Fellow Church People

[dwayne1115]

Its kind of like that pome "Footprints" where the man sees only one set of footprints and he asks God why. God said that when there where only one set of footprints God was carrying the man through his hardest and darkest times.

 

[CensoredAlso]

Yup that story is so popular because it's something everyone can identify with.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Actually Roman Catholics do believe he rose from the dead, absolutely. There aren't that many differences I think except the idea that the bread and wine become the body and blood, and the idea that some of the Bible (not all) is symbolic rather than literal. But we don't take the Bible any less seriously.

(And I hope I'm being polite and not starting anything. )

As for confession, I personally think you can be forgiven even without confession. And the idea is that you're confessing to God through the priest, not to the priest, that's important to remember. And I think the Adam and Eve story is the same, I'm pretty sure. But Catholicism does have a lot of rituals involved, it's unique that way, heh. I think it does encourage people though to think about their sins and forgiveness when they might have just ignored it otherwise.

That's right; we Catholics believe that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine become the body and blood, and by partaking of them, we partake of the spirit of Christ. As for the Bible readings, they are important to us as well, for the readings and the homily, but the focal point in the Mass is the Eucharist.

In addition, what sets us apart from many other Christian denominations is the special attention we give to the Virgin Mary; for other churches, it seems that her role is downplayed somewhat, but for us, she is Our Lady, the Queen of Heaven, and some of our most important prayers are directed to her.

And of course, we're also noteworthy for having a lot of saints. Most of us have a saint's name for a middle name (mine is Michelle, after St. Michael the Archangel), and we take on another saint's name at confirmation (in my case, Bridget, as in Bridget, or Brigid of Kildare).

 

[wwfpooh]

True, my middle name is based on Daniel (from--you know--the Lion's Den [not to be confused with the WWE's Elimination Chamber-esque match type invented specifically for "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock]) & my confirmation name is based on a town in which my family has lived for generations, Benedict.

 

[CensoredAlso]

In addition, what sets us apart from many other Christian denominations is the special attention we give to the Virgin Mary

Oh how true and I love that, it's very modern. Now if only women could be priests! (It'll happen someday, just not for awhile, heh).

 

[wwfpooh]

Well, women can now be nuns and sisters, so in a few years, being a clergyperson couldn't be far off.

 

[CensoredAlso]

Well, women can now be nuns and sisters, so in a few years, being a clergyperson couldn't be far off.

Yeah but nuns have been around for years and are the equivalent of brothers, not priests. It's still far removed.

I respect nuns and all, it's a great vocation. But it's not considered the priests' equal and that's frustrating.

 

[wwfpooh]

But it's not considered the priests' equal and that's frustrating.

Point taken. But give it a few more years and...who knows?

 

[CensoredAlso]

Point taken. But give it a few more years and...who knows?

Oh yeah, I do believe it will happen. It's just very embarrassing to deal with.

 

[wwfpooh]

Oh yeah, I do believe it will happen. It's just very embarrassing to deal with.

Not if you believe in it. Just keep up standing up for what you stand for.