You have my heart, I pray you are healing from your truama and are finding much peace with Christ, the Catholic faith is so wildly comforting and consoling. I have never heard the perspective of a woman Jew. That was very informative for me. Just wanted to comment on one of things I thought that you said was interesting. Now that I am married as a catholic I usually look at the ground when men pass by and really try to minimize eye contact unless it’s a man I need to talk to or someone I work with. That’s just choice.
I think there is a great deal of similarity between Catholicism and Judaism, not in doctrine but in the way both are integral to our lives. Neither are about just going to church or synagogues once a week. Both have strong communities, both are very involved with social justice issues. Both effect every detail of your life.
@@opheliaadjei-awuah2671 Well Jesus was a Jew. His church had Jewish roots. Catholic kids, when I was young, went to Catholic schools. Jewish kids went to
@@MrAschiff re-read what the person wrote. They didn't say anything about how each religion worshipped. All they said was was how both religions had strong communities and are a integral in the lives of the people who belong to the religions.
I was raised in a shomer mitzvos immigrant Jewish community and found Judaism very stifling. I was and am very much a contemplative-type person so naturally was drawn to traditional Latin Rite Catholicism after I came to believe in Christ as the Mashiach. I found the modern post Vatican 2 Latin Rite to be too much like protestantism so I have spent the last 43 years since my conversion going between the traditional Latin Rite and the Byzantine Ruthenian Rite.
The Tridentine Latin Mass has the Jewish Passover Prayers said in the Temple in Jerusalem that Jesus attended with His Apostles on the night He was betrayed. Jews worshipped the Messiah in advance His Passover His Death Prayers. Jesus is God and carried out His Religious Observance. Jews had true worship. As Roman Rite Church we hold these prayers to be perpetual. The Symbolic Paschal Lamb had to go. It was the end of time for the symbolic Lamb. Remember the Lamb had to be without spot or wrinkle that prayer is said in the Tridentine Latin Rite Mass. Read St John of the cross, St Teresa of Avila Edith Stein a Jewish Convert killed by th e Nazi's, There are many pre Vatican11 Latin Rite Church Authors that wrote marvellous contemplative works. We will hold Christ's Mass Jewish Passover Perpetual Sacrifice to the end even if only one Priest has it.
You probably see it. The TLM is very Temple Judaism. The temple is any altar and the sacrifice is the body and blood of Christ. The new mass is totally protestant meal service. Im catholic however I do not eat pork or shell fish or any non kosher animal. I also drain the blood out of steak meat.
As a Christian you don't need to follow OT dietary laws. St Paul said the ceremonial and ritual laws of the OT were nailed to the Cross. Just the moral Law remains as outlined in the NT. I do agree about Traditional Catholicism coming right out of Temple/Biblical Judaism. That's bc the first Catholic Christians were mostly Jews!😊
@@AR-ls5iu I know that I am not bound but there is a mysterious truth about not eating non Kosher animals. Many of the saints were kosher because they abstained from eating meat. Stay away from pork. It brings the soul down.
Jewish convert here. We get 2 for 1: the fullness of the Christian tradition and the fullness of the Jewish faith as fulfilled in Jesus and His Bride, our Ecclesia...
You never convert to Catholicism as a Jew... It is our natural faith. We are claiming what was intended of us. It is the same faith practiced as two religions consonants with the covenant as progressively revealed
@@deusimperator not true at all not even connected to reality I don’t know where you got this idea from , it is true that the first followers of Jesus were Jews but then later with Paul it was all pagans so it might be true that the first followers were Jews but then Paul created a new relgion Catholics or Christianity or whatvwr you want to call it and they were all Roman pagans so no they are not all Jews , if you were born of Jewish mother you will always be Jewish come back home hosh loves you God bless
Authentic, biblical Judaism of the Olam Haba exists, it is called Catholicism. Mikveh is also the point of conversion into Judaism. REMEMBER it is the rules of the Mikveh which was written into the Baptism (Didache). Catholicism is also very Jewish. Aquinas has a Jewish counterpart, RAMBAM. I (ethnic Jew and Catholic by religion from both sides of the family) have been studying the Torah Shebaal Peh and if anyone wonders where the crazy (to protestants) beliefs and customs come from, it is from the Torah Shebaal Peh. As a Catholic, you are predestined to heaven chosen for salvation as it was of Judaism.
>As a Catholic, you are predestined to heaven chosen for salvation as it was of Judaism. We believe neither in "unconditional election", nor "perseverance of the saints" as Calvinists would call it. God wills that all be saved, you can choose life or death, and in times of trouble (or choked by the worries and pleasures of the world) you can fall away.
@@someman7 An explanation is necessary. Catholics are predestined to heaven but it is up to Catholics to hold to that faith, engage in the sacramental life of the Church, and remain in a state of sanctifying grace - as the covenant requires. While G-d gives one the gift of faith, it must be accepted. Is this an unconditional election? It depends how it is framed. G-d before time chose many to be Catholics to whom He would give the gift of faith, the Catholic Faith, but then the individual must accept that gift of faith. Your salvation depends on you holding to that faith that was given to you and remaining in a state of sanctifying grace. Is this the Perseverance of the saints? it depends who are the saints. Are all those predestined to heaven saints? No. A saint is one who is in union with G-d - a person who exemplifies the virtue of charity as this is the only virtue that exists beyond death. That is why the word saint (tzaddik in Hebrew) is the root word for charity (tzedakah). Most will need purgatory to be sanctified, G-d will that all be saved - this is His passive will. That does not mean that all will be saved.
@@deusimperator I fear that I still hear Calvinist predestination in what you're saying. So let us be clear: Jesus died for all, and the reason all won't be saved is not God choosing not to save them, but their own unwillingness to accept grace. God is mighty and willing to save all.
@@someman7 You cannot deny predestination as a Catholic. Predestinition and freewill are both true. Furthermore, I do not think you know what Calvinists believe about predestinition. You really have no idea. I have a video on the subject
@@deusimperator I'm not denying the _Catholic_ understanding of predestination. "But we must beware of conceiving the immutability of predestination either as fatalistic in the sense of the Mahommedan kismet or as a convenient pretext for idle resignation to inexorable fate. God's infallible foreknowledge cannot force upon man unavoidable coercion, for the simple reason that it is at bottom nothing else than the eternal vision of the future historical actuality. God foresees the free activity of a man precisely as that individual is willing to shape it. Whatever may promote the work of our salvation, whether our own prayers and good works, or the prayers of others in our behalf, is eo ipso included in the infallible foreknowledge of God and consequently in the scope of predestination (cf. St. Thomas, I, Q. xxiii, a. 8). It is in such practical considerations that the ascetical maxim (falsely ascribed to St. Augustine) originated: "Si non es prædestinatus, fac ut prædestineris" (if you are not predestined, so act that you may be predestined). Strict theology, it is true, cannot approve this bold saying, except in so far as the original decree of predestination is conceived as at first a hypothetical decree, which is afterwards changed to an absolute and irrevocable decree by the prayers, good works, and perseverance of him who is predestined, according to the words of the Apostle (2 Peter 1:10): "Wherefore, brethren, labour the more, that by good works you may make sure your calling and election."" (excerpt from Catholic Encyclopedia: Predestination)
Catholic Church uses the Bible. All of the rituals are from Bible. They adopted the Jewish Synagogue reading. We have the First reading (Old Testament) which is related to the Gospel of Jesus. Then we have the Second reading (New Testament) after Jesus died and His disciples went out to the nations to spread the Gospel. The main focus of the Catholic mass is the Gospel of Jesus (from the testaments of His 4 disciples). And also the Eucharist: the sacrificial part of the worship.
Pope St. Leo the Great, Sermon 59, 5th century: “For by this transference the propitiation of the spotless Lamb and the fulfilment of all mysteries passed from the circumcision to the uncircumcision, from the sons according to the flesh to the sons according to the spirit: since as the Apostle says, ‘Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us’, Who offering Himself to the Father a new and true sacrifice of reconciliation, was crucified not in the temple, whose worship was now at an end, and not within the confines of the city which for its sin was doomed to be destroyed, but outside, ‘without the camp’, that, on the cessation of the old symbolic victims, a new Victim might be placed on a new altar, and the cross of Christ might be the altar not of the temple but of the world.”
Very strict orthodoxy isn't for everyone. Some love it passionately but it really is not for every person. I would think that would be the case with Christianity, Islam other religions as well. In my humble opinion, the conservative, reform and other types of Judaism can be just as fulfilling if not more fulfilling for many - if not most. But, as with most things, it really depends on an individual, their personal history and so many other things. I think one of the most beautiful things in Judaism is that potential to infuse every moment with that very close relationship to God as this lovely woman mentioned. The blessing for everything as mundane as washing the hands, taking a few bites or a drink, going to the bathroom, seeing a rainbow, over a baby or child, over all things from seemingly small and insignificant to the bigger things are all infused with God and God's grace and goodness. There is a constant awareness of closeness to God.o I can find beauty in so many religions and I can see how different religions are better fits for some than others. But fusing faith with works and the potentiality for holiness in every moment and everything in one's life , along with the traditions of Judaism is something I greatly admire. There is also much beauty in Catholicism and I've seen a lot of similarity between the two religions. During the course of my life I've seen many Catholic people I’ve known and still know from Mexico and Mexican Americans who have kept some of the traditions and rituals from Judaism. I later learned that in Spain and Portugal there were many Jews forced to convert to Catholicism or die. Many chose death but many that were forcibly converted continued to practice secretly and those practices were passed down from generation to generation even till this day. I believe they are known as Bene Anusim and at one time as Crypto Jews, meaning they had been forced into Catholicism but still believed and practiced Judaism in the home. Many names that end in -es, -ez, as, az, iz, etc ( eg, Ortiz, Lopez or Lopes, Perez or Peres, Heenandez, etc. are descendants of Sephardic Jews. Also people with names like Garcia and many other Spanish names. There is a large part of the Southwest where there's a large population of Bene Anusim .It's fascinating really. Recently Spain and Portugal began offering citizenship to people that are descended from Sephardic Jews - before the Catholic monarchy expelled them in 1492. Columbus and a lot of the explorers are thought to have been Jews that were converted forcibly or expelled. I learned recently there are even Jewish communities in the Amazon jungle and many other parts of Latin America that you wouldn't expect to find Jewish communities. Of course, it's a result of being in the diaspora for thousands of years. After the Romans conquered, killed and expelled the Jews from Judaea and renamed the land Phillistine or Palestine, it's a fascinating history.
Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church for everyone. Regardless whether one finds it fulfilling or not, it is what God wants and we should be obedient. His knowledge about what is good for us supersedes our knowledge of ourselves.
You learned a biased history and all religions are not created equally. If one is true that means there are aspects of the others that are false. Look not the one that seems the most true.
@@rhwinner Sorry but the Church did not have to convert the Jews The Jews had an exemption A Jew can enter of their own free will. Latin Rite Church is a completion of Judhaism . Jrws worshipped the Messiah in advance and Jews are saved by the Crucifixion.
Home? JESUS is a JEW! The Roman catholic church killed Jews when they destroyed the TEMPLE. Then they started the Spanish Inquisition then they gathered Jews all over Italy to give to Hitler. GLAD the Holy Spirit led me OUT of this damned deceptive religion.
I'm an orthodox Jew and a lot of what she is saying is not true. I never shaved my head, I learned Torah, family purity and the mikveh is beautiful and holy, and not facilitating rape, like Callie says. I don't feel that the community is keeping me down as a woman. In Judaism, we can also question everything.
I am an Orthodox Chassidic Jew I converted to Judaism from Catholicism. I became very disillusioned after Vatican II and the scandles that were plaguing the church . I attended Catholic School through High school. Many things I was told could not change were changed. The New Mass was to me a disgrace. After many years of searching I was convinced that Judaism was where I was supposed to be. First of all I wish her all the best in her new found faith. I apologize for some of the things you heard and saw. I wouldn’t say she was speaking lies but it came from ignorance as she wasn’t properly guided in her conversion process. Cutting or shaving the hair is only done in the Chassidic community and some Litvish or ashkenaz communities. May HaShem bless you that maybe one day you will come back. The Eibishter is waiting for you. Kol Tuv.
@Christus Vincit Christus Regnat Christus Imperat Ultra-Orthodox was split over Shabtai Tzvi. The no nonsense types realized all along he was fake. The flexible, liberal types were fooled.
Atheists say there is no God in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Agnostics say you can’t prove there is a God in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. The book: “Why bad things happen to good people” says God is limited in power in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Poly-theism says there are multiple Gods with multiple leniencies in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Greek mythology says God is bad in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Christians say Catholic confession & charitable donations expiate killing, stealing & adultery so no worries. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Some countries say just worship the God of evil & the God of evil will hopefully protect you from the God of good -this philosophy justifies killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Aristotle says God is limited in power in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery. Baal-Peor idol worship says just make evil acts part of the religious service in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery. God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
I live in Australia and saw a documentary on Ultra Orthodox Jews in Melbourne Australia and on Israel I was shocked The women did all the work as well as raising the children and doing the house work too. Yes no trousers for women and wigs. Very little religion seemed to get to the women. The West criticises Islam but are not taught on Orthodox Jewry.
the fundamental cults seem to all share these traits of subverting and suppressing women. The Amish, the FLDS, all kind of crazy cults and sects out there.
Being brought up in Judaism meant being born into guilt, at least converting to Catholicism as an adult you didn't have to worry about being raised in guilt. I don't think you'll find much difference between Judaism and Catholicism other than Christ risen.
No. She left Orthodox Judaism. She became Catholic. Messianic Jews are not Jewish. They are Christian. They may be ethnically Jewish but they believe in Jesus as having divinity, which is a Christian belief.
Interesting question. Actually what other sects don't like about the Catholic church is that it is too "liberal' so in this case I don't believe it would be "prohibited" since the marriage was done through rites we do not believe in or follow most likely. Also our priests are ordained in ways that other religions are not which give them the power to perform our Catholic marriages in a way that we hold to be eternal and spiritual if done "correctly". Not sure if I'm making sense but hope I did. If you have more questions about our "rules" or traditions I suggest reading "Catechism of the Catholic Church" the official book 🙏
@@almagarcia2960 Great answer! In Judaism, a Priest is called a Cohen, and they are the male descendents of Aaron. Nobody can to become or quit being a Cohen. Cohens don't do anything now days, except bless the people and accept five silver coins to redeem a firstborn son. In the Temple in Jerusalem, you must have a Cohen to perform any sacrifice. Rabbis are scholars of Tora (Instruction) and being a rabbi is actually being a technical guide at a wedding or whatever.
The Son of God - where shall we find him? Exodus 4:22 "Thus says the Lord: My son, My firstborn is Israel." Hosea 11:1 "For Israel was a youth and I loved him, and from Egypt I called My son." If you seek the true Son of God, look to Judaism, because the JEWS ARE THE SON GOD, and Judaism is who Jews are. 🕎😀 Gentiles can convert to Judaism. In Scripture, converts to Judaism are refered to as "strangers" and the Tora requires Jews love the stranger (convert) as themselves and commands that the convert be as the home born. (Gentiles in Scripture are called "foreigners"). Don't believe me? Ask your priest!
Modern Orthodox will convert people. It's not ultra-orthodox or nothing. I think a lot times she is confusing individuals opinions and interests with the actual Halachah. Milwaukee has a very small Orthodox community, and she may have been absorbing the thinking of a particular Rabbi, without consulting with Rabbis from the larger Orthodox community. No one Rabbi is infallible or has the necessary psychological training to be of help to someone outside their particular (maybe peculiar) little circle. The ultra Orthodox are kinda like Amish people. They actively shun involvement in the secular world. So an outsider will have a much bigger hurdle to overcome vs trying to adjust to a modern Orthodox environment. When they discuss "arranged" marriage, I think she and others have the impression that you must marry the person who your introduced to. You can marry anyone who will have you.
if you believe that you can communicate with Mary, then you are deceived. Mary is dead as is all Old Testament saints. In this tense; Saint being referred to as "the dead in Christ". Mary is just as my fore fathers, [dead] from this world. God’s sovereignty: God is the sole mediator between humanity and Himself (1 Timothy 2:5). Seeking communication with the dead bypasses God’s authority and undermines His sovereignty. Spiritual protection: Interacting with the dead can lead to spiritual contamination and compromise one’s relationship with God (Leviticus 18:6-7). Death’s finality: The Bible teaches that death is a one-way journey, and the dead have no means of communication or reconnection with the living (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6). In effect when people try to commune with dead saints this is necromancy-conjuring spirits. Catholicism is a false religion that promotes praying to the dead. Mary has no power to heal, save, or forgive you. She is dead in Christ, just as all believers that pass from this life to eternal life. It's not procedure (Tradition) that saves. The Eucharist can not save or absolve us from our sins, nor can any mortal man (Priest) act as a mediator in between God and man. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1 Tim 2:5 Ephesians 1:7: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. (combines redemption, forgiveness, and salvation with Jesus’ blood) John 19:30 30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. Salvation for mankind was made available to all generation's through the final work of Christ Jesus the Lord. No man can add to, or take away this finished work upon the Cross of Calvary. In effect any religion that takes away this finished work of God is a false man made religion.
She is Jewish like I'm a Martian. She never was Jewish. Orthodox Jews talk in a very specific way. Their first language is Yiddish so when they speak English you can hear it.
Hearing her testimony, I conclude that the ultra Judaism has not changed for better . So, the writes of New Testament were honest and true , exposing the hypocrites of the Jews leaders which Jesus condemned then and now obvious. Sounds like ultra Judaism and fanatic Muslims subjugate women. Both turned away from the Gospel and went into villainous and acrimonious cults.
Her knowledge base is weak. Modern orthodox fully follow the law, however see no issue (and can cite references in Jewish law to prove it) with also being pro-science, pro career equality, pro-psychology and modern in that sense. “Ultra-orthodox” (which is an offensive non-Jewish term and who no Jewish person calls themself) give up initiative to learn science and the aforementioned and instead only learn and concern their time on reflecting on Jewish law; they also have invented for themselves a “fence around Jewish law”- effectively hundreds of more post-Roman-empire, post-biblical manmade Jewish laws that they integrate to relieve anxiety about accidentally breaking Jewish law. Example: Jewish law says women should cover their knees (and Modern orthodox do); “ultra-orthodox” arbitrarily decided to have women wear skirts to the ankle so that there is no possible way Jewish law, covering the knee, could be broken. Also, by orthodox Jewish law, a convert does not need to live with the rabbi. Maybe she was working as a nanny for them and they decided it would be easier to keep an eye on her if she lived with them. Lastly, for her to say “when you’re converting, they don’t tell you everything that goes into it that you need to know, like mikvah” is totally sus. Converts are literally interrogated by a beit din judge panel to see what they know before they are given their conversion papers. Women don’t have as many laws to follow as men, but mikvah is so centrally basic to wives’ life that I find her story hard to fathom. I’m glad she found therapy and wish her well.
She never mentioned TRUTH even once. Truth was never the driving force behind her decisions. All of her decisions were motivated by convenience. She felt good in this place or that. She never even said that Catholicism was truth! In another ten years, she might be a Buddhist nun?☸️ She was surprised that a women is unclean each month!? It is written in Leviticus 15:19-24. Everyone can read it and know. What's the question?
