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Matt, you had to push back... at least a little, you could remained respectful but there is much to disagree with folks and point them to the gospel. Many Catholics I know have never heard the gospel. They know the first four books of the NT, but cannot articulate the gospel Paul mentions so many times.
Paul : the great and glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. That God created the world perfect, man sinned and broke that perfect world and us with it, God had a masterful plan and restoration, that he would put on flesh, become a man, live a sinless life and die guilty man’s death to die for all those who would believe in him. But death could not hold him, after three days, He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven where he sits at the right hand of the father interceding for believers right at this moment. And that if you would repent from your sins, practice them no more, and trust alone in Jesus we can have peace with God. That He would cast our sins as far as the east is from the west and we be in right relationship once more. That’s the gospel my friend, not the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) Is that you? Do you believe that? Is anything more to that message that needs to be added?
Matt, I really appreciate your openness to dialogue on the differences between Catholics and Protestants. However, as a Catholic convert who has examined these differences I was very disappointed in Father Diaz' explanation on a lot of the topics. For example, in discussing Matthew 16:18 with Jesus giving the keys to Peter, to a 1st century Jew (Matthews gospel was directed primarily at Jews) they would've immediately drawn back to Isaiah 22 where the "chief steward" or "prime minister" would've held these keys and been in charge when the king was away. These keys represented authority and succession, exactly what they represent in the New Covenant Kingdom. And the authority to bind and loose is so often looked over, but wow...what a statement by Jesus to Peter alone, as the new leader of the new Kingdom. There's much more just on this 1 topic alone! If you'd like to go deeper I recommend a book by Stephen Ray, Crossing The Tiber, and also his book on the papacy, Upon This Rock. I really do hope you read these to have a more complete understanding of Catholic beliefs, and why. God Bless you brother.
Time you asked your Bishop if you may share some views and teaching! I attend a Church in France, we have lovely priests, they all speak French. I don't. I struggle to follow the homilies. (The lessons are easy enough, I read them in English before Mass) There are many people in the world who would benefit from videos of homilies. I am blessed to have an English priests telephone number, and yes, we all watch Fr Larry Richards, but 'more is better'.
@@harryfaber it's a good job that's where Catholics and protestants differ, catholics Sunday worship isn't about homilies or the guy behind the pulpit, it's about the sacrament of the Eucharist and the blood and body! I'm not really a fan of homilies tbh as it takes you from what you're really there for in the first place and that's to be with Christ. When people lose track of what they are at mass for they concentrate on other things like the priest and his words! Thank God for Catholicism
@@GP-dp4mr I assume that you are not the G Park I used to work with! The great thing is that the service is the same here as it is in England, and you do not need to speak French to feel the real presence, body and blood, soul and spirit. My local 'mentor' often asks me if I understood the homily, I have to admit that I only get about 30% of it, she smiles and admits that I heard more than she did as she is deaf. Although we do not have permanent adoration, at least the churches are open everyday, and you can find time to sit before the sacrament. I find that very important.
@@harryfaber I'm afraid I'm not the same G Park lol. I agree adoration is such a great and important thing, a shocking poll done recently came out where most Catholics do not believe the bread and wine after consecration becomes the body and blood of Christ. The majority of my Congregation at mass seeks to be more interested in the priests homilies than what they are actually there for. We have a Latin low mass at our parish, now one thing I notice is, yes it's not as full but everyone in attendance knows exactly why they are going there for, Its so spiritually fulfilling a Latin Mass, I like the fact we are ALL facing the host and Christ not us facing the priest. Thank God Pope Benedict! God bless friend!
@@GP-dp4mr well the homilies are coequal. Sure we are there to experience the saving Eucharist, but the priest's homilies are lessons in the application of Christ's teachings to in our daily lives.
I'm a Protestant Baptist, but this video as well as my study of history has strongly drawn me to the Catholic Church. And that terrifies me in a wonderful way
swanabee why would you want to get on this never ending treadmill? Seek out reformed theology, John MacArthur, Alister Begg to name a few. There are many wonky Protestant churches out there, but the Roman Catholic Church is a works based religion, praying for you swanabee
I was a Protestant, after encounter some difficulties in their teachings. After much private study, the Lord landed me to Catholicism. I was amazed by the depth of their teaching, especially St. Thomas Aquinas. Now I am on my way into the Roman Catholic Church, can't wait for completing my RCIA.
So you're okay with Roman Catholicism not having as large an emphasis on Scripture as Protestants do? Sticking with the Holy Bible, a lot of non-RCC believers have doctrinal issues with the RCC regarding papal authority, Maryology, and Purgatory. These tend to be deal-breakers.
I was Protestant, who thought the Catholic Church was just heresy, most my life until my catholic gf challenged me to actually do my own research. I studied for hours looking into all the ins and outs of Catholicism and everything. I was confirmed this past Easter and I am now incredibly devout to my faith. I chose St Joseph as a patron Saint, to help me be a better man.
Dan Dy I’m a Lutheran and feel the same about our Christian family. This conversation with this great man of God is an example of what connects all of us in Christ.
As a lifelong Catholic, I cannot put into words how much of an unbelievably generous look at our faith this was on your part, Matt. Your true Christian humility and genuine willingness to learn should serve as a model for us all when it comes to inter-Christian (and interfaith) dialogue. Thank you for taking the time to really try to understand the beauty of Catholicism. I'm also super grateful to Father for taking the time to explain many of the nuances of our faith that I feel get lost on many. God bless, Matt.
@@2growdaily181 I would highly encourage him to come to Catholicism because I believe it holds the keys to salvation, but I also do believe that people who are not Catholic can be saved. Ultimately I will leave that to the infinite divine wisdom of God to determine, because I cannot possibly ever know someone enough to make that kind of determination.
@@nicksterwixter Well said. A question like that is very hard to answer because you can be attacked either way, much like the Pharisees and the question about taxes. Of course we believe that Jesus loves everyone. Of course we believe He wants us all united together in heaven, especially if we speak and act and follow Him like we love Him. It's a matter of Christ, through a singular event, giving us the gift of salvation in the many beautiful treasures of the sacraments. It's also a matter of us recognizing those gifts, actively receiving them, and treating them with love and gratitude. Of course if one doesn't have access to these gifts, Christ finds a way. Of course if one doesn't understand these gifts, Christ finds a way. But He desires for us to desire to know Him. If we have any inkling that there is a way for us to more intimately and more legitimately experience the salvation of Christ, we - as people who love Him - should go to the ends of the earth and the ends of our being to pursue that. That being said, much can happen after two people part ways in life, and even more can happen after death (hence our belief in purgatory as a reparation for an imperfect life, and preparation for eternal life). Because of God's boundless love for us, we can never look at someone - dead or alive - and determine that they aren't or won't be united with God in eternity.
man like romanian orthodox i can tell you this search what they do to our church in transylvania and catholic is agreek worg greeks are orthodox but they called they self catholics so search please
Former Protestant here, I came into the Catholic Church this year. Despite all the hate and abuse I get from family and former friends (who are protestant), I don’t regret my decision on becoming a Roman Catholic. God love you and I’ll be praying for your conversion.
I'm proud of you ,you are really brave. My sister is a former protestant, she didn't have inner peace in this church .When she has comeback to the Catholic church ,after confession she started to feel peace ,all her fears disappeared. She has will to live .She has lost all her friends from protestant church. God bless you
I was raised Protestant, after studying and feeling that something was missing from the church, I found Catholicism. I'll be coming home in a couple weeks and getting confirmed.
I was raised Southern Baptist im a 37 Yr old man. When I told my mother I was becoming Catholic enrolled in RCIA I thought lightning would shoot from her eyes.
I was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church this Easter. I joined because I wanted to be part of the Church that Jesus himself established. The incredible depth of history, intellectualism, and liturgical beauty of the the Catholic faith compelled me to convert from being an atheist to a practicing Catholic. The Eucharist is at the center of my life now, and I feel so privileged to be able to receive the body of our Lord! My prayers go out to everyone here!
@@GregOrangeDoor how about you look into that? Peter died in Rome. You can trace the present day Pope Francis to St. Peter (apostolic succession). You can see the early church father's ( the apostles of the apostles) taught things like the importance of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Grew up southern Baptist, explored tons of different religions, got into new age doing Kundalini yoga, and now by God's grace I'm finally home in the Catholic Church. Thanks be to God!
Hey brother, i grew up in a non religious family and hated religion growing up. In 2018 my life changed for the better when i opened my heart to God and i started learning about History and theology. It started to make sense for me so i decided to go to a Catholic Mass. I'm now a member of the Catholic church and i defend her always.
@@EQOAnostalgia Oh come on now... you wonder why the relationship between Catholics and Protestants is so tense - because of that. With all due respect, whatever branch of Christianity you're a part of, most of the theology came from the Church. The trinity? Catholics. The bible? Catholics. You can say that you don't agree with the theology, but don't lie to yourself.
Leah James Pagan religion? Real Catholics know that God doesn’t reside in statues. I’ve been a Catholic all my life and I’ve never ever heard catechists or priests or any other Catholic tell me to worship statues because God is in there... The Holy Bible was compiled by the Catholic Church. If you don’t believe me then you can always google it. I think too that if you’re against Roman Catholicism then perhaps you shouldn’t be reading the Bible?
Leah James, Catholicism is not a pagan religion. It's a religion past down by the apostles themselves. St.John for example ordained Polycarp then Peter ordained Clement as second pope. Paul teaches make sure you believe in tradition past down and hold them firm. Only the Catholic Church teaches this.
The ‘non-denominational’ Christian church hurt me in more ways than I can count, from church to my religious education at school. At 13, I made a hard swing to the other side and have been quite a passionate atheist ever since. Recently I've been feeling like I’m missing something, and I realized that I don’t want to let those who hurt me control my spiritual life. I’m currently on a journey of religious exploration, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel a particular calling to the catholic church. Thank you for doing a video like this, it's helping my process :)
As a Catholic what we offer spiritually, I think, will fill the holes non-denominational churches (which I've noticed tend to essentially be Baptist breakaways) tend to create. Far less reliance on biblical literalism, and absolutism, because we back our interpretations up with a balanced reading of conflicting scripture and tradition. It makes things less...arbitrarily brutal. My SO comes out of that tradition, my dad was raised Baptist, and my SO's adult adoptive Dad is a Baptists head pastor so I have plenty of exposure to it, and frequently find the flaws there are strengths for the Church. We're methodical, logical, grounded in sacred nature of the physical world, and fundamentally less prone to cherry picking passages from the Bible to run our whole lives. Regardless of where you end up, I hope you find your feet spiritually, God lives in a lot of churches and a lot of traditions. The Catholic Church has always been, in my mind the most logical and rich of those (which is why I chose Confirmation and remain Catholic obviously), but Orthodoxy can be a little freer in some of it's traditions (priests can marry for instance) so take a look there too. Good luck.
