You’re on the way home, brother! Happy to hear you’re “crossing the Tiber!” Keep on reading the lives of the saints, the Catechism and listen to Catholic Answers and radio! Most of all, keep on praying through this whole process! Can’t wait to have another one of God’s children return home and to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus next Easter! God bless!
Former, baptized, first communion Catholic, and married to a Catholic girl, 30+ years King James only Baptist, back home, to The Holy Roman Catholic Church. Mary, The Virgin Mary, mother of God in the flesh, Jesus Christ , the CROWNED QUEEN OF HEAVEN and the Holy Eucharist, flesh and blood of Jesus Christ brought me back.... DEO GRATIA
@NuLeif I don't know about him, but I'm a Catholic cradle. I have never left the church even though my Father is a Pentecostal fake pastor. So I have attended a few protestant churches to see the difference and I will never attend one again. God's presence is only in the Catholic Church. What's so important is that all those who don't confess to a priest get their sins retained and you can't consume the body and blood of Christ. Which you won't be resurrected in the last day. Why play with your salvation, when you can be in God's true house and be a child of God and be the light of the world. Convert to Catholic if you haven't already, before is to late and you die with mortal sins.
@@KennyBurchard You should watch his very detailed and personal/emotional interview on Cordial Catholic & Catholic Truth. They both are very intriguing and powerful!
Welcome home brother! I also went to the Catholic Answers conference last weekend and loved it! We need to have a segment in the conference for anyone looking to (re-)enter the Catholic Church and want to share their testimonies!
I was born in a Catholic family, in Albanian communist society. Couldn’t worship because of prosecution, neglected the church till after late 20-th. When I hear conversion stories I cannot get enough. Skanderbeg is another example, he was taken to Turkey in his teens, when he was brought back to Balkans he left Islam and fought against it defending Albania and surrounding.
I remember watching your first video on your channel. That helped me transition from Pentecostalism to Catholicism. My wife and I are in RCIA. My kids go to Sunday school. We pray the rosary as a family. Thank you for your videos! Keep up the good work brother!
Dr. Pitre's books are a wealth of knowledge and will blow your mind. I firmly believe that Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist should be mandatory reading in every RCIA classroom.
I read my way into the Church in a similar way. I was confirmed last month after a year of intense reading. I completely agree with your top 5. I was typing Behold Your Mother as you added that to your list. Praise God.
This “brief” streamlined testimony of the longer/more detailed account of your reversion (on Cordial Catholic & Catholic Truth) is very intriguing! Thank you for sharing. May God bless your calling of spreading truth to Protestants and encouraging cradle Catholics.
you have been such a great resource for me. although i am catholic i love hearing how protestants reason. you have given me a lot to study. i hope i can help others come home
Thanks Gerard, this was very encouraging. I have some of the books you mentioned (and am following Trent Horn and Joe Heschmeyer), but have now downloaded St Francis de Sales' book as well. I have found Dr Scott Hahn's books excellent too, for me "Hail Holy Queen" and "The Lamb's Supper" particularly helpful. Am currently following Fr Mike Schmitz's 'Catechism in a Year' which is working for me as a great daily devotion. I love what I am learning. 😇
You’ve got a lot of great books to start with. I would also recommend Fr John Waiss book: Bible Mary - The Mother of Jesus in the Word of God & William A. Jurgens Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set.
Ruth - Fr Mike "CiaY" is my morning companion. I just love him. I'm so glad you've already become acquainted with Trent and Joe and Dr Hahn. We had the honor and pleasure of meeting them all this past weekend in San Diego. They're the real deal. There are so many great resources to learn the Catholic faith - I've only just begun. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions I can help you with!
You should also watch his more personal testimony on Cordial Catholic! It’s one of the best and most raw reversion/conversion stories that I’ve ever heard. I believe it’s linked on his about section.
Thank you Gerard for all you do evangelizing for Christ’s Church. Great testimony. Keep up the good work and keep the content coming. By the way…..Welcome Home!!!
It’s beautiful how the Old Testament the Psalms and the New Testament are related to each other. The Catholic Church knew this for centuries, and this is what they read in the Bible everyday in the Mass.
Learning understanding and believing in God and his One True Church is not easy at all nor is it a human institution it’s to sublime for those who do not have the true spiritual insight of the spirit mind and heart to know what his One True Church teaches.Tremendously great video and presentation for your spiritual eyes ears and mind has finally been opened to the high truth of God the Holy Trinity Amen 🙏
Jesus said: “My people, the prophet Amos called out the market people for fixing their scales to cheat the people by giving them less food for more money. Your business people of today are no different as they give you smaller containers with less food for higher prices. Both the employers and the workers need to work a proper length of time for the day, and they should not be cheated in their pay. In the Gospel I called Levi from his collecting taxes to follow Me. I later called him Matthew and I ate at his house that night. The Pharisees criticized Me for eating with tax collectors and sinners, but I told them that the sick need a physician, and those who are well, do not need a physician. I was referring more to those who need their souls cleansed of sin. You all are sinners and you are in need of Confession. So repent of your sins and let the priest absolve you of your sins.” Jesus said: “My people, you remember when Moses held up a bronze snake on a pole so the people who were bitten by snakes could look on the bronze serpent and they were healed. Today you are seeing a gold serpent wrapping itself around a consecrated Host in a monstrance. This is a sign to you how much Satan despises My Real Presence in My monstrance. Satan hates My Real Presence and he does everything to try and stop any places of Adoration. Every refuge will have My consecrated Host in their midst, because worshiping Me around the clock will give the power for My angels and Me to multiply all that you will need for your survival at My refuges. At the coming Synod you may see more persecution of My Eucharist during the Mass in any pronouncements. Follow the true teachings of My Church that are found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church by St. John Paul II.”