You are giving a very negative, one sided opinion of Orthodox Judaism. While I am Jewish, I am not Orthodox but know many who are. Many women feel totally fulfilled living their Jewish life, whether it be Ultra Orthodox, Modern Orthodox or even Reform and you have just bashed a religion that YOU chose and went into willingly.
I'm not Orthodox, but as a Jew who has ancestors who were forced to convert to Catholicism, flee the country, or be burned in an Auto da Fe, a lot of the things that she is saying are not true. The fact without any kind of interpretation is that the Jewish religion does not accept any corporeal form of a Deity. To address The Infinite as man is opposed to our way of thinking whether you put it in the form of a trinity or not. There are no symbols or images and whatever anyone says about Christianity completing Judaism is false. Aside from early Christians and Jesus being initially Jewish, there is no connection. Islam follows this concept as well. No idols, no symbols, no anthropomorphic concepts.
I looked up "Utra-Orthodox" in Milwaukee. It's not there. She's not telling what really happened. It seems likely that she joined a cult, Lev Tahor (Pure Heart), who was in Canada at the time, and they really mixed her up. Other rabbis would not take her because they sensed something was wrong🐷.
@lex ora The son of G-d is the Jewish people, as stated in Exodus 4:22-23 "Thus says the L-rd, My son, My firstborn, is Israel." 75% of the Jewish people were living outside the Land of Israel, mostly in Babylon, during the entire Second Temple. Only a minority returned from Babylon to build the Second Temple. You can see that in the Book of Esther, that Jews were everywhere. The son of the unwed mother failed to return the Jews to the Land of Israel, and that is an irrefutable indication that he was not the Messiah. The Temple destroyed by the Romans was temporary, until the Temple described in Ezekiel 40-43 would be built. Having failed to build the Temple of Ezekiel, is another irrefutable indication that, the said claiment for Messiah, was false.
@@benavraham4397 I Wass thinking the same... this sounds like Lev Tahor. Milwaukee is a typical orthodox community and Rabbi Twersksi would never behave like this or not teach the women about the mikvah or force them to marry anyone who is nice to them. this is weird and really annoying already
I was an alter boy in the 1970's and saw that Jesus contradicted the Scriptures, and so I went to Israel and converted to orthodox Judaism, because JUDAISM IS THE TRUTH. The Pharisees were right all along!🕎😀
@@praneethv7084 The Jews were punished in Egypt, and in the end, the Jews were given the wealth of Egypt, their tormenters were punished and the Jews were settled in the promised land. One should not persecute the Jews!
@@Liza_1356 Read Psalm 119 and think of enlisting in the Service of the Creator. That is what the inner soul wants. Funny thing. I speak Hebrew all day and read Aramaic and I see the Sea of Galilee everyday. One heretic from over the hill is no exchange for the Service of G-d. Truth is better than sweet.🕎😀 The Pharisees were right!
The Orthodox Jewish world is devoid of love, compassion, etc. The community treats gerim like garbage. Jesus was radical in his proclamations against what society accepted in those days. People find love and forgiveness more appealing than kashering for Pesach and sticking a bedikah cloth up their vagina
If she was evangelical she knew nothing of historical Protestantism. She was not Protestant. A wonderful story. So glad she got over her anger at Jesus. God bless her.
you are ridiculous - the huge majority of protestants know nothing about Church history, and, worse, they know very little about Scripture - except for having many texts on their heads and repeating them as parrots... I guess they are not true protestants either
@@cantrait7311 There is no such thing as a Protestant church. There are only Christian churches which are part of the Protestant tradition. This woman was not a Protestant.
@@paulsmallwood1484 What? You make zero sense She said she went to Evangelical church and elders (you know people in charge of church) ignored her plea for help. Makes her a Protestant. She was also taught to hate Catholics which makes her a Protestant. Educate yourself, Protestantism does not exist for the purpose of worshiping God. Nothing could be further form the truth. Protestantism exists for one purpose only....to slander and oppose the catholic church.....period...end of story
Shalom! The "Hebrewness" of Christianity or the "Christianess" of the Jewish Messiah is often undiscovered, only revealed to those who search out what G-d has hidden. Those who follow the worship of Catholiscism The Queen of Heaven and light candles to her or attribute their worship as being rewarded by praying the Hail Mary now called the rosary... have not had their eyes yet opened to the ancient warnings of the Prophet Jeremiah. He warned in chapter 26 not to worship the Queen of Heaven or Baal, that it was detestable to God to make these images of her and light candles/incense...still being done today. The people replied, "We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord! We will certainly do everything we said we would do..." they go on to talk about what an ancient thing it is to practice this and this is still said today, with catholics touting how their church is the first church that ever existed and therefore the correct church, the church started by Yeshua-Jesus and only passed on to Peter their first Pope. For those who love to dive in and only seek to defend Catholicism they immediately dive into how the Queen of Heaven Jeremiah is warning about is not the same as the Queen of Heaven catholics call their worship of Mary today in 2023...However In Hebrew we know there is no word for coincidence because there are none. This is not a coincidence that this pagan worship was done by these ancient Israelites and is still being practiced today. The Kings (Popes) of Catholoscism - The Queen of Heaven pagan counterfeit worship of Christ our Messiah is still being led by these Pied pipers today, Emperors with no clothes and only the children of G-d will point it out! Jeremiahs warning to Gods people still stands. And yet catholics affirm the same message today that was said to Jeremiah when he warned them, they touted in saying "We will certainly do everything we said we would do..." they go on to tell Jeremiah why they are going to keep worshiping "The Queen of Heaven" because when they (worship, pray,burn candles) to her they were well off and suffered no harm...But when we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven..... we have had nothing and have been perishing by the sword and by famine." Hence worshiping G-d and putting their trust in Him alone to provide and protect is not enough and this pagan Queen of Heaven deceived them into thinking they were receiving results from her. And how many catholics today praying their Hail Mary rosary's will readily fire off on a regular "Joe" Christ follower-Christian (their supposed brothers and sisters in Christ) who tries to warn them catholicism is not the way they should be worshiping Christ...these devout catholics (not devout Christ followers) will adimately attribute their deliverance and or answered prayers to the prayers they have prayed to Mary...just like the children of God told Jeremiah. My prayer for you today brother in Christ is that you come to the full knowledge of Christ and leave this pagan church and it's infatuation with how the worship of G-d is done. Gods children all over the world know how to worship Him in Spirit and in truth worshiping with those who preach only Jesus Christ and Him crucified with signs following affirming the message of the gospel. These Christians all over the world do not pray facing a certain direction and do not even know what the heck the rosary is and G-d is with them! His presence is the confirmation that He is seeking true worshipers. Do not be deceived by the counterfeits, their always out there and they are ancient too. Satan has no new tricks and he always overplays his hand.Today your eyes have been opened and you are accountable for what you have been told. The gospel is simple and if you obey it and not complicate it for others you are the friends of Jesus the Messiah.John 15:14 & John14:15 come out of Catholicism the supposed match club of christianity and just follow Christ, for we are not to think of ourselves better than our brothers...we are to be known by our fruit...known by our love for one another John 13:35 You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free John 8:32
It's heartbreaking to hear that anyone for any reason would convert to catholicism. In Revelation the Catholic Church is the whore riding on the beast. Please Please read God's word for yourself. It doesn't matter what your faith .. don't rely on a Pastor, Preacher or Priest to interrupt the Bible for you. Study to show yourself approved.
You shouldve either gone away from a shadchan (they suck) or went to another Orthodox community. Christianity is avodah zara. If you look into church history you’ll find it has almost zero continuity to Judaism but rather Platonism and Stoicism. The early church fathers admitted that Platonism and Stoicism were pagan philosophies but adapted them anyways. This is where we get the Trinity from. This is a violation of the mitzvah “do not follow the ways of other nations”.
@Guess Work You are terribly mistaken. On top of that, Jesus cannot possibly be the Messiah. Here is proof. When the New Testament finishes describing all of the generations, it clearly states that Joseph took no part in the conception of Jesus! (Matthew 1:18). Joseph went away and came back to a pregnant Mary, who claimed to be impregnated by G-d (Matthew 1:18), which means that, Mary and G-d were the “mother” and “father” of Jesus. However, here lies the critical issue. If the messiah has to be paternally and genetically descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5-6) and the father of Jesus is supposedly G-d, then is G-d, a descendant of King David? Obviously not! That means Jesus is not descended from King David and cannot be the Jewish messiah like the New Testament says he is. Also, why did the New Testament spend almost a full page linking Joseph to King David, when Joseph clearly was not the father of Jesus? If you look at Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-32, they both give significantly different genealogies linking Joseph and Jesus to King David. If you claim that the New Testament is the word of G-d, could it really be that G-d forgot - or was confused about the lineage of the messiah? If got made a mistake, that’s not a god. Answer?
Hi. My concern about Catholicism is that they preach a different gospel than what the Bible teaches. For example, Catholics believe that, in order to be saved, a person must be baptized and take communion in the Catholic Church church. They also teach that a person cannot know what their standing with God is until they stand before Him in judgment. How can you live in such insecurity? Yet, I know that I am saved. For example, I was raised by my atheist father and I did not hear the gospel until I was 17. Shortly thereafter, I walked onto the lawn of the church one night and, looking up at the cross on a steeple, asked God, "Do you want us to honor the cross?" Then I prayed, "Is there Jesus? I would like to meet Him!" I extended my hands forward. I saw the Lord descend the last couple of feet to the earth, a white silhouette. I could see the outline of His robe. He took a step and took my hands. Instantly, I felt heaven all over and it felt like my heart was made out of gold. I walked away thinking, "That was heaven, but I am on earth. What is heaven doing on earth?" At the time, I had not read a Bible, so did not know Ephesians 1.14, that the Holy Spirit is our 'down payment,' our assurance of salvation or that, "The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God" (Romans 8.16). Since that night in the Spring of 1977, I can honestly say that I have not had even one second of doubt that I know Christ and am bound for heaven - not even for a second! I have what is called 'absolute assurance.' Yet, I am not presuming I am saved, but I know it because of my close friendship with the Holy Spirit. Sadly, Catholics believe a different gospel. For example, Paul wrote, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord SHALL be saved," but Catholics preach that, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord, is baptized Catholic, and partakes of Catholic baptism MIGHT be saved." Remember Paul's warning, "Whoever preaches a different gospel, let him be accursed." May you be filled and have total confidence in your eternal destiny through a close friendship with Christ! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
The Bible does not teach Sola Fide. I think you have a caricature of what Catholics believe not actually Catholic teaching look into Catholic sources for what Catholics believe.
