Catholics...

Appreciate the concern OP, but the Church established by Jesus Christ will survive. It is hard as a Catholic to see loved ones question or even leave the faith and cite the priest abuse scandals as a major reason. The Catholic Church does not believe that anyone is sinless including the Pope. The only things that we believe are perfect about the Church are the sacraments and Church teaching on faith and morals. It was the Catholic Church that chose the Gospels and books of the New Testament by the authority that Jesus gave Peter when he handed him the keys to the Kingdom, and of course with the help of the Holy Spirit. The Church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum of saints, though it has produced countless saints. The Church leads you down the path to Heaven. By the way both my parents’ families are Catholic, I was raised Catholic, I went to Catholic school until college, and I was an altar server. I’m about as Catholic as it gets. And I think my life has been as close to Heaven as this life gets. Catholicism is not as rigid as outsiders think. We’re normal, good, loving people for the most part. I thank God every day for blessing me with the life Ive had. I thank God that my parents, educators, and other role models brought me up right and taught me what the path to true happiness and fulfillment is. Mainstream American culture is way off. There’s a reason nobody gets married young these days. They don’t know how to build a real, holy relationship. I’m 26 btw. Raised in Eugene, Oregon, live in Portland.

I think it's near time for this jew to go to church, thanks for the comment mate.

I think it's near time for this jew to go to church, thanks for the comment mate.

I think it's near time for this jew to go to church, thanks for the comment mate.

No worries. First century Christians (who were all “catholic”) endured worse persecution than we do now. The level of persecution is confirmation that the Roman Catholic Church is the One True Faith; if that were not so, why would evil organizations (read Bella Dodd’s testimony, and others) have gone to the trouble of such meticulous planning, logistical difficulty and the expense of infiltrating the Church in order to bring it down from with? Why is the consummate form of satanic worship a Black “Mass” using a stolen consecrated host, rather than a Black “Worship Service” using crackers and grape juice? The evil ones recognize the True Presence of Christ, and the True Church--the only one instituted by Christ Himself; it is regrettable that so many other reputed followers of Christ resist doing likewise.

All religion is a cover for organized crime. All of it. Period.

I think it's near time for this jew to go to church, thanks for the comment mate.

No problem brother. You know that Jews can be Catholic right? Do you believe that Jesus is the Messiah? I think it makes perfect sense that the Messiah became the new Passover lamb to save all of God’s children from their sins, both Jew and gentile. The Messiah doesn’t operate how the world does. He conquers with truth and love, not the sword, and he conquered death on the cross. Satan thought he had won when the Messiah was crucified, but God’s great plan of salvation backfired on him. The true promised land is Heaven, and Jesus opened up the doors for everyone. Salvation is from the Jews. The Jews didn’t kill Jesus. He died for the sins of all. I love and respect my Jewish brethren. You are God’s chosen people and you show it with the strength of your faith and your love for one another.