Comments on: Top 10 Bizarre Aspects of Catholicism

By: derek

derek — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:39:22 +0000

I can see how much of this list would look strange to some people.
Well done though, I appreciate the list’s truthful accuracy, unlike the comments from “Leo”, which are cowardly and slanderous lies.
Please pray for all heretics, schismatics, muslims, jews, and the followers of other man made innovations, that they may turn from their errors and embrace their salvation.

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By: Ronk

Ronk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:30:24 +0000

Actually Lutherans do not think the Eucharist is just a symbol. Lutherans and some other protestants believe in Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist, just like Catholics do. However they express it slightly differently as consubstantiation rather than transsubstantiation. That is, they believe that the bread and wine are still present but Christ’s Body and Blood are ALSO present in them. Catholics believe that there are no longer any bread and wine present, only Christ’s Body and Blood.

By: Ronk

Ronk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:25:31 +0000

You make it sound as if Catholics believe that a scapular is some sort of lucky charm or amulet which works by magic.

A scapular is simply a miniature version of the brown Carmelite habit. The promise given by the Virgin Mary is not that it will magically save someone, but that those who wear the Carmelite habit will be given the graces by God (without which nobody can be saved) to pray and do good and avoid sin so that they will be saved. The prayers, good works and avoidance of sin are the relevant things here, the scapular is merely a reminder to the person to do these things. Like a wedding ring reminds a husband or wife to be faithful. The “fire” referred to is the fire of Hell. No promise has been given about whether anyone will die in this world by fire or drowning. Many great Saints died by fire or drowning or other terrible tortures, but theirs was not “a horrible death” because they died in the joy of purity and devotion to God.

By: Ronk

Ronk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:15:39 +0000

A better title for this list would be “Top 10 aspects of Catholicism which would be unfamiliar to people who know only Protestantism”. What is “bizarre’ is in this case a highly subjective judgment. There are many aspects of Protestantism which anyone who is unfamiliar with Protestantism would find bizarre.

By: Ronk

Ronk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:49:53 +0000

Yet funnily enough, all or nearly all of these have their counterparts in nearly every other major religion (albeit often the theory surrounding them is not so fully developed).

By: john steven grissom

john steven grissom — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:13:10 +0000

i kind of think the bingo idea is a kewl idea…. it allows people to come together for fun and games away from the traditional church… .and as long as jesus doesnt come back with his whip and turnin over tables proclaiming that it is “his fathers hous” i think theyll be fine! john steven grissom- fort owrth texas USA

By: paganjesus

paganjesus — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:36:34 +0000

it sounds like a paganism., truly that catholic came from pagan!!!!

By: cassie

cassie — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:31:52 +0000

Dan, catholics are christians but not all christians are catholics.. Christian refers to believing in one god and believing that jesus christ is in fact, his son. Catholicism is a denomination of christianity, as are lutherns and methodists, ect, everyone who believes that principle is a christian. However, not all christians have exactly the same beliefs and that is where the different denominations come in.. For example, catholics believe that once the priest blesses the eucharist (bread and wine) that it truely is the flesh and blood of jesus, lutherns on the other hand just believe that it is just a symbol of the flesh and blood. Ha I was in catholic school my whole life and until the age of 18, attended every mass that is required by catholic church ruling (ash wednesday, good friday, stuff like that) so I can answer most questions about catholicism.

By: zaph

zaph — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:52:55 +0000

the ‘real presence’ is a complete lie and i can well believe the magicians term ‘hocus-pocus’ is derived from the catholic liturgy. christ is raised up and is seated at the right hand of god so how can the catholics be eating of him? we partake of him in our being born-again by the spirit of god. incidentally another magicians phrase ‘abracadabra’ has two meanings; from the aramaic language meaning ‘to create as i say’ and also was used in reference to the polytheist ‘trinity’. its truly a fair reflection on a religion that until as late as 1960, banned its own members from actually reading the bible!!! it was quite literally ‘as we the priests say it is, so shal it be’ and is to this very day!