Aloysius Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 i would like to make a small little point and see who aggrees or disagrees. look at converts from Protestantism to Catholocism look at converts from Catholocism to Protestantism my knowledge of Protestant to Catholic conversions is based mainly off little conversion stories here and there, and the show the Journey Home (sidenote: Armstrong Digital Cable gives the discription "Observing as people travel to the homeland of their ancestors".. it's about ppl coming back home to Catholocism but they seem not to want to investigate to get an accurate discription) anyway, they seem to have nothing but love for their protestant brothers and sisters. however, in any conversion story or conversation with an convert from Catholocism to Protestantism, they all usually seem to HATE Catholocism. They attack it every chance they get. anyway, think about it. <<analogy:in no way making the two items equal, just showing that it's the same concept fueling anti-Catholocism from converts as fueling anti-God from fallen angels> notice that Satan Hates God. God never stops loving Satan. (if this is in question, think about Jesus saying love your enemies, wouldn't He do the same?) it kinda paralells how converts to protestantism hate Catholocism whereas converts to Catholocism never stop loving their protestant bros and sises> these are all just generalizations, i guess they're a bit stereotypical but in my opinion it is the majority. possible there are statistics to either support this is the majority stuff or refute that it's majority, either way it's been my experience when looking at all this stuff. i just thought of this when the question came up 'is there such a thing as anti-Protestants' think about it. tell me what u think. this kinda looks at fruits right? and remember Christ said that His Church would be hated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTNgurl Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 i'm not that religious, but i am trying to get closer to my religion (that is y i joined phatmass). i was born a catholic, but then a couple months after my sister was baptized, the priest that baptized her commited suicide, b/c he turned out to be gay. that is one of the reasons my mom and i left the church. then we attended to a united methodist church. it was great. the people were nice, but since i am hispanic, the ppl looked at me (not my mom, she is italian) kind of in an odd way. then i after my confirmation (i didnt do my communion), i stopped attending church. while attending the protestant church, i never hated the catholics, i missed them instead. my catholic friends missed me too, and they were dissapointed in me b/c i had left the church. But now that i am trying to go back to the catholic church, they are welcoming, and the protestant dont even bother in "missing" me. i like the catholic church better b/c the church i attended was more diverse. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeraMaria Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Go girl! :D Glad to have ya here! Feel free to post, post, post!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTNgurl Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Go girl! :D Glad to have ya here! Feel free to post, post, post!! :D thank you.....(you see what i'm talking about) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeraMaria Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 thank you.....(you see what i'm talking about) :D LOL yes i do.... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritual_Arsonist Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 You know, I actually had the same tohughts as you. It seems that all those who leave the church simply do not know what the chrch teaches on certian issues. I agree totally with you. Those that come into the church fully are ecstatic and on fire for God and his church, while the protestants are protesting who know what, and the battle continues.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroX Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Not all converts are that way. Most of the folks in my RCIA class were doing it mostly because their fiancee was Catholic, and wanted a church wedding! However, you guys are totally right about people who leave the church to become Prots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Y'all are right; most Catholics who become Protestant HATE the Church with a passion! They've allowed themselves to be brainwashed into thinking it's evil. And yet they claim to love Catholics, which is why they say they want to "save" Catholics from their errors. That's a lie; they don't love Catholics! Love isn't based on lies, which is what such people believe about the Church once they leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Huether Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 People leave the Church ("convert") to become Protestant in only 3 situations. 1) they are confused about a teaching of the Church, and some Protestant denom makes it easy (i.e. lowers the benchmark.) Take for instance the Eucharist. 2) they cannot stop a certain sin that the Church doesn't accept, yet some Protestant denom has accepted. Take for instance homosexual ACTS, contraception, divorce and remarriage. You name the sin, there is a Prot denom out there that will accept you... 3) I just added this, because it is applicable and I hadn't thought about it. You are young and your Parents leave the Church because of either 1) or 2), but you are "converted" because of your parents. Now, People come BACK to the Church, or are converted from Prot to Cath. in only ONE situation! They understand the Church. They see the Truth. I don't know of ONE covert that became Catholic because it was "just easier", or the Church "accepted" some vice that the Prot denome refused. When you become Catholic, you embrace the Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 i liked all the comments i'm interested in seeing a protestant comment here though. just reminding that it's just general majority im talkin about. come on! let's get a Freaky Chick response! (she's my fav protestant on here, she's just so darn reasonable compared to the rest that are goin about PhatMass) or someone else.... just interested in seeing if u've noticed the same thing, and what u think this says about the fruits of a Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Huether Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 i liked all the comments i'm interested in seeing a protestant comment here though. just reminding that it's just general majority im talkin about. come on! let's get a Freaky Chick response! (she's my fav protestant on here, she's just so darn reasonable compared to the rest that are goin about PhatMass) or someone else.... just interested in seeing if u've noticed the same thing, and what u think this says about the fruits of a Church. Dude, there is not better non-Catholic on the earth, than our own dear Bro Adam! He's probably more Catholic than most Catholics! LOL. Where are you!? Your in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 :o i didn't think about him!!! i was just thinking in recent dayz i've seen Mrs. Bro Adam, but havent seen the bro in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinLuther Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 OK. its 11 hours since I first read this thread. I hope I have calmed down enough to make a more reasonable response than what I almost posted last night. I used to be catholic. I think you are making some very dangerous generalisations and assumptions about people in my position. I don't hate the Catholic Church. I just know that since accepting Jesus as my saviour & Lord of my life, I have developed a much closer and stronger relationship with Him as part of another denomination. I sin still sometimes but I'm part of a stronger Christian community and closer to the Holy Spirit and to Jesus in prayer, worship and the Word than I ever was as a catholic. Some of you have found all that in the Catholic Church, that it is not the case for a lot of catholics in many parishes around the world. I can no longer accept some teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. It will be for God himself (not some phatmass poster) to judge whether or not that is due to any ongoing sin in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robyn Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I think you are making some very dangerous generalisations and assumptions about people in my position. I can no longer accept some teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. It will be for God himself (not some phatmass poster) to judge whether or not that is due to any ongoing sin in my life. Very true! Most of my best friends are ex-Catholic... they don't fit into any of the 3 categories for leaving the Catholic church. You tell us we don't understand the truth, but we do...however you won't believe it until you experience it for yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 A closer and stronger relationship as part of another denomination? The closest you can ever get to Jesus this side of heaven is in the Catholic Church. If you weren't close to God in the Catholic Church, that's your own fault, not the Church's. The same is true for other Catholics who claim they can't find God in the Catholic Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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