@@halleylujah247 Hi. Thanks for writing. You said that I am misrepresenting Catholics, something I do not wish to to do. However, after innumerable conversations with Catholics, almost all are in agreement that you must be baptized Catholic and receive Catholic communion, all with no assurance of salvation. Was I misinformed? Again, some of your biggest YT teachers have made these points time and again, including Catholic priests. Moreover, I will quote Paul without interpretation. That is, you cannot say that I am 'incorrectly interpreting the Bible' as I make no interpretation at all! Paul wrote, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10.13)." Compare Paul's words with the Catholic gospel, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord, is baptized Catholic, and partakes of Catholic communion might be saved." First, it seems rather obvious that these are two distinct, contradictory teachings. Am I wrong? If so, how? No Catholic will give me an honest answer. For example, 'Catholic Truth' claimed that I was 'cherry picking.' Yet, when asked what Romans 10.13 means, he went silent. Other Catholics cited verses that, I suppose, they thought contradicted Romans 10.13. When I ask, "Is there really 'more to it than that'? Was Paul wrong?," again, not one had the integrity or courage to answer. There was, however, one Catholic who had passive denial, saying, "You are right. It looks like a different gospel than Paul's. I will have to look into this." I never heard from him again. My concern is that you might join the long list of Catholics who will not honestly and courageously look at these words of Paul, found in Romans 10.13. Remember Paul's warning, "If anyone preaches a different gospel, they should be accursed." Yet, no Catholic will simply agree with Paul's gospel! I am very concerned! However, lest you think I am cherry picking, I will also cite the words of Christ, "My Father will give the Holy Spirit to everyone who asks of Him." Notice, the Lord did not add, "But only if you are baptized in a Catholic church!" I write that you may know Christ - simply by asking! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
@@kenshiloh Hey! I wouldn't describe myself as a religious Catholic, but perhaps for your purposes I can be helpful as I was raised in a religious Catholic family (my dad is an ordained deacon) and know a little about this. The view you seem to be describing is Feeneyism, a particularly strict interpretation of the doctrine 'Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus'. Feeneyists do hold that only baptised Catholics are saved, but their view isn't universal in the Catholic Church today (stricter views were common in the middle ages and early modern period, but not all of those were quite as strict as Feeneyism on things like baptism of desire, etc.). Vatican 2 (controversial among trad types!) didn't change the teaching but clarified the interpretation of it. TH-cam won't let me paste links but I'll paste below a short excerpt of an interview with a priest that's a helpful summary..... Can't answer the assurance point but maybe someone else can jump in. Did the Second Vatican Council impact this teaching? A: Yes, it made the proper interpretation of the church’s teaching clearer. “Vatican II made it clear that there is the possibility of attaining heaven without being Catholic,” said Father Joseph. “I think we would still say there is no salvation outside the church,” he continued, “but what we mean by that is that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, as he said. “He’s it. So, if there’s salvation, it’s in him. “If I am saved, I am saved by Jesus Christ and no one else.”
@@rebeccamcelroy1000 Wow! That is from Vatican II? I am keeping count; out of the many Catholics I have conversed with (and I do this all the time), you are only the fifth Catholic to say that baptism is not necessary for salvation. That is, the majority of Catholic YT teachers and priests hold that baptism and communion are essential to salvation. Yet, if these Catholic leaders are wrong, then what does a person need to do in order to be saved? That is, what would you tell a person who asks how you make it to heaven? Thanks for writing! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
@@kenshiloh So, not claiming to actually be a Catholic, as my beliefs these days don't really align with the church, although I was baptised confirmed etc. as a child and raised in an observant family. But happy to try and answer questions anyway. The doctrine of the church is that valid baptism is generally needed for those who are not invincibly ignorant of Christianity (e.g. those who lived before Christ, uncontacted peoples, etc.), and that through baptism and continued acceptance of the gift given by Christ by dying for us, you go to heaven. But, a few complexities to note about that: 1. Baptisms do not need to be Catholic to be valid. So long as they are done with the right formula with the intent to validly baptise, they can be done by anyone if really necessary. Anglican, Methodist baptisms etc. are valid baptisms. Many within the church hold that validly baptised non-Catholic Christians can go to heaven, while still not condoning being outside the church per se. This idea that validly baptised non-Catholic Christians may be saved is what was taught at Vatican 2- before the 20th century the view that only Catholics are saved was overwhelmingly common in the church. 2. Church doctrine holds that in certain *exceptional* cases baptism is not needed for salvation. An example would be baptism of blood, where the same grace normally given at baptism is given at martyrdom. As I said you will find people (Feeneyists) who don't believe in this, but it is part of the doctrine of the church. Baptism of blood is actually quite an old idea, unlike the Vatican 2 interpretation of 'extra ecclesiam' which was newer. 3. While this is the position on those who are invincibly ignorant- for *everyone else*, the church very much does teach that baptism is necessary for salvation- and that's most everyone in the modern world. So Catholics teaching you need baptism on YT may be entirely in keeping with what I've said here. 4. On your point that what you've being hearing on YT is that only Catholics are saved- I'm entirely unsurprised by that. Most YT Catholics tend to the more conservative/trad end within the church and are more likely to hold more stringent views on this stuff. But, what I'm saying is what is actually in the catechism, and what was said at Vatican 2. I'm not particularly going out on a limb here with some liberal twisting of doctrine. This is what the teaching of the modern church says. Below I've pasted two relevant qs from the catechism which says this a little clearer than I can! Hope this is helpful. As a general rule, if you'd like to get a good picture of Catholic beliefs, it's helpful to diversify beyond YT as there is a self-selecting bias towards a particular type of (more hardline!) Catholic on social media and you won't get the full picture. But I do appreciate that might not be feasible for you! ******************************************* 261. Is Baptism necessary for salvation? 1257 Baptism is necessary for salvation for all those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament. 262. Is it possible to be saved without Baptism? 1258-1261 1281-1283 Since Christ died for the salvation of all, those can be saved without Baptism who die for the faith (Baptism of blood). Catechumens and all those who, even without knowing Christ and the Church, still (under the impulse of grace) sincerely seek God and strive to do his will can also be saved without Baptism (Baptism of desire). The Church in her liturgy entrusts children who die without Baptism to the mercy of God.
You have my heart, I pray you are healing from your truama and are finding much peace with Christ, the Catholic faith is so wildly comforting and consoling. I have never heard the perspective of a woman Jew. That was very informative for me.
Just wanted to comment on one of things I thought that you said was interesting. Now that I am married as a catholic I usually look at the ground when men pass by and really try to minimize eye contact unless it’s a man I need to talk to or someone I work with. That’s just choice.
Thank you for the lengthy explanation.
I think there is a great deal of similarity between Catholicism and Judaism, not in doctrine but in the way both are integral to our lives. Neither are about just going to church or synagogues once a week. Both have strong communities, both are very involved with social justice issues. Both effect every detail of your life.
yes. Catholicism is culturally Jewish
@@opheliaadjei-awuah2671 Well Jesus was a Jew. His church had Jewish roots. Catholic kids, when I was young, went to Catholic schools. Jewish kids went to
@@opheliaadjei-awuah2671 Jews don't pray to idols like Mary et al. or a man on a cross. We worship G-d not a man
@@MrAschiff re-read what the person wrote. They didn't say anything about how each religion worshipped. All they said was was how both religions had strong communities and are a integral in the lives of the people who belong to the religions.
The Old Testament is Judaism
The New Testament is Chriatianity, which is the center preaching of Catholicism: The Gospels.
I was raised in a shomer mitzvos immigrant Jewish community and found Judaism very stifling. I was and am very much a contemplative-type person so naturally was drawn to traditional Latin Rite Catholicism after I came to believe in Christ as the Mashiach. I found the modern post Vatican 2 Latin Rite to be too much like protestantism so I have spent the last 43 years since my conversion going between the traditional Latin Rite and the Byzantine Ruthenian Rite.
The Tridentine Latin Mass has the Jewish Passover Prayers said in the Temple in Jerusalem that Jesus attended with His Apostles on the night He was betrayed. Jews worshipped the Messiah in advance His Passover His Death Prayers. Jesus is God and carried out His Religious Observance. Jews had true worship. As Roman Rite Church we hold these prayers to be perpetual. The Symbolic Paschal Lamb had to go. It was the end of time for the symbolic Lamb. Remember the Lamb had to be without spot or wrinkle that prayer is said in the Tridentine Latin Rite Mass.
Read St John of the cross, St Teresa of Avila Edith Stein a Jewish Convert killed by th e Nazi's, There are many pre Vatican11 Latin Rite Church Authors that wrote marvellous contemplative works. We will hold Christ's Mass Jewish Passover Perpetual Sacrifice to the end even if only one Priest has it.
You probably see it. The TLM is very Temple Judaism. The temple is any altar and the sacrifice is the body and blood of Christ. The new mass is totally protestant meal service.
Im catholic however I do not eat pork or shell fish or any non kosher animal. I also drain the blood out of steak meat.
