I mean why you are catholic ? or why you stay catholic ? despite any issue , I think you understand what I mean
1- I was raised by a Catholic family
2- I believe in Jesus Christ
3- From the thousands of denominational churches the Catholic church is the original
What about you?
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Why do you keep making this false claim when you know that this is not what the RCC teaches. Weâve been through this. The RCC teaches that only Jesus can save us and we have proven this to you with the latest document on this topic by the Vatican. You have never shown us any part of the Catechism that makes this claim. It is YOUR own personal belief, NOT the Vaticanâs. At least admit your not really a Catholic, you have your own denomination which is called omnilogic.
I stay Catholic because I donât know of any other church that teaches the full Gospel (no matter what the churchâs name). They all seem to make exceptions, teaching, for example, that divorce and remarriage is not adultery, that contraception is OK, that men can become women and women can become men, that homosexuality is something to be proud of, that we donât have to keep holy the Lordâs day, and that Christâs flesh is not real food and His blood not real drink. This just a partial list, but these are big ones that come to mind, and Iâm sure there are churches that call themselves Christian and teach all these things I listed.
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Yes, I understand your question. I fell away in High School and in College. I never stopped believing in God, but I slowly began to follow Jesus less and the world more.
Through a series of events and people that I believe God put in my life, He led me back to the Faith of my youth.
As I began to learn more about what Catholic Christians believe, I realized how little I actually knew about my Catholic Faith, even though I was probably taught it growing up, I wasnât ready to learn.
So, why am I Catholic?
- I believe Jesus was Who He said He is.
- I believe the Bible is true. The Bible was affirmed by the Early Church Councils. It was a Catholic Bishop who gave the Bible chapters & verses.
- I believe He chose apostles and they loved Him enough to die for Him and this Faith.
- I believe Baptism and the Holy Eucharist are not just symbolic, but the means, established by Christ, to gift us with salvific grace. The Early Church Fathers believed and taught this as well.
- Jesus breathed on the Apostles and gave them authority to bind & loosen. This authority has been passed on to their successors. When there are disagreements among Christians on matters of faith & morals, we see in Scripture, that they go to the Apostolic Church for clarification.
- Jesus and St. Paul Prayed that we all might be of one mind and purpose.
- Jesus chose imperfect men to lead the Church and we are still, to this day, led by imperfect men, but Jesus will not abandon His faithful! Things will get even dimmer, before Christâs return, but we must remain focused on and put our hope in Jesus Christ, our redeemer.
For these reasons, I will remain and thank God for our one, holy, catholic (universal), and apostolic Church. I will Pray for the church (the mystical body of Christ), especially for our separated brethren, and for those who have lost hope & faith in God.
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Because I believe in Jesus Christ as my Saviour 
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The Catholic church is the church of Jesus. As Jesus told Peter upon this rock I will build my church. Peter was our first pope.
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Literalman,
re: âI stay Catholic because I donât know of any other church that teaches the full Gospel (no matter what the churchâs name). They all seem to make exceptions⌠that we donât have to keep holy the Lordâs day..â
If by âLordâs dayâ you mean the first of the week, this is one you should leave out of your comments since scripture is silent about that.
I canât see how anyone can stay Catholic when there are obvious holes in your argument regarding what you believe. I can take literally any story in The Bible and point out how ridiculously flawed your God really is. And I donât even need to use your Bible, by just simple logic and reasoning, your God may as well just be another huemanâŚ.
At least with Jesus your God stands any chance of being real, cause the God of the OT isâŚ.well Heâs different thatâs for sureâŚ.
I mean what the commandment means, neither more nor less. The Catholic Church teaches that we have an obligation to worship God as a community once a week. Some churches teach that it is not a requirement. That is one reason I stay Catholic.
Literalman,
re: âI mean what the commandment means, neither more nor less.â
You seemed to be saying that the âfull Gospelâ teaches that we have to keep the âLordâs dayâ holy. If you are referring to the first day of the week, Iâm simply saying that that is not in the Gospel. If you think there is a commandment which says that, Iâd like to see it
I donât see that implied in anything I wrote. Exodus 20:8 says to keep the sabbath holy. Christianity has traditionally called the Lordâs day the sabbath, no matter on which day itâs observed. The Jews did and still do observe the sabbath on Saturday. Some Christians do too. Most observe Sunday as the Lordâs day. Do you see any of that contradicted in what you call the âfull Gospelâ?
Literalman,
re: âI donât see that implied in anything I wrote. Exodus 20:8 says to keep the sabbath holy.â
Correct, the seventh day of the week.
re: âChristianity has traditionally called the Lordâs day the sabbathâŚâ
Yes the majority have.
re: ââŚno matter on which day itâs observed.â
Iâm not aware of the majority saying it can be on any day of the week.
re: "The Jews did and still do observe the sabbath on Saturday. Some Christians do too. "
Yes, if by Saturday you mean the seventh day of the week which is the correct day according to scripture.
re: "Most observe Sunday as the Lordâs day. Do you see any of that contradicted in what you call the âfull Gospelâ?
What I would call the âfull Gospelâ is what is contained in the scriptures. And no where in them is the first day of the week ever referred to as the âLordâs dayâ.
Sorry, I made a couple of assumptions. When you said the âfull Gospelâ I assumed you were referring to the scriptures. And when you mentioned the âLordâs dayâ I assumed you were referring to the first day of the week. So, when you wrote that other churches say that the âLordâs dayâ doesnât need to be kept holy, I was merely pointing out that the scriptures donât say that the first day of the week needs to be observed.
I have to ask why you are on CatholicTalk if you hold these views. Is your goal to convince Christians to become atheists? And if this is your agenda, then I ask why you would desire to bring others into your misery. Because atheism leads to misery.
If your goal is to lead others to fall away from their faith in God, then you are a blasphemer.
You have been respectful of many here, but if you disrespect God, then perhaps another forum might be more suitable for you (misery likes company). If you are wrestling with God, that is one thing, but if you are straight up anti-God, that is another. And if you believe you can become a god, then you are deceived.
Of course Cade. 
God bliss you.
I am a Catholic who received Jesus as my Savior during an Altar Call at a Non Denominational Church. I am choosing to remain Catholic because I like liturgical worship better than non liturgical worship of Evangelical Protestant Churches.
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Praise God! I attended a non-Denom in High School and College and as my walk with Jesus began to mature, I found the reasons for my attending this Church were quite shallow. Through a series of events and individuals, God was leading me back to the Faith of my youth and I began to rediscover the depth & beauty of the Catholic Christian Faith!
I also realized how little I actually knew about our Catholic Christian Faith.
Now my Wife is Catholic too and I thank God often for His grace in my life!