[NKP_Vet]

Never in my life have I been to a protestant church where the people in the pews got up and read the Bible. The few protestant faiths that do this, like Lutheran and Episcopalians are only copying the Catholic Church. Most baptist, pentacostal and other evangelical churches are nothing more than a self-appointed pastor (some with no training at all), pacing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist on a Bible, and telling you you’re going to hell if you don’t change. Every two of three minutes he says “can I hear an amen, then the congregation repeats “amen” ad nauseam. Most Catholics I know are like me, they bring their own Bible to church. They read the Word, and they certainly hear the Word at each and every Mass. The Catholic Church is the Rolls Royce of Christian faiths, the fallen away faiths beat up Pintos just trying to keep from blowing a gasket.

[Biggirl]

....Or to use an American made car, the Catholic Church is like the Cadillac car or top of the line type of car. The Protestant churches more like the VW’s.

[Alex Murphy]

Never in my life have I been to a protestant church where ....
Most Catholics I know are....

Ands that's all we needed to know about your post.

[CynicalBear]

>>The Catholic Church is the Rolls Royce of Christian faiths, the fallen away faiths beat up Pintos just trying to keep from blowing a gasket.<<

And they say Catholics are like the pharisees. Pffft

[ealgeone]

Most baptist, pentacostal and other evangelical churches are nothing more than a self-appointed pastor (some with no training at all), pacing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist on a Bible, and telling you you’re going to hell if you don’t change.

And I'm sure every catholic priest is well versed in the Hebrew and Greek and can parse the verses correctly. If their not doing this then they aren't "properly" trained.

Most catholics I know have not committed Scripture to memory.

They don't identify as followers of Christ, but rather identify as Catholic.

Most catholic theology I've seen takes Scripture out of context and twists it to mean something not supported by the text.

A lot of catholic theology is not biblical: priests cannot be married, you can lose your salvation, you can only receive forgiveness through a priest, worship of mary, you have to believe the catechism, etc.

before you start bashing protestant churches it'd be best if the catholic church searched its own beliefs and lined them up with the bible.

I'm not sure what churches you claim to have been to and we have to way to corroborate or deny your claim but John 3:16 states:

For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

that is what keeps you out of hell.

[caww]

...."The Catholic Church is the Rolls Royce of Christian faiths, .......

Well yes, you could call it that.... the Bishops do indeed love their hot rods...

and their lifestyles too!..

And they love their kids too

[Old Yeller]

Never in my life have I been to a protestant church where the people in the pews got up and read the Bible. The few protestant faiths that do this, like Lutheran and Episcopalians are only copying the Catholic Church. Most baptist, pentacostal and other evangelical churches are nothing more than a self-appointed pastor (some with no training at all), pacing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist on a Bible, and telling you you’re going to hell if you don’t change. Every two of three minutes he says “can I hear an amen, then the congregation repeats “amen” ad nauseam. Most Catholics I know are like me, they bring their own Bible to church. They read the Word, and they certainly hear the Word at each and every Mass. The Catholic Church is the Rolls Royce of Christian faiths, the fallen away faiths beat up Pintos just trying to keep from blowing a gasket.

I call BS on everything you've said here. You're claiming stereotypical perceptions Catholics have toward non-Catholics, and also being a former Catholic I know that Catholics don't bring their own Bibles to church instead they rely on missalettes in the church pews. If they have a Bible at all it a oversized thing at home sitting on the shelf collecting dust and the only time it is opened is when the family records another infant baptism in it, or maybe the date of death of a family member, then it goes back on the top shelf.