As a Christian you don't need to follow OT dietary laws. St Paul said the ceremonial and ritual laws of the OT were nailed to the Cross. Just the moral Law remains as outlined in the NT.
I do agree about Traditional Catholicism coming right out of Temple/Biblical Judaism. That's bc the first Catholic Christians were mostly Jews!😊
@@AR-ls5iu I know that I am not bound but there is a mysterious truth about not eating non Kosher animals. Many of the saints were kosher because they abstained from eating meat.
Stay away from pork. It brings the soul down.
@@delosconversos6891 so does all of pagan religions! Christianity at the top.idol worship. The kid sold her soul to the devil!
God bless you both..... Callie Gay and John Paul Shimek
“I just know Jesus and the church are one.”
St Joan of Arc
Jewish convert here. We get 2 for 1: the fullness of the Christian tradition and the fullness of the Jewish faith as fulfilled in Jesus and His Bride, our Ecclesia...
You never convert to Catholicism as a Jew... It is our natural faith. We are claiming what was intended of us. It is the same faith practiced as two religions consonants with the covenant as progressively revealed
If you are Jewish you always be Jewish come back home Hashem loves you
@@Jonathan-ym3yw We will always be Jewish - at one time all Catholics were Jews.
@@deusimperator not true at all not even connected to reality I don’t know where you got this idea from , it is true that the first followers of Jesus were Jews but then later with Paul it was all pagans so it might be true that the first followers were Jews but then Paul created a new relgion Catholics or Christianity or whatvwr you want to call it and they were all Roman pagans so no they are not all Jews , if you were born of Jewish mother you will always be Jewish come back home hosh loves you God bless
@@Jonathan-ym3yw listen to Isaiah. We're doing something new. Catholicism is Judaism Fulfilled! Praise YHWH! God made flesh! Yeshua is LORD.
Authentic, biblical Judaism of the Olam Haba exists, it is called Catholicism.
Mikveh is also the point of conversion into Judaism. REMEMBER it is the rules of the Mikveh which was written into the Baptism (Didache). Catholicism is also very Jewish. Aquinas has a Jewish counterpart, RAMBAM. I (ethnic Jew and Catholic by religion from both sides of the family) have been studying the Torah Shebaal Peh and if anyone wonders where the crazy (to protestants) beliefs and customs come from, it is from the Torah Shebaal Peh. As a Catholic, you are predestined to heaven chosen for salvation as it was of Judaism.
>As a Catholic, you are predestined to heaven chosen for salvation as it was of Judaism.
We believe neither in "unconditional election", nor "perseverance of the saints" as Calvinists would call it. God wills that all be saved, you can choose life or death, and in times of trouble (or choked by the worries and pleasures of the world) you can fall away.
@@someman7 An explanation is necessary. Catholics are predestined to heaven but it is up to Catholics to hold to that faith, engage in the sacramental life of the Church, and remain in a state of sanctifying grace - as the covenant requires. While G-d gives one the gift of faith, it must be accepted.
Is this an unconditional election? It depends how it is framed. G-d before time chose many to be Catholics to whom He would give the gift of faith, the Catholic Faith, but then the individual must accept that gift of faith. Your salvation depends on you holding to that faith that was given to you and remaining in a state of sanctifying grace.
Is this the Perseverance of the saints? it depends who are the saints. Are all those predestined to heaven saints? No. A saint is one who is in union with G-d - a person who exemplifies the virtue of charity as this is the only virtue that exists beyond death. That is why the word saint (tzaddik in Hebrew) is the root word for charity (tzedakah). Most will need purgatory to be sanctified,
G-d will that all be saved - this is His passive will. That does not mean that all will be saved.
@@deusimperator I fear that I still hear Calvinist predestination in what you're saying. So let us be clear: Jesus died for all, and the reason all won't be saved is not God choosing not to save them, but their own unwillingness to accept grace. God is mighty and willing to save all.
@@someman7 You cannot deny predestination as a Catholic. Predestinition and freewill are both true. Furthermore, I do not think you know what Calvinists believe about predestinition. You really have no idea. I have a video on the subject
@@deusimperator I'm not denying the _Catholic_ understanding of predestination. "But we must beware of conceiving the immutability of predestination either as fatalistic in the sense of the Mahommedan kismet or as a convenient pretext for idle resignation to inexorable fate. God's infallible foreknowledge cannot force upon man unavoidable coercion, for the simple reason that it is at bottom nothing else than the eternal vision of the future historical actuality. God foresees the free activity of a man precisely as that individual is willing to shape it. Whatever may promote the work of our salvation, whether our own prayers and good works, or the prayers of others in our behalf, is eo ipso included in the infallible foreknowledge of God and consequently in the scope of predestination (cf. St. Thomas, I, Q. xxiii, a. 8). It is in such practical considerations that the ascetical maxim (falsely ascribed to St. Augustine) originated: "Si non es prædestinatus, fac ut prædestineris" (if you are not predestined, so act that you may be predestined). Strict theology, it is true, cannot approve this bold saying, except in so far as the original decree of predestination is conceived as at first a hypothetical decree, which is afterwards changed to an absolute and irrevocable decree by the prayers, good works, and perseverance of him who is predestined, according to the words of the Apostle (2 Peter 1:10): "Wherefore, brethren, labour the more, that by good works you may make sure your calling and election."" (excerpt from Catholic Encyclopedia: Predestination)
This reminds me of my story 😢😢 what Bible to Catholics read? What do I need
Get a catechism. A Catholic study Bible by Scott Hahn and go to Catholic answers and get their books
T he Bible is Catholic therefore start with buying a Catholic Bible. Then the Catholic Cathechism is a great tool to understand the Bible.
if you read the NKJV or the KJV of God's Word, it's easy to see catholicism isn't even Christianity.
Catholic Church uses the Bible.
All of the rituals are from Bible.
They adopted the Jewish Synagogue reading.
We have the First reading (Old Testament) which is related to the Gospel of Jesus.
Then we have the Second reading (New Testament) after Jesus died and His disciples went out to the nations to spread the Gospel.
The main focus of the Catholic mass is the Gospel of Jesus (from the testaments of His 4 disciples).
And also the Eucharist: the sacrificial part of the worship.
Wonderful video
That story brings a real sense of trust in Jesus. Miracles are are happening in people’s lives everyday. I’m so blessed that Jesus is my Savior.
Amazing story...
Thanks God! More souls are saved for the greater glory of God!🙏
Jews souls don't need saving. We don't believe in original sin. It's a bunch of nonsense.
Inspiring video and very informative
What is the name of her podcast? It was not mentioned in the interview.
"Courageous Hearts" by Callie Gay and Jackie Coder
Dogstyle
Keep the content coming. I hope your channel grows.
Pope St. Leo the Great, Sermon 59, 5th century: “For by this transference the propitiation of the spotless Lamb and the fulfilment of all mysteries passed from the circumcision to the uncircumcision, from the sons according to the flesh to the sons according to the spirit: since as the Apostle says, ‘Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us’, Who offering Himself to the Father a new and true sacrifice of reconciliation, was crucified not in the temple, whose worship was now at an end, and not within the confines of the city which for its sin was doomed to be destroyed, but outside, ‘without the camp’, that, on the cessation of the old symbolic victims, a new Victim might be placed on a new altar, and the cross of Christ might be the altar not of the temple but of the world.”
What’s is the name of the podcast Callie is talking about?
It’s adults only
Welcome home.
welcome home to the True Catholic Church that Jesus Christ established..
HAIL MARY MOST PURE, CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN,, PROTECTRESS OF THE HOLY CATHOLIC FAITH
Thank you God bless you and your family well done welcome home
Very impressive speaker
May God bless her, i also converted from judaism to the holy catholic church of God almighty 💒
You can still be Jewish as well as Catholic.
BS
Very strict orthodoxy isn't for everyone. Some love it passionately but it really is not for every person. I would think that would be the case with Christianity, Islam other religions as well. In my humble opinion, the conservative, reform and other types of Judaism can be just as fulfilling if not more fulfilling for many - if not most. But, as with most things, it really depends on an individual, their personal history and so many other things.
I think one of the most beautiful things in Judaism is that potential to infuse every moment with that very close relationship to God as this lovely woman mentioned.
The blessing for everything as mundane as washing the hands, taking a few bites or a drink, going to the bathroom, seeing a rainbow, over a baby or child, over all things from seemingly small and insignificant to the bigger things are all infused with God and God's grace and goodness. There is a constant awareness of closeness to God.o
I can find beauty in so many religions and I can see how different religions are better fits for some than others.
But fusing faith with works and the potentiality for holiness in every moment and everything in one's life , along with the traditions of Judaism is something I greatly admire.
There is also much beauty in Catholicism and I've seen a lot of similarity between the two religions. During the course of my life I've seen many Catholic people I’ve known and still know from Mexico and Mexican Americans who have kept some of the traditions and rituals from Judaism. I later learned that in Spain and Portugal there were many Jews forced to convert to Catholicism or die. Many chose death but many that were forcibly converted continued to practice secretly and those practices were passed down from generation to generation even till this day. I believe they are known as Bene Anusim and at one time as Crypto Jews, meaning they had been forced into Catholicism but still believed and practiced Judaism in the home. Many names that end in -es, -ez, as, az, iz, etc ( eg, Ortiz, Lopez or Lopes, Perez or Peres, Heenandez, etc. are descendants of Sephardic Jews. Also people with names like Garcia and many other Spanish names.
There is a large part of the Southwest where there's a large population of Bene Anusim .It's fascinating really. Recently Spain and Portugal began offering citizenship to people that are descended from Sephardic Jews - before the Catholic monarchy expelled them in 1492. Columbus and a lot of the explorers are thought to have been Jews that were converted forcibly or expelled.
