The Truth About Catholicism

The truth about Catholicism is quite different from what many believe. There are a great many misconceptions, fallacies, and outright lies about the Catholic Church. Couple this with the behavior of many Catholics themselves, and it's a wonder anyone remains Catholic. Except Christ promised his Church would prevail through all times to the end. A proper understanding of what Christ taught and the word Catholic means should end all the quarreling. Except for the sin of pride. Pride, it is said, is the greatest of all sins and the source of the original sin in the Garden of Eden. Pride is what made man eat of the forbidden fruit, thinking he knew better than God. Nothing has changed. Man still thinks he knows better than God. Christ clearly established a One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

The word Catholic is derived from the Greek word meaning universal. The word universal has two ideas, the idea of one and the idea of ALL. The Church Christ instituted is meant for all men for all time in all places.

Just before his ascension, he said to his Apostles;

"Go ye and teach ALL nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo I am with you ALL days even to the consummation of the world" —Matt 28:19-20

Why would Christ need to bother establishing a Church and instructing the apostles to teach them all things if what he taught would be so clear to man?

“Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” —Matthew 16-17:18

Many think Christ was speaking of all Christians and not a specific Church but if that were true Why would Christ have prayed that his Church is one as he was one with the Father? — John 17-11

And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.

These are just a few of the common fallacies and misunderstandings of Catholic teaching. It is worth noting that the first among these fallacies, "The Bible Alone," is a circular argument, as the whole of Christianity is indebted to the Catholic Church for possessing the infallible Canon of Scripture. This is not a theological matter; it is a matter of history. The rest errors are the result of misinterpretations of scripture and the claim of self infallibility. In other words, the reader comes to their own conclusion regarding the meaning. This is why there are tens of thousands of different denominations of Christian churches- each claiming to interpret the Bible correctly-each claiming their own authority.

The unavoidable conclusion is the person charging the Catholic Church with being in error relies on the infallibility of the Catholic Church to provide the very scripture to which they depend to make their claim.

Dig Deeper

The link below will guide you into more detail surrounding common errors believed about the Catholic church and explain why they are wrong. The more you learn about the history and the more learn what the Catholic Church actually teaches the closer you will get to Christ.