ecumenical catholic church

In what way has the Ecumenical Movement within the Catholic Church, since Vatican Council II, attempted to understand & communicate with members of the Society of Friends (Quakerism)

Catholicism is The only true Christian Faith. Catholicism leads to eternal happiness in heaven, since Catholicism teaches a full gospel, because Catholicism teaches

We are saved by Christ's grace alone, through faith and works done in charity inspired by the Holy Spirit for salvation, and that is a true gospel of works Matthew 25:33-46 NO WORKS NO FAITH.32 Jesus answered them: Many good works I have showed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me And The Catholic Church.
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 But if I do, though you will not believe me, believe the works: that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in the Father.

John 14:12:

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."





(GALATIANS 1:6-9). For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God--not because of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them" (EPHESIANS 2:8-10)

It's clear from the Book of Acts in the Bible that Catholics existed during the days of Acts. And Is where the word Christian was invented.
Evodius was the first Bishop of Antioch a Catholic, and he is credited with being the first person to call the followers of Christ, "Christians", as shown in Acts 11:26. See Eusebius, book 3, chapter 22.http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05653a.h tm
Saint Ignatius (35-107), the second Bishop of Antioch wrote a letter to the Smyrneans in 107 A.D..
In this letter is recorded the first known use of the words "Catholic Church"...

Catholicism existed for Centuries before any Protestant sect was formed .Centuries after Jesus formed the First church the catholic church.. Those in the Book of Acts are the first Christians, and they believed what would be called Catholic doctrine today. ANYONE can read the Book of Acts for themselves and see. Had Protestantism existed during the time of Acts, the first Christians would have rejected It completely Because the Bible was not yet formed neither the doctrines of OSAS , Faith alone, and Sola scriptura. .

Also there's Heretic Christians who also completely rejected Catholicism, long before Martin Luther was even born. At the Council Of Nicea they were rejected and were called Arians. Which is why we have the belief In the Trinity they rejected the heretics.

And there is no "pope" in the Bible Because they were called Bishops Which is what they are still called. Every "pope" is a Vicar Of Christ.

There were ALWAYS saved believers outside the catholic , who did not know The full truth of Catholicism but that was by the grace of the savior they would have been catholic if given the time.

Catholicism saves. By Only believing in Jesus alone for salvation, That is what the Catholic church teaches.

The truth is that Jesus is God, and Jesus loves you so very much! :D The truth about Jesus is that the only way to be saved and to get into heaven and avoid being sent to eternal hell, is by believing

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. AMEN.

I'm not a "protestant". I'm a saved believer in Jesus

2009-10-25 12:06:17 by Doopmaster

Limbo is not church dogma, it's doctrine. Even the Catholic Church isn't sure it exsists, therefore they do not expect the followers to believe it does. Church councils and documents are written by humans, not God, so they are not to be considered 100% accurate. Christ did not speak of limbo, so we cannot just assume it is true.

2006-04-29 13:49:57 by truthserver

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SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE. I have been seeing some answers on here that deny the Catholics pray to saints. I was raised a Catholic and I know that in times past it was commmon to pray to Mary. There is a patron saint for lost things, for travel, for animals (pets), etc. You pray with the mention of Peter, "the first apostolic pope". The list could go on.

I want to know when --- by decree -- the Catholic church quit praying to saints. Did this actually happen or is it something that has "gone underground".

Don't give me the answer that you personally do not pray to saints.
That is good if you don't, however we are talking about the "church organization" not the individuals.
Why do you even try to communicate with them?

They are Dead!

Eccl 9: 5. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
angelsgurl ... you jsut typed a prayer to a saint... Don't telll me she is not a saint, because then it would mean you thought she was a god and that is bad.

It would be more accurate to say Catholics offer prayers of "petition" to Mary and the Saints. The phrase "praying to", when taken disingenously, implies a violation of the First Commandment.

The Church has not, in any way, shape, or form, stopped the tradition of praying to Mary and/or the Saints.

2006-09-01 06:34:47 by debydoo

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I am a Roman Catholic who is leaving the Church over women's ordination and recognition of same-sex partnerships. I have narrowed my search down to two denominations. The Protestant Episcopal Church and the Ecumenical Catholic Communion. Both Catholic in Tradition and Sacraments, and both more inclusive and less oppressive. I dislike the Episcopal Church in it's current controversy, in it's history of being a denomination of the upper-class, and Anglican music. I dislike the Ecumenical Catholic Communion in that there are only about 10 parishes in the entire USA.

Friend, you're one of a very small group of people leaving the Catholic church over doctrinal differences not pertaining to divorce. I suppose you've thought through this and are serious about the conversion, and have given up efforts to work within the Church to agitate for a more "inclusive" position. Blessings to you in your new path.

If the only thing you don't like about the Ecumenical Catholic Communion is the paucity of parishes, perhaps that is your calling - to become ordained and plant a new one near you.

2008-03-03 08:38:24 by ___

I also need help in these 3 questions:

1. Where, when, and who convened each ecumenical council?
2. What were the decrees/results of each ecumenical council?
3. What heresies were involved in some of the ecumenical councils?

If anyone knows the answers to these questions, please help me out with this. Thanks!!!

An Ecumenical Council is a meeting of the bishops of the whole Catholic Church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice.

There have been 21 Catholic Ecumenical Councils:

1. First Council of Nicaea, (325)
2. First Council of Constantinople, (381)
3. First Council of Ephesus, (431)
4. Council of Chalcedon, (451)
5. Second Council of Constantinople, (553)
6. Third Council of Constantinople, (680–681)
7. Second Council of Nicaea, (787)
8. Fourth Council of Constantinople, (869–870)
9. First Lateran Council, (1123)
10. Second Council of the Lateran, (1139)
11. Third Council of the Lateran, (1179)
12. Fourth Council of the Lateran, (1215)
13. First Council of Lyon, (1245)
14. Second Council of Lyon, (1274)
15. Council of Vienne, (1311–1312)
16. Council of Constance, (1414–1418)
17. Council of Basel, Ferrara and Florence, (1431–1445)
18. Fifth Council of the Lateran, (1512–1517)
19. Council of Trent, (1545–1563)
20. First Vatican Council, 1870
21. Second Vatican Council, (1962–1965)

This website describes the decrees, results and any heresies involved: http://www.piar.hu/councils/~index.htm
With love in Christ.