catholic church teaching

Responses targeting the immorality of Catholics themselves is off topic. It is the Churches teaching and Why you think it is immoral.

* Catholic teaching is what condemns or justifies Catholics better than it does those who refuse to accept it as truth. IMO
EDIT: Men are not allowed to become nuns, how is this immoral?
EDIT: "Trinity, hellfire, christmas, easter, communion every day" Immoral??
EDIT: Lone Ranger where's the justice in you responding to my Q&A's but I'm blocked from sharing my thoughts with you? and where's your answer to this question?
EDIT; Is birth control moral? I mean, it is the controlling of how we would otherwise naturally produce. IMO
EDIT: Raping Altar boys; I'm certain the Church teachings condemn.
(in hockey we call that one an "empty-netter") next...
EDIT: RE: Lone ranger edit;
I'm glad we can talk again,
As a rigid Sola-Scripturist how do you think "the Lord the giver of Life" feels about his creatures playing God controlling birth...refusing his gift?
EDIT; Regarding the immorality of the celebacy requirement...personal reflection; I have a friend who is a priest, we golf and play hockey together, the guy has no time (or desire for that matter) to have a wife and kids IMO
EDIT Ranger postscript;
" I guess the "Tradition of the Fathers" is more important than the source of truth."
I keep trying to tell you The tradition of the Fathers is where your source of truth comes from.

There are none.

2009-04-08 07:04:51 by Dear Dogma

Dr. Scott Hahn is a renowned Catholic theologian who is widely known for his journey as a Protestant pastor into the Catholic Church. He uses ...

I have a test in Theology tomorrow and on the study guide, one of the questions is "Explain what the Catholic Church teaches about Original Sin." I've looked online and looked through my textbook, and finally came up with "It teaches us that we cannot be equal to God and shouldn't try to be, because there will be consequences." Is that right? If not, can someone help me out by telling me what it does teach about Original Sin? Thanks!

Original sin is the sin by which the first human beings disobeyed the commandment of God, choosing to follow their own will rather than God's will.

As a consequence they lost the grace of original holiness, and became subject to the law of death; sin became universally present in the world.

Besides the personal sin of Adam and Eve, original sin describes the fallen state of human nature which affects every person born into the world, and from which Christ, the "new Adam," came to redeem us.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 396 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt1art1p7.shtml#396

With love in Christ.

2008-10-02 14:42:29 by Jen A

The Catholic Church teaches that most souls in the state of sanctifying grace go to purgatory and very few go straight to heaven after death. Why is that? I'm curious to know why.

Roman Catholic statements
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, first published in 2005, is a summary in dialog form of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It deals with purgatory in the following exchange:[38]

210. What is purgatory?

Purgatory is the state of those who die in God’s friendship, assured of their eternal salvation, but who still have need of purification to enter into the happiness of heaven.
211. How can we help the souls being purified in purgatory?
Because of the communion of saints, the faithful who are still pilgrims on earth are able to help the souls in purgatory by offering prayers in suffrage for them, especially the Eucharistic sacrifice. They also help them by almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance.
These two questions and answers summarize information in sections 1020–1032[39] and 1054[40] of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, published in 1992, which also speaks of purgatory in sections 1472 and 1473[41]

Other authoritative statements are those of the Council of Trent in 1563[42] and the Council of Florence in 1439.[43
One could say that Purgatory is a state of consiousness where one is purifired over fire. Many of the church Fathers wrote about this issue like Pope Gregory I , Origen , Saint Augustine of Hippo and Saint Gregory of Nyssa wrote extensively about this subject

2009-02-21 18:31:44 by John S

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What does the catholic church teach about euthanasia?

When it comes to life, in a nut shell; the Roman Catholic Church teaches that from the moment of conception to an individual's natural death we are in no way to take life.

The Lord makes it, the Lord takes it. Doesn't get much more simpler than that when talking about the author of life.

2008-09-01 02:58:58 by Wilson J

According to Catholic Church teaching, what is a Catholic Mass?

According to Catholic Church teaching, what is the significance of the Mass?

According to Catholic Church teaching, how frequently should we attend Mass?

According to Catholic Church teaching, where should Mass be held?



Any help with any of these questions would be great : )


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The Mass:
• Is the principal sacramental celebration of the Catholic Church
• Was established by Jesus at the Last Supper
• Renews the mystery of our salvation through participation in the sacrificial death and glorious resurrection of Christ

In the Mass, we:
• Gather as one family
• Admit our sins, ask God for forgiveness, and the saints and each other for prayer and support
• Glorify God
• Listen to, ponder and reflect on His Word from the Scriptures
• Pray for the Church, the world, those in need, and ourselves
• Celebrate the Eucharist (Holy Communion) in obedience with Christ's command to "do this in memory of me."
• Are sent out into the world to love and serve the Lord and one another

It is called "Mass" (from the Latin missa) because of the "mission" or "sending" with which the liturgical celebration concludes.

For more information, see the General Instruction of the Roman Missal: http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/current/chapter2.shtml#sect3a
and http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/catholic_mass_full_text.htm

With love in Christ.

2008-07-31 03:43:16 by Jourdin R