fabulousdame: pls stop saying wat u dont know, though i was not born into the catholic faith buh wen i joined the church, i loved their way en everything. i respect d catholic church more than any other church(not saying the others re not real)
christainity is a mystery dat no one on earth fully understands and the thing is no church, pastor or priest can take u to heaven. be careful wit tins like dis.

gratieao:
We reverence her, as we do all the saints, but true worship is addressed to God alone. Otherwise, we would fall into idolatry. Christ is our only mediator (1 Tim. 2:5-6) with the Father, but Mary can intercede (pray for us) with her Son Jesus. Jesus worked his first miracle at her request ( Jn. 2:1-12). Just as we can ask other members of the church on earth to pray for us (1 Tim. 2:1; 2 Tim. 1:3; Phil. 4:22), so too, can we ask members of the church in heaven to pray for us (Rv. 5:8; 6:9-11; 7:10-12; 8:2-6; Mt. 22:31, 32).
Hope i have answered your question?

ChickRockz: Can you name one of those other children please..also if Mary had other children why would Jesus entrust her into the hands of John the Beloved disciple @ Mount Calvary..what happened to the other siblings? Did they suddenly die or become disabled or is it that they were so irresponsible that they couldn't take care of their own mother?...which is really bad come to think about it. Most people fail to understand that the Jewish conception of brotherhood or sisterhood extends to even your cousins..Once you are descended from one Grandparent and answer one family name..you are brothers or sisters irrespective of the fact that you have different parents

peppy luv: THANK GOD I AM A CATHOLIC!!

Impotent Pastorprenuer and serial adulterer losing customers and blaming it on catholics,wishing the 2billion living catholics were his goat followers (too much money on his mind)
Goatotie!try winin CAN president so GEJ can buy u a jet like he did for oritsejafor
You are miserable and need desperate attention but u picked the wrong people cuz even a priest doesn't know an IMPOTENT MAN like you exists not to talk of our beloved humble pope.
We are too much for all you miserable haters! 3 words for u all and ur generation(past,present and future): GO HANG YOURSELVES

HYBREED: I can dare say I have more information about christianity than pastor okotie does. If he knows how the catholic have been the custodian of what he now rely on to preach...he wouldn't make such utterances about catholic. Though a muslim,but I know to some extent about how constantinople collated the bible.

ChickRockz: Can you name one of those other children please..also if Mary had other children why would Jesus entrust her into the hands of John the Beloved disciple @ Mount Calvary..what happened to the other siblings? Did they suddenly die or become disabled or is it that they were so irresponsible that they couldn't take care of their own mother?...which is really bad come to think about it. Most people fail to understand that the Jewish conception of brotherhood or sisterhood extends to even your cousins..Once you are descended from one Grandparent and answer one family name..you are brothers or sisters irrespective of the fact that you have different parents

ikwoche: The Catholics worship God though they may be doing it the wrong way. That is the reason God brought the charismatic renewal among them to help them worship him rightly. Catholics like hiding from the truth with the quote "don't judge" when the Bible clearly states that we should test all spirit. I was a Catholic. No Catholic could have defended my faith then better than me but I realised I was only being stubborn and hiding from the truth. I am not saying Catholics should leave their church, I will only advise them to read more of the Bible, less of Sunday misa, they should not be afraid of change. The should conquer the thought of "I was born a Catholic, all my life, I have been a Catholic. Nobody can change my mind. As for Chris okotie, A Catholic that confessed Jesus as his lord and saviour, cannot go to hell.

gratieao: The Catholic Church is the “church” established by Jesus. All the bishops and priests are direct successors of the original apostles.

Jesus gave the Church and his apostles the power to forgive sins. Since priests cannot read minds and hearts, people confess to them so that the priests can give proper counsel and penance along with their absolution.

Catholicism is the original and most complete form of Christianity. East and West were one for a thousand years. Protestant churches only go back four or five centuries.

HYBREED: I can dare say I have more information about christianity than pastor okotie does. If he knows how the catholic have been the custodian of what he now rely on to preach...he wouldn't make such utterances about catholic. Though a muslim,but I know to some extent about how constantinople collated the bible.

dejilg:

Dude what is this? Do u think Jesus' Humanity is separable from His Divinity?

Perhaps if u read the Bible u'd see the confusion u just dnt see

obayaya:

you are probably reading from the amplified bible or one of all these newer revisions with translations to suit their doctrines..

