Me: Brought up RC for 30 years then Protestant for 15 years.
I found while being a Protestant that most Protestant complaints about the Catholic Church were not based on Doctrine but on bigotry and hatred and either were not true or half truths.
I have not a problem with people argueing doctrine - although I may not be able to keep up - what I do have concern with is people using stoires like they are Gospel truth. A lie built on half truth is not even quarter true. If you want to argue with Catholics or Protestants find out from them what they actually believe first then argue with that - don’t go to your favourite (possibly biased) website to find the answer - actually ask people!
Blessings
Mel
"There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church, which is of course, quite a different thing" --Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.And another great quote:
"All the evil in the world can be attributed to lukewarm Catholics" --Pope St. Pius V.The most profound difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is the belief (or non-belief!) in the "Living" Eucharist, which is the "sum and substance" of the Catholic faith. If a Catholic truly believes Christ's Presence is in the Eucharist, why would they limit reception to just once a week? I think this is in part how the lukewarmness sets in and to what the Pope refers. All saints were "on-fire" for Our Lord, and spoke of *frequent* reception of the Eucharist as a means to obtain this glow. I don't really know how a Sunday-only Catholic stays enthused with the faith. I admire them if they're able to remain pleasant throughout the week, but I start losing my luster not all that long after reception, dealing with day-to-day woes. :):) And a quote that sums up why I left Luther, and converted to Catholicism instead;
"It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass" --St. Padre Pio.