It is foolish to try and deny this. It is not a statue, simply to be cleaned and polished over time, as many Protestants seem to think. Protestantism separates justification from sanctification , contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible e. Protestantism has a strong tendency of pitting faith against works sola fide , which is a rejection of Christian Tradition and the explicit teaching of the Bible Mt ; Lk ; Jn ; Gal ; Eph ; Phil ; ; 1 Thess ; 2 Thess ; Heb ; Jas ; These passages also indicate that salvation is a process , not an instantaneous event , as in Protestantism.
Protestantism rejects the Christian Tradition and biblical teaching of merit, or differential reward for our good deeds done in faith Mt ; Rom ; 1 Cor ; 1 Pet ; Rev This is contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible: 1 Cor ; Gal ; ,4; Col ; 1 Tim ; ; ; Heb ; ; ,29,39; ; 2 Pet ,; Rev This heresy of which Catholicism is often charged, was in fact condemned by the Catholic Church at the Second Council of Orange in A.
It is known as Pelagianism , the view that man could save himself by his own natural efforts, without the necessary supernatural grace from God. A more moderate view, Semi-Pelagianism, was likewise condemned. To continue to accuse the Catholic Church of this heresy suggests a manifest ignorance of the history of theology, as well as the clear Catholic teaching of the Council of Trent , available for all to see. Yet the myth is strangely prevalent.
Protestantism has virtually eliminated the practice of confession to a priest or at least a pastor , contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible Mt ; ; Jn Protestantism disbelieves in penance , or temporal punishment for forgiven sin, over against Christian Tradition and the Bible e.
Protestantism has little concept of the Tradition and biblical doctrine of mortifying the flesh, or, suffering with Christ : Mt ; Rom ,17; 1 Cor ; Phil ; 1 Pet , Likewise, Protestantism has lost the Tradition and biblical doctrine of vicarious atonement, or redemptive suffering with Christ, of Christians for the sake of each other: Ex ; Num ; ; 2 Cor ; Col ; 2 Tim Protestantism has rejected the Tradition and biblical doctrine of purgatory , as a consequence of its false view of justification and penance, despite sufficient evidence in Scripture: Is ; ; Micah ; Mal ; 2 Maccabees ; Mt ; ; Lk cf.
Eph ; 1 Pet ; 1 Cor ; 2 Cor ; Rev Protestantism has rejected largely due to misconceptions and misunderstanding the Catholic developed doctrine of indulgences , which is, simply, the remission of the temporal punishment for sin i. This is no different than what St.
Paul did, concerning an errant brother at the Church of Corinth. He first imposed a penance on him 1 Cor , then remitted part of it an indulgence: 2 Cor Just because abuses occurred prior to the Protestant Revolt admitted and rectified by the Catholic Church , is no reason to toss out yet another biblical doctrine.
Protestantism has thrown out prayers for the dead , in opposition to Christian Tradition and the Bible Tobit ; 2 Maccabees ; 1 Cor ; 2 Tim ; also verses having to do with purgatory, since these prayers are for the saints there. Protestantism rejects, on inadequate grounds, the intercession of the saints for us after death, and the correspondent invocation of the saints for their effectual prayers Jas Most Protestants deny angelic intercession , contrary to Christian Tradition and the Bible Rev ; ; Many most?
But she is our sister with regard to our position of creatures vis-a-vis the Creator, God. Mary never operates apart from the necessary graces from her Son, and always glorifies Him, not herself, as Catholic theology stresses. No one denies he was some type of leader among the apostles.
He works the first miracle of the Church age Acts , utters the first anathema Acts , raises the dead Acts , first receives the Gentiles Acts , and his name is mentioned more often than all the other disciples put together times. Much more similar evidence can be found. The Church of Rome and the popes were central to the governance and theological direction and orthodoxy of the Christian Church from the beginning.
This is undeniable. Protestantism, in its desperation to eke out some type of historical continuity apart from the Catholic Church, sometimes attempts to claim a lineage from medieval sects such as the Waldenses, Cathari, and Albigensians and sometimes earlier groups such as the Montanists or Donatists.
However, this endeavor is doomed to failure when one studies closely what these sects believed. They either retain much Catholic teaching anathema to Protestants or hold heretical notions antithetical to Christianity altogether Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox , or both, making this Protestant theory quite dubious at best.
Catholicism has the best view of church in relation to the state and culture as well. Catholicism has the best Christian philosophy and worldview , worked out through centuries of reflection and experience. As in its theological reflection and development, the Catholic Church is ineffably wise and profound, to an extent truly amazing, and indicative of a sure divine stamp. I used to marvel, just before I converted, at how the Catholic Church could be so right about so many things.
Last but by no means least, Catholicism has the most sublime spirituality and devotional spirit , manifested in a thousand different ways, from the monastic ideal, to the heroic celibacy and pure devotion and service to God of the clergy and religious, the Catholic hospitals, the sheer holiness of a Thomas a Kempis or a St.
John of the Cross, the sanctified wit of a Chesterton or a Muggeridge, elderly women doing the Stations of the Cross or the Rosary, Holy Hour, Benediction, kneeling — the list goes on and on. This devotional spirit is, I humbly submit, unmatched in its scope and deepness, despite many fine counterparts in Protestant and Orthodox spirituality. Get newsletters and updates Close. Also, send me the Catholic Newsletter and special offers. Also, send me the Catholic Newsletter.
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The Invisible Nature of Witness. Why I ordered new pants today So I called my mom today Archbishop Lebulu said that Bagamoyo was a very significant site in the history of Catholicism in Tanzania because it was the first place where the Holy Ghost missionaries landed. Archbishop Lebulu aso said Bagamoyo was chosen for the Jubilee Celebrations because it was previously a place of pain and torture with many African slaves sold and exported from the port.
However, with the arrival of the missionaries, Bagamoyo transformed into a place of redemption. To ever suppose that human thought or scientific research can or should be in conflict with faith is a mistaken approach because this position denies the basic truth that everything has been created by God. Scholarly and scientific research that is carried out in a manner faithful to reason and to moral law will not conflict with truth as revealed by God see CCC, no. Faith is necessary for salvation.
Faith is a gift of grace. God not only speaks to us, he also gives us the grace to respond. To believe in Revelation we need the gift of faith. Mt When by faith and Baptism we enter the Church, we already share in eternal life. Faith perceives this in ever deepening ways, as through a glass darkly cf.
Faith is a free, human act. Faith is a gift of God which enables us to know and love him. Faith is a way of knowing, just as reason is.
But living in faith is not possible unless there is action on our part. Through the help of the Holy Spirit, we are able to make a decision to respond to divine Revelation, and to follow through in living out our response. God never forces his truth and love upon us.
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