dejilg: For all dis catholic pupils here, I have a question to you

Why don't u honour David? Just as u honour Mary

gratieao:
Of course, one can and should address Jesus directly in prayer; however, this does not negate Mary’s role. The question is a good one and possesses some complexity. All of the attributes of mercy and love attributed to Mary find their ultimate source in the Lord. The unity between the Mother and her divine Son is very intimate and unbreakable. Even when we address our prayers to Jesus or show him homage, we are also honoring his Mother and invoking her assistance. Mary rejoices when we come to her Son, no matter what the path. The Dominican priest, Fr. Jelly wrote that in this sense, even the most fundamentalist of Protestants are showing their respect to Mary in their devotion to Christ. Conversely, God is honored when we honor Mary. God loves us to honor Mary as a Father is pleased when his daughter is honored. All the honor we give to Mary is reflected back to God since we honor her for what He has done for her, with her, and through her. When we honor her, we honor Him. When Catholics address Mary, it is because there is something about her maternal qualities which soothe our souls and remind us of the great company of heaven– the home to which we hope to one day enter. Even in human families, the love and help of parents could just as well come from one parent or the other; but sometimes we want the strength of our fathers and at other times the feminine touch of our mothers. Mary is a creature, not God like her Son, and yet her abiding proximity and union to Christ makes her a fitting figure for our prayers. We reverence her, as we do all the saints, but true worship is addressed to God alone. Otherwise, we would fall into idolatry. Christ is our only mediator (1 Tim. 2:5-6) with the Father, but Mary can intercede (pray for us) with her Son Jesus. Jesus worked his first miracle at her request ( Jn. 2:1-12). Just as we can ask other members of the church on earth to pray for us (1 Tim. 2:1; 2 Tim. 1:3; Phil. 4:22), so too, can we ask members of the church in heaven to pray for us (Rv. 5:8; 6:9-11; 7:10-12; 8:2-6; Mt. 22:31, 32).

jdilight:

sorry mary holds no intercessory office in heaven. Jesus himself said,"ask the father anything in my name". so y go through mary. is the father wicked or what. Why can't we go to the father direct as he said we should. l want to know y we need a mediator?

manny4life:

What in the world are you talking about?

When Jesus walked the earth to his death, was he not referred to as "SON OF MAN"?

What junk are you talking about? He's always been divine, YET, he was a man...

My point is SIMPLE and CLEAR. Like Mary, Jesus was a MAN born of a WOMAN, though he was the SON OF GOD, yet he was a man.

gratieao: The Catholic Church is the “church” established by Jesus. All the bishops and priests are direct successors of the original apostles.

Jesus gave the Church and his apostles the power to forgive sins. Since priests cannot read minds and hearts, people confess to them so that the priests can give proper counsel and penance along with their absolution.

Catholicism is the original and most complete form of Christianity. East and West were one for a thousand years. Protestant churches only go back four or five centuries.

gratieao:
Have you ever asked a friend for a favor? Or have you ever said to someone “Please pray for me?” Mary and the Saints are our friends in Heaven (unless you don’t believe that they are truly alive in Heaven). As such, they see God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – face to face. Who better to pray for us and present our prayers to Jesus “in person?” Mary and the Saints “do” nothing of themselves; they all point to Jesus. Remember what Mary told the servants at the wedding feast at Cana: “Do whatever He [Jesus] tells you.” Open your mind to the fullness and richness of His ENTIRE family, and the wonderful ways we can love and help each other!

Lady~Jul:
Na wa o.... Sum pple will just be opening their smelling mouth to say evil lies just to condemn others. I dnt knw where dis man of God got dat information abt catholics worshiping the devil, is it dat he has heard catholics preaching against christ? Or has he heard catholics preaching for the devil? Or sumthing just entered his head and he startd sayin rubbish. Pls dnt let anybody decieve u, we catholics dnt worship the devil neither do we worship the holy mary and we will never do dat, we only worship the one and only almighty God and believe Jesus christ is the son of God who came to die for us inorder to reedem mankind and only through him can we be saved, pls dnt be decieved. May the lord have mercy on all of us in Jesus name. Amen

Ken_Jak: Though the catholics are not worshipping God, they're worshipping Mary... It's not for him or anyone to judge except God cos God says in the bible, Judge not for you not to be judged.
He's wrong with his preaching.

dejilg:

Y do u catholics like feeding us with myths Now can u give us a "non catholic (mythical) source" confirming this ur so called claims?

dakey: Firstly I warn all of u to becareful of what you criticize, it is a pity that somebody on earth will criticise catholic church... Take a look @ okotie's life, "maried twice , divorced twice" is this a life of a christian..NO. I also read that he said God appointed him to be president ....I dnt knw
But my main concern is to defend my church(faith)
Look @ d origin Of catholic.... I would proudly say that CATHOLIC is the only true church founded by Jesus christ himself.... "No offence pls" other churches mayb serving God too with there whole heart but that's not where am coming from. Pope benedict is a succesor of St peter to whom Jesus handed his sheep here on earth rooting to catholic church(ref;math:16:18-19 )
Knowing fully well that we are sinners and ar not wothy to stand christ, we ask VIRGIN MARY his mother to help interceed for us.....pls WE ARE NOT WORSHIPING VIRGIN MARY rather we honour her.
The rosary ..... The first part (hail mary) is the combination of what angel gabriel and Elizabeth said (ref:luk 1:28, 1:42) .. The second part (holy mary) we now ask her to pray for us sinners here on earth....
Pls everybody should be carefull, guard against fake pastors(am not calling anyone "fake" those that it concerns knws themselves..........be warned
I am a christian , a stonge catholic, I konw what I believe in , and I can defend it, most of them dnt knw and can't say the origin of their church......awesome[color=#990000][/color]