I learned recently there are even Jewish communities in the Amazon jungle and many other parts of Latin America that you wouldn't expect to find Jewish communities. Of course, it's a result of being in the diaspora for thousands of years. After the Romans conquered, killed and expelled the Jews from Judaea and renamed the land Phillistine or Palestine, it's a fascinating history.
Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church for everyone. Regardless whether one finds it fulfilling or not, it is what God wants and we should be obedient. His knowledge about what is good for us supersedes our knowledge of ourselves.
You learned a biased history and all religions are not created equally. If one is true that means there are aspects of the others that are false. Look not the one that seems the most true.
Jews was forced to convert or leave Spain, not be killed.
Catholicism is the continuation of Judaism
Jews are our elder brothers and we should encourage them to become Catholic
@@rhwinner Sorry but the Church did not have to convert the Jews The Jews had an exemption A Jew can enter of their own free will. Latin Rite Church is a completion of Judhaism . Jrws worshipped the Messiah in advance and Jews are saved by the Crucifixion.
Extraordinary testimony. Welcome home🙏
Home? JESUS is a JEW! The Roman catholic church killed Jews when they destroyed the TEMPLE. Then they started the Spanish Inquisition then they gathered Jews all over Italy to give to Hitler. GLAD the Holy Spirit led me OUT of this damned deceptive religion.
Whether she wants to or not, she'll always be a Jew and so will her children
I'm an orthodox Jew and a lot of what she is saying is not true. I never shaved my head, I learned Torah, family purity and the mikveh is beautiful and holy, and not facilitating rape, like Callie says. I don't feel that the community is keeping me down as a woman. In Judaism, we can also question everything.
Thank you!
I am an Orthodox Chassidic Jew I converted to Judaism from Catholicism. I became very disillusioned after Vatican II and the scandles that were plaguing the church . I attended Catholic School through High school. Many things I was told could not change were changed. The New Mass was to me a disgrace. After many years of searching I was convinced that Judaism was where I was supposed to be. First of all I wish her all the best in her new found faith. I apologize for some of the things you heard and saw. I wouldn’t say she was speaking lies but it came from ignorance as she wasn’t properly guided in her conversion process. Cutting or shaving the hair is only done in the Chassidic community and some Litvish or ashkenaz communities. May HaShem bless you that maybe one day you will come back. The Eibishter is waiting for you.
Kol Tuv.
@Christus Vincit Christus Regnat Christus Imperat
Ultra-Orthodox was split over Shabtai Tzvi. The no nonsense types realized all along he was fake. The flexible, liberal types were fooled.
Agree
agree with you. this is strange and it's a shame she is taking women away from their beautiful heritage.
Atheists say there is no God in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Agnostics say you can’t prove there is a God in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
The book: “Why bad things happen to good people” says God is limited in power in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Poly-theism says there are multiple Gods with multiple leniencies in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Greek mythology says God is bad in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Christians say Catholic confession & charitable donations expiate killing, stealing & adultery so no worries.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Some countries say just worship the God of evil & the God of evil will hopefully protect you from the God of good -this philosophy justifies killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Aristotle says God is limited in power in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
Baal-Peor idol worship says just make evil acts part of the religious service in order to justify killing, stealing & adultery.
God needs you to worship Him & Him only & God needs you not to kill, steal or commit adultery.
I live in Australia and saw a documentary on Ultra Orthodox Jews in Melbourne Australia and on Israel I was shocked The women did all the work as well as raising the children and doing the house work too. Yes no trousers for women and wigs. Very little religion seemed to get to the women. The West criticises Islam but are not taught on Orthodox Jewry.
BUT... you have a very Jewish family name
And yet,… traditional Catholics also practice this too. Women are oppressed
the fundamental cults seem to all share these traits of subverting and suppressing women. The Amish, the FLDS, all kind of crazy cults and sects out there.
Being brought up in Judaism meant being born into guilt, at least converting to Catholicism as an adult you didn't have to worry about being raised in guilt. I don't think you'll find much difference between Judaism and Catholicism other than Christ risen.
I'm a Jewish convert to the church loved this
wah amazing
I’d love to hear what you think of our faith in another video!!
So this means she became a messianic Jew?
No she converted to Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Jews don't believe in Jesus. After she left OJ she became a Catholic.
No. She left Orthodox Judaism. She became Catholic. Messianic Jews are not Jewish. They are Christian. They may be ethnically Jewish but they believe in Jesus as having divinity, which is a Christian belief.
@@sashagamino2268 Jew isn't just a religion. There are Jews who are Catholic, Buddhist, Hindu or atheist. They remain Jews.
No, messianic jews are protestants
@@sashagamino2268 the first christians were jews too lol. Acts 22:3
Wow she was saved by her arranged marriage!
Will the Catholic Church prohibit her from ever marrying again, or would the Church say that a non-Catholic marriage does not count as married?
Interesting question. Actually what other sects don't like about the Catholic church is that it is too "liberal' so in this case I don't believe it would be "prohibited" since the marriage was done through rites we do not believe in or follow most likely. Also our priests are ordained in ways that other religions are not which give them the power to perform our Catholic marriages in a way that we hold to be eternal and spiritual if done "correctly". Not sure if I'm making sense but hope I did. If you have more questions about our "rules" or traditions I suggest reading "Catechism of the Catholic Church" the official book 🙏
@@almagarcia2960
Great answer!
In Judaism, a Priest is called a Cohen, and they are the male descendents of Aaron. Nobody can to become or quit being a Cohen. Cohens don't do anything now days, except bless the people and accept five silver coins to redeem a firstborn son. In the Temple in Jerusalem, you must have a Cohen to perform any sacrifice.
Rabbis are scholars of Tora (Instruction) and being a rabbi is actually being a technical guide at a wedding or whatever.
The Son of God - where shall we find him?
Exodus 4:22 "Thus says the Lord: My son, My firstborn is Israel."
Hosea 11:1 "For Israel was a youth and I loved him, and from Egypt I called My son."
If you seek the true Son of God, look to Judaism, because the
JEWS ARE THE SON GOD, and Judaism is who Jews are. 🕎😀
Gentiles can convert to Judaism. In Scripture, converts to Judaism are refered to as "strangers" and the Tora requires Jews love the stranger (convert) as themselves and commands that the convert be as the home born. (Gentiles in Scripture are called "foreigners").
Don't believe me? Ask your priest!
Modern Orthodox will convert people. It's not ultra-orthodox or nothing. I think a lot times she is confusing individuals opinions and interests with the actual Halachah. Milwaukee has a very small Orthodox community, and she may have been absorbing the thinking of a particular Rabbi, without consulting with Rabbis from the larger Orthodox community. No one Rabbi is infallible or has the necessary psychological training to be of help to someone outside their particular (maybe peculiar) little circle. The ultra Orthodox are kinda like Amish people. They actively shun involvement in the secular world. So an outsider will have a much bigger hurdle to overcome vs trying to adjust to a modern Orthodox environment.
When they discuss "arranged" marriage, I think she and others have the impression that you must marry the person who your introduced to. You can marry anyone who will have you.
This is a very unique story and not representative of most Jewish communities or rabbis. Its a shame you had this bad experience.
if you believe that you can communicate with Mary, then you are deceived. Mary is dead as is all Old Testament saints. In this tense; Saint being referred to as "the dead in Christ". Mary is just as my fore fathers, [dead] from this world.
God’s sovereignty: God is the sole mediator between humanity and Himself (1 Timothy 2:5). Seeking communication with the dead bypasses God’s authority and undermines His sovereignty.
Spiritual protection: Interacting with the dead can lead to spiritual contamination and compromise one’s relationship with God (Leviticus 18:6-7).
Death’s finality: The Bible teaches that death is a one-way journey, and the dead have no means of communication or reconnection with the living (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6).
In effect when people try to commune with dead saints this is necromancy-conjuring spirits. Catholicism is a false religion that promotes praying to the dead. Mary has no power to heal, save, or forgive you. She is dead in Christ, just as all believers that pass from this life to eternal life.
It's not procedure (Tradition) that saves. The Eucharist can not save or absolve us from our sins, nor can any mortal man (Priest) act as a mediator in between God and man. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1 Tim 2:5
Ephesians 1:7: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. (combines redemption, forgiveness, and salvation with Jesus’ blood) John 19:30 30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. Salvation for mankind was made available to all generation's through the final work of Christ Jesus the Lord. No man can add to, or take away this finished work upon the Cross of Calvary. In effect any religion that takes away this finished work of God is a false man made religion.
She is going to cause serious harm if someone doesn't know much and believes her
Title should be: Woman goes from Evangelical Christian to Catholic.
Btw divorce is not common
She is Jewish like I'm a Martian. She never was Jewish. Orthodox Jews talk in a very specific way. Their first language is Yiddish so when they speak English you can hear it.
yep, these channels love having “jews” on, that’s another tactic to convert people
She was never Jewish so the title is misleading
Welcome home
Hearing her testimony, I conclude that the ultra Judaism has not changed for better . So, the writes of New Testament were honest and true , exposing the hypocrites of the Jews leaders which Jesus condemned then and now obvious. Sounds like ultra Judaism and fanatic Muslims subjugate women. Both turned away from the Gospel and went into villainous and acrimonious cults.
Islam believes in Jesus.
Muslims call him Isa.
Incest, sexual abuse, and rape are very common in the ultra orthodox community.
what are you basing this on?
Way more of this in the Catholic Church!
It’s common ANYWHERE men are actually. Regardless of religion.
