re: As a Catholic, I view the pope the same as I do the English monarch

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Taking communion in mortal sin in Catholicism is sacrilege as a Catholic.

Mortal sin requires intent, full knowledge and grave matter.

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What about a battlefield, hospital, etc.

That’s the rub kind of… how can you say God only hears prayers under certain circumstances at certain times and places

You're not a Catholic.

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position awarded by man to fulfill the human need for a hierarchal structure.

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I think of the King of England as a man to fulfill the need for tourists.

I am familiar with the incorrect claim if that’s what you’re asking… it’s only half true.

Yes… Augustine at times talks about the “rock” as Christ or Peter’s confession, but he never rejects Peter’s role or says the Church got it wrong. He just uses multiple interpretations, which was normal back then. He still clearly affirms Peter’s importance and authority. So it’s not him changing his mind and disproving the Catholic view, it’s just him emphasizing a different angle of the same passage.

And either way, the Church’s position doesn’t hinge on one guy. Plenty of early Christians still recognized Peter’s unique role.

I was very close to becoming Orthodox but found the Catholic beliefs to be more convincing. I anctually sided with the Orthodox explanation of the Filioque for a while but have come around recently. Orthodox is basically Catholic on most things with some key differences. The list includes, but is not limited to…
The Papacy
The Filioque
Original sin understanding
Mary’s immaculate conception (no sin vs guilt)
How we experience God (essence and energy)
Sin and Cleansing
Both believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, but differ in how they explain it.

Decent but quick explanation. IG reel.

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What about a battlefield, hospital, etc.

That’s the rub kind of… how can you say God only hears prayers under certain circumstances at certain times and places

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Extenuating circumstances my man.

Its explained in the Catechism.

OP sounds like my Dad and a bunch of other Catholics after Vatican 2. Poorly catechized.

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I have posted this before but some of you need to repent and believe on Jesus and him alone for your eternal salvation. Throw away your religious works and the things you think make your right before God. Let me be clear...Works based religions of any label traps people in religious bondage. Rather than repent and believe God's word, they defend the doctrine of demons that blinds people from the light of God's glorious gospel which is Jesus Christ and him alone for our salvation. That would apply to Catholics or Protestants or Orthodox or whoever that add anything to God's plan to save mankind through faith in his Son. If you are working your way to heaven, or believe your involvement in some particular denomination makes you right with God, then you need to repent today and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life and the forgiveness of sins. He died for us all and he only wants you to believe he did that for you and trust him alone. Acts 13:38 Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

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90% of what you just said is true.
And where did you get this knowledge?
From the very Church Christ founded.
That means PEOPLE and those people passed on that information from generation to generation and those people weather you like it or not called themselves Catholic.
The fact that you are not one of these people should make you ask yourself why do I choose to follow the teachings of men and not follow the church that Christ founded.
To be clear…..
We do not follow the Catholic Church per se, we follow Christ who established the church.
You are too brainwashed to see the difference.

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This is rich ^^^

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Why do you ignore Christ very words?
“I build my church”
Why do you disregard his prayer at the last supper when he prayed for unity of his followers?
Why do you ignore his teaching when he told his followers to do what the Pharisees say but don’t do what they do?
Pride

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Pride

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Rich again^^

Catholicism is the very epitome of religious pride and indoctrination and you and other's can't see it. If you haven't believed on Jesus for everlasting life like he says in his word and you are relying on some other path to heaven then you aren't going. That goes for me, my family and every person on the planet.

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It is meant to lead people from the truth so they cannot be saved. I used to be Catholic and praise God he revealed his son to me and led me out of that nonsense.

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You Prots are so inconsistent and illogical.
You tell some random pagan on the street all you have to do is recite the salvation prayer and you will be eternally saved.
But for Catholics who publicly affirm the exact same thing countless times during our faith journey, you claim we are famed to hell.
I thought saying the faith prayer was enough?
Well please explain.