Author Topic: Why Are so Many Protestants so Proud When...... (Read 1113 times)

Truth is Eternal · « **on:** April 05, 2011, 08:24:54 PM »

the basis of Protestants belief systems are so easily proven wrong by Traditional Catholic Dogma?

To us Traditional Catholics, debating a Protestant is like beating a dead horse yet most Protestants come out of these debates severely defeated while still looking as proud and as confident as before the debate ever began even though they haven't brought forth any evidence supporting their case.

Why do so many Protestants think they can win a debates against Traditional Catholics without attempting to offer up any evidence to help prove their case?

Jehanne · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2011, 08:34:08 PM »

I was raised a Protestant in the Evangelical Church of America, which I attended (along with a closely-related Wesleyan church) for over 10 years. This was back in the "dark ages" commonly referred to as the 1980s, prior to the time of the Internet. I had no access to any Catholic teaching and all the Catholics around me were cold to lukewarm. They came across as "going through the motions." Then, there were the lies, lies, lies, and then more lies -- "The Catholic Church, Whore of Bablyon," the list goes on and on. In spite of all of this, I was deeply troubled by all of those "Catholic verses" in the Bible, whole books of which I used to memorize for church camp in the summer. I had absolutely no access to any of the writings of the pre-Nicene (or post-Nincene) Fathers of the Church, no access to any of the ecuмenical Councils, the Summa, etc. I think that a significant number of Protestants are ignorant and/or do not like the moral teachings of the Church (abortion, contraception, ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity, etc.), which is why they persist in their errors and heresies.

One thing that deeply troubled me about my Protestant theology was the fate of infants who died without Baptism. We were taught that they went to Heaven. I remember arguing with my pastor's wife, "Well, what is the point of being saved? It would seem better to die in one's infancy and go to Heaven then make it to adulthood and have to be 'saved' especially if one was Muslim, Buddhist, etc." She did not have an answer to this conundrum.

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2011, 09:53:38 PM »

It's because Protestants are hard-headed, you can't tell them anything. They think they are right no matter what on religious matters. My dad was the same way growing up, saying that "all that matters is having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ". Most Protestants don't want to hear it. Not to mention that many of them are anti-Catholic anway. It's best to show them all the proof you can that Traditional Catholicism is the faith they should practice. If they still won't listen to you, it's best to just pray for them.

Catholic Samurai · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2011, 07:43:51 PM »

No one doped up on church music and the "Holy Ghost" is going to think clearly. Dont bother.

Truth is Eternal · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2011, 07:58:30 PM »

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No one doped up on church music and the "Holy Ghost" is going to think clearly. Dont bother.

At this point I will have to try to ignore them and let God wake them up through the Chastisement.

Catholic Samurai · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2011, 08:01:13 PM »

Quote from: Truth is Eternal

Quote from: Catholic Samurai

No one doped up on church music and the "Holy Ghost" is going to think clearly. Dont bother.

At this point I will have to try to ignore them and let God wake them up through the Chastisement.

I think the only thing that will wake up Prots of this nature is Catholic Televangelism, Im sorry to say.

That's of course not all Protestants. Some are more open to reason than others.