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@JesusSaves1500 Catholic churches are beautiful and proclaim the majesty and creativity of God. All belong to Him anyway. They also show how artisans want to honor God thru their talents. That said, majestic structures are not a requirement for the Holy Eucharist. God meets us where we are.

I'm sure we're all quite impressed. Jesus would just shake His head. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy… but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

"We all must have the faith of children, but the doctrine of theologians." - St. Josemaria Escriva Josemaría Escrivá is reminding us that real faith is not just about feelings or knowledge alone. It is both. Jesus says we must become like children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. That means trust. Simplicity. A heart that depends on God without trying to control everything. A child believes, even when they do not understand. But at the same time, our faith is not meant to stay shallow. The Church gives us truth through Scripture, Tradition, and sound teaching. We are called to grow in understanding, to know what we believe and why. That is where the “doctrine of theologians” comes in. So this quote is about balance. Trust God like a child. Learn your faith like an adult. If we only have trust without truth, we can be misled. If we only have knowledge without trust, our faith can become cold and prideful. God wants both your heart and your mind. 💬 Do you lean more toward simple trust without understanding, or knowledge without real trust in God?

I reject Sola Scriptura because I can’t find it taught in the Bible.

The Catholic Church is older than this door in Westminster Abbey, our faith is ancient and true 🇻🇦

@JoshuaBarzon The Fathers lived at a time when dogma was being sharpened. They affirmed the Eucharist, infant baptism, salvation as a process not a one-time event, Trinity, church hierarchy. They were unified as Scriptures say we should.Acts 4:32,Acts 2:42-47,Acts 15:1-31,1 Cor. 1:10.

Very good points here. I love and respect many of the early church fathers. But their teachings and writings must always be viewed as below scripture. Not equal with it.

The Marburg Colloquy in 1529, meant to unite Protestants, divided them very early into the Reformation. Luther believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist; Zwingli did not. Luther wrote: "I would rather drink pure blood with the Pope than mere wine with the fanatics.”

@1LLoyd24 @Burgess7281975 When Catholics bow to these holy images, our hearts are not worshiping them. We are remembering&honoring the faith of those they represent. If a Catholic is worshiping them, then they are poorly catechized&committing a mortal sin. God knows our hearts. Catholics worship only God.

@Burgess7281975 Images were made yes. They were holy yes. But the incense was not burnt to them. When the priests and people bowed, it was to the presence of God, not the object. In fact, the serpent that Moses raised in the desert was destroyed because people had started burning incense to it.

I don’t recall any Scriptural prohibition on “Engraved Images.” Maybe you mean “graven images?” Do you remember what Our Lord instructed the Israelites to do with the Ark of the Covenant? How about the icon of the Seraph in the desert? Veneration of Holy Images and Relics are an inexorable part of Scriptural practice. Exodus 25:18-22 “Make two Cherubim of gold.” Numbers 21:9 “Moses made a bronze serpent, and set it up as a sign.” 1 Kings 6:23-29 (walls of temples covered with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers). 1 Kings 7:25-45 (more bronze images inside the temple: sea, oxen, and lions). John 3:14-15 “And just as Moses lifted up[e] the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” See Also ⁃Joshua 3:14-16 ⁃2 Samuel 6:13-16 ⁃1 Kings 3:15 ⁃1 Kings 8:5 ⁃Isaiah 10:11 ⁃Hosea 11:2 ⁃Jonah 2:8 ⁃Acts 15:20 ⁃2 Corinthians 6:16 ⁃1 John 5:21 Miraculous Relics 2 Kings 2:13-14 (Elisha uses Elijah’s Mantle to part Jordan River) 2 Kings 13:21 “as soon as man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived.” Matthew 9:20 (Miracle of Bleeding Woman) Acts 5:14-16 (Peter’s shadow falls on sick; they are healed) Acts 19:11-12 So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul that when face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. John 3:14-15 “And just as Moses lifted up[e] the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” #CatholicX #CatholicTwitter

Evangelicals are so far off from the church of their founders. In the PH, they are the most attractive since they have strong fellowship, beautiful buildings, and a huge following. If these megachurch attendees knew their Protestant tradition, I doubt they would stay evangelical.