Her knowledge base is weak. Modern orthodox fully follow the law, however see no issue (and can cite references in Jewish law to prove it) with also being pro-science, pro career equality, pro-psychology and modern in that sense. “Ultra-orthodox” (which is an offensive non-Jewish term and who no Jewish person calls themself) give up initiative to learn science and the aforementioned and instead only learn and concern their time on reflecting on Jewish law; they also have invented for themselves a “fence around Jewish law”- effectively hundreds of more post-Roman-empire, post-biblical manmade Jewish laws that they integrate to relieve anxiety about accidentally breaking Jewish law. Example: Jewish law says women should cover their knees (and Modern orthodox do); “ultra-orthodox” arbitrarily decided to have women wear skirts to the ankle so that there is no possible way Jewish law, covering the knee, could be broken. Also, by orthodox Jewish law, a convert does not need to live with the rabbi. Maybe she was working as a nanny for them and they decided it would be easier to keep an eye on her if she lived with them. Lastly, for her to say “when you’re converting, they don’t tell you everything that goes into it that you need to know, like mikvah” is totally sus. Converts are literally interrogated by a beit din judge panel to see what they know before they are given their conversion papers. Women don’t have as many laws to follow as men, but mikvah is so centrally basic to wives’ life that I find her story hard to fathom. I’m glad she found therapy and wish her well.
She never mentioned TRUTH even once.
Truth was never the driving force behind her decisions. All of her decisions were motivated by convenience. She felt good in this place or that. She never even said that Catholicism was truth! In another ten years, she might be a Buddhist nun?☸️
She was surprised that a women is unclean each month!?
It is written in Leviticus 15:19-24. Everyone can read it and know. What's the question?
You are giving a very negative, one sided opinion of Orthodox Judaism. While I am Jewish, I am not Orthodox but know many who are. Many women feel totally fulfilled living their Jewish life, whether it be Ultra Orthodox, Modern Orthodox or even Reform and you have just bashed a religion that YOU chose and went into willingly.
Ben. Jesus is Truth
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The son of G-d is the Jewish people.🕎
How is she a Jew convert? Click bait
You literally go through mikveh before conversion.
She wasn’t Jewish lol. She’s lying.
What is the point? Lol
I'm not Orthodox, but as a Jew who has ancestors who were forced to convert to Catholicism, flee the country, or be burned in an Auto da Fe, a lot of the things that she is saying are not true. The fact without any kind of interpretation is that the Jewish religion does not accept any corporeal form of a Deity. To address The Infinite as man is opposed to our way of thinking whether you put it in the form of a trinity or not. There are no symbols or images and whatever anyone says about Christianity completing Judaism is false. Aside from early Christians and Jesus being initially Jewish, there is no connection. Islam follows this concept as well. No idols, no symbols, no anthropomorphic concepts.
She just didn't want to give up porc chops!
I looked up "Utra-Orthodox" in Milwaukee.
It's not there. She's not telling what really happened.
It seems likely that she joined a cult, Lev Tahor (Pure Heart), who was in Canada at the time, and they really mixed her up. Other rabbis would not take her because they sensed something was wrong🐷.
@lex ora
The son of G-d is the Jewish people, as stated in Exodus 4:22-23
"Thus says the L-rd, My son, My firstborn, is Israel."
75% of the Jewish people were living outside the Land of Israel, mostly in Babylon, during the entire Second Temple. Only a minority returned from Babylon to build the Second Temple. You can see that in the Book of Esther, that Jews were everywhere. The son of the unwed mother failed to return the Jews to the Land of Israel, and that is an irrefutable indication that he was not the Messiah.
The Temple destroyed by the Romans was temporary, until the Temple described in Ezekiel 40-43 would be built. Having failed to build the Temple of Ezekiel, is another irrefutable indication that, the said claiment for Messiah, was false.
There’s a huge Jewish orthodox community there.
@@aadamy Yes, but it Chabad and modern Orthodox. There aren't any head shaving types as she discribes.
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Got that! The Twerski dynasty of rabbis is highly respected by G-d fearing Jews.
@@benavraham4397 I Wass thinking the same... this sounds like Lev Tahor. Milwaukee is a typical orthodox community and Rabbi Twersksi would never behave like this or not teach the women about the mikvah or force them to marry anyone who is nice to them. this is weird and really annoying already
I was an alter boy in the 1970's and saw that Jesus contradicted the Scriptures, and so I went to Israel and converted to orthodox Judaism, because
JUDAISM IS THE TRUTH.
The Pharisees were right all along!🕎😀
Judaism is the truth but not the people.... God cursed their people many times, punished them for leaving him!! Even the punishment still exists 😂
@@praneethv7084 The Jews were punished in Egypt, and in the end, the Jews were given the wealth of Egypt, their tormenters were punished and the Jews were settled in the promised land.
One should not persecute the Jews!
@@benavraham4397 you should read more about christianity and judaism
@@Liza_1356
Read Psalm 119 and think of enlisting in the Service of the Creator. That is what the inner soul wants.
Funny thing. I speak Hebrew all day and read Aramaic and I see the Sea of Galilee everyday.
One heretic from over the hill is no exchange for the Service of G-d. Truth is better than sweet.🕎😀 The Pharisees were right!
@@Liza_1356
You have no idea of how much there is to learn in Judaism, and everyone is expected to learn to the maximum of their ability.
From truth to fiction, sadly.
She has no idea what Torah is. Nobody would give up Real Torah for jeezer bs.
The Orthodox Jewish world is devoid of love, compassion, etc. The community treats gerim like garbage. Jesus was radical in his proclamations against what society accepted in those days. People find love and forgiveness more appealing than kashering for Pesach and sticking a bedikah cloth up their vagina
@@JNNK-fs7bs Because that's how they are
Jesus said if you believed Moses, then you would believe him.
If she was evangelical she knew nothing of historical Protestantism. She was not Protestant. A wonderful story. So glad she got over her anger at Jesus. God bless her.
you are ridiculous - the huge majority of protestants know nothing about Church history, and, worse, they know very little about Scripture - except for having many texts on their heads and repeating them as parrots... I guess they are not true protestants either
She new her Protestant step father was abusive and his Protestant church supported him not her
@@cantrait7311 There is no such thing as a Protestant church. There are only Christian churches which are part of the Protestant tradition. This woman was not a Protestant.
@@paulsmallwood1484 What? You make zero sense
She said she went to Evangelical church and elders (you know people in charge of church) ignored her plea for help.
Makes her a Protestant.
She was also taught to hate Catholics which makes her a Protestant.
Educate yourself, Protestantism does not exist for the purpose of worshiping God. Nothing could be further form the truth.
Protestantism exists for one purpose only....to slander and oppose the catholic church.....period...end of story
@@cantrait7311 Your latest comment shows you are not a worthy conversation partner, you are just another, garden variety, anti-Protestant hater.
Shalom! The "Hebrewness" of Christianity or the "Christianess" of the Jewish Messiah is often undiscovered, only revealed to those who search out what G-d has hidden. Those who follow the worship of Catholiscism The Queen of Heaven and light candles to her or attribute their worship as being rewarded by praying the Hail Mary now called the rosary... have not had their eyes yet opened to the ancient warnings of the Prophet Jeremiah. He warned in chapter 26 not to worship the Queen of Heaven or Baal, that it was detestable to God to make these images of her and light candles/incense...still being done today. The people replied, "We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord! We will certainly do everything we said we would do..." they go on to talk about what an ancient thing it is to practice this and this is still said today, with catholics touting how their church is the first church that ever existed and therefore the correct church, the church started by Yeshua-Jesus and only passed on to Peter their first Pope. For those who love to dive in and only seek to defend Catholicism they immediately dive into how the Queen of Heaven Jeremiah is warning about is not the same as the Queen of Heaven catholics call their worship of Mary today in 2023...However In Hebrew we know there is no word for coincidence because there are none. This is not a coincidence that this pagan worship was done by these ancient Israelites and is still being practiced today. The Kings (Popes) of Catholoscism - The Queen of Heaven pagan counterfeit worship of Christ our Messiah is still being led by these Pied pipers today, Emperors with no clothes and only the children of G-d will point it out! Jeremiahs warning to Gods people still stands. And yet catholics affirm the same message today that was said to Jeremiah when he warned them, they touted in saying "We will certainly do everything we said we would do..." they go on to tell Jeremiah why they are going to keep worshiping "The Queen of Heaven" because when they (worship, pray,burn candles) to her they were well off and suffered no harm...But when we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven..... we have had nothing and have been perishing by the sword and by famine." Hence worshiping G-d and putting their trust in Him alone to provide and protect is not enough and this pagan Queen of Heaven deceived them into thinking they were receiving results from her. And how many catholics today praying their Hail Mary rosary's will readily fire off on a regular "Joe" Christ follower-Christian (their supposed brothers and sisters in Christ) who tries to warn them catholicism is not the way they should be worshiping Christ...these devout catholics (not devout Christ followers) will adimately attribute their deliverance and or answered prayers to the prayers they have prayed to Mary...just like the children of God told Jeremiah. My prayer for you today brother in Christ is that you come to the full knowledge of Christ and leave this pagan church and it's infatuation with how the worship of G-d is done. Gods children all over the world know how to worship Him in Spirit and in truth worshiping with those who preach only Jesus Christ and Him crucified with signs following affirming the message of the gospel. These Christians all over the world do not pray facing a certain direction and do not even know what the heck the rosary is and G-d is with them! His presence is the confirmation that He is seeking true worshipers. Do not be deceived by the counterfeits, their always out there and they are ancient too. Satan has no new tricks and he always overplays his hand.Today your eyes have been opened and you are accountable for what you have been told. The gospel is simple and if you obey it and not complicate it for others you are the friends of Jesus the Messiah.John 15:14 & John14:15 come out of Catholicism the supposed match club of christianity and just follow Christ, for we are not to think of ourselves better than our brothers...we are to be known by our fruit...known by our love for one another John 13:35 You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free John 8:32
Catholics DO NOT WORSHIP Mary they honour her as the mother of G-D.
