crazygod:
When u start worshipping Mary and praying to her, I think bible considers that as idolatry

Sanchez01:
I taught in a Catholic school during my service year and one funny thing happened while I was supervising a particular class during examination. Without informing/regard, the entire class rose like programmed robots to chant something. Interestingly, their action was triggered by the sound of some distant clock strikes.

ireneidiva:

Are you kidding me?

PastorAIO:


So when you give birth to a child the sin of Adam is multiplied. What about the other sin offerings before?

What about Jesus? Did he have sins of Adam on his head?

DeYoungJoe:


What abt the image of snake that saved israelites from dying of snake bite?

ireneidiva:

Nah. i can't have this discussion abeg.

analice107:

First, Catholicism is a distinct religion just like islam. It's out look appears like it's a Christian church, but, it's not, as 80% of her doctrines are opposed to the Scriptures of the Christian faith.

Proffdada:
why do you think Jesus came as a man not a spirit? To end the sins of adam which is inherited. To give life which was lost after adam ate the fruit or what are you thinking? What is the essence of His sacrifice?

Sanchez01:

SOME. Those who have their brains formatted and are lazy to read would forever end up believing Pastors rather than God and His Word.

For the Catholic community, it is worse, doctrine is Unscriptural as well as its teachings. Is there a Catholic 'church' that teaches one should pray to God in Jesus' Name rather than go through Mary?

SalC:


Well it depends on what you mean, if you are asking if Mary existed before Jesus on earth, the answer is yes. But if you are referring to Jesus' spiritual existence as God, I would say no. But the thing here is, from the day this God took flesh and dwelt among men, he chose a mother and that mother is Mary. So except you will argue that Jesus wasn't God when he was in Mary's womb, which by implication means that at some point Jesus lost his divinity, then you can't argue against Mary being the Mother of God.

analice107:

And paying money to the Pope for our dead loved ones in purgatory to be allowed into heaven. Also, paying money for our sins to be forgiven.

There's alot of things people pay money for in Catholic church, but they cover those up and project tithes paid my pentecostal churches as tho it's a sin.

At least we see Tithing in the Bible, where can we fine Absolution in the Bible?

Tellemall:


But were the Catholics instructed to make images of Mary and Jesus by God as Moses was?

That was a symbolic commandment from God. Study your Bible more to see the link with That and the New testament.

thorpido:
There's no scriptural background in the bible that says Mary can answer or make supplications in prayer.The Bible made it clear you pray to God in the Name of Jesus.
There's nothing like mother of God.God has no mother. No scripture in the bible backs that up.Mary was the mother of Jesus the man while He was on the earth.

PastorAIO:


You have a funny way of completely ducking a question and writing extensive nonsense instead.

The same way Mary has sin of Adam it follows that jesus must have sin of Adam too.

Obviously.

Kenerd:
2nd set:1. For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
2. Thou shalt make theeno molten gods.
3. The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep.
4. All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
5. Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventhday thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
6. And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.7. Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear before the LORD God, the God of Israel.
8. Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the feast of the Passover be left until the morning.
9. The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God.
10. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Exodus 34.

gemale:

Mary interceded at the wedding at Cana, Galilee & Jesus obeyed even though it wasn't His time. What I noticed was that even when Jesus stated that it wasn't His time, Mary knew that He would help hence she told the servants to do whatever Jesus told them. She knew who Jesus was & long believed in Him without asking for signs & wonders to convince her. The catholic church doesn't teach that Mary answers prayers; God does. She only intercedes (similar to what pentecostals call standing in the gap). I'm catholic & never have i heard us say "in Mary's name we pray". We pray in Jesus name or "through Jesus Christ our Lord". Finally John 1:1 says "in the beginning was the word & the word was with God & the word was God" verse 14 says "& the word was made flesh (became man) & dwelt among us". The word that was God became man. Who was that man? Jesus Christ. Who was His mother? Mary. The only way you can have issues with that is if you say Jesus isn't God. In the apostles' Creed we recite in every mass, we affirm our belief in Jesus Christ "true God & true man". Take some advice. Learn to be humble in knowledge. You don't know it all. The books of proverbs says to get understanding in all your getting. The problem a lot of pentecostals have is that they read the surface & think that is all. No, in depth study & research is needed most times by numerous individuals. That's why the field of theology exists. Yes the Holy Spirit gives revelations but an ill prepared mind might misinterpret the revelation. Regular mastication & chewing the cud of the word is needed. Grow more chambers in your spiritual stomach instead of just being monogastric.