I grew up in an Eastern Orthodox environment, and in my 20’s got catechised and baptised in the latin rite of the Catholic Church, and maybe that’s the reason why the truth of apostolic christianity (meaning ancient Churches like Catholic, Orthodox - former part of Catholic, Coptic, Armenian, and many others) comes so natural to me. And maybe it’s the reason why I never cease to be stunned of how people can even CONSIDER (let alone accept) this”me and my Bible” religion (which is not even theirs in the first place) with no priests, no saints, no relics, no Eucharist or other Sacraments, no monks or nuns, no bishops, no icons, no statues, no altars, no crucifixes. It’s like in Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita when the Devil visiting Moscow asks a famous writer and editor of various things people believe in in in that communist country, including afterlife, God, Devil, etc, and the answer to every single question is no every single time, he exclaims in frustration: what’s matter with you people, anything one asks about you don’t have! Well, this communist reminds me of a protestant.
As a cradle Catholic with a Catholic school education, I live in a predominantly Lutheran area* and am really amazed at the "nonsense" that some Protestant priests say is different from the Catholic Church. One of the Protestant children in our circle of friends asked me during his confirmation class whether the position of the hands when praying (folded vs. placed together) is actually one of the important differences between Protestant and Catholic. On the other hand, I realize that when it comes to faith, you never really stop learning, but have to deal with topics of faith regularly. I am currently attending our parish's faith course, which gives me a "new" look at "old" topics. *in Luther's and the emperor who went to Canossa homeland, this northern region is statistically 51% Lutheran, 8% Catholic, 1% other religious affiliation or none. In the south of the country, it is the other way around.
Great question! Thankfully, all but one was grown and on their own by then. The one that still lived with us walked with us through it all and remained faithful to Christ and married an awesome Christian man a few years ago. Even better - they're both Catholic now.
What you are describing, happens to us all, some don't fall away, some do. The real issue is us, nothing is more robust or full than the Catholic Church. The reason we don't see it is, more of a knock on us than the Church. I hear similar stories form protestant friends as well. So, what can we do to keep our youth engaged? To me it's lead by example, engage them and most of all love them. Bottom line volunteer to be a catechist if you can.
I would add, starting at a young age, engaging their minds/hearts by teaching them about the Saints (including our blessed Mother). Incorporating the feast days in our homes (liturgical calendar) Reading the catechism
For some Christians today, they might go as far as saying even the Patristic Fathers had already apostatised by the time of these writings. If they accept the Luke’s Gospel as absolute truth, then Chapter 24 explains the origin of the Liturgy of the Eucharist that survives till this day, and WHY THE GOSPELS were written: Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!” They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” For this reason the Liturgy of the Word with readings from the OT and NT are read and homily follows. Then the Liturgy of the New Covenant is celebrated with the ‘breaking of bread’ when Jesus is truly present at this Eucharist or Thanksgiving. For this purpose of the liturgy, we have the Gospels and St Paul’s homilies read and preserved. This is evidence that liturgy of the New Covenant - the Eucharist (new passover) - birthed the NT writings and not the other way round. 😊 PS: The Lord’s Prayer reference to the ‘super-substantial bread’ is in fact Jesus pre-figuring the Eucharist being worthily received daily. The Catholic Church with all its Rites is the ONLY church which celebrates the Eucharist daily from sunrise to sunset around the world. Not even the Eastern Orthodox do this. Christ’s prayer is efficacious to the point of being fulfilled by Divine Will.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; The falling away is everyone thats running back to Catholicism and their idol worship because they were never saved to begin with. They rather will have icons (idols) to see and worhsip than rather to worship God in spirit and in truth. Exodus 20:4 KJV Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Your worship of Mary is an abomination. Even the Angel that appeared unto John even said not to worship him what makes you think we should even worship Mary much less say a prayer devoted to her? I'll pray for everyone who is being decieved by the catholic church but repent from this wicked way and turn back to the Lord Jesus Christ before His return!
Protestant, catholic, orthodox as long as you hold to core doctrine it’s all Christianity. Whatever tradition brings you to a loving relationship with Christ is all that matters
This comment that I want to share will be a long one, because there is much to cover. I don’t want to offend anyone, my aim is to share the Gospel to the lost, because I care about what will happen to people when they die. You see I once was Catholic. And like most Catholics I notice, I was very proud of my religion. I thought it was the Church that Jesus himself wanted. And I saw nothing wrong with praying and bowing down to images of Jesus, or Mary, or Saints. I did it all the rosary, the mass, the partaking in the Eucharist, etc. Until one day, a Christian man asked me some difficult questions about Catholicism. For example, where in the Bible does God say to pray the rosary? All the questions he had I couldn’t answer. And it was that day, that God opened up my eyes to the truth. It took me months to leave the Catholic Church, because I was too stubborn, but God would give me signs that it was the right thing to do. So now I would like for any Catholic to answer some questions please. Without getting into an ugly argument. 1. Why did Jesus come to suffer and die for us? Is everything that Jesus did for us not enough? 2. Why is it okay to pray to Mary and the Saints? 3. What is Purgatory like? Do people suffer there? And how long do they stay there? Jesus described Heaven and Hell in great detail, but he never mentioned Purgatory, why not? 4. Some Catholics say that there is no salvation outside of the Church, so then how were people in the times of the Old Testament saved? How did they make it to heaven if there was no Catholic Church in those times? 5. Jesus said 7 “ I Am” statements, I Am the bread of life, I Am the light of the world, I Am the door of the sheep, I Am the Good Shepherd, I Am the Resurrection and the Life, I Am the way, the truth and the life, & I Am the true vine. When Jesus said the 7 I Am statements it was to illustrate and point to us that he is the only one for our salvation. Because when Jesus said he is the door for example, no one believes he is literally a door. So then why do Catholics believe that the bread of the Eucharist is literally his body? In John 6:43, Jesus said, “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d] Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” Regarding the Eucharist notice verse 47, Jesus says the one who believes has eternal life. So as Protestants, we see that only Jesus can save us. We believe in him and he saves us. There are hundreds of scriptures stating this. And in verse 50, Jesus says he is the bread that came down from heaven. (Notice he came down from heaven just once). He never said I will keep coming down from heaven, like the Catholic Eucharist teaches. So I hope to hear from any Catholic regarding these very important topics because your salvation is the most important matter, I say this out of love and concern❤.