Protestants believe in sola scriptura. But when a doctrine contradicts their sola scriptura interpretation, some revert to "it's non essential"

@rickbrennanjr @EcciusMaximus @redeemed_zoomer The Church already had recognizable Catholic DNA that developed over time.The theology exists or core idea was present early, but sharpened later into dogma.Eucharist,however,was already clearly affirmed. It's clear the church wasn't Protestant (symbolic Eucharist,sola scriptura)

Are you claiming that all of these doctrines were clearly affirmed in the first or second century? If so, which historian are you relying on? I would genuinely like to read that account, because such a claim seems to run counter to the historical record described by all other scholarly church historians.

Hey so I know you were just engagement farming but here are the Doctrines they all unanimously agreed on @redeemed_zoomer: 🇻🇦 PAPAL SUPREMACY 🇻🇦 INFANT BAPTISM 🇻🇦 EUCHARIST 🇻🇦 PURGATORY 🇻🇦 INFANT BAPTISM 🇻🇦 PURGATORY 🇻🇦 THEOTOKOS 🇻🇦 CONFESSION 🇻🇦 NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

This is appalling. The Israeli military has no right to destroy historic Christian heritage sites and villages. The Israeli military demolished the historic monastery of the Salvatorian Sisters, a Christian school, and a Church in Yaroun, Lebanon. Israel is systematically destroying ancient Christian sites and villages in Lebanon. The global world must take action to stop this anti-Christian violence (war crime).

@Wombat11412 @trad_west_ Both of them gave their lives to Christ.

@trad_west_ Both are complete jokes. You Rcats have got to stop pulling theology out of your rear ends.

And both are feared by Hell

@trad_west_ “There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the generation of the righteous.” -Psalm 14:5 God dwells among the righteous and evil cannot withstand Him.

Martin Luther added the German word allein ("alone") to Rom 3:28 in his 1522 NT translation, making it read that a person is justified by faith "alone" (allein) rather than just "faith". A good discussion on this addressing Protestant arguments: theologicalbeard.wordpress.com/2015/11/14/not…

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of May is that everyone might have food. In a video released on X, the Holy Father asked the faithful, “What do you feel about 318 million people experiencing acute hunger every day?” “We need to act, but without prayer we will remain powerless,” he said. “This May, I invite you to join me in prayer that we may seriously commit to avoiding food waste and to ensuring that everyone has access to quality food every day.” In the full video shared on the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network website, Pope Leo recites an original prayer written specifically for this month’s prayer intention. Here is the pope’s full prayer: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amén. Lord of creation, You gave us the fertile earth and, with it, our daily bread, as a sign of Your love and providence. Today we recognize with sorrow that millions of brothers and sisters continue to suffer from hunger, while so many goods are wasted at our tables. Awaken in us a new awareness: that we learn to thank for every food, to consume simply, to share with joy, and to care for the fruits of the earth as a gift from You, destined for all, not just a few. Good Father, make us capable of transforming the logic of selfish consumption into a culture of solidarity. May our communities promote concrete gestures: awareness campaigns, food banks, and a sober and responsible lifestyle. You who sent us Your beloved Son Jesus, broken bread for the life of the world, give us a new heart, hungry for justice and thirsty for fraternity. May no one be excluded from the common table, and may Your Spirit teach us to see bread not as an object of consumption, but as a sign of communion and care. Amen. “Pray with the Pope” is accessible on the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network website and its digital platforms.

I will take this time to remind people that the Church denounces communism

Ephesians 2:8–9 is absolutely true: salvation is by grace, through faith, not from ourselves, and not something we earn by works. Catholics affirm that completely. But Paul does not say “faith alone,” and verse 10 cannot be skipped: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.” Works are not the root of salvation, but they are the necessary fruit of grace. Paul also says what counts is “faith working through love” (Gal. 5:6), that God will render to each according to his works (Rom. 2:6–7), that faith without love is nothing (1 Cor. 13:2), and that Christians must “work out” their salvation because God is at work in them (Phil. 2:12–13). And James 2:24 is decisive: “A man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” The only place Scripture uses the phrase “faith alone,” it rejects it. So the Catholic position is not “we earn salvation.” It is: we are saved by grace, through living faith, working in love. Dead faith does not save. Grace-filled faith does.

@FancyABQ @ShaneSchaetzel It's in the Catholic bible and catechism, following St. Augustine's division of the 10 commandments. Graven images is part of the 1st Commandment to not have other gods before God, which makes more sense if you think about it. Many Lutherans follow the same division.

@ShaneSchaetzel Did you read the second commandment that says you aren’t to make any graven images or worship them or bow down to them?

Knowledge of scripture and history was the death of my Protestantism.