If You Had To Choose A Denomination Other Than....

[CatholicBoy]

You know,
I was a cradle Catholic, born & raised. However, at one point in my life, I walked away from my faith & experimented w/the occult,new age, etc. Throughout my life, I've studied different spiritual paths, to try to understand other's views on God. However, Catholicism is where I'll be for life.

Edited September 10, 2005 by CatholicBoy

[ofpheritup]

[quote name='Paladin D' date='Oct 6 2003, 01:22 PM']I would say the Orthodox Church, since it's closely related to the Catholic Church.
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AMEN

[avemaria40]

I'm Catholic but i'd prob pick Orthodox since they believe most of the same things

[White Knight]

Since Catholicism isn't a denomination, but rather a Unified Church of Christ, I wouldn't include it. However, If I was an Atheist or Anonostic, I'd probally go to Protestantism.

[Nathan]

[quote name='mulls' date='Oct 8 2003, 05:20 PM']wow, i'm surprised.

if not for catholocism, most of you would deny Jesus altogether, so it seems
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In my opinion, denying Catholicism is denying Jesus altogether. Once you've tasted the fullness of the Catholic Church -- which is truly Christ's Body on Earth -- nothing else, NOTHING else, will substitute. Choosing a Protestant denomination would be severing ones self from Jesus in a very real way.

So there.

[Nathan]

Wow, this is an old thread! I just chastised a guy for making a comment in October 2003.

[Anastasia13]

Something protestant. It's most in line with what I believe.

Not Mennonite-don't agree with the pacifism bit.
Not Presbyterian-don't agree with Calvinist predestination.
Not likely Baptist-don't agree with a view that says that my family would need to be re-baptised.
Probably not Lutheran-I don't like all of how the Missouri synod is and I'm not too thrilled with the Call to Common Mission that the ELCA has with the Episcopalian church or with certain things like having to discuss views on homosexuality which I think are pretty clear.
Methodist might be ok. Nazarene can't be too bad-it came our of the Methodist church so it's similar.

I'm actually attending a Christian and Missionary Alliance church more with my brother when I usually attend a Calvary Chapel with my parents. That is probably the church I would attend if I was to change churches.

[Anastasia13]

[quote name='Nathan' date='Sep 11 2005, 05:12 AM']In my opinion, denying Catholicism is denying Jesus altogether. Once you've tasted the fullness of the Catholic Church -- which is truly Christ's Body on Earth -- nothing else, NOTHING else, will substitute. Choosing a Protestant denomination would be severing ones self from Jesus in a very real way.

So there.
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What does that make me? Without Christ?

[avemaria40]

I think what he means is that if he left the Catholic Church to become a Protestant, not if he was born a Protestant

[Anastasia13]

[quote name='avemaria40' date='Sep 11 2005, 08:24 AM']I think what he means is that if he left the Catholic Church to become a Protestant, not if he was born a Protestant
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But even if that happened, he would not be abandoning his faith in Jesus altogether.

[avemaria40]

I see what ur saying, but i know that if i left the Catholic Church for Protestantism, i think i would miss out on the Eucharist and although i would have my faith in Christ, i would feel, personally, that i would be missing out on the fullness of my faith.

[Anastasia13]

[quote name='avemaria40' date='Sep 11 2005, 10:40 AM']i would feel, personally, that i would be missing out on the fullness of my faith.
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As for fullness, that view I could see.

Edited September 11, 2005 by Light and Truth

[tojo]

When I was leaving the evangelical Church I attended a few years before becoming Catholic, I told my good friend the pastor's eldest son who wanted to change my mind that, "I have reached the point where if I were to no longer believe in the Church I would no longer believe in Christ."

If I were to not be Catholic and try to still be religious, I would probably have to figure that Christ was wrong altogether and become Jewish.

[Nathan]

[quote name='Light and Truth' date='Sep 11 2005, 09:09 AM']What does that make me?  Without Christ?
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In a manner of speaking, yes. In a very real way, you are without Christ. Sorry, but Protestantism is bogus. The Catholic Church is Christ's Body, and when you deny the Church you deny Christ. You say to Christ, "Your Church is not good enough for me."

[Proud2BCatholic139]

If I wasn't a Catholic, I'd be Jewish.

Edited September 11, 2005 by Proud2BCatholic139

[MichaelFilo]

What a funny topic. A funny topic indeed. Orthodoxy would seem like the right answer in this case. Of course, I wouldn't pick it. Why? It's wrong. Why would I be a protestant, especially one with Calvanistic teachigs, when I'd have to live in torment about being saved or not and why my religion came into existance 1500 years after Christ built his Church. I'd probably delve into paganism and the occult. Why? Because all the options listed are rational religions, but other than Catholicism, aren't at all satisfying to the rational thinker who honestly delves into it. So, I'd rather take an emotional religion up, where I don't have to think, but simply do and submit myself to awkward rituals and be satasfied to see some of my incantations work when Satan decides to give a helping hand.

It's still a silly question.

God bless,
Mikey

[Dreamweaver]

Oops, I voted without really reading the poll. I voted Catholic, even though I am Catholic! Heh, I can't see myself as anything else! But, out of the choices, I'd probably go with Orthodox.

[Anastasia13]

[quote name='Nathan' date='Sep 11 2005, 05:04 PM']In a manner of speaking, yes. In a very real way, you are without Christ. Sorry, but Protestantism is bogus. The Catholic Church is Christ's Body, and when you deny the Church you deny Christ. You say to Christ, "Your Church is not good enough for me."
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Better to reject the institution than the savior.

[MichaelFilo]

And to the Christian, the body of Christ is the Church. To deny one is to deny the other. I keep my statement that I'd reduce myself to pagan emotionalism and live a life seeking pleasure to the senses. Why? Because without Christ in that Eucharist, I'd simply have an idea of a God, something far from alive to me. To the ancient Hebrews, He left them a token of His existance. To me, He comes to Church and stays there in the Eucharist. To not believe that, I would have to be a new breed of whore to my Faith.

OF course, if you're born Protestant you can't possibly hope to believe that when Christ says this is my Body, he means it. Or that many will walk away because the teachign is too tough (John 6:66). No, that connection isn't made, and that all too important part of the Christian Faith, once denied, removes the very closeness I have with Christ in my day to day life.

God bless,
Mikey

[DeeDee]

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