Thank you for your “concern” for us Catholics. Out of curiosity-Have you ever read the entire Catechism? What Early Church Fathers have you read? Where did you study theology,
@@NuLeifYup. My thought as well. Besides, there is so much resource available as Gerard shared above. We could engage such queries online, but for someone who is not genuinely seeking but baiting, it is best not to respond. Baiting is such a low form of temptation. 😂
For me, I would still hold scripture above apologetics. There are Morman, Islam, Atheist, etc.. apologists that try to reinforce their beliefs. Same would be for a Roman Universal Church member.
Out of curiosity… For all their faults, how do you account for your active conversion; through meeting Jesus in an impactful way, in a Baptist church; rather than in a Catholic church? (For what it is worth, we have walked a similar path, at the same time; only on opposite sides of the globe.)
This is a great question and one I personally had to address very early on in the process of my reversion. God gave me an answer - unexpectedly - through some helpful remarks a priest made after Mass one day. He described it as a "Galilee moment" where I truly met the risen Savior in a life-changing way. That priest befriended me and became a spiritual director to me. The Church very generously recognizes that the graces of God are found beyond the boundaries of the Church, if they are found in an incomplete and even (in some ways) defective way. The Baptist church preached Christ to me and I responded. A good place to see this is in the Catechism paragraph 819 and in the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium. God bless you sir!
@@midairfortress-revert Thanks for taking the time to share further Gerard. I appreciate it and hope that the Holy Spirit helps you stay true to your convictions. Blessings. PS; I will look up your Lumen Gentium reference.
Debunking Roman Catholicism: 1. Peter's confession is the rock. (not Peter) see Agustin of Hippo - "Therefore, he says, 'You are Peter; and upon this Rock which you have confessed, upon this Rock which you have acknowledged, saying, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God, will I build My Church; that is upon Myself, the Son of the living God, will I build My Church. I will build you upon Myself, not Myself upon you.' " - Augustine of Hippo Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament SERMON XXVI. AGAIN ON MATT. XIV. 25: OF THE LORD WALKING ON THE WAVES OF THE SEA, AND OF PETER TOTTERING. Debunking Eucharist: 2. Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:14 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. John 6:63 To eat the flesh of Christ is to believe His words. Debunking Infant Baptism 3. Belief comes before baptism see Acts 8:36-37 And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The so called household that were baptized did not indicate that there were infants. They could have had adult children.
Letter of Augustine to Generosus [400 A.D.] on Apostolic Succession: [53, 1, 2] "If the very order of episcopal succession is to be considered, how much more surely, truly, and safely do we number them from Peter himself, to whom as to one representing the whole Church, the Lord said, 'Upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not conquer it .' Peter was succeeded by Linus, Linus by Clement, Clement by Anacletus, Anacletus by Evaristus, Evaristus by Sixtus, Sixtus by Telesphorus, Telesphorus by Hyginus, Hyginus by Anicetus, Anicetus by Pius, Pius by Soter, Soter by Alexander, Alexander by Victor, Victor by Zephyrinus, Zephyrinus by Callistus, Callistus by Urban, Urban by Pontianus, Pontianus by Anterus, Anterus by Fabian, Fabian by Cornelius, Cornelius by Lucius, Lucius by Stephen, Stephen by Sixtus, Sixtus by Dionysius, Dionysius by Felix, Felix by Eutychian, Eutychian by Caius, Caius by Marcellus, Marcellus by Eusebius, Eusebius by Melchiades, Melchiades by Sylvester, Sylvester by Mark, Mark by Julius, Julius by Liberius, Liberius by Damasus, Damasus by Siricius, Siricius by Anastasius.
400 AD Letter from Augustine on Apostolic Succession: [54, 5, 7] "In the first place, I want you to hold as basic to this discussion that our Lord Jesus Christ, as He Himself said in the Gospel, subjected us to His yoke and to His burden, which are light. He has therefore obliged the society of His new people [New Covenant people] to the Sacraments, very few in number, very easy of observance, and most sublime in meaning. Such, for example is Baptism, consecrated in the name of the Trinity; the Communion of His Body and Blood and whatever else is commended in the canonical Scriptures…..But in regard to those observances which we carefully attend and the whole world keeps, and which derive not from Scripture but from Tradition [Apostolic Tradition], we are given to understand that they are recommended and ordained to be kept, either by the Apostles themselves or by plenary councils, the authority of which is quite vital to the Church.
The Bible tell us a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Nice enough guy but no real understanding of the truth. Ten years pastoring a Baptist church and what did he learn not much. I left the CC 54 years ago I would never go back to that false cult. Is it perfect out here away from the catholic cult NO. Has Jesus set me free Yes? and I want to remain free from religious bondage they need us on those pews. Going backwards is not the answer. The truth is the answer. Always has been. That my Home finding out how gracious Jesus is to me is a revelation each day. John 3:7 " Do not MARVEL that I tell you, you MUST be Born Again" 1 Peter 1:23-24 Did you ever understand that message.
@@NuLeif Paul was a highly educated man. The Damascus road changes the course of his life his testimony in Acts 26 gives us an account of some of that Journey. Paul narrows it down in 2 Corinthians 11v3. That whole chapter and many others focus on Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. The thief on the cross knew his future rested with Jesus. The religious man in John 3 had to ask the question he got his answer. To return to a church whose baebara's history kept people in fear and it is well documented. None catholic are not beyond doing the same. True Christians have a fear that we may fail in proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Many have paid the ultimate price for proclaiming Jesus as Lord.
