uy plus: 4nnny sets of ppl called catholcs..burnin incense lik pagans,

Read your bible old and new testament. ' The pray of the saints shall rise to God's throne like an incense'

prayg repeated pryrs,

They don't each decade is different from the others. Not like you who does vocal prayer on thesame petition over and over again

countn rosaries

They don't 'count' rosary. They pray the rosary.

n wearn scapulars 4protectn,

Its the prayer that's for protection not the object

so dey say, blvn in saints dt neva existed n honourn em(in their wrds),

You obviously know nothing. But I'm sure even your church celebrate valentine's day. Smh.

prayg thru mary n adore her,

Read your bible the wedding @ canaana mary interceeded on behalf of the couple.

buildn statues n cryg on statues, kpn pryr request lik sh's omnipresent.and I 1da if allcathlcs pray thru her at 12pm worldwide,

You're still on the wondering level and you speak with so much authourity as if you know something when you don't even have a clue?

who wld sh listen to 1st?is sh omnipresent, omnipotent or omniscient?.onli God is.den dey nw tel u da pope is infallible!!

In matters of religion and faith he is and that's what excathedral means and that's why the church do not change her stand and has endured over 2,000years.

Wot a blv..whr did God eva say ders a man amongst u who is sinless..
Your religion practise sinlessness. But that does not exist in the catholic church and since you are still wondering I understand your level of ignorance

Maybe Catholiscm is pure idolatry..blvn in wot da bible neva stated..

You're still wondering.

Imagne a catholc frnd tryg 2convinc me dt mary ascended 2heaven? Fallacy, n heressy!

honeric01:

Did you check the bolded too? why should it be the priest and not to anyone else?

blueheart: it was on this forum i read about pastors who self-service, watch p.orn nd other sinful pleasures of time. Is it this set of pastors the congregation nw confess to? Smh. Most Nigerian Xtians suffer from my pastor says, my pastor is always right syndrome as if this set of 'men' aint human like us all

mediainspired: I keep praying for my catholic friends for God to open their eyes, be born again &become true xtians. One of d devil's greatest tool of deceit in human history is Catholicism (which, in its true sense, is not Christianity, but a cult). Their 'priest' hide Bible truths 4rm dem, &instead teach dem false doctrines &confuse dem by muddlin up &misinterpretin Bible doctrines. Their followers luv it too, cos it's a church of convenience. Wen catholics giv d excuses d 'priests' & 'fathers' confuse dem wit as justificatns 4dere questionable doctrines (confessin to anoda sinful man, idolatory via 'mary' &rosary etc), i shed tears 4dem. They hav very shallow knowledge of d Bible &of God. They're not in God's will

oluomad:
what about ReV. Frs who commit Homosexuall in Egypt

God pickin: Moin all, Y do catholics find it hard to communicate?
If ur priest serves as ur confession box, dts ur bizyness
Everyone's opinionated.@ chukwudi44 Instead of explain u decided to
Take a jab @ a man who did u no wrong explaination wud Ave worked wonders. Its shows dt d
Catholic church is really full of pagans. As it were b4
Instead of taking ur nitwitted brain to seek knowledge.
U open ur stinking mouth to talk. Where were all of u
Wen d biggest scam was played on u by d vitcan?
Ask for wisdom. Dumb ass fool.

chukwudi44: When a man cannot confess his sins to God through his pastor but can pay his tithes to God through his pastor what is it called.

A.Hypocrisy

B.Stealing

C.Foolishness

D.All of the above

uy plus:
Cn u constructively criticise whr I errred??I schld in a cath uni..

Schooling there doesn't mean you know anything bout their faith

got a lot of frnds who r cathlcs, n dey say ds n dat..buh I ask em questns 4clarifcatn, and dey alwys faulter..

Maybe they don't know much. You can't know everything when it comes catholic church. Cos over 2kyears of knowledge and writing is no joke!

mary ws jst a vesssel of honour unto God.

Yes. Correct! So was the wooden tabernacle of old testament which God took to himself or do you know where the tabernacle is?

ws sh a miracle workr??NO!!..

No. She only facilitated the working of a miracle.

imagne teln me da bible ws written by cathlcs, wen da bible stated dt in the beginin ws da Word, n da Word ws wit God n da Word ws God.. Did da bible say da Word ws wit cathlcs??

The bible was not writen by the catholic. It was only compiled. The catholic church studied all the scrolls and letters and decided which books should be arranged how and which ones formed the bible. They binded it together and gave it to the world. (They also have custody to all the other letters, epistles, and scrolls that they didn't select or think should be in the bible)

Smh 4u folks.. Hope ur eyes gt wide open so u cn embrace da truth whole heartedly..stop goin to priest 2confesss, it is wrng!!

But Jesus said they should confess so on whose authourity do you speak?

u goto meeeet ur pastor 2jst agreeee wit u in pryrs, cos da bible said, wen 2 or 3r gatherd in hs name,

Why can't the other person be your friend or family member? Are they all pagans too?

he is der.. It shdnt b a routine thn...wen u feeeel u'v got a weak spirit, run 2a spiritual head 2agreee wit u in pryrs, nt confesss sins 2hm.. Is he God?

A-ZeD:

What about kneeling down in front of a pastor?

jamp:

Point of correction, catholic church is not cult. It has been in exitence since d day of the apostles. Jesus said to peter the gates of hell will not prevail against the church. The gates of hell are all the criticism against the church, yet d church is still strong.

