways of being an accessory in sin[/u]
Counseling
Commanding
Consenting
Defending
Concealment
Action
Provoking
Praising the sinful action
Silence

[/quote]

Counseling: giving bad advice: "I think it's okay for you to have sex outside of marriage..."
Commanding: telling somebody to do something sinful: maybe a husband saying, "You're GOING to have an abortion!"
Consenting: giving approval: Similar to counseling...
Defending: "He was okay for doing what he did!"
Concealment: "No, your husband isn't seeing someone else!" When you know otherwise...
Action: bad example?
Provoking: "Everyone else is doing it!!!"
Praising: "You did such a GOOD job of that!!"
Silence: Not speaking up when you should.

Yes, these things do make us somewhat responsible for each others' sins.