@@RedWolf5Obviously you are not, Try getting down on your knee or truly crying out to Jesus and see what happens. 1 John 5 v9-10 Only God can confirm the inter witness. Once that happens you will know like Paul.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024: Jesus said: “My people, I talked to Nicodemus about being ‘born again in the spirit’, which is like coming out of the darkness into the light. You had this same experience yesterday when the eclipse of the sun by the moon brought darkness and then the light of the sun returned. You are usually baptized as an infant, and you become a member of My Church. When you receive the sacrament of Confirmation, you receive the Holy Spirit, so you are born in the spirit. When the apostles received the tongues of fire on Pentecost, they received all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I also breathed upon them to receive the Holy Spirit as well. It was this courage and other gifts that gave the apostles the spiritual strength to spread My Good News to the people in all of their missionary travels. My faithful have also received the sacrament of Confirmation so you are blessed to share My Good News of My Resurrection with those people you are evangelizing. Reach out to make new members in My Church by converting souls to faith in Me.”
One person converts to Catholicism. The number of priests in the USA has fallen by half since the 1970s with average age of 68. What is the big deal about someone who already accepts Jesus as Lord and Saviour merely turning up at a different building
Its not just “somebody” is just one of many. Remember the narrative from the many Protestants who say “Catholicism is a cult” or “Catholicism is the whore of Babylon”…and so on. This is “just one of many” many seeing the light.
@@srich7503 look, there is a massive decline in adherents of white protestants and white Roman Catholics in the USA. Very few of the children of the faithful continue in the church. It is not a Catholic verse Protestant thing - it is Christianity in the West is no longer relevant And it ain't ever coming back, thank goodness
For starters, I'm not one, but more like one among thousands and thousands who have a very similar story to mine. And I didn't just "turn up in a different building." If that's your view of the Bride of Christ I actually pity you a little.
@@midairfortress-revert I am confident this was a rich and meaningful journey for yourself. That still does change that you were already in the book of names - you weren't saved twice. It really is pathetic Christian communions seeking concerts from each other. Pray tell, what was the point.
I’m just curious why do Catholics think a person becoming a catholic is so great! We celebrate those who get saved not those who simply join our church.
Dear E5nklodrthb, We celebrate because a new person will share in the true Church that Jesus Christ started in Matthew 16:18-19. We celebrate because he or she will experience what the speaker calls the “stunning” “transcendent beauty” of the Catholic Mass. The Catholic Church has remained ONE ever since then for more than two thousand years and has celebrated the Mass ever since then. In John 17, which I think is the most beautiful thing that I have ever read, Jesus prayed to His Father three times that His Church would be ONE. He said that the world would know that His Father had sent him if His Church would remain ONE. And we have for more than two thousand years! We are all over the world! If you would like to see the “stunning” “transcendent beauty” that the Mass has, all that you have to do is to visit your nearest Catholic Church when they are celebrating the Mass. And, the Mass is full of Scripture, as he said.
@@RitaGatton the church Peter started all gathered in Jerusalem n sold their possessions n joined them together in preparation for the day of the Lord. Can you tell me how that church compares to the churches Paul started like the church of Ephesus to name one? Are you a Jew? In Jerusalem?
My comment is about your picture you put Protestant in black and white, fade. Catholic is in colors statues sadly breaking Gods commandments but typically catholic.
All you said is 3 words...did you do that to get attention? Instead saying what you mean you waiting for replies so that you can specifically say what you mean. What's up with that???
@@tabandken8562 Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Do you notice what it says.? ‘’You shall not make of yourself a carved image or any likeness…..’’. It doesn’t talk about idols. It talks about ‘’making carved images‘’statues’’
Staunch evangelical anti catholic here. Went to my first mass yesterday and am signed up for RCIA. What a beautiful liturgy
You’re on the way home, brother! Happy to hear you’re “crossing the Tiber!” Keep on reading the lives of the saints, the Catechism and listen to Catholic Answers and radio! Most of all, keep on praying through this whole process! Can’t wait to have another one of God’s children return home and to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus next Easter! God bless!
Praise be Jesus Christ.
The rosary bro, pray pray pray the rosary. It is a our most formidable weapon against these extremely evil times and a pledge of eternal salvation.
Please attend the Traditional Latin Mass! God love and protect you!
Seek and ye shall find! Study and learn, there is a ton of resources in 2024. Also ask questions, even hard ones, you will get answers.
Former, baptized, first communion Catholic, and married to a Catholic girl, 30+ years King James only Baptist, back home, to The Holy Roman Catholic Church. Mary, The Virgin Mary, mother of God in the flesh, Jesus Christ , the CROWNED QUEEN OF HEAVEN and the Holy Eucharist, flesh and blood of Jesus Christ brought me back.... DEO GRATIA
Blessings! What specifically prompted your journey home?
@NuLeif I don't know about him, but I'm a Catholic cradle. I have never left the church even though my Father is a Pentecostal fake pastor. So I have attended a few protestant churches to see the difference and I will never attend one again. God's presence is only in the Catholic Church. What's so important is that all those who don't confess to a priest get their sins retained and you can't consume the body and blood of Christ. Which you won't be resurrected in the last day. Why play with your salvation, when you can be in God's true house and be a child of God and be the light of the world. Convert to Catholic if you haven't already, before is to late and you die with mortal sins.
Well, yeah, you went into a cult. Doesn’t make the Catholic Church true.
yet catholicism isn't Christianity and can't even answer basic Bible questions.
@@SoyElegidaPorDiosEnSuCatolica I am a convert as well.
Love the story, Gerard. It was an honor to meet you and your dear wife at the CA conference last week. God is on the move!
The honor was all mine brother! The whole weekend was amazing and I'm so glad for the opportunity to chat with you and your crew.
@@KennyBurchard You should watch his very detailed and personal/emotional interview on Cordial Catholic & Catholic Truth. They both are very intriguing and powerful!
Welcome home Pastor. Hope you continue to be one of our Catholic apologist esp with EWTN's Catholic Answers. Godbless you
Absolutely amazing!
I love Reversion testimonies, I pray many fallen away Catholic come back home just as you did 🙏🏿
@@TaylourwtheHalo . Thank you.
We are definitely coming home. Once you start searching for Him you end up Catholic.
