Luis Said:

As a non-Catholic how do I say that I support the Catholic ethos to work in a Catholic School?

We Answered:

Central to the Catholic ethos is the presence of the risen Christ at the heart of the school community. I cannot agree more with this tenet; if a school is to be successful at guiding children's religious, social, and academic growth, this must be made a reality. Although I am not Catholic, I am Christian, and I have great respect for the Catholic Church. As a teacher at School Name, I would strive to be a living example of the Christian faith. I agree wholeheartedly with the vast majority of Catholic doctrine, and I certainly support the teaching of it. If the situation were ever to arise wherein a student asked me a question I felt uncomfortable answering, I would have no difficulty referring that student to his or her religion teacher. Ultimately, however, the Catholic ethos is more than a doctrine, it is a way of life, and as such, I feel I would be an excellent match for your school.

Daniel Said:

upholding catholic ethos?

We Answered:

Here's an example:
http://www.hobart.catholic.org.au/docume…

And another:
http://www.sacredheart.southwark.sch.uk/…

Rene Said:

Are you in agreement with the Catholic Church who insists that in the church, 'no one is a stranger?

We Answered:

The Catholic Church also states they are the only way and here it seems they are forcing their personal beliefs onto everyone. The Catholic Church owns many hospitals , how many strangers are they giving free medical care to ? The Catholic Church owns many private schools how many people become strangers once they cannot pay to attend their private schools ?I liked this part-While sovereign governments have the right to enforce borders- "we are a church without borders rooted in Jesus Christ -What I am getting from this , is saying sure you can have all border laws you want, but no we don't expect you to actually enforce them, this is what I am gathering here.They need to be making these sermons over in Mexico-like those who cannot find jobs in their own countries sufficient to support themselves and their families "have a right to expect help from the Church and from the Mexican Gov-This would be a more reasonable approach.The Catholic Church also has paid out billions in scandals, where they ignored the human rights and dignity of their own members.

Dean Said:

Question about Catholic evangelism ?

We Answered:

I guess it would be ok, as long as the Bible study remained in Catholic grounds and not from Protestantism. For example, for it to be a Catholic Bible study, you should not interperate the Bible yourself. (It's only an example; I'm not saying that you'd do it). Catholics do read the Bible at home, although maybe not as much as Protestants. If you're going to do a Bible study, I would have a good Catholic priest direct the study with you. But, then again, you may not need a Bible study because everything we need to know is in the footnotes of the Bible and in the Catholic Catechism. But maybe you could make it into a Bible discussion session , you know, discuss your feelings on what was read, etc. Good luck, and I hope I helped!

Leah Said:

Do you ever feel like writing the Pope and asking him to sell some treasure & use the $$ for poor churches?

We Answered:

No. I don't want our treasures to end up in the hands of private collectors.

Mabel Said:

Catholics: Why do you say that it was the Catholic Church who “wrote” the Bible?

We Answered:

TRUE, & HOW COULD PETER HAVE BEEN THE FIRST
POPE SINCE HE WAS SENT TO THE "CIRCUMCISION" & PAUL WAS SENT TO THE GENTILES?

GAL 2:7-8, "...WHEN THEY SAW THAT THE GOSPEL OF
THE UNCIRCUMCISION WAS COMMITTED UNTO ME,
AS THE GOSPEL OF THE CIRCUMCISION WAS UNTO
PETER; (FOR HE THAT WROUGHT EFFECTUALLY IN
PETER TO THE APOSTLESHIP OF THE CIRCUMCISION,
THE SAME WROUGHT MIGHTY IN ME TOWARD THE
GENTILES;)"

Nicole Said:

Do you think the Roman Catholic Church wrote the bible.?

We Answered:

Wow, is your history full of errors!

1) Do you think the Roman Catholic Church wrote the bible.?

No - of course not.


2) Many were officially outlawed during the Council Nicaea in 325 CE and the Council of Laodicea in 364 CE.

Only a very few at Nicea - which dealt with Arianism and the Arianist texts. The decisions made at the council of Laodicea, to the best of my knowledge, were never adopted by any church. Their biblical canon omitted, for example, Revelation and the entire Apocrypha *except* for Baruch and the letter of Jeremiah.


3) These councils eventually agreed on what is now considered the "word of God", under the direction of Constantine

Constantine died in 337 C.E. Laodicea was held in 363 C.E. How exactly did he direct this council?


4) At the Council of Nicea, the men there had all the manuscripts written by many different people. It was their job to make it into one book for all Christians to learn and follow.

Who told you this, and why did you believe them? Read this
http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/nicaea…


5) Does anyone really think that the church would have allowed anything into the bible that did not further it's own selfish agenda?

Since they most certainly did so, I would have to answer, "Yes".


6) In the Gospel of Mary Magdalen, she teaches of a Jesus who taught that salvation is achieved through relational and experiential knowledge. In the Mary Magdalene account, salvation is not something that comes from an external saviour. One has to seek salvation within. Thus, the Magdalene gospel depicts Jesus as a teacher rather than as a saviour who dies to atone for humanity's sins.

I see: what you mean is that the gospel of Mary (Magdalene?) directly contradicts the 4 authentic gospels, the ones authenticated in the very early second century.

The known manuscripts of this gospel date from (at the very earliest)
a) late 4th century (Akhmim Codex)
b) mid-3rd century (Oxyrhynchus Papyri L 3525)
c) early 3rd century (Rylands Papyrus 463)

It should be obvious why this was not included in preference to the gospels authenticated at least 100 years prior.


7) Mary's identity as a prostitute stems from Homily 33 of Pope Gregory I, delivered in the year 591... By slandering Mary's reputation, the church could kill two birds with one stone. It could cast doubts on the Gnostic Gospels and keep the women in their place within the church heirarchy. Only in 1969 did the Catholic Church officially repeal Gregory's labeling of Mary Magdalene as a whore, thereby admitting their error.

You mean: *his* error. Even at that point, Scripture does not tell us that Mary Magdalene was not a whore. I doubt that there was any need to suppress the gospel of Mary in 591. It doesn't even appear in the Decretum Gelasianum.
http://www.ntcanon.org/Decretum_Gelasian…


Opinion: research will help you to avoid making verifiably false claims.

Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com