Consider attending Mass, all are welcome. You can participate in the Mass except for the Eucharist but you can go up the line with the others to receive a blessing. When you approach the Priest, cross your arms across your chest to receive the blessing. Attending Mass may answer some questions and hopefully it will raise many more questions. This is a journey. After Mass, talk to the Priest, he may have some literature you can take with you.
Atheism is the worst ideology. Almost equal to Satanism Atheists are like parasites without boundaries. „We are just a clump of flesh.“ So just fulfill our pleasures likes beasts and then just die forever and nothing happens. Atheism is so pathetic and sad.
People the whole point of my comment was to say that people not arguing over everything for once is a good thing, so please find yourselves a different comment section to hate each other, thank you.
Joanne Chisholm That's quite easy to explain. When humans disagree within a group, they often form another group. It happens in religion sport politics business etc. regarding the specific religions and their history, there are documentaries out there on most of them.
I'm a Catholic Convert from the LDS Church here in Salt Lake City. Thank you for sharing this open dialogue. Wonderful to see the peace of God working in the hearts of people who love our Savior. All Christians are fighting the same battle against the forces of evil. Peace and Love be with you. 😇
@@henrya.escobar9716 When you stray and come home, you will feel it in your whole body, in your whole being. The feeling is unmistaken; you will know it. We all seek truth, and when you find it, you will recognize it.
Word about the host; if people adopted his attitude when confronted with ideas that they may not understand or agree with, the world would be a far better place.
We need to check the information we have about group A from group A, whoever they are. This goes for religious groups, nationalities, and much else in life.
I am a Catholic. During my Confirmation Classes in 11th grade of high school, we went to all different church services. Every denomination. We learned about each different religion, experienced their services, learned how they were formed from branching off from Catholic or Orthodox Churches. I am grateful that we were given the opportunity to make an informed decision to choose the Catholic Church. 🙏🕊
I listened to seventh day Adventist before and the preachers I listened to were bashing catholics. Heard a catholic priest talk about seventh day and said it’s good they care so much about keeping sabbath day holy. The difference in respect level was profound
@@majeromajero7330, how else could we be sure we wanted to commit our life to the Catholic Church? Catholic’s are very open to learning about other religions.
@@zrman96 Ok, I don't have Insta, Tweeter or Snap. So I don't really follow accounts. We went from following Jesus to follow me on social media accounts.
A Cardinals Advice Here is an excerpt from an address by the cardinals in the Roman Church to Pope Pius III, which is preserved in the National Library of Paris, folio No. 1068, Vol. 2, PP. 650 and 651: "Of all the advice that we can offer your holiness we must open your eyes well and use all possible force in the matter, namely, to permit the reading of the gospel as little as possible in all countries under your jurisdiction. Let the very little part of the gospel suffice which is usually read in mass, and let no one be permitted to read more. So long as people will be content with the small amount, your interests will prosper; but as soon as the people want to read more, your interest will fail. The Bible is the book, which more than any other, has raised against us the tumults and tempests by which we have almost perished. In fact, if one compares the teaching of the Bible with what takes place in our churches, he will soon find discord, and will realize that our teachings are often different from the Bible, and oftener still, contrary to it."
Daniel Cordero I mean, are Catholics completely in the dark about stuff like this, or do they turn a blind eye on purpose. It’s tragic. Thanks for sharing.
@FaithHopeGrace Where on earth did you learn that? A protestant Pastor? Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It holds the ENTIRETY of Catholic belief. I read it and I was ashamed of the Pastors who lied to me about what the Catholic Church teaches. Peace be with you!
As a Catholic, I was so impressed by your openness and curiosity, and willingness to sit back and just listen. But mostly how both you and Father Diaz were so civil and kind with each other! This is how conversations with those of different beliefs should occur. Huge breath of fresh air to watch this dialogue and not be tensing up, worried that one side or the other was going to get offended and blow up. Thank you, I pray I can be just as open and compassionate to my Protestant brothers and sisters. ❤️
Sooo beautiful 😊👍... I was born and raised Catholic, yet went seeking to born again megachurches and saw that its not for me. I embraced atheism, till one day i decided to pray the rosary for old time's sake. And that prayer took me back to where I belong.. Now im always proud to say : I'm Roman Catholic 😊👍❤️
This is awesome! Fulton Sheen said "There are not over a hundred people in the US who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church" thank you for going down the rabbit hole that is 2,000 yrs old and therefore holds a lot of Tradition and tradition :) I will add that, as a Catholic, strip everything away, take it all, nothing matters but Jesus. Jesus in the Eucharist here (which is why the church fathers-the disciples of the apostles, clarified this in their writings). To make us holy and bring about his will. Everything else is icing or designed to make this a reality. The theology/"rules" don't bring oppression. They bring a fullness of faith, a thirst that can only quenched by Jesus. P.s. look into the theology of the body. As it relates to the Eucharist, to our sexuality, to even this concept of heaven on earth, to how we treat our bodies, the list goes on. This really unlocks a lot of Catholic teaching God bless!
Hi Asia much luv from Galway for your mentioning St Jan Pawels amazing teaching on theology of the body. Your first name is very popular in his homeland of Poland 🇵🇱 spelt Asia pronounced Asha.
DEAR PROTESTANT BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? CHRIST ESTABLISHED HIS CHURCH OVER 2000 YEARS AGO ? AFTER PROTESTANT REFORMATION PROTESTANT PEOPLE SEPARATED FROM CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CREATED THEIR OWN CHURCHES WITH THEIR VERITY OF NAMES AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT ? AND NOW YOU SEE THEY BECOME MULTIPLE MESS OF MASSIVE DISORDER OF FAITH? THEREFORE NOW FROM PROTESTANT I BECAME CATHOLIC !!! GOD BLESS US ALL ???
@@jwolsk2 I'm Irish just luv JP2 always did what an amazing legacy he left us!!. I am married to an amazing 🇵🇱 woman from Kielce and have 2 beautiful 🇵🇱 children.
its not the eucharist that makes you holy, its the Holy spirit inside the christian that makes them holy and partakers of the divine nature . Most of Christian religion and its practices are a complete waste of time and money and mostly counter productive .
Catholic guy here🙋🏽♂️. I'm what they call a revert: born Catholic, became Protestant, studied myself back to the Catholic Church. I very much appreciate your diplomatic approach. You have yourself a new subscriber, great work sir 👍
Joseph Gonzales same here. I value my time as an evangelical protestant because it gave me a deep focus on scripture. Ironically, that focus on scripture led me back to the catechism of the Catholic Church, which is more fundamentally sound than any protestant doctrine I encountered. In fact, there isn’t much doctrine to be found outside of the Catholic Church. There is plenty of dogma, but it is extrapolated opinion for the most part. What I thought I disagreed with in the Catholic faith turned out to be misunderstanding on my part.
Try looking into the authentic church of Christ the Eastern Orthodox Church. The EOC has not changed a SINGLE doctrine in 2000 years. On the other hand, the Roman Catholic "Church" invented the papacy, the filioque, etc after the 9th century AD. I CHALLENGE ANYBODY TO POINT OUT A SINGLE CHANGE IN THE SMALLEST DOCTRINE IN 2000 YEARS WITHIN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH.
JohnLag I don’t think that reforms in the church really mean that the church is no longer legitimate but I understand your point Also sometimes things need to communicate to the people more like translating the bible Change isn’t always bad but I understand you
@Eric Cartman if we assume that the Lord told his disciples the truth that the Holy Spirit will guide them to the " whole truth" (John, 16:13) if we can pinpoint something that has changed in a "church", that means that, that "church" has deviated from the "one truth " . For example the Lord said " drink from this EVERYBODY this is my blood" (Matthew 26:26) what right do the papist priests have to take the Lord's blood away from the people? That's a change right there that was inserted in the papist church after 1054 AD. And there many more . One more thing because I am Greek I can read the New Testament in the original form the Lord said you are Petros (Peter) and upon this PETRA ( rock - meaning this rock-like, steady faith, by which he confessed) I will build my church . The Lord built his church on faith not on St. Peter. If we accept the Papacy doctrine what happens when the Pope dies? Does the church seizes to exist for a couple of weeks?
I just recently became Catholic and had my baptism, confirmation and was able to receive the Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil. I have to say I never expected to experience what I have experienced, all the studying and all the ceremonies, all the blessings and all the healings I have received over the past year has changed my life. Never did I feel as loved or welcomed by any group of parishioners as I have in the Catholic Church. Thanks be to God! Great interview by the way, May God continue to bless you Matt 🙏🏻✝️
I commented on your last video as well, but thank you for this! As a Catholic convert who grew up in an incredibly anti-Catholic environment, it's such a blessing to see a Protestant ask genuine questions and truly seek to understand the faith in an unbiased way. Becoming Catholic was the best thing our family ever did. Our faith has grown stronger every single day, and I'm so thankful that God brought us to the Catholic faith.
What exasperates me as a Catholic is all the LIES that Protestants are taught about Catholicism to keep their flock from finding out the truth of its theology. When I talk to Protestants, I seem to spend all my time refuting one LIE after another LIE. We never seem to get to just discussing the TRUTH because Protestants are filled with so much idiocy that some Protestant authority figure stuffed into their brains. No, Catholics do not worship Mary as equal to Jesus. No, Catholics do not worship the Pope. No, Catholics do not perform Satanic rituals secretly in their churches, No, Catholics do not believe that works can get you to heaven, No, Catholics do not worship statues, No, Catholicism is not against the Bible because we call our priests "Father", No, this. No, that. The LIES are exhausting. If Protestantism is a proper secure religious designation in their minds, then why do Protestants constantly LIE about Catholicism? We don't do that in reverse.
@@josephherrera4771 The word 'Catholic' actually means universal! The universal church that teaches Jesus Christ's true mission here on earth. Saying you are catholic isn't a confusion of God and religion, it is more of saying 'I believe more of the Lord's heart is revealed to me through the Catholic faith!!' I will be praying for you Joseph!
twdarcy i agree - i have come across former catholics who during catholicism had very little idea of what it is, the sacraments, why we do what we do i am glad for you 🙏❤️
@@merum3692 Most Catholics I know in my family are what my mom calls "Catholic in name only" as they don't know much about their faith. She decided she didn't agree with the doctrine when my dad studied at a seminary so we're all Protestant. But she even said she wishes more Catholics (including her own family who are Catholic) knew and understood their denomination because it was apparent that her parents - my grandparents - didn't understand Catholicism at all. My grandma often said she prayed to the Pope because he's "Holy" and worshipped Mary (these were her words), which some Catholic friends have told me is completely against the RCC doctrine. It's important to be educated in your denomination. 🙂
I was a Baptist for well over a year. But something was missing when I went to Sunday service. So after studying and so on I tried going to a Catholic church and I knew what was missing: Mass. The Eucharist. The discipline and the brevity of The Word. I fell in love, and I've been a Catholic ever since.
