What's the Difference?: Catholic and Christianity (Part 3) | City Rev Life Podcast

In this episode of the City Rev Life Podcast, Angelica Barros and Pastor Craig Stephens discuss part 3 of our 'What's the Difference' series on discovering the differences between Catholicism and Christianity. Listen in!
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Part three 👍🏻

[@Jerome616]

Overall another great and fair episode.
Some clarifications:
Re: anointing of the sick.
A priest being there is not always necessary nor possible, so we do not hold to the notion that if the priest was too late, “then tough luck Chuck”.
Simply the earnest desire to do a last confession is enough for God to provide an extraordinary means of grace to that person. However, the presence of the priest and the blessings they give during the Last Rites is often spurious toward the drawing closer of the subject to God in their final hour. Or as we would say, this is the Ordinary means of grace provided by God through the community of the Church.
Re: marriage/holy orders(priesthood)
You mentioned that Paul held up celibacy for the sake of service as a higher good, but have not noticed that no where is this really taught by any other group as an actual practice other than Catholics? Usually evangelicals will say they do up hold it for their youth in the church, but that’s no different than just preaching against sex before marriage. The actual practice is giving one’s whole life to God is not actually lived out by Protestant/evangelical churches. There is always a family that the man must divide his time between.
1st Corinthians 7:32-35 is plain as day about what is being suggested here.
Not only do we have priests, but monks, friars, nuns and others who follow Paul’s words in this matter.
The whole final section about why do Catholics go to Church vs Why do evangelicals go to church was very well said. I continue to appreciate the way you can properly state the distinctions/ differences between us with respect.