Category: Roman Catholicism

by Jacqueline Willliams
December 14, 2017

A royal commission investigating the sexual abuse of children in Australia found Friday that the nation was gripped by an epidemic dating back decades, with tens of thousands of children sexually abused in schools, religious organizations and other institutions.

by Understand the Times

If Protestants and evangelicals can be convinced to practice mysticism (contemplative spirituality), this conditions them to begin embracing Rome and even all religions. Mysticism is the bridge that unites all the religions of the world. In order to unite them, there would need to be a uniting, common denominator, so to speak. That common uniting medium is mysticism.

by Eric Jon Phelps
December 4, 2009

“The Jesuits set out to conquer the world to the pope. The Jesuits were the soldiers of the pope: they knew no law but the will of their general; no mode of worship but the pope’s dictate; no church but themselves.

by Michael Houdmann

Beatification and canonization are acts of the Roman Catholic Church declaring that a deceased person led a holy life. People still living can then request the blessed or saint to intercede with God on their behalf.In Roman Catholic practice, the saints are revered, prayed to, and in some instances, worshipped.

by Dr. David Reagan
January 7, 2017

The world  –  and most Catholics –  would probably respond by saying, “So what?” They would argue that her beliefs about God and Jesus are irrelevant because of the incredibly good works she performed for the outcasts of this world.

by Ann Marie
January 11, 2016

Ecumenism seems plausible because Catholics use words in a way that outsiders don’t understand. Because Protestants don’t understand what Catholics really mean, they think they have a lot of things in common, when in reality, they don’t.

by Michael Houdmann

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is “the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sin whose guilt has already been forgiven.

by Michael Houdmann

For Catholics, the Holy Eucharist / Catholic Mass is considered the most important and highest form of prayer. In fact, attending Mass is an obligation, under penalty of mortal sin, each Sunday and on certain other Holy Days of Obligation.

by Michael Houdmann

Should church traditions be accepted as equally authoritative as Scripture? Or, should church traditions be followed only if they are in full agreement with Scripture?

by Michael Houdmann

Praying the rosary is promoted within the Catholic Church as a means of strengthening one’s faith, resisting evil, growing spiritually, and generally benefiting society.