It's heartbreaking to hear that anyone for any reason would convert to catholicism. In Revelation the Catholic Church is the whore riding on the beast. Please Please read God's word for yourself. It doesn't matter what your faith .. don't rely on a Pastor, Preacher or Priest to interrupt the Bible for you. Study to show yourself approved.
You shouldve either gone away from a shadchan (they suck) or went to another Orthodox community.
Christianity is avodah zara. If you look into church history you’ll find it has almost zero continuity to Judaism but rather Platonism and Stoicism. The early church fathers admitted that Platonism and Stoicism were pagan philosophies but adapted them anyways. This is where we get the Trinity from.
This is a violation of the mitzvah “do not follow the ways of other nations”.
Going back to Idol worship is not the answer.
Biggest mistake of her life
Agree!
@Guess Work You are terribly mistaken. On top of that, Jesus cannot possibly be the Messiah. Here is proof. When the New Testament finishes describing all of the generations, it clearly states that Joseph took no part in the conception of Jesus! (Matthew 1:18). Joseph went away and came back to a pregnant Mary, who claimed to be impregnated by G-d (Matthew 1:18), which means that, Mary and G-d were the “mother” and “father” of Jesus. However, here lies the critical issue. If the messiah has to be paternally and genetically descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5-6) and the father of Jesus is supposedly G-d, then is G-d, a descendant of King David? Obviously not! That means Jesus is not descended from King David and cannot be the Jewish messiah like the New Testament says he is. Also, why did the New Testament spend almost a full page linking Joseph to King David, when Joseph clearly was not the father of Jesus? If you look at Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-32, they both give significantly different genealogies linking Joseph and Jesus to King David. If you claim that the New Testament is the word of G-d, could it really be that G-d forgot - or was confused about the lineage of the messiah? If got made a mistake, that’s not a god. Answer?
Obviously unstable.
Hi. My concern about Catholicism is that they preach a different gospel than what the Bible teaches. For example, Catholics believe that, in order to be saved, a person must be baptized and take communion in the Catholic Church church. They also teach that a person cannot know what their standing with God is until they stand before Him in judgment. How can you live in such insecurity?
Yet, I know that I am saved. For example, I was raised by my atheist father and I did not hear the gospel until I was 17. Shortly thereafter, I walked onto the lawn of the church one night and, looking up at the cross on a steeple, asked God, "Do you want us to honor the cross?" Then I prayed, "Is there Jesus? I would like to meet Him!" I extended my hands forward.
I saw the Lord descend the last couple of feet to the earth, a white silhouette. I could see the outline of His robe. He took a step and took my hands. Instantly, I felt heaven all over and it felt like my heart was made out of gold. I walked away thinking, "That was heaven, but I am on earth. What is heaven doing on earth?"
At the time, I had not read a Bible, so did not know Ephesians 1.14, that the Holy Spirit is our 'down payment,' our assurance of salvation or that, "The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God" (Romans 8.16).
Since that night in the Spring of 1977, I can honestly say that I have not had even one second of doubt that I know Christ and am bound for heaven - not even for a second! I have what is called 'absolute assurance.' Yet, I am not presuming I am saved, but I know it because of my close friendship with the Holy Spirit.
Sadly, Catholics believe a different gospel. For example, Paul wrote, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord SHALL be saved," but Catholics preach that, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord, is baptized Catholic, and partakes of Catholic baptism MIGHT be saved." Remember Paul's warning, "Whoever preaches a different gospel, let him be accursed."
May you be filled and have total confidence in your eternal destiny through a close friendship with Christ! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
The Bible does not teach Sola Fide. I think you have a caricature of what Catholics believe not actually Catholic teaching look into Catholic sources for what Catholics believe.
@@halleylujah247 Hi. Thanks for writing. You said that I am misrepresenting Catholics, something I do not wish to to do. However, after innumerable conversations with Catholics, almost all are in agreement that you must be baptized Catholic and receive Catholic communion, all with no assurance of salvation. Was I misinformed? Again, some of your biggest YT teachers have made these points time and again, including Catholic priests.
Moreover, I will quote Paul without interpretation. That is, you cannot say that I am 'incorrectly interpreting the Bible' as I make no interpretation at all! Paul wrote, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10.13)." Compare Paul's words with the Catholic gospel, "Whoever calls upon the Name of the Lord, is baptized Catholic, and partakes of Catholic communion might be saved." First, it seems rather obvious that these are two distinct, contradictory teachings. Am I wrong? If so, how?
No Catholic will give me an honest answer. For example, 'Catholic Truth' claimed that I was 'cherry picking.' Yet, when asked what Romans 10.13 means, he went silent. Other Catholics cited verses that, I suppose, they thought contradicted Romans 10.13. When I ask, "Is there really 'more to it than that'? Was Paul wrong?," again, not one had the integrity or courage to answer. There was, however, one Catholic who had passive denial, saying, "You are right. It looks like a different gospel than Paul's. I will have to look into this." I never heard from him again.
My concern is that you might join the long list of Catholics who will not honestly and courageously look at these words of Paul, found in Romans 10.13. Remember Paul's warning, "If anyone preaches a different gospel, they should be accursed." Yet, no Catholic will simply agree with Paul's gospel! I am very concerned!
However, lest you think I am cherry picking, I will also cite the words of Christ, "My Father will give the Holy Spirit to everyone who asks of Him." Notice, the Lord did not add, "But only if you are baptized in a Catholic church!"
I write that you may know Christ - simply by asking! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
@@kenshiloh Hey! I wouldn't describe myself as a religious Catholic, but perhaps for your purposes I can be helpful as I was raised in a religious Catholic family (my dad is an ordained deacon) and know a little about this.
The view you seem to be describing is Feeneyism, a particularly strict interpretation of the doctrine 'Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus'. Feeneyists do hold that only baptised Catholics are saved, but their view isn't universal in the Catholic Church today (stricter views were common in the middle ages and early modern period, but not all of those were quite as strict as Feeneyism on things like baptism of desire, etc.).
Vatican 2 (controversial among trad types!) didn't change the teaching but clarified the interpretation of it. TH-cam won't let me paste links but I'll paste below a short excerpt of an interview with a priest that's a helpful summary.....
Can't answer the assurance point but maybe someone else can jump in.
Did the Second Vatican Council impact this teaching?
A: Yes, it made the proper interpretation of the church’s teaching clearer.
“Vatican II made it clear that there is the possibility of attaining heaven without being Catholic,” said Father Joseph.
“I think we would still say there is no salvation outside the church,” he continued, “but what we mean by that is that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, as he said.
“He’s it. So, if there’s salvation, it’s in him.
“If I am saved, I am saved by Jesus Christ and no one else.”
@@rebeccamcelroy1000 Wow! That is from Vatican II? I am keeping count; out of the many Catholics I have conversed with (and I do this all the time), you are only the fifth Catholic to say that baptism is not necessary for salvation. That is, the majority of Catholic YT teachers and priests hold that baptism and communion are essential to salvation. Yet, if these Catholic leaders are wrong, then what does a person need to do in order to be saved? That is, what would you tell a person who asks how you make it to heaven? Thanks for writing!
Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
@@kenshiloh So, not claiming to actually be a Catholic, as my beliefs these days don't really align with the church, although I was baptised confirmed etc. as a child and raised in an observant family. But happy to try and answer questions anyway.
The doctrine of the church is that valid baptism is generally needed for those who are not invincibly ignorant of Christianity (e.g. those who lived before Christ, uncontacted peoples, etc.), and that through baptism and continued acceptance of the gift given by Christ by dying for us, you go to heaven.
But, a few complexities to note about that:
1. Baptisms do not need to be Catholic to be valid. So long as they are done with the right formula with the intent to validly baptise, they can be done by anyone if really necessary. Anglican, Methodist baptisms etc. are valid baptisms. Many within the church hold that validly baptised non-Catholic Christians can go to heaven, while still not condoning being outside the church per se. This idea that validly baptised non-Catholic Christians may be saved is what was taught at Vatican 2- before the 20th century the view that only Catholics are saved was overwhelmingly common in the church.
2. Church doctrine holds that in certain *exceptional* cases baptism is not needed for salvation. An example would be baptism of blood, where the same grace normally given at baptism is given at martyrdom. As I said you will find people (Feeneyists) who don't believe in this, but it is part of the doctrine of the church. Baptism of blood is actually quite an old idea, unlike the Vatican 2 interpretation of 'extra ecclesiam' which was newer.
3. While this is the position on those who are invincibly ignorant- for *everyone else*, the church very much does teach that baptism is necessary for salvation- and that's most everyone in the modern world. So Catholics teaching you need baptism on YT may be entirely in keeping with what I've said here.
4. On your point that what you've being hearing on YT is that only Catholics are saved- I'm entirely unsurprised by that. Most YT Catholics tend to the more conservative/trad end within the church and are more likely to hold more stringent views on this stuff. But, what I'm saying is what is actually in the catechism, and what was said at Vatican 2. I'm not particularly going out on a limb here with some liberal twisting of doctrine. This is what the teaching of the modern church says.
Below I've pasted two relevant qs from the catechism which says this a little clearer than I can!
Hope this is helpful. As a general rule, if you'd like to get a good picture of Catholic beliefs, it's helpful to diversify beyond YT as there is a self-selecting bias towards a particular type of (more hardline!) Catholic on social media and you won't get the full picture. But I do appreciate that might not be feasible for you!
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261. Is Baptism necessary for salvation?
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Baptism is necessary for salvation for all those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament.
262. Is it possible to be saved without Baptism?
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Since Christ died for the salvation of all, those can be saved without Baptism who die for the faith (Baptism of blood). Catechumens and all those who, even without knowing Christ and the Church, still (under the impulse of grace) sincerely seek God and strive to do his will can also be saved without Baptism (Baptism of desire). The Church in her liturgy entrusts children who die without Baptism to the mercy of God.