Welcome home brother! I also went to the Catholic Answers conference last weekend and loved it! We need to have a segment in the conference for anyone looking to (re-)enter the Catholic Church and want to share their testimonies!
✝️ Jesus, Mary & Joseph, we love ❤ you, save souls! 🙏
Thank you for sharing! Welcome home
Amen, welcome back.
I was born in a Catholic family, in Albanian communist society.
Couldn’t worship because of prosecution, neglected the church till after late 20-th.
When I hear conversion stories I cannot get enough.
Skanderbeg is another example, he was taken to Turkey in his teens, when he was brought back to Balkans he left Islam and fought against it defending Albania and surrounding.
Welcome back home brother
I remember watching your first video on your channel. That helped me transition from Pentecostalism to Catholicism. My wife and I are in RCIA. My kids go to Sunday school. We pray the rosary as a family. Thank you for your videos! Keep up the good work brother!
Wow! Welcome Home. What was your most difficult obstacle to overcome? Did you mainly read books and/or watch videos?
Thank you for sharing your testimony.
Praise be to Jesus Christ. The Truth is very powerful. May God continue to bless your journey.
Selamat datang di rumah kita, Katolik 🙏
Really enjoyed hearing your testimony.
Thank you for sharing your story! What a great witness to the truth of the Catholic faith!
Dr. Pitre's books are a wealth of knowledge and will blow your mind. I firmly believe that Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist should be mandatory reading in every RCIA classroom.
Yep, he's very knowledgeable...And an excellent apologetics teacher..
but if the Bible were mandatory, and people followed basics -- none would be catholic.
Agreed!
truth
@@tony1685If nobody were Catholic you wouldn’t have a bible to begin with. 😂😅
Very powerful, inspiring, and moving
A wonderfully uplifting story Gerard! Thank you so very much for sharing it.
I read my way into the Church in a similar way. I was confirmed last month after a year of intense reading. I completely agree with your top 5. I was typing Behold Your Mother as you added that to your list. Praise God.
Welcome Home! What other books did you find helpful in your journey?
You are doing The Lord's work in bringing people back to the Church Jesus founded, the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
This “brief” streamlined testimony of the longer/more detailed account of your reversion (on Cordial Catholic & Catholic Truth) is very intriguing! Thank you for sharing. May God bless your calling of spreading truth to Protestants and encouraging cradle Catholics.
Fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
you have been such a great resource for me. although i am catholic i love hearing how protestants reason. you have given me a lot to study. i hope i can help others come home
Love your channel! Had no idea your reversion was so recent. You’re a smart cookie! 😂
Eph 5.25...Christ loved the Church and delivered Himself up for it.
Thanks Gerard, this was very encouraging. I have some of the books you mentioned (and am following Trent Horn and Joe Heschmeyer), but have now downloaded St Francis de Sales' book as well. I have found Dr Scott Hahn's books excellent too, for me "Hail Holy Queen" and "The Lamb's Supper" particularly helpful. Am currently following Fr Mike Schmitz's 'Catechism in a Year' which is working for me as a great daily devotion. I love what I am learning. 😇
You’ve got a lot of great books to start with. I would also recommend Fr John Waiss book: Bible Mary - The Mother of Jesus in the Word of God & William A. Jurgens
Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set.
@@NuLeif thanks so much : 🙏
Ruth - Fr Mike "CiaY" is my morning companion. I just love him. I'm so glad you've already become acquainted with Trent and Joe and Dr Hahn. We had the honor and pleasure of meeting them all this past weekend in San Diego. They're the real deal. There are so many great resources to learn the Catholic faith - I've only just begun. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions I can help you with!
@@Rue1008 any specific topic that you are studying or struggle with?
@@midairfortress-revert thanks Gerard, will do. Love to go to these conferences (just a tad expensive from down under ! 😉)
Well come home GOD BLESS ❤❤❤Amen
Hello. please put your 5 recommended books on your description box and other books that you strongly recommend to read as well. Thank you.
That's so awesome man. God is good
Looking forward to listening to this! Welcome home 🏠
You should also watch his more personal testimony on Cordial Catholic! It’s one of the best and most raw reversion/conversion stories that I’ve ever heard. I believe it’s linked on his about section.
Thank you Gerard for all you do evangelizing for Christ’s Church. Great testimony. Keep up the good work and keep the content coming. By the way…..Welcome Home!!!
GLORY TO OUR ALMIGHTY GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH PEACE AMONG MEN WITH WHOM HE IS PLEASED!".
It’s beautiful how the Old Testament the Psalms and the New Testament are related to each other. The Catholic Church knew this for centuries, and this is what they read in the Bible everyday in the Mass.
Beautiful testimony. God bless you, your wife and family. Jesus I trust in you🙏
Really appreciate this video.
Great to meet you there!
I pray your testimony and research will be enough to save my sister...bless you for your testimony.
Learning understanding and believing in God and his One True Church is not easy at all nor is it a human institution it’s to sublime for those who do not have the true spiritual insight of the spirit mind and heart to know what his One True Church teaches.Tremendously great video and presentation for your spiritual eyes ears and mind has finally been opened to the high truth of God the Holy Trinity Amen 🙏
catholicism isn't Christianity, friend.
Jesus said: “My people, the prophet Amos called out the market people for fixing their scales to cheat the people by giving them less food for more money. Your business people of today are no different as they give you smaller containers with less food for higher prices. Both the employers and the workers need to work a proper length of time for the day, and they should not be cheated in their pay. In the Gospel I called Levi from his collecting taxes to follow Me. I later called him Matthew and I ate at his house that night. The Pharisees criticized Me for eating with tax collectors and sinners, but I told them that the sick need a physician, and those who are well, do not need a physician. I was referring more to those who need their souls cleansed of sin. You all are sinners and you are in need of Confession. So repent of your sins and let the priest absolve you of your sins.”