Im also Protestant, the only one in my entire family actually, from both sides. I clearly have nothing against Catholics, but I have to respectfully disagree. I know he meant well when he said we’re not a ppl of the book, we’re a ppl of the church, but the book should be above our traditions/teaching (I have nothing against tradition) because 1. Men are imperfect and thus can make mistakes 2. Jesus is literally the word he should be #1 and 3. Any group of ppl regardless of size or religion is susceptible to corruption , but one way to safeguard against it is by focusing on what the book says more so than what any church teaches, which is why Jesus emphasizes over and over again that he should always be the only foundation (bedrock) on which to build on.
@@fillup901 they are trying to destroy the protestant reformation its time to wake up and not get fooled ,a true protestant would never even think of compromising or go near these satanic rats
I'm actually an atheist (secular humanist), but I appreciate videos like this. I've always had a fascination with different religious ideas and perspectives. Your videos are not only quite informative, but it's also refreshing to see people who have disagreements in theology speak respectfully towards each other and able to look at things objectively. As someone who grew up in a largely Protestant culture, I had a certain image of Roman Catholicism and Catholics in general that was rather negative. This video (and your previous one) certainly helped to shed light on some of their beliefs, and explained to me why they do and believe some of the things they do. It also clarified some misconceptions I had about them, so I appreciate this.
@@giovannimartini6405 Ecumenism is a horrible abomination that suggests that one religion is as good as another. It ignores, or causes people to forget, that outside the Church there is no salvation.
I must say this conversation is wonderful. I'm Catholic and I love my faith but this protestant is one awesome dude. His humility comes through and is beautiful because humility ultimately comes from God, who himself is so humble he comes to us in human form in the person of Jesus Christ. Thank you.
Roman Catholic here. Watched your cathedral tour and had to follow it by watching this one. Thank you for the intellectual and very respectful dialog between you and Father. Bless you and your followers in Christ.
Just like Matt himself, I'm also struck by Father Diaz's humility, gracefulness, and wisdom in dealing with all the topics that are presented to him, all while being completely aware that a Protestant will not be in 100% agreement with everything that he says and believes. I'm not a Catholic, but after learning more and more about Catholicism, I'm currently open to the possibility that I might someday decide to be one.
Apologetics 101. Christianity is the easiest thing someone can do while being the hardest thing the individual will do. The easiest thing since the will of God is written and has been demonstrated by others. The hardest thing in that the individual actually has to do the will of God. How has that worked out for humanity?
Lydia Dani: you should consider YouTubing Bishop Robert Barron and scroll through all his videos. You'll be mind blown at the wealth of information he is. God Bless
I came into the Catholic Church this year after having encounters with the Virgin Mary, The Lord’s Mom, beginning in 2012. Had a widow maker in 2017 and died for at least 20 minutes. She has been through all of this with me and it has been an AMAZING 7 years beyond all imagination. Catholicism is my home where I belong.
Charles Rogers Thank you for sharing your story Charles! I'm so glad you are better ...people incorrectly think we worship Mary, which we don't ...we venerate her and ask her intercession. Mary brings us to the love of her Son...she never takes Him away!
Therese Martin l have a web page describing the entire experience up until 1 year ago. If you go to google and type in “twopercentsurvival.com” in the search window, you can read the whole story. Just click on the three dashes above the picture and you can pick among 5 documents. It’s a true story. Let me know what you think. Thanks
Charles Rogers Thank you so much for sharing your story with me, Charles! It is an amazing testimony and you are incredibly blessed! I, too, pray the Rosary everyday. I wish people understood how beautiful and powerful the Rosary is! Many prayers have been answered through the Rosary but I think the one that touched me the most was when I was working.. I had went to tell my boss, who now is a dear friend, I was running to get a mass card but when I went to her office she was crying. She told me she just received a call about her stepdaughter, which I had no idea she had one, who needed a liver transplant or would die within days. Because of complications, the chances were practically zero. She came to the rectory with me to get my mass card and the only person there was the secretary and her friend who were just locking up..She said she would help me though and they were headed to an all night Rosary Vigil and to put our intentions in a sealed envelope and they would include them..The next morning, my manager came in crying...I thought it was bad news..but she received a call at 2 am and a liver was found! Praise God and the intercession of our Blessed Mother! I also pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily and are just now reading St Faustina diary which is beautiful...I'm so thankful we have such a merciful God! Jesus, I trust in You!🌹
IT WAS INFO MARTIN LUTHER ALREADY GARNERED AND DIED FOR. STANDARD HERETICAL ROMAN CATHOLIC BLATHER. READ ON THE HISTORY OF THE PAPACY/ VATICAN. THE POPE THING IS EVIL. THIS WAS A FEEL GOOD THING THAT DOES NOTHING. TOUCHY FEELY LOOK AT HOW WONDERFUL WE ARE REACHING OUT TO CATHOLICS. WHAT DID IT DO??? ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A GANGSTER ORGANIZATION. OH YEAH!!!!! GOD LOVE YOU TOO.
I hope you find a Parish that will take the time to walk you through the faith entirely. If you do, I'm certain that Catholicism is the right call. God Bless you on your journey home🙏✝️
Praying you find a Priest you can really resonate with, that takes the time to welcome you Home the same way Fr. Diaz did here. No matter what path you take, God has plans for all of us, and the first step towards communion always comes from Him, calling you to his Reign, and hopefully back Home. Wish you the best
Perhaps you should stop and think about just these two things that catholics practice (there are numerous others): 1. They pray to Mary to intercede on their behalf to God. So what are the implications of this? If Mary is to act on those prayers, she must be able to hear all catholics around the world who call on her 24/7. In other words Mary must be omnipresent. Omnipresence is an attribute we ascribe to God Himself. So that makes Mary - in THEIR praying to her - into a god. The last time I looked, having a god other than the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is called idolatry. Plus 1Timothy 2:5 says "There is ONE God and ONE mediator between God and man, the man Christ JESUS". So what is there that you do not understand about the number ONE? Yes, they claim they don't worship Mary, but the very fact that they PRAY to her says otherwise. Reality catches them out on your own self-deception. 2. They make confessions to a man they call father. Now, we know for a fact he wasn't their physical father so what is he the father of? He must be their Spiritual father. Plus, in their catechisms he can forgive sins ( as per the tradition of following Peter as head of the church and John 20:21-23), but JESUS Himself clearly states this in no uncertain terms: "9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. " Matthew 8. Jesus was referring to a SPIRITUAL father since it is obvious that physically we can still have fathers and call them that. The physical father is he who gives you life physically but the spiritual father that gives your spirit rebirth can only be God Himself. Therefore, they can not address their priest as Father OR ask him to forgive their sins. He is only a human being. So again, just in their normal everyday practice, Catholics are blaspheming God AND practicing idolatry. It's not what they SAY but what they actually do. Claiming that they have inherited their authority via Peter is just sheer invention because there is no apostolic succession in the bible. NONE.
Matt, I am a Catholic and your two videos with Fr. Diaz touched my heart. We may believe differently on some issues but the love I felt coming from this video was amazing. And that's what it's all about, loving one another no matter what. Awesome.
WILLIAM LOVE OF GOD COMES FIRST ,AND OBEYING HIM ,NOT A NICE MANNER OF SPEAKING . WHAT HE IS SAYING IS NOT THE TRUE GOSPEL AND LEADING PEOPLE TO A FALSE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION MAN IS SAVED BY BELIEF AND REPENTANCE AS PETER PREACHED AT PENTECOST .NOT BY CHRISTENING A BABY WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE . THIS IS A FALSE GOSPEL..
Totally agree. Matt you are great. I am a catholic married to a Seventh Day Adventist. May I encourage you and others in this generous open discussion For me this is the True Spirit . Also, have to say I liked Fr Diaz talks. Thanks again
Matt, you gonna do a video on your church now? As a Catholic whose joyfully watched you learning about my denomination, I feel like its only good manners I learn about yours.
I am truly grateful for Bill's comment. How many Roman Catholics asked to learn what protestants understand? My wife and I are interfaith, I'm protestant, wife's Catholic, and we learn from each other so much. From the protestant faith, emphasis on relationship with God and faith, from the Roman Catholic faith, love our neighbours.
I would love to watch that video, as well, Matt. Although, Bill that might prove difficult. Everyone should go listen to (or watch here on TH-cam) Matt's (and Destin's) latest episode on the podcast No Dumb Questions.
I am a convert to Catholicism. For 12 years I was a "Roamin' Catholic" and came back. Something I can really appreciate about the Church now is that there's a very clear and humane path back through the sacrament of reconciliation. Someone listening to all the bad things I'd done and then tell me that God loved me and my sins were forgiven, it was such a beautiful moment of my life. I really felt the mercy of God in that moment in a way that praying and repenting on my own just didn't help as much. I just kept kicking myself, but there was real cleansing and redemptive grace in personally hearing that I was forgiven. Confession is such a misunderstood and beautiful sacrament.
I've been waiting for this since part 1 came out! I appreciate you taking the time to do these, as a former Protestant on the road to Catholicism. Thanks.
@@GregOrangeDoor we love our Blessed Mother the same way Jesus loves His Mother. When we pray to her it's not in form of worshipping her for we know better. Read or listen to Hail Holy Queen by Dr Scott Hahn. Or his testimony. It's on TH-cam
Christian T you do pray to Mary. You even call her Holy. Jesus clearly says to her, “woman, you are no different than anyone else”. Saved by grace through faith alone, through Christ alone. Pray to God alone
@@GregOrangeDoor But Paul wrote in his letters to pray for each other, especially also the fact that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses encouraging us to live our lives as Christians. James even said that the prayers of the righteous has greater power. The saints in heaven are indeed righteous and holy. Isn't that such a beautiful thing?
Hey, Great interview! I am a converted catholic from Protestantism and am trying to figure out how best to live my faith in unity with all communities of God's people. This is an encouraging example of both sides loving and respecting each other!
Absolutely! My heart aches to see so much division and the sharped tongued comments from both sides at each other... I wish we could all respectfully disagree, for we are all Christians and are taught to love one another.