Debbie.o:
Well speaking from facts and what I was told when I was a catholic, whta I noticed firstly about Catholics (even when we r all christains n no offends) is that they r always quick to defend themselves, without actually thinking it through) u have the bible yet u refuse to open ur eyes n see for your selves.back then when I was a catholic I was told, we confess our sins to the priest and he in turn, prays to God on our behalf.what ever happened to the passage of the bible that says,I am the way, the truth and the light, no one comes to the father accept through me.besides after confession, u will b told by the priest to say (it depends on ur sins though) 10 hail marys, 5 our father n 3 glory be to the father, prayer.bck then I rember in my hrt am lk, is that all, hummm.well bt thank God for the bible o.I read passages my self before I was convicted to leave.may God give u d eyes of understanding.I rest my case

Mutaino7:
Did Jesus call it catholic church. Catholics began wen Emperor constantinople interfere with the norms of the church by governmentizing it thou he meant gud but he was the one who first appointed a public head known as the pope. Read the roman histories 4 more clarifications. No b only peter b d head all the apostles were the head thats y dey were scattered by persecution to various part of the world.

God pickin: Moin all, Y do catholics find it hard to communicate?
If ur priest serves as ur confession box, dts ur bizyness
Everyone's opinionated.@ chukwudi44 Instead of explain u decided to
Take a jab @ a man who did u no wrong explaination wud Ave worked wonders. Its shows dt d
Catholic church is really full of pagans. As it were b4
Instead of taking ur nitwitted brain to seek knowledge.
U open ur stinking mouth to talk. Where were all of u
Wen d biggest scam was played on u by d vitcan?
Ask for wisdom. Dumb ass fool.

mourinho b: these penterascals are so envious of the one true church. oopppss

A-ZeD:

Other priest

bbpreye.:


What about bowing down to images?
What about praying with rosary?
What about burning insence?

basisop: In Mark 2:5,7,10 Jesus proved that He has authority on Earth to forgive sins.

That same authority was further confirmed to his disciples in Matthew 28:18.(I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth).

He passed the authority down to Peter (which includes forgiveness of sins) in Mathew 16:18,20 (...what you forbid on earth would be forbidden in heaven and what you permit on earth would be permitted in heaven.

If you need more biblical prove, I'm on standby.

fixmykey: All pardon for sins ultimately comes from Christ’s finished work on Calvary, but how is this pardon received by individuals? Did Christ leave us any means within the Church to take away sin? The Bible says he gave us two means.

Baptism was given to take away the sin inherited from Adam (original sin) and any sins we personally committed before baptism—sins we personally commit are called actual sins, because they come from our own acts. Thus on the day of Pentecost, Peter told the crowds, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38), and when Paul was baptized he was told, "And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name" (Acts 22:16). And so Peter later wrote, "Baptism . . . now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 3:21).

For sins committed after baptism, a different sacrament is needed. It has been called penance, confession, and reconciliation, each word emphasizing one of its.aspects. During his life, Christ forgave sins, as in the case of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1–11) and the woman who anointed his feet (Luke 7:48). He exercised this power in his human capacity as the Messiah or Son of man, telling us, "the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (Matt. 9:6), which is why the Gospel writer himself explains that God "had given such authority to men" (Matt. 9:.

Since he would not always be with the Church visibly, Christ gave this power to other men so the Church, which is the continuation of his presence throughout time (Matt. 28:20), would be able to offer forgiveness to future generations. He gave his power to the apostles, and it was a power that could be passed on to their successors and agents, since the apostles wouldn’t always be on earth either, but people would still be sinning.

God had sent Jesus to forgive sins, but after his resurrection Jesus told the apostles, "‘As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained’" (John 20:21–23). (This is one of only two times we are told that God breathed on man, the other being in Genesis 2:7, when he made man a living soul. It emphasizes how important the establishment of the sacrament of penance was.)

chukwudi44: James 5:14-16

King James Version (KJV)

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

@op

I am sure this passages are explicit enough.The protestants should first remove the log from their eyes before trying to remove the supposed pegs in the RCC.

Adeboye should first stop the practice of compulsory tithing and first fruits obsrved in his church which are contrary to the new order.

jamp:

Jesus didnot call it catholic church, catholic means universal church ie the church founded by Jesus is universal. How can u say constantinople appointed the first pope, that a lie, popes have been in exestence before constanople. After peter (the first pope) came linus etc.read ur history well.

How can u say peter is not the first pope, when christ rose from the dead he ask peter to feed his sheep 3 times, read jon 21 : 15-17

honeric01:

Who does the priest confess his own sins to?

intrepid: He confesses to another priest or to his bishop...Let me ask you,have you ever told your evil to any human being-male or female?have you eva gone for councelling where the pastor or whoeva probed you and you gladly divulged everything?

jamp:

Jesus didnot call it catholic church, catholic means universal church ie the church founded by Jesus is universal. How can u say constantinople appointed the first pope, that a lie, popes have been in exestence before constanople. After peter (the first pope) came linus etc.read ur history well.

How can u say peter is not the first pope, when christ rose from the dead he ask peter to feed his sheep 3 times, read jon 21 : 15-17

Kenneth457: the priest,bishops,archbishops,cardinals and the pope confess theirs to any priest.i doubt u re not a gud catholic.quote me

omicron: Oh! That feeling one gets after a true Confession! Oh...so invigorating, so inspiring!