Jesus said: “My people, you remember when Moses held up a bronze snake on a pole so the people who were bitten by snakes could look on the bronze serpent and they were healed. Today you are seeing a gold serpent wrapping itself around a consecrated Host in a monstrance. This is a sign to you how much Satan despises My Real Presence in My monstrance. Satan hates My Real Presence and he does everything to try and stop any places of Adoration. Every refuge will have My consecrated Host in their midst, because worshiping Me around the clock will give the power for My angels and Me to multiply all that you will need for your survival at My refuges. At the coming Synod you may see more persecution of My Eucharist during the Mass in any pronouncements. Follow the true teachings of My Church that are found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church by St. John Paul II.”
Neat story! God Bless you and your family!
Wonderful and very interesting. Thank you for sharing and especially for the booklist. God bless you and your family. Please pray for mine.
On his channel he has summary videos on the books that he mentions.
I grew up in an Eastern Orthodox environment, and in my 20’s got catechised and baptised in the latin rite of the Catholic Church, and maybe that’s the reason why the truth of apostolic christianity (meaning ancient Churches like Catholic, Orthodox - former part of Catholic, Coptic, Armenian, and many others) comes so natural to me. And maybe it’s the reason why I never cease to be stunned of how people can even CONSIDER (let alone accept) this”me and my Bible” religion (which is not even theirs in the first place) with no priests, no saints, no relics, no Eucharist or other Sacraments, no monks or nuns, no bishops, no icons, no statues, no altars, no crucifixes.
It’s like in Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita when the Devil visiting Moscow asks a famous writer and editor of various things people believe in in in that communist country, including afterlife, God, Devil, etc, and the answer to every single question is no every single time, he exclaims in frustration: what’s matter with you people, anything one asks about you don’t have! Well, this communist reminds me of a protestant.
Welcome home! I’ve been back home for 15 years now. 😃
God bless you brother for your testimony how you were able to found the truth about the only true church founded by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
St Francis de sales pray for us
Amen
As a cradle Catholic with a Catholic school education, I live in a predominantly Lutheran area* and am really amazed at the "nonsense" that some Protestant priests say is different from the Catholic Church.
One of the Protestant children in our circle of friends asked me during his confirmation class whether the position of the hands when praying (folded vs. placed together) is actually one of the important differences between Protestant and Catholic.
On the other hand, I realize that when it comes to faith, you never really stop learning, but have to deal with topics of faith regularly.
I am currently attending our parish's faith course, which gives me a "new" look at "old" topics.
*in Luther's and the emperor who went to Canossa homeland, this northern region is statistically 51% Lutheran, 8% Catholic, 1% other religious affiliation or none. In the south of the country, it is the other way around.
Interesting observation. This video he did on worship might be of interest to you:
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Would be interesting to know what your 5 children were going through while you were finding a church
Great question! Thankfully, all but one was grown and on their own by then. The one that still lived with us walked with us through it all and remained faithful to Christ and married an awesome Christian man a few years ago. Even better - they're both Catholic now.
What you are describing, happens to us all, some don't fall away, some do. The real issue is us, nothing is more robust or full than the Catholic Church. The reason we don't see it is, more of a knock on us than the Church. I hear similar stories form protestant friends as well. So, what can we do to keep our youth engaged? To me it's lead by example, engage them and most of all love them. Bottom line volunteer to be a catechist if you can.
I would add, starting at a young age, engaging their minds/hearts by teaching them about the Saints (including our blessed Mother).
Incorporating the feast days in our homes (liturgical calendar)
Reading the catechism
Wow that was a great point, the bride and the controversy of Protestantism.
You are guided of God the FATHER to leads you to JESUS.
SES and the Evangelical Exodus.
Did you go to SES?
I wasn't part of that original "exodus" - I was a "Johnny come lately." But better late than never. Thanks for watching!
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For some Christians today, they might go as far as saying even the Patristic Fathers had already apostatised by the time of these writings. If they accept the Luke’s Gospel as absolute truth, then Chapter 24 explains the origin of the Liturgy of the Eucharist that survives till this day, and WHY THE GOSPELS were written: Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!”
They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”
For this reason the Liturgy of the Word with readings from the OT and NT are read and homily follows. Then the Liturgy of the New Covenant is celebrated with the ‘breaking of bread’ when Jesus is truly present at this Eucharist or Thanksgiving. For this purpose of the liturgy, we have the Gospels and St Paul’s homilies read and preserved. This is evidence that liturgy of the New Covenant - the Eucharist (new passover) - birthed the NT writings and not the other way round. 😊
PS: The Lord’s Prayer reference to the ‘super-substantial bread’ is in fact Jesus pre-figuring the Eucharist being worthily received daily. The Catholic Church with all its Rites is the ONLY church which celebrates the Eucharist daily from sunrise to sunset around the world. Not even the Eastern Orthodox do this. Christ’s prayer is efficacious to the point of being fulfilled by Divine Will.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
The falling away is everyone thats running back to Catholicism and their idol worship because they were never saved to begin with. They rather will have icons (idols) to see and worhsip than rather to worship God in spirit and in truth.
Exodus 20:4 KJV
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Your worship of Mary is an abomination. Even the Angel that appeared unto John even said not to worship him what makes you think we should even worship Mary much less say a prayer devoted to her? I'll pray for everyone who is being decieved by the catholic church but repent from this wicked way and turn back to the Lord Jesus Christ before His return!
Protestant, catholic, orthodox as long as you hold to core doctrine it’s all Christianity. Whatever tradition brings you to a loving relationship with Christ is all that matters
Not true. Each denomination has “essentials of the faith” that they believe are necessary for salvation.
34 days .... similar to 34 days of marian consecration. what a coincidence
Catholic is the fullness of truth. 🙏
This comment that I want to share will be a long one, because there is much to cover. I don’t want to offend anyone, my aim is to share the Gospel to the lost, because I care about what will happen to people when they die.
You see I once was Catholic. And like most Catholics I notice, I was very proud of my religion. I thought it was the Church that Jesus himself wanted. And I saw nothing wrong with praying and bowing down to images of Jesus, or Mary, or Saints. I did it all the rosary, the mass, the partaking in the Eucharist, etc.
