Catechism isn't enough....

[zunshynn]

People say that the catechism is a great source for apologetics, but I find it frustrating because it really isn't. It explains what catholic beliefs [i]are[/i] and certainly that is important, but it does not really explain why we believe them, and it cites church documents more than scripture, which don't stand with protestants. Is there a good book that explain how all of our beliefs developed, and what in scripture supports it somewhere? Because I know there are numerous books that explain specific things, but that's awfully expensive, and I find it difficult to get information online.

[phatcatholic]

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[StColette]

[quote name='zunshynn' date='Oct 29 2005, 03:39 PM'] It explains what catholic beliefs [i]are[/i] and certainly that is important, but it does not really explain why we believe them, and it cites church documents more than scripture, which don't stand with protestants.
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The Church Documents that the Catechism lists while talking about a certain topic, most definitely use Biblical proof. Read the documents and the citations in the documents, you'll see the Biblical sources.

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='zunshynn' date='Oct 29 2005, 04:39 PM']People say that the catechism is a great source for apologetics, but I find it frustrating because it really isn't. It explains what catholic beliefs [i]are[/i] and certainly that is important, but it does not really explain why we believe them, and it cites church documents more than scripture, which don't stand with protestants. Is there a good book that explain how all of our beliefs developed, and what in scripture supports it somewhere? Because I know there are numerous books that explain specific things, but that's awfully expensive, and I find it difficult to get information online.
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Can you be a little more explicit in exactly what you are looking for?

Edited October 30, 2005 by cmotherofpirl

[photosynthesis]

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[TheOliverOrder88]

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