Proffdada:
i guess you don't know the history of catholics. The catholics robbed the world of the gospel for many centuries forbidding the bible and killing those who possess copies. They also kill anyone who doesn't agree with their twisted and manipulative doctrines (heresy) which the muslims are emulating now.

ashawopikin:
check bible

femi4:
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them... So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia ... to Cyprus" (Acts 13:2-4). These missionaries (Apostles) as a first church planting team were sent out by the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit used them to "make disciples" and to "plant churches" in different towns (Acts 13:52; 14:22).

blackbriar:


Paying money or booking mass which one cos i am confused.
confession is free, anytime ,anywhere......just with this magical words....."father hear my confession" the priest will simply live anything else he his doing.
PURGATORY is not for damned souls(thats hell), it is for saved souls which still need cleansing before beholding Gods glory.

PaddyX:

But Jesus is God, isn't he. There is no separation of God and man in Jesus because he is fully man and fully God.
Luke 1 vs 43 spells it out clearly when Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit said
Why should the mother of my LORD come to visit me.
If the Holy Spirit, speaking through Elizabeth can say this, then who are you to say that Mary is not he mother of God?

Proffdada:
if i answer you without explaining you'll be confused

thorpido:
Refuse to be ignorant!
When Mary dwelth on the earth,she played the role of Jesus'(the man) mother and could physically relate with Him and intercede or advise as it were.Jesus has been called to glory and Mary also dead.In heaven,it's a different ball game.
Jesus taught about heavenly order when some Sadducees came asking Him about marriage in heaven.See below;

Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19 “Teacher,, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. 21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third. 22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 At the resurrection[c] whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 26 Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[d]? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

Take note of the part in bold.People in heaven do not play roles of wives or husbands.Similarly,they do not play roles of mothers or sons.
Mary plays NO ROLE of mother to Jesus in Heaven.
Quit emotions,sentiments or outright ignorance a d embrace Scriptures!

blackbriar:


you have brought your lies here again....pls itemise 80 percent of those doctrines

Sanchez01:

SOME. Those who have their brains formatted and are lazy to read would forever end up believing Pastors rather than God and His Word.

For the Catholic community, it is worse, doctrine is Unscriptural as well as its teachings. Is there a Catholic 'church' that teaches one should pray to God in Jesus' Name rather than go through Mary?

Nosikebit:
what do you know? The catholic birthed other dominations, so ask ur dull self if not for catholics dont u think u would hv been a muslim or pegan

Dnaz:


Hahaha revelation 22: 19 written by Apostle John about the bible? John wrote a book called revelations, prophecy abt a book called revelation. Unless u give me proof that john actually knew the canon of the Christian bible , u have nothing to say.
Did u know that martin Luther wanted to remove the book of revelations?

HungerBAD:
The Catholic right?

I am a Christian, and attend a Pentecostal Church. Churches, just like Christianity, is open to individual definition on how they see it and it has no one clear definition. so your question on why people consider the Catholic something else, will get you a lot of different answers, even if majority it will be shrouded in ambiguity.

The Catholic Church did not start getting heat today from people. It started from the time the Church deviated from the Bible, and became a POLITICAL PARTY in the 14th and 15th Century.

The Catholic Church became too powerful.

There was a time in Europe, the Catholic Church had their hands in the choosing of Monarchs, and was heavily into financial racketeering. And it is on record that most Pope from that Era were Closet/Open Gays, who liked little boys, and that problem still persists with the amount the Catholic Church around the World keep paying money yearly to little boys molested by Catholic Priests.

And that is why Martin Luther lead the revolt, that nearly saw the collapse of the Catholic. God bless him.

As an individual, my problem with the Catholic has to do with the way they worship, as it is almost idolatry. Why can't i as a Christian pray to God directly?why do i need one statue, picture or something to intercede for me?why do i need to be calling the name of this Saint or that Saint to intercede on my behalf?

Why do i need to confess my sins in a Booth to another man(Reverend Father) when i can talk to God directly?is the Reverend Father now a gate keeper to God or Heaven?

Jesus gave his disciples the power to forgive sins in John 20: 23 telling them whoever's sins you forgive are forgiven and whoever's you retain are retained. The Catholic priests are representatives of the he apostles in today's world, just like the Pope is the representative of St. Peter. If Jesus wanted his people to simply 'talk to God directly', he would not have done this

But all these pale in comparison to one SIN i will never forgive the Catholic for. And that SIN is to make ABLE MEN with WORKING PRIVATE PARTS not be able to MAKE LOVE, or have babies just because they want to be Catholic Priests. Who made that DAMN LAW? God put a D--K on a man's body for a reason, but the Catholic, who in some way are claiming GOD are forcing MEN not to use it, because they want to serve God.

Can you imagine a priest balancing God's work and his family appropriately, celebrating mass every day and caring for his family
Even in the same Bible that you accuse us of not beleiving tells us in Luke 14 vs 26 when Jesus clearly spell out to the crowd the cost of becoming a disciple : to forsake his father mother wife and siblings and follow him

God, when he created MAN in the Garden of EDEN noticed after some days he had KONJI. And so he created EVE to be his helper,both in that Department(KONJI) and other Departments. So why is the Catholic Church reversing God's law?