Until one day, a Christian man asked me some difficult questions about Catholicism. For example, where in the Bible does God say to pray the rosary? All the questions he had I couldn’t answer. And it was that day, that God opened up my eyes to the truth. It took me months to leave the Catholic Church, because I was too stubborn, but God would give me signs that it was the right thing to do.
So now I would like for any Catholic to answer some questions please. Without getting into an ugly argument.
1. Why did Jesus come to suffer and die for us? Is everything that Jesus did for us not enough?
2. Why is it okay to pray to Mary and the Saints?
3. What is Purgatory like? Do people suffer there? And how long do they stay there? Jesus described Heaven and Hell in great detail, but he never mentioned Purgatory, why not?
4. Some Catholics say that there is no salvation outside of the Church, so then how were people in the times of the Old Testament saved? How did they make it to heaven if there was no Catholic Church in those times?
5. Jesus said 7 “ I Am” statements, I Am the bread of life, I Am the light of the world, I Am the door of the sheep, I Am the Good Shepherd, I Am the Resurrection and the Life, I Am the way, the truth and the life, & I Am the true vine. When Jesus said the 7 I Am statements it was to illustrate and point to us that he is the only one for our salvation. Because when Jesus said he is the door for example, no one believes he is literally a door. So then why do Catholics believe that the bread of the Eucharist is literally his body?
In John 6:43, Jesus said, “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d] Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
Regarding the Eucharist notice verse 47, Jesus says the one who believes has eternal life. So as Protestants, we see that only Jesus can save us. We believe in him and he saves us. There are hundreds of scriptures stating this. And in verse 50, Jesus says he is the bread that came down from heaven. (Notice he came down from heaven just once). He never said I will keep coming down from heaven, like the Catholic Eucharist teaches.
So I hope to hear from any Catholic regarding these very important topics because your salvation is the most important matter, I say this out of love and concern❤.
Thank you for your “concern” for us Catholics. Out of curiosity-Have you ever read the entire Catechism? What Early Church Fathers have you read? Where did you study theology,
@@NuLeifYup. My thought as well. Besides, there is so much resource available as Gerard shared above. We could engage such queries online, but for someone who is not genuinely seeking but baiting, it is best not to respond. Baiting is such a low form of temptation. 😂
@@TyroneBeiron yup, insincere, arrogant and lazy.
@@TyroneBeironabsolutely.
For me, I would still hold scripture above apologetics. There are Morman, Islam, Atheist, etc.. apologists that try to reinforce their beliefs. Same would be for a Roman Universal Church member.
Out of curiosity… For all their faults, how do you account for your active conversion; through meeting Jesus in an impactful way, in a Baptist church; rather than in a Catholic church?
(For what it is worth, we have walked a similar path, at the same time; only on opposite sides of the globe.)
This is a great question and one I personally had to address very early on in the process of my reversion. God gave me an answer - unexpectedly - through some helpful remarks a priest made after Mass one day. He described it as a "Galilee moment" where I truly met the risen Savior in a life-changing way. That priest befriended me and became a spiritual director to me. The Church very generously recognizes that the graces of God are found beyond the boundaries of the Church, if they are found in an incomplete and even (in some ways) defective way. The Baptist church preached Christ to me and I responded. A good place to see this is in the Catechism paragraph 819 and in the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium. God bless you sir!
@@midairfortress-revert Thanks for taking the time to share further Gerard. I appreciate it and hope that the Holy Spirit helps you stay true to your convictions. Blessings.
PS; I will look up your Lumen Gentium reference.
15 churches in 6 years! There is only one true church - the one founded by Christ Matt 16:18
Debunking Roman Catholicism:
1. Peter's confession is the rock. (not Peter) see Agustin of Hippo -
"Therefore, he says, 'You are Peter; and upon this Rock which you have confessed, upon this Rock which you have acknowledged, saying, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God, will I build My Church; that is upon Myself, the Son of the living God, will I build My Church. I will build you upon Myself, not Myself upon you.' "
- Augustine of Hippo
Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
SERMON XXVI. AGAIN ON MATT. XIV. 25: OF THE LORD WALKING ON THE WAVES OF THE SEA, AND OF PETER TOTTERING.
Debunking Eucharist:
2. Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:14
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. John 6:63
To eat the flesh of Christ is to believe His words.
Debunking Infant Baptism
3. Belief comes before baptism
see Acts 8:36-37
And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
The so called household that were baptized did not indicate that there were infants. They could have had adult children.
Impressive. You've debunked the Holy Catholic and Apostolic church. They been wrong from 2000 years and you've debunked it in just a few minutes.
Letter of Augustine to Generosus [400 A.D.] on Apostolic Succession: [53, 1, 2] "If the very order of episcopal succession is to be considered, how much more surely, truly, and safely do we number them from Peter himself, to whom as to one representing the whole Church, the Lord said, 'Upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not conquer it .' Peter was succeeded by Linus, Linus by Clement, Clement by Anacletus, Anacletus by Evaristus, Evaristus by Sixtus, Sixtus by Telesphorus, Telesphorus by Hyginus, Hyginus by Anicetus, Anicetus by Pius, Pius by Soter, Soter by Alexander, Alexander by Victor, Victor by Zephyrinus, Zephyrinus by Callistus, Callistus by Urban, Urban by Pontianus, Pontianus by Anterus, Anterus by Fabian, Fabian by Cornelius, Cornelius by Lucius, Lucius by Stephen, Stephen by Sixtus, Sixtus by Dionysius, Dionysius by Felix, Felix by Eutychian, Eutychian by Caius, Caius by Marcellus, Marcellus by Eusebius, Eusebius by Melchiades, Melchiades by Sylvester, Sylvester by Mark, Mark by Julius, Julius by Liberius, Liberius by Damasus, Damasus by Siricius, Siricius by Anastasius.
