Can a devout, intellectually honest Catholic explain to me why they're Catholic and not Protestant Christian?
This isn't a challenge, but an opportunity for me to learn.
Maybe @TheBrometheus?
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Replying to @AndrewLoeschner
I went from Protestant to Catholic in the last 6 months so maybe I can help. I was raised by family to hate the Catholic Church and was taught all kinds of things about them. When I started exploring I demanded answers from lots of Catholics.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @AndrewLoeschner
I kept hearing, “It’s true we do that, but not to that extent, and here’s the reason plus 2,000 years of documentation on why stretching back to the original disciples plus biblical references.”
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @AndrewLoeschner
When I’d ask why so many Catholics screw up their own beliefs I kept hearing, “Catholics are required to teach their children and also to actively seek answers themselves to better understand. Some Catholics don’t do this, so people outside get bad impressions from these.”
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @AndrewLoeschner
I started looking for myself at what each reason was, good back into scripture to find Jesus’ command on it. And I kept coming up with solid reasons why it really did work.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @AndrewLoeschner
Links like this one were a big help for the weirder practices.https://www.catholic.com/tract/praying-to-the-saints …
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @AndrewLoeschner
I am 100% open to talking about all of this.
@Oghma_EM and@Hobbitmonger both guided me along the path of questions.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @TheBrometheus @AndrewLoeschner and
I’ll be confirmed in about 6 weeks. Protestants have taken me aside again and again to warn me away sternly and tell me I’m walking into an evil place full of Satanic practices. But I couldn’t be more excited to join the Church during a time of upheaval and honest searching.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply! I'm about to start class but I'd love to just casually chat with you about it if you have the time later.
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Absolutely. Hit me up in DM.
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