@@GregOrangeDoor Yes, he let the priest actually answer the questions rather than start a debate. Perhaps that's why Matt has a great youtube channel and you do not.
James Kearney The Papacy, the Eucharist, transubstantiation, relic worship, Mary worship, bodily assension of Mary, perpetual virginity of Mary, Praying to Mary/Saints/angels, penance, sola ecclesia, alter christos (another Christ, as this priest actually mentions), selling of indulgences still takes place.
@Freedom MidLIFE Living I am a Roman Catholic with a Master of Divinity Degree and over 20 years of Catholic Ministry. It will be difficult to answer your question well on a forum like this without writing an essay. So I'd ask you and any others reading this response to indulge any lack of clarity as I am aiming for brevity. A covenant is indeed an agreement but a specific type of agreement. There are a few important things to recognize about covenants. 1) They are a benevolent and free offering of a superior power to a lesser power. The greater power binds itself and offers boons to the inferior party as a means of inspiring peace, assimilation, and unity among peoples. 2) They usually contain blessings for keeping the covenant and curses for breaking the covenant on both sides. Though the lesser party has no say in which curses the greater power puts on itself. 3) The covenants are usually sealed with the blood of a sacrifice to show the mortal severity of the agreement. Often those bound to the covenant will have the blood of the sacrifice sprinkled on them. When we talk about the "New and Everlasting Covenant" in Jesus Christ, we are speaking about God's free and benevolent offering of eternal life to us to be shared in union with God. Jesus was not only the eternal high priest (son of God) offering the sacrifice, Jesus was himself the sacrifice; he sealed the covenant in his own blood. Thus the greater power, Jesus, took the curse of sin upon himself (though he never sinned) as he suffered on the cross, in order to ensure that sin could never again separate us from God (Mercy fulfilling justice). We the lesser party to this covenant could never overcome the curse of death (brought about by sin) and so God (Jesus) bore the curse on our behalf. Yet because He is greater than death, he rose on the third day in glory. The New Covenant in Jesus Christ took the curse of the Mosaic Covenant (10 Commandments/The Law/Avoidance of Sin) and fulfilled it by bearing it for us (suffering and death). In its place, a new set of terms have been offered to the people of the whole world. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and Love your neighbor as yourself." When we accept and love Jesus Christ, we are subject to the blessings of that New Covenant. The law will be written on our hearts, the Holy Spirit will give us grace to follow that law, and by our constant re dedication to loving Jesus, we will receive the gift of eternal life and unity with our God and neighbors. Though we too will still die as our share in the penalty of sin, giving our life to Christ we will be subject to the blessing of being resurrected from the dead (as Christ was) and to have new and eternal life. What Matt has done on this channel is to show several different expressions of this covenant and how different churches (Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Etc.) participate in this covenant in their own particular ways. I think God is bigger than our doctrinal disputes, if you are considering becoming a Christian find a church that helps you love God and neighbor with self-abandon, and their you will receive the blessing of the new covenant.
Watching this video I realized that I had preconceived notions about the catholic faith that were just straight-up wrong. Thank you for putting this together and taking the time to have a discussion and not an argument so that I can learn... Please excuse me while I go attempt to be less ignorant hope you all have a fantastic day
As a Catholic, thank you for being able to humbly accept opinions you had that may have been wrong.I think all humans should be more like that, humility allows for more open and honest dialogue so I appreciate your willingness to learn
A Cardinals Advice Here is an excerpt from an address by the cardinals in the Roman Church to Pope Pius III, which is preserved in the National Library of Paris, folio No. 1068, Vol. 2, PP. 650 and 651: "Of all the advice that we can offer your holiness we must open your eyes well and use all possible force in the matter, namely, to permit the reading of the gospel as little as possible in all countries under your jurisdiction. Let the very little part of the gospel suffice which is usually read in mass, and let no one be permitted to read more. So long as people will be content with the small amount, your interests will prosper; but as soon as the people want to read more, your interest will fail. The Bible is the book, which more than any other, has raised against us the tumults and tempests by which we have almost perished. In fact, if one compares the teaching of the Bible with what takes place in our churches, he will soon find discord, and will realize that our teachings are often different from the Bible, and oftener still, contrary to it."
Don’t be too quick to write off what you know off of one video. Seek God in His Word to show yourself approved. If you don’t know the Word of God you will be easily led astray. You will know a tree by its fruit.
@@HotEatTheFood I agree, it shows a lot of class and a lot of intellectual honesty to verbalize the possibility that one has misconceptions about the Catholic faith. Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, "There are not a hundred people in America who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions of people who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church - which is, of course, quite a different thing." Kyle, thanks for your candor!
Matt, I just want to say from the very bottom of my heart how big blessing is your work. So much love, enthusiasm and openess towards everything without judgement.. I'm speechless. You are a model for how Christians should be. I especially liked your interview with father Chris. Much love and greetings from an Orthodox Christian from Serbia!
I converted to Catholicism from baptist in 2018❤️ It was the most important decision I made in my life. I think it is wonderful that you were able to converse with a Priest and see our religion. I think that you were very humble and understanding, and I loved the way the Priest explained things. Very wholesome!
Never seen a video done by you, but your visit to a Catholic cathedral kept popping up in my side bar of recommendations. So I watched that one and now this one, pt. 2. Very great. Subscribed. I am Catholic and former Protestant. NEVER BEEN MORE SECURE and full of peace and joy. It's the BEST thing that ever happened to me. I LOVE RELIGION--the Catholic one.
Arthur and Teresa Beem My wife and I are former Evangelical Christians. A series of life’s events led us to the Catholic Church and subsequently RCIA. Nine years later and couldn’t be more driven in my faith...far from perfect and a work in progress but still moving forward!
Thank you Matt! I'm a revert, I was raised in the church (old school Latin Mass and such) I just came back into the church 3 years ago after my mom passed. The vast majority of my family was protestant...my catholic grandfather was deceased and my other 3 grandparents and dad all protestant. Long story short, I spent 30+ years in Protestant churches (my sis is still) I have such peace now that I have come back. I love my Protestant brothers and sisters but to me the Catholic church offers so much more. In worldly terms I'm like "why settle for half a loaf when you can have the full thing" That said you are obviously a brother in Christ. May you be richly blessed.
This is a terrific video- your best one yet! Both of my parents were Protestant Pastors and I grew up dismissing Catholicism for all of the wrong reasons. Ten years ago, I had some humbling experiences in college and came to believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist. By God's Grace I converted into the Catholic faith. Since then, I've had plenty of conversations and seen plenty of videos where people use their time to tear one another down. They exchange insults and accusations that don't help anyone resolve theological conflict. It makes my heart glad to see two Christians of different traditions come together to have a friendly conversation. I sincerely believe that this video brings God glory- as he prayed that his followers to be one. Well done! Thank you for this terrific example of what a healthy dialogue amongst Christians can look like.
Jesus wasn't a "Catholic" Jesus never prayed a rosary, he never prayed to Mary or to saint's. Jesus was baptized as an adult not a baby. Catholics pit their religion before God. I am now a born again Christian and have left the Catholic Church and happier than ever.
@@kingheredia6905- Yeah, I have never understood why Catholics pray to Mary when in the Bible it says that Jesus is mediator between us and the Father, He is our High Priest.
I was protestant my whole life, mostly in the Baptist Church. I didn't really subscribe to any particular denomination but was sort of a fundamentalist/evangelical sort of Christian. I preferred to worship at old fashioned fire and brimstone preaching, "full gospel" type churches. I was always taught and was under the assumption that the Roman Catholic Church was not good, and in recent years some even think it's downright evil. Around 2012 I starting having a change of heart. I got a job managing a group home and my boss is a lifelong Roman Catholic. After having many discussions with him about our 2 faiths I decided to visit the Catholic Church near me, and started learning a lot about Catholicism. After several months of visiting Mass every week I ended up going through the RCIA and was confirmed Catholic in August 2018. I became good friends with one of the deacons in my parish who has taught me so much about Christianity and the RCC that I never knew. Needless to say all of the negative things I once thought about the RCC turned out to be untrue. I even became a Eucharistic Minister and I bring communion to the elderly and others who cannot come to Mass for whatever reason. I hope others come to see the RCC like I have.
@@RogerCanda I'm 60 today, 56 at the time. There's no age limit for Eucharistic Minister. FYI, It's not like a regular minister. It only gives you the ability to assist in giving the Bread and Wine. If it's a large congregation you stand up front with the priest and help pass them out, or you can take it to people who are homebound or in nursing homes, etc. That's all it is.
Totally agree! I have so much respect for Fr. Diaz and for you, Matt, for this wonderful intra-faith dialogue! Very mature conversation about the faith
Jesus wasn't a "Catholic" Jesus never prayed a rosary, he never prayed to Mary or to saint's. Jesus was baptized as an adult not a baby. Catholics put their religion before God. I am now a born again Christian and have left the Catholic Church and happier than ever.
@@patc1309 Oh please sister no need to use this words please. We are all brothers and sisters in CHRIST. Let us to try to understand each other the best way we can.
On a serious note, thank you very much for being so open-minded to Catholics, Orthodox, and other "high church" types. Many Prots are very hostile to us/them.
We all serve the dame king. We all believe mostly the same thing. There is no excuse to not act in a manner of love and respect towards our fellow brothers and sisters that have simply come to a slightly different conclusion.
My mom is an ex catholic, now Baptist. When I told her I converted to Eastern Orthodoxy, she looked me dead in the eye and asked if I now worship the Pope. I literally have no clue why she and my Father hate Catholics so much. It’s craziness. They’ve tamed a bit in their old age, now saying things like: “Well maybe some small groups of Catholics are saved, but if they are they’re being deceived by the church.” The division of Christianity literally kills me inside.
I love how while they're talking, there's people on the background praying, doing reference to the altar and all that, it's a very calm and chill conversation. Love that
They are likely doing Eucharist adoration. The Host is the body of Christ. Christ is physically present when the Host is displayed. That's why it is stored in the tabernacle behind the altar. The holy of holy's from our judeo Christian heritage 🙂🙏✝️
Matt as a returning catholic i urge you to think deeply on the following bible verses.. john 6:50-64 ..this was a big one for me comming back to the faith .. like mentioned by others , father only touched the surface here on catholisim.. there is a lot of misconceptions on catholisim and many protestants are not willing to do what your doing and for that i thank you ! This was awesome.. god bless
You mean how Jesus said his words were spiritual and the people still not understanding that? That he wasn’t meaning it to be taken literal but it is falsely taught he was? That passage?
@@michaelborg5798 there are 2 words in Greek for body. One is more like body that can be also metaphorical. Second is literally flesh, like meet. You don't use such a word when you mean being metaphorical. John chose to use that word (sarx) instead of the second one, that was more soft but also could be taken metaphorically. John very clearly suggested how we should interpret that. Second thing is that in this passage there are used words truly I tell you, amen lego soi. These words were used by Jesus when He was talking about really important, key things. Some of the Jews didn't get this, asking: "How can this man give us His flesh to eat"? And then in response Jesus didn't say: oh, I was talking metaphorically. He used this "truly I tell you" formula, and then dispelled the doubts saying: "my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink". He really said it very clearly. Also we have some very early evidence on how first Christians did understand it - from 1-2 century, e. g. Justin the Martyr in his 1st Apology and many others. If someone is interested I can list some of the early church fathers and christian writers that covered this topic.
@@michaelborg5798 well do you consider an option that maybe the way you are interpreting this is not the only option, especially since the Church has always seen it another way? In 1 Cor 11 we can read a lot about how the first Christians understood it.
I'm so glad you did this. I'm a cradle Catholic that never really deepened my faith until I was in my early twenties. When I really started practicing and understanding Catholicism, and as I got more traditional, I definitely faced some hostility from my Protestant and even non-practicing Catholic friends (of which I have MANY, including my own siblings lol). There are so many misconceptions out there and a lot of people are not willing to talk to practicing Catholics who are truly educated in the doctrine. Beyond anything else, it's so relieving to see a respectful conversation like this. So sincerely I say, good for you and thank you for doing this!
Gregorio Holguin Thank you so much for the kind words, and I agree. I have had the most beautiful conversations with people since beginning my journey and have seen the development, especially with my mom. Despite some hardship, I wouldn’t change it for the world and will always be thankful that God led me in this direction. God bless!
Same here, cradle Catholic but deepened and understand my faith in my middle twenties. I guess i can say i can defend our Catholic faith even more so after a lot of historical research. Btw, i had this wonderful booklet from Ireland where it tells the story/history of how they started the adoration. I forgot which place that was, maybe i can find it later and tell you😁It really helped me alot to do more digging and seeking more of Jesus in adoration.
Love this video! As a convert to the church from a Protestant background, I may have nuanced some of Father's answers - to bridge the language Protestant use and understand, vs the words Catholics us. But you asked some great questions! There are so many misunderstandings about the Catholic church. If you ever want to highlight the Permanent Diaconate order in the Catholic church - I'd love to share my journey through the formation process as I am myself journeying towards ordination. (God willing!) God bless you.
Richard Ferris - I found myself thinking the same thing - as in, "Gee, that seems a bit "colloquial", wish he'd been a bit more clear about what the Church teaches." Yet, at the same time, perhaps it's just as well, and maybe those were the right words in THAT specific situation. And the video would have to be 10 hours long to completely cover each topic touched on! :-) What has struck me MOST about these video's is that the Host is respectful and at least open to hearing the Catholic point of view. Sadly that is VERY, VERY RARE at least on the internet, and almost ALL video's or blogs, etc. where a Protestant discusses Catholicism, it's very angry, confrontational, and - frankly - ugly and uncharitable. :-( So I really APPRECIATE the TONE Matt takes, at least in the few videos of his I've seen.
@@TomLandry1 I will not make excuses for people who speak hatefully of those created in God's image, but it is no secret that Catholic teaching holds that Protestants are anathema. The Vatican has no desire for fellowship with Protestants as Protestants, a fact which many Catholics do not realize. Did you know that because I believe the Lord's Supper to be a symbol rather than real, official Catholic dogma says I'm accursed? How ought I respond to this?
@@elijah4606 - A few thoughts here: First, You might want to update your information on Catholic Dogma. :-) Since Vatican II, The Church has taken a radically more conciliatory posture toward Protest-ants. (I'm a bit pinched for time at the moment, but If you like I can try to get the CCC citations for you, and, of course, you are welcome to check for yourself! - It's available on-line) Second, (And Just FWIW) I spent most of my life as a Protest-ant. I don't reject or "hate" or "curse" anyone, and least of all anyone who professes to love my Lord and Savior, regardless of "form" or "style"!!! And it's not my place to decide who is Saved or who is "accursed". Regarding the posture of the Vatican, really, beginning in the second half of the 20th century, and In Earnest since ~1980-ish, The Church has made tremendous efforts to seek common ground and understanding with other Faiths, and ESPECIALLY with Protest-ants. FWIW, I think you would have a very tough time finding words like "Accursed" being used to describe Protest-ants in ANY Vatican document of the past 40+ years. AND this is an important point that I think a lot of people outside the Church don't fully grasp - NO Single Bishop, Cardinal OR even a Pope IS The Church. Just because "Pope X" or "Bishop X" (or Church Father X) may have written or said something, that alone does NOT make it an official position of The Church. Third - Regarding the Sacraments; To be clear - I respect everyone's right to believe whatever they choose to believe, even if I disagree with them. And I fault no one for staying in the comfort of whatever the religion they were raised in, or felt called to. That said, Surely you understand and accept that It is a fundamental aspect of every Protest-ant sect that they reject at least some of the Doctrines handed down to The Catholic Church by the Apostles. (even if you Deny that the Doctrines were truly Apostolic). Right? Do I think that's an ideal or preferable situation for ANYONE? No, frankly I do not. Do I think Anyone is Necessarily doomed to eternal damnation Solely because they reject some (or even all) of the Sacraments? No, I do not. (Not that my opinion has any effect on Anyone's Salvation! LOL!!). And again, to be clear, this also is the Official position of The Church, as reflected in the current Catechism of the Catholic Church. BUT - May I ask You a question - NOT to attack you, but HOPEFULLY, to shed light on the larger issues?: You reject aspects of the Faith that we believe the Apostles taught as critical to our Faith lives as Christians, and you seem very unhappy at anyone would take issue with this. But what do YOU think about other Faiths that reject aspects of Christianity that YOU deem to be Critical? Suppose someone told you they are a "Christian" - but they reject the notion that Christ was fully divine and/or fully human? OR if someone told you that Loving God wasn't absolutely necessary - that it was enough to "respect" God SO LONG as you also live a "good life"? OR, Suppose someone told you that they are a "Christian" - but they reject the notion that Christ actually died on the Cross? OR that he actually rose from the Dead? - They purport to Love Jesus, but they contend that the Christ's Passion &/or Resurrection was merely "Symbolic"?? How should any Christian "Respond" to such claims? God Bless You!
@@TomLandry1 While I appreciate your amicable tone, I must disagree on what you describe as the more friendly treatment of Protestants by the Roman Catholic Church. The official teaching, from what I have been able to find, is that baptism is valid based on a few conditions. Under those conditions, my baptism as a Baptist would be valid to the RCC. I mention this because in order to commit a heresy, per the RCC, one must be baptized. Having been baptized, I may in their eyes commit heresy. One particular heresy is that of denial of the "Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist." Believing that is is symbolic, and having been baptized in a manner recognized by the RCC, by what standard can it be said that the same RCC does not consider me to be a heretic? I admit my understanding of what the RCC does with heresy is incomplete, but we agree that it does not imply fellowship, do we not? I would say heresy is darkness (obviously not believing that I hold to heretical beliefs), and after all, "What fellowship can light have with darkness?"
I really like your channel. I find it incredibly refreshing. I was born into a Calvinist family, but converted to Catholicism as a teenager. It was very hard being around protestant folks who refused to even call Catholics "Christian," instead calling it Romanism. As I have been Catholic for many years now, I have found that there are many Catholics who do the same thing to protestants with the same uncharitable hostility, referring to them as heretics and other things. You are doing a greatly needed service by bridging communities and traditions together. There needs to be charity, love, and understanding between followers of Christ. It is what He taught us to do with everyone; how sad is it to see His followers not even have that love and understanding with each other. We need to reach out to each other and recognize each other as seeking God. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
@@robertmartin1512 Eastern Orthodox Christians believe they are the first Christian church and that Catholicism split from there. Whoever is the first is irrelevant. What matters is if you are listening when God is speaking to you. No church can hold a monopoly on God’s voice. You simply have to follow where that voice leads you, be it in one church or another or no church at all. Or…all of the above. All churches have value as does sitting in silence wherever we are.
@@unorthodoxparadox2339 That's fine: Easter is a natural event, yes the name originates from Germanic tribes, but the "pagan" point of the event is a celebration of seedlings, planting in the spring after the soil has thawed.
Bean Legume @unorthodoxparadox First of all congrats on officially coming into the Church!! Welcome! ❤️ Also in terms of Easter, I’m most other languages Easter is called Pasca, pasqua, paque, etc... which all come from the same Latin root word translating to “Pascal” in English. So I don’t know why in English the word Pasqua was changed to the word “Easter” (maybe just the customs surrounding the area) but the meaning and celebration of Easter is centered around the Pascal sacrifice, the Pascal lamb. It’s all focused on Jesus and FOR SURE has Catholic roots ;)
As a life long Catholic, this was awesome. I love how both were civil and respectful and came together on the similarities of faith. It's always saddening to see when people from both sides are not always civil with each other. So this was a blessing to watch. Imagine if all Christians, no matter domination could respect each other with this kind of civility and understanding, what a different world this would be. God bless
From Nigeria in Africa. I love the Catholic Church because there's faith and reason that coordinate actions. Read the Catechism of the church and you will understand christianity explained in details. Blessings...
I am a catholic convert. Attended Liberty University which through the required theological studies helped me on my path to conversion. Peace and God bless
I learn a lot from these videos. I’m Orthodox so I don’t know a ton about Catholics or Protestants, but basically everything this priest said is true for our tradition too.
Caleb Serafy well Catholic and Orthodox are pretty much the same we were One Church for more then a millennium and have the same Church Fathers with apostolic succession these Protestant churches lack
we have diffrent traditon like a orthodox you know this they was with us until 1054 but they split i am romanian orthodox i can tell you what they do to us in transylvania
My wife and I are 5th generation x mormons who God led to his one holy and apostolic catholic church 21 years ago,we love the Madeline Cathedral and Father Martin and Father Joe,thanks for taking the time to make this video. Peace be with you 🌞🙏
I am traditionally protestant and believe in deeply personal faith and relationship with God through Jesus. I brought up in a Catholic school but in a Protestant home and this video shows how much more we have in common with eachother regardless of denomination. Its positive, uplifting and inspirational and great to see :) Thanks
Matt THAT is how that conversation is supposed to go. Thank you for the respect you showed Father personally and Catholicism in general. I could tell Father did not understand where a couple of your questions were coming from, which is typical for some Cradle Catholics. I was a Protestant for 40 years and am now a Catholic apologist (like my name didn't give that away) so I get it. I would love to see conversations like this one between Catholics and Protestants that both recognize that the other declares, "Jesus is Lord!" God bless you and your journey.
We are all brothers in Christ. As a former protestant now catholic, i thank you for this videos. You are bringing all Christians closer together beyond denominations and that's what Jesus wanted, one church!
@@Hello-ro8fq don't get triggered brother. It's a fact because I clicked in 2 seconds and I'm pretty sure apostles John and Peter took more than 2 seconds to get to Jesus tomb. So it is factually correct :). God Bless!
I was raised in a Protestant, non-denominational church and I came into the Catholic Church as a convert on March 31, 2018! Thank you for taking the time to explore something that you don't necessarily agree with or believe in!
@QuickRat holy spirit lead them to write it right.. Old testament is written far before the church and Matthew mark Luke Paul Peter John Jude James and very few less authors of some epistles. Different authors but they never claimed that they are catholic protestant etc. They wrote in the name of believers, preachers, followers, pleade understand it snt attributed to any church..
@QuickRat m not a protestant. By the way. They had no written Bible may be. Peter mentioned in the in 1 Peter that indeed he had read the epistles of Paul teachings. And Peter says if anybody thinks scripture can be twisted or it is twisted by someone. Please refer 2Peter 2: 15-18. He says about Paul epistles.. Peter himself acknowledges that some of writings of Paul are more wiser ie hard to discern for him. To keep aside Bible and say church came before the Bible. Then we are deceiving us . Jesus too told not even a blot will appear in this book till the end of this earth I came to fulfill the law which is written in the old testament.
@QuickRat we might know the protestants are excommunicated by pope then. So who made the mistake first. Even Paul written in some of his epistles everybody is preaching christ, I am happy that Jesus is proclaimed. Christ is showering water to grow the churh/ ppl. In the catholic history there is a good amount of good done to ppl. There is no denying. But they resisted the word in certain areas. They won't admit their mistakes of intercession of saints. And they don't carry with the faith of early church of gospel proclamation. I hope one day everybody should know the complete truth . Irrespective of differences. If the church doesnt take seriously about Bible they will not be reading it.. Without the comforting words in Bible no one will attend the mass .. That's y Jesus told he s word of life. Peace. I was raised catholic though myself cannot say this type except trying to be a Christian first. Because this term given to the disciples of christ by the people of Antioch. So being catholic or protestant or whatever. If one denies christ, not only namesake in their lives also , then we are condemned.. This is my understanding.. If I accept christ, m a believer of christ. But to be a Christian, it takes a lot to live for faith, courage and love. Because when he left us he told go and preach the gospel to all the nations of the earth.. By reading the scripture again and again you will be enlightened by holy spirit. Jesus himself told us comforter will come to us. Even if the early church fathers accepted these books, without the conviction of holy spirit they wouldn't have done it. 1 Peter goes on writing of false preachers in his time.. If he wanted to say him as a elder he would write in his epistle, I the elder of Rome in the beginning. But he says I m writing the word of life to you as a servant of God. Not taking the position seriously. Peter itself has written the book for our references for the future ppl. We can't ignore that word is before now and after our deaths. It wi prevail in the church so many men and women will come. But the truth prevails. Christ is the center of the church.
Terrific videos! I was a Protestant for 35 years and converted to Catholicism 5 years ago. I learned a lot from my Protestant brothers and sisters and have I have deepened my walk further as a Catholic so both are uniquely satisfying.
Matt these videos are truly beautiful and though I’m not religious I’m so thankful you take the time and effort to make amazing things like this and address unfamiliar concepts so thoughtfully and with an open mind; we need more role models like you in the world. You’re doing a really good thing.
I was raised Baptist. I became confirmed into Catholicism last year. It has been a profound experience, a very eye opening experience. My husband actually toldmehe wanted to become Catholic first. I was skeptical, didn't know too much about it, but I have grown from the experience. Will continue to do so as well. I liked your conversation with Fr. Diaz
I've been a cradle Catholic my whole life. The problem was my Catholic Elementary School and high school never taught these things properly. I wish they did. I learned so much from this video than my school years combined. Thank you for being an instrument to reaffirm my faith!
Yes. The way they teaching were away too boring. But indeed it is Catholic Church that has a lot of tradition that we need to follow. And no matter what, thank God I am still staying in this faith 🙏
Many other cradle Catholics, including myself, have had similar experiences. I pray that religious ed improves. Thankfully, I had a solid foundation in Catholic elementary school that instilled a strong desire for God, to learn more about the faith & to put our faith into action. It's been much harder than it sounds, but the Holy Spirit drives me to keep fighting the good fight....I just wish the same could be said for my nominally Catholic friends.
Just remember in school the children have to be taught very simply from their first grade. Then get more complicated as they grow older. Also there is SO much to teach that 12 years in school with only a few periods of R E a week are not enough to teach in greater depth. Very difficult for everything in the Catholic religion to be taught in school, so people can carry on with instruction in their churches or do a lot of reading to learn more.
Then Bob Barron is in conflict with Paul who says "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast." -Eph 2:8-9.
@@eamonob84 ...and the end of Paul's sentence is: "for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Even our works that come from our (already accomplished) salvation are all the work of God. There are NO works of the flesh that can accomplish one thing for the benefit of our own justification.
Shawne Randlett I didn’t say we accomplish our own salvation. I use that verse to show that salvation as a process (yes, of God working in us) is not unscriptural.
I totally understand the part that God calls you, I was Methodist for 56 years and never in a million years did I ever think I'd be Catholic one day, but the Lord just put it on my heart, I said 'no way' but he kept calling me, and one day I just felt like "oh boy, I'm suppose to be Catholic" and I followed through. I feel so much closer to God now, I can't even make a loose comparison.
i was confirmed into my catholic faith last year and ever since i have been more connected to my beautiful faith. people question of how dedicated i am to my faith because of my age, but i’ve learned God welcomes everyone and that’s exactly how i was welcomed into my church. i love the fact that two people of different faiths can sit down and have a humble and civil conversation about one’s religion. you and father diaz are a beautiful representation of how people should talk about God. thank you for being open minded to our beautiful faith. may God bless you!
Matt, this video brought me to tears. Thank you for being so open to our Catholic faith. I wish some of our evangelical brothers and sisters would watch your channel and learn more about Catholicism. Thank you so much.
As a Catholic for 47 years and a Catholic minister for 24+ years, this video and your tour one were awesome! I learned so much! I plan to share both videos with my RCIA class! Thank you for you openness and willingness to learn! THAT is what we need a ton more of in the world!
The last part from Fr Diaz was extremely moving and so very well said. Thank you for the respect throughout this whole video. As a Catholic, I appreciate so much for your work. God bless.
I'm Catholic since I was born and I'm just so happy to see that you were so opened minded to listen to the father. Just the fact that you took the time and opened your heart to learn more about Catholicism tells me that at the end, we all just want to love and serve God and teach his word.
I left the Baptist Church I was reared in to become Catholic 14 years ago. It is the universal church Christ established and where we can truly receive Our Lord in the Eucharist every single day.
@@agnesbukasa357 As Catholics, we believe in the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. According to the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus took unleavened bread and wine. He took the bread, blessed it, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to the Apostles, saying, "Take this and eat it; this is my body." He took the cup of wine, gave thanks, gave it to His apostles and said, "All of you must drink from it for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, to be poured out on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins." It is derived from the Bible, Jesus' own words. Jesus did not mean this symbolically. I really don't think the Apostles were 'guilty' of the cannibalism that you are referring to.
Next, discover Eastern Catholicism, because not all Catholics are Roman Catholics. Same doctrines, same Faith, One Church, different traditions. There are 24 Churches in communion with each other forming the Catholic Church, the Latin Church being one.
J. K. Brother, Catholics are Catholics. We only call it Roman Catholic because the seed is in Rome. We are one universal church. The east is in communion with the pope as well.
@@RGTomoenage11 I know, but not all Catholics are Roman Catholics, some (Eastern Catholics) are called Maronite Catholics, or Melkite, Ukrainian, or Coptic Catholics.... But all of them are in communion with each other and believe in the supremacy of the Seat of Rome, the Pope.
Juan My brother it's rather complex. Matt did a video on Eastern Orthodoxy. Not on Eastern Catholicism. For every Orthodox Church there is a (small) Catholic version. So for Greek Orthodox~Byzantine Catholic. For Assyrian Church of the East~Chaldean Catholic. These Eastern Catholic Churches are 100% Catholic. They can commune in my Roman Church and I in theirs.
Matthew Weston We are also allowed to take communion in orthodox churches and they are allowed to take it in Catholic Church. We just have certain different doctrines...
@@agnesbukasa357 The Catholic church is the church Christ established. Protestant churches are knock off churches. I was a 20 year protestant but converted after learning the truth.
@@matushova1779 you didn't learn anything. The Catholic church is doing everything Jesus Himself forbid. Don't call anyone father for you have your father in heaven, but yet the pope is called holy father. That's heresy. Offering prayers to dead people, but Jesus said there is only one mediator between God and men, and that is the Man Jesus Christ. Every Christian is called a saint, and is a dwelling temple for the Holy Spirit. Mary didn't die for me. I appreciate her service, but I will bring my prayers, and confessions to the Son of Man, and High Priest Jesus Christ.
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Matt, you had to push back... at least a little, you could remained respectful but there is much to disagree with folks and point them to the gospel. Many Catholics I know have never heard the gospel. They know the first four books of the NT, but cannot articulate the gospel Paul mentions so many times.
Paul : what is the gospel?
Paul : 🤦♂️ my point exactly
Paul : the great and glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. That God created the world perfect, man sinned and broke that perfect world and us with it, God had a masterful plan and restoration, that he would put on flesh, become a man, live a sinless life and die guilty man’s death to die for all those who would believe in him. But death could not hold him, after three days, He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven where he sits at the right hand of the father interceding for believers right at this moment. And that if you would repent from your sins, practice them no more, and trust alone in Jesus we can have peace with God. That He would cast our sins as far as the east is from the west and we be in right relationship once more.
That’s the gospel my friend, not the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)
Is that you? Do you believe that? Is anything more to that message that needs to be added?
Matt, I really appreciate your openness to dialogue on the differences between Catholics and Protestants. However, as a Catholic convert who has examined these differences I was very disappointed in Father Diaz' explanation on a lot of the topics. For example, in discussing Matthew 16:18 with Jesus giving the keys to Peter, to a 1st century Jew (Matthews gospel was directed primarily at Jews) they would've immediately drawn back to Isaiah 22 where the "chief steward" or "prime minister" would've held these keys and been in charge when the king was away. These keys represented authority and succession, exactly what they represent in the New Covenant Kingdom. And the authority to bind and loose is so often looked over, but wow...what a statement by Jesus to Peter alone, as the new leader of the new Kingdom. There's much more just on this 1 topic alone! If you'd like to go deeper I recommend a book by Stephen Ray, Crossing The Tiber, and also his book on the papacy, Upon This Rock. I really do hope you read these to have a more complete understanding of Catholic beliefs, and why. God Bless you brother.
As a Catholic Priest, I am heartened by this dialogue. You really are teaching me humility. Thank you.
Time you asked your Bishop if you may share some views and teaching! I attend a Church in France, we have lovely priests, they all speak French. I don't. I struggle to follow the homilies. (The lessons are easy enough, I read them in English before Mass) There are many people in the world who would benefit from videos of homilies. I am blessed to have an English priests telephone number, and yes, we all watch Fr Larry Richards, but 'more is better'.
@@harryfaber it's a good job that's where Catholics and protestants differ, catholics Sunday worship isn't about homilies or the guy behind the pulpit, it's about the sacrament of the Eucharist and the blood and body! I'm not really a fan of homilies tbh as it takes you from what you're really there for in the first place and that's to be with Christ.
When people lose track of what they are at mass for they concentrate on other things like the priest and his words!
Thank God for Catholicism
@@GP-dp4mr I assume that you are not the G Park I used to work with! The great thing is that the service is the same here as it is in England, and you do not need to speak French to feel the real presence, body and blood, soul and spirit. My local 'mentor' often asks me if I understood the homily, I have to admit that I only get about 30% of it, she smiles and admits that I heard more than she did as she is deaf. Although we do not have permanent adoration, at least the churches are open everyday, and you can find time to sit before the sacrament. I find that very important.
@@harryfaber I'm afraid I'm not the same G Park lol. I agree adoration is such a great and important thing, a shocking poll done recently came out where most Catholics do not believe the bread and wine after consecration becomes the body and blood of Christ. The majority of my Congregation at mass seeks to be more interested in the priests homilies than what they are actually there for. We have a Latin low mass at our parish, now one thing I notice is, yes it's not as full but everyone in attendance knows exactly why they are going there for, Its so spiritually fulfilling a Latin Mass, I like the fact we are ALL facing the host and Christ not us facing the priest. Thank God Pope Benedict! God bless friend!
@@GP-dp4mr well the homilies are coequal. Sure we are there to experience the saving Eucharist, but the priest's homilies are lessons in the application of Christ's teachings to in our daily lives.
I'm a Protestant Baptist, but this video as well as my study of history has strongly drawn me to the Catholic Church. And that terrifies me in a wonderful way
swanabee Pray about it :)
Pray about it.
Also Anglicans are basically Protestant Catholics so 💪💪
swanabee why would you want to get on this never ending treadmill? Seek out reformed theology, John MacArthur, Alister Begg to name a few. There are many wonky Protestant churches out there, but the Roman Catholic Church is a works based religion, praying for you swanabee
Can’t wait to see u home! early welcome!
Paul : watched it twice. The guy can say whatever he wants on this video but Catholic teaching is very different.
I was a Protestant, after encounter some difficulties in their teachings. After much private study, the Lord landed me to Catholicism. I was amazed by the depth of their teaching, especially St. Thomas Aquinas.
Now I am on my way into the Roman Catholic Church, can't wait for completing my RCIA.
God bless you, my friend. I share your love for St. Thomas Aquinas and I will pray for you on your journey into the Catholic Church! Welcome!
God bless you and welcome to the Church! You’ll be in my prayers!
So you're okay with Roman Catholicism not having as large an emphasis on Scripture as Protestants do?
Sticking with the Holy Bible, a lot of non-RCC believers have doctrinal issues with the RCC regarding papal authority, Maryology, and Purgatory. These tend to be deal-breakers.
@@truthisbuoyant5825 Christ established a church to worship and bring us into communion with him and the saints. It's a religion.
Welcome Home!!! God Bless you!
I was Protestant, who thought the Catholic Church was just heresy, most my life until my catholic gf challenged me to actually do my own research. I studied for hours looking into all the ins and outs of Catholicism and everything. I was confirmed this past Easter and I am now incredibly devout to my faith. I chose St Joseph as a patron Saint, to help me be a better man.
How incredibly touching to hear❤️ God bles you!!
Welcome home brother! 😊
Praise God!
All of you. This is idolatry. Repent.
@@caleblpz what idolatry?
I'm a catholic and I love my Christian protestant brothers and sisters.
Right back at you Dan. Internet high-five.
Love you right back brother!
-A Protestant
Thanks mate
Dan Dy I’m a Lutheran and feel the same about our Christian family. This conversation with this great man of God is an example of what connects all of us in Christ.
Back at you brother
As a lifelong Catholic, I cannot put into words how much of an unbelievably generous look at our faith this was on your part, Matt. Your true Christian humility and genuine willingness to learn should serve as a model for us all when it comes to inter-Christian (and interfaith) dialogue. Thank you for taking the time to really try to understand the beauty of Catholicism. I'm also super grateful to Father for taking the time to explain many of the nuances of our faith that I feel get lost on many. God bless, Matt.
So...do you believe Matt is a Christian who is going to go to heaven, being that he is not a Roman Catholic?
@@2growdaily181 I would highly encourage him to come to Catholicism because I believe it holds the keys to salvation, but I also do believe that people who are not Catholic can be saved. Ultimately I will leave that to the infinite divine wisdom of God to determine, because I cannot possibly ever know someone enough to make that kind of determination.
@@nicksterwixter Well said. A question like that is very hard to answer because you can be attacked either way, much like the Pharisees and the question about taxes. Of course we believe that Jesus loves everyone. Of course we believe He wants us all united together in heaven, especially if we speak and act and follow Him like we love Him. It's a matter of Christ, through a singular event, giving us the gift of salvation in the many beautiful treasures of the sacraments. It's also a matter of us recognizing those gifts, actively receiving them, and treating them with love and gratitude.
Of course if one doesn't have access to these gifts, Christ finds a way. Of course if one doesn't understand these gifts, Christ finds a way. But He desires for us to desire to know Him. If we have any inkling that there is a way for us to more intimately and more legitimately experience the salvation of Christ, we - as people who love Him - should go to the ends of the earth and the ends of our being to pursue that.
That being said, much can happen after two people part ways in life, and even more can happen after death (hence our belief in purgatory as a reparation for an imperfect life, and preparation for eternal life). Because of God's boundless love for us, we can never look at someone - dead or alive - and determine that they aren't or won't be united with God in eternity.
man like romanian orthodox i can tell you this search what they do to our church in transylvania and catholic is agreek worg greeks are orthodox but they called they self catholics so search please
@@2growdaily181 The catholic church is clear on that aspect, read the catechism on salvation outside the church, it is possible.
Former Protestant here, I came into the Catholic Church this year. Despite all the hate and abuse I get from family and former friends (who are protestant), I don’t regret my decision on becoming a Roman Catholic. God love you and I’ll be praying for your conversion.
Welcome home!
Welcome home :)
Welcome home! 🙏🏼
I'm proud of you ,you are really brave. My sister is a former protestant, she didn't have inner peace in this church .When she has comeback to the Catholic church ,after confession she started to feel peace ,all her fears disappeared. She has will to live .She has lost all her friends from protestant church. God bless you
Yes! My fellow catholics, we've got a new brother in Christ! Welcome home! 😊😊😊😊😊😊
I was raised Protestant, after studying and feeling that something was missing from the church, I found Catholicism. I'll be coming home in a couple weeks and getting confirmed.
Kent Adamson Welcome home brother
God bless you. A brave decision
I was raised Southern Baptist im a 37 Yr old man. When I told my mother I was becoming Catholic enrolled in RCIA I thought lightning would shoot from her eyes.
Welcome. May the Lord bless and keep you.
All that matters is if you are washed in the precious BLOOD OF JESUS. We do NOT read of Prodestant or Catholic in the BIBLE.
I was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church this Easter. I joined because I wanted to be part of the Church that Jesus himself established. The incredible depth of history, intellectualism, and liturgical beauty of the the Catholic faith compelled me to convert from being an atheist to a practicing Catholic. The Eucharist is at the center of my life now, and I feel so privileged to be able to receive the body of our Lord! My prayers go out to everyone here!
Michael D Welcome home! Congratulations!
Wow! Welcome home!
Jesus himself established the church in Rome? Not sure there is evidence for that one. Peter was actually never in Rome either.
@@GregOrangeDoor how about you look into that? Peter died in Rome. You can trace the present day Pope Francis to St. Peter (apostolic succession). You can see the early church father's ( the apostles of the apostles) taught things like the importance of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
amen, welcome
Grew up southern Baptist, explored tons of different religions, got into new age doing Kundalini yoga, and now by God's grace I'm finally home in the Catholic Church. Thanks be to God!
omg same here! I am now in RCIA! I love the structure :)
@@chrism2995 he came home to the true Christian religion, not some twisted view of prostestant fanatics who think they got Christianity right.
WOW 🤩 WOW WELCOME HOME! WELCOME HOME!❤️
Hey brother, i grew up in a non religious family and hated religion growing up. In 2018 my life changed for the better when i opened my heart to God and i started learning about History and theology. It started to make sense for me so i decided to go to a Catholic Mass. I'm now a member of the Catholic church and i defend her always.
@@bb3ll07 Amen I Am a catholic I Am born again john 3.3
I am Catholic and truly amazed at how respectful you are. We never see other Christian's respect Catholics in the manner you do. Thanks!
Because time is short and your religion lies.
@@EQOAnostalgia Oh come on now... you wonder why the relationship between Catholics and Protestants is so tense - because of that. With all due respect, whatever branch of Christianity you're a part of, most of the theology came from the Church. The trinity? Catholics. The bible? Catholics. You can say that you don't agree with the theology, but don't lie to yourself.
I respect people who are Catholic, but I do not respect Catholicism. It is a pagan religion, filled with man made doctrines, not from GOD.
Leah James Pagan religion? Real Catholics know that God doesn’t reside in statues. I’ve been a Catholic all my life and I’ve never ever heard catechists or priests or any other Catholic tell me to worship statues because God is in there... The Holy Bible was compiled by the Catholic Church. If you don’t believe me then you can always google it. I think too that if you’re against Roman Catholicism then perhaps you shouldn’t be reading the Bible?
Leah James, Catholicism is not a pagan religion.
It's a religion past down by the apostles themselves.
St.John for example ordained Polycarp then Peter ordained Clement as second pope.
Paul teaches make sure you believe in tradition past down and hold them firm.
Only the Catholic Church teaches this.
The ‘non-denominational’ Christian church hurt me in more ways than I can count, from church to my religious education at school. At 13, I made a hard swing to the other side and have been quite a passionate atheist ever since. Recently I've been feeling like I’m missing something, and I realized that I don’t want to let those who hurt me control my spiritual life. I’m currently on a journey of religious exploration, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel a particular calling to the catholic church. Thank you for doing a video like this, it's helping my process :)
As a Catholic what we offer spiritually, I think, will fill the holes non-denominational churches (which I've noticed tend to essentially be Baptist breakaways) tend to create. Far less reliance on biblical literalism, and absolutism, because we back our interpretations up with a balanced reading of conflicting scripture and tradition. It makes things less...arbitrarily brutal. My SO comes out of that tradition, my dad was raised Baptist, and my SO's adult adoptive Dad is a Baptists head pastor so I have plenty of exposure to it, and frequently find the flaws there are strengths for the Church. We're methodical, logical, grounded in sacred nature of the physical world, and fundamentally less prone to cherry picking passages from the Bible to run our whole lives. Regardless of where you end up, I hope you find your feet spiritually, God lives in a lot of churches and a lot of traditions. The Catholic Church has always been, in my mind the most logical and rich of those (which is why I chose Confirmation and remain Catholic obviously), but Orthodoxy can be a little freer in some of it's traditions (priests can marry for instance) so take a look there too. Good luck.
How're things going for you? I hope you are well! :)
All are welcome. 🙂🙏✝️
Consider attending Mass, all are welcome. You can participate in the Mass except for the Eucharist but you can go up the line with the others to receive a blessing. When you approach the Priest, cross your arms across your chest to receive the blessing. Attending Mass may answer some questions and hopefully it will raise many more questions. This is a journey. After Mass, talk to the Priest, he may have some literature you can take with you.
Atheism is the worst ideology. Almost equal to Satanism
Atheists are like parasites without boundaries. „We are just a clump of flesh.“
So just fulfill our pleasures likes beasts and then just die forever and nothing happens. Atheism is so pathetic and sad.
I love how they can actually have a nice and civil conversation without yelling or getting angry, this is how it should be.
People the whole point of my comment was to say that people not arguing over everything for once is a good thing, so please find yourselves a different comment section to hate each other, thank you.
If everyone just loved and respected each other a little more the world might be a much better place
Its all fake im afraid bible is fake Chritinity is all fake
@@Onlinesully yes there its all fake why so may religions no one has given me an answer on that one there are religions within religions strange.
Joanne Chisholm
That's quite easy to explain. When humans disagree within a group, they often form another group. It happens in religion sport politics business etc.
regarding the specific religions and their history, there are documentaries out there on most of them.
I'm a Catholic Convert from the LDS Church here in Salt Lake City. Thank you for sharing this open dialogue. Wonderful to see the peace of God working in the hearts of people who love our Savior. All Christians are fighting the same battle against the forces of evil. Peace and Love be with you. 😇
Welcome home!
Welcome home!
What triggered the conversion might I ask? Trying to convert my LDS friend
So you came out of one lie, right into another. Sad☹
@@henrya.escobar9716 When you stray and come home, you will feel it in your whole body, in your whole being. The feeling is unmistaken; you will know it. We all seek truth, and when you find it, you will recognize it.
Word about the host; if people adopted his attitude when confronted with ideas that they may not understand or agree with, the world would be a far better place.
We need to check the information we have about group A from group A, whoever they are. This goes for religious groups, nationalities, and much else in life.
Fred IV Politics, too.
absolultely true. His attitude is a such godly example for all of us to follow.
No it will never be. Until the LORD reigns forever and sin, satan is burned with fire...
It's because he's trying to understand: he's not trying to argue.
I am a Catholic. During my Confirmation Classes in 11th grade of high school, we went to all different church services. Every denomination. We learned about each different religion, experienced their services, learned how they were formed from branching off from Catholic or Orthodox Churches. I am grateful that we were given the opportunity to make an informed decision to choose the Catholic Church. 🙏🕊
Wow..... I didn't know catholic class is willing to do other churches tour.
Cool
I listened to seventh day Adventist before and the preachers I listened to were bashing catholics. Heard a catholic priest talk about seventh day and said it’s good they care so much about keeping sabbath day holy. The difference in respect level was profound
@@majeromajero7330, how else could we be sure we wanted to commit our life to the Catholic Church? Catholic’s are very open to learning about other religions.
@@sydneyhk1 , Love thy neighbor. ❤️🙏
I very much appreciated the little moments of joking with each other.
Sounded like NDQ for a minute
Hi Des,
Are you Catholic? Or any religious affiliates?
Curious to see you on this channel.
@@snowice3837 I'm pretty sure from some of his Snapchat and Instagram stories that he goes to a Protestant church.
@@zrman96
Ok, I don't have Insta, Tweeter or Snap. So I don't really follow accounts.
We went from following Jesus to follow me on social media accounts.
There were no "little moments of joking". St. Peter totally went digital. I mean, writing billions of names is bound to give him carpal tunnel.
This is what we need in the world. Intelligent, respectful discourse. God bless you both
A Cardinals Advice
Here is an excerpt from an address by the cardinals in the Roman Church to Pope Pius III, which is preserved in the National Library of Paris, folio No. 1068, Vol. 2, PP. 650 and 651:
"Of all the advice that we can offer your holiness we must open your eyes well and use all possible force in the matter, namely, to permit the reading of the gospel as little as possible in all countries under your jurisdiction. Let the very little part of the gospel suffice which is usually read in mass, and let no one be permitted to read more. So long as people will be content with the small amount, your interests will prosper; but as soon as the people want to read more, your interest will fail. The Bible is the book, which more than any other, has raised against us the tumults and tempests by which we have almost perished. In fact, if one compares the teaching of the Bible with what takes place in our churches, he will soon find discord, and will realize that our teachings are often different from the Bible, and oftener still, contrary to it."
Daniel Cordero I mean, are Catholics completely in the dark about stuff like this, or do they turn a blind eye on purpose. It’s tragic. Thanks for sharing.
As a Catholic I think this was the best video that I've seen that doesn't bash Protestants or Catholics...we are all brothers in Christ
@@GregOrangeDoor
I have to ask the same of protestants.
sqlblindman yeah, I think Protestants do not know the great looming heresies the RCC follows.
Great video. I'm a former Baptist, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, Non Denominational. Converted to Catholicism in 2012. I'm home.
Welcome home Patrick.
My heart melted when I saw the words "I'm home" ❤
Welcome home!
@FaithHopeGrace Where on earth did you learn that? A protestant Pastor? Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It holds the ENTIRETY of Catholic belief. I read it and I was ashamed of the Pastors who lied to me about what the Catholic Church teaches. Peace be with you!
@FaithHopeGrace THEY BELIEVE IT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BELIEVERS IN JESUS BUT A FALSE CHURCH.
As a Catholic, I was so impressed by your openness and curiosity, and willingness to sit back and just listen. But mostly how both you and Father Diaz were so civil and kind with each other! This is how conversations with those of different beliefs should occur. Huge breath of fresh air to watch this dialogue and not be tensing up, worried that one side or the other was going to get offended and blow up. Thank you, I pray I can be just as open and compassionate to my Protestant brothers and sisters. ❤️
Sooo beautiful 😊👍... I was born and raised Catholic, yet went seeking to born again megachurches and saw that its not for me. I embraced atheism, till one day i decided to pray the rosary for old time's sake. And that prayer took me back to where I belong.. Now im always proud to say : I'm Roman Catholic 😊👍❤️
Welcome back!
@@LauraBeeDannon thank you. Its so good to be back 😉👍
I had a similar journey as you. Glad we're both back with the bride of Christ!
Lol it was like mom said "where have you been??" And dragged you back home.
It is always a special moment when a lost soul finds thier faith again.
This is awesome! Fulton Sheen said "There are not over a hundred people in the US who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church" thank you for going down the rabbit hole that is 2,000 yrs old and therefore holds a lot of Tradition and tradition :)
I will add that, as a Catholic, strip everything away, take it all, nothing matters but Jesus. Jesus in the Eucharist here (which is why the church fathers-the disciples of the apostles, clarified this in their writings). To make us holy and bring about his will. Everything else is icing or designed to make this a reality. The theology/"rules" don't bring oppression. They bring a fullness of faith, a thirst that can only quenched by Jesus.
P.s. look into the theology of the body. As it relates to the Eucharist, to our sexuality, to even this concept of heaven on earth, to how we treat our bodies, the list goes on. This really unlocks a lot of Catholic teaching
God bless!
Hi Asia much luv from Galway for your mentioning St Jan Pawels amazing teaching on theology of the body. Your first name is very popular in his homeland of Poland 🇵🇱 spelt Asia pronounced Asha.
@@pauldoogan903 fellow Polka here, just happened to marry an Asian man 😂. Sw. Jan Pawel to dar.
DEAR PROTESTANT BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? CHRIST ESTABLISHED HIS CHURCH OVER 2000 YEARS AGO ? AFTER PROTESTANT REFORMATION PROTESTANT PEOPLE SEPARATED FROM CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CREATED THEIR OWN CHURCHES WITH THEIR VERITY OF NAMES AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT ? AND NOW YOU SEE THEY BECOME MULTIPLE MESS OF MASSIVE DISORDER OF FAITH? THEREFORE NOW FROM PROTESTANT I BECAME CATHOLIC !!! GOD BLESS US ALL ???
@@jwolsk2 I'm Irish just luv JP2 always did what an amazing legacy he left us!!. I am married to an amazing 🇵🇱 woman from Kielce and have 2 beautiful 🇵🇱 children.
its not the eucharist that makes you holy, its the Holy spirit inside the christian that makes them holy and partakers of the divine nature . Most of Christian religion and its practices are a complete waste of time and money and mostly counter productive .
Catholic guy here🙋🏽♂️. I'm what they call a revert: born Catholic, became Protestant, studied myself back to the Catholic Church. I very much appreciate your diplomatic approach. You have yourself a new subscriber, great work sir 👍
Joseph Gonzales same here. I value my time as an evangelical protestant because it gave me a deep focus on scripture. Ironically, that focus on scripture led me back to the catechism of the Catholic Church, which is more fundamentally sound than any protestant doctrine I