400 AD Letter from Augustine on Apostolic Succession: [54, 5, 7] "In the first place, I want you to hold as basic to this discussion that our Lord Jesus Christ, as He Himself said in the Gospel, subjected us to His yoke and to His burden, which are light. He has therefore obliged the society of His new people [New Covenant people] to the Sacraments, very few in number, very easy of observance, and most sublime in meaning. Such, for example is Baptism, consecrated in the name of the Trinity; the Communion of His Body and Blood and whatever else is commended in the canonical Scriptures…..But in regard to those observances which we carefully attend and the whole world keeps, and which derive not from Scripture but from Tradition [Apostolic Tradition], we are given to understand that they are recommended and ordained to be kept, either by the Apostles themselves or by plenary councils, the authority of which is quite vital to the Church.
From fake protestant wolf to graduated wolf.
The Bible tell us a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Nice enough guy but no real understanding of the truth. Ten years pastoring a Baptist church and what did he learn not much. I left the CC 54 years ago I would never go back to that false cult. Is it perfect out here away from the catholic cult NO. Has Jesus set me free Yes? and I want to remain free from religious bondage they need us on those pews. Going backwards is not the answer. The truth is the answer. Always has been. That my Home finding out how gracious Jesus is to me is a revelation each day. John 3:7 " Do not MARVEL that I tell you, you MUST be Born Again" 1 Peter 1:23-24 Did you ever understand that message.
Have you read his bio? He was a highly educated man and well respected in the Protestant circles.
@@NuLeif Paul was a highly educated man. The Damascus road changes the course of his life his testimony in Acts 26 gives us an account of some of that Journey. Paul narrows it down in 2 Corinthians 11v3. That whole chapter and many others focus on Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. The thief on the cross knew his future rested with Jesus. The religious man in John 3 had to ask the question he got his answer.
To return to a church whose baebara's history kept people in fear and it is well documented. None catholic are not beyond doing the same.
True Christians have a fear that we may fail in proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Many have paid the ultimate price for proclaiming Jesus as Lord.
And how are you born again according to John please?
@@RedWolf5Obviously you are not, Try getting down on your knee or truly crying out to Jesus and see what happens. 1 John 5 v9-10 Only God can confirm the inter witness. Once that happens you will know like Paul.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024:
Jesus said: “My people, I talked to Nicodemus about being ‘born again in the spirit’, which is like coming out of the darkness into the light. You had this same experience yesterday when the eclipse of the sun by the moon brought darkness and then the light of the sun returned. You are usually baptized as an infant, and you become a member of My Church. When you receive the sacrament of Confirmation, you receive the Holy Spirit, so you are born in the spirit. When the apostles received the tongues of fire on Pentecost, they received all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I also breathed upon them to receive the Holy Spirit as well. It was this courage and other gifts that gave the apostles the spiritual strength to spread My Good News to the people in all of their missionary travels. My faithful have also received the sacrament of Confirmation so you are blessed to share My Good News of My Resurrection with those people you are evangelizing. Reach out to make new members in My Church by converting souls to faith in Me.”
One person converts to Catholicism.
The number of priests in the USA has fallen by half since the 1970s with average age of 68.
What is the big deal about someone who already accepts Jesus as Lord and Saviour merely turning up at a different building
Its not just “somebody” is just one of many. Remember the narrative from the many Protestants who say “Catholicism is a cult” or “Catholicism is the whore of Babylon”…and so on. This is “just one of many” many seeing the light.
@@srich7503 look, there is a massive decline in adherents of white protestants and white Roman Catholics in the USA. Very few of the children of the faithful continue in the church.
It is not a Catholic verse Protestant thing - it is Christianity in the West is no longer relevant
And it ain't ever coming back, thank goodness
The Eucharist is the major difference. Also which essentials each believe are necessary for salvation.
For starters, I'm not one, but more like one among thousands and thousands who have a very similar story to mine. And I didn't just "turn up in a different building." If that's your view of the Bride of Christ I actually pity you a little.
@@midairfortress-revert I am confident this was a rich and meaningful journey for yourself. That still does change that you were already in the book of names - you weren't saved twice. It really is pathetic Christian communions seeking concerts from each other. Pray tell, what was the point.
Your wife?
right by my side the whole time.
I’m just curious why do Catholics think a person becoming a catholic is so great! We celebrate those who get saved not those who simply join our church.
Gee. Lukewarm much?
Mostly bc of their zeal and knowledge to evangelize unlike us cradle catholics?
Dear E5nklodrthb, We celebrate because a new person will share in the true Church that Jesus Christ started in Matthew 16:18-19. We celebrate because he or she will experience what the speaker calls the “stunning” “transcendent beauty” of the Catholic Mass. The Catholic Church has remained ONE ever since then for more than two thousand years and has celebrated the Mass ever since then. In John 17, which I think is the most beautiful thing that I have ever read, Jesus prayed to His Father three times that His Church would be ONE. He said that the world would know that His Father had sent him if His Church would remain ONE. And we have for more than two thousand years! We are all over the world! If you would like to see the “stunning” “transcendent beauty” that the Mass has, all that you have to do is to visit your nearest Catholic Church when they are celebrating the Mass. And, the Mass is full of Scripture, as he said.
@@RitaGatton the church Peter started all gathered in Jerusalem n sold their possessions n joined them together in preparation for the day of the Lord. Can you tell me how that church compares to the churches Paul started like the church of Ephesus to name one?
Are you a Jew? In Jerusalem?
@@alelilaceda3539 if you were to evangelize what would you tell the lost?
You’re being judgmental.
? sounds like you're judging me.
My comment is about your picture you put Protestant in black and white, fade. Catholic is in colors statues sadly breaking Gods commandments but typically catholic.
@@EddyRobichaudStatues don't break God's Commandments, idols do. There is a difference.
All you said is 3 words...did you do that to get attention? Instead saying what you mean you waiting for replies so that you can specifically say what you mean. What's up with that???
@@tabandken8562 Exodus 20:4
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Do you notice what it says.? ‘’You shall not make of yourself a carved image or any likeness…..’’. It doesn’t talk about idols. It talks about ‘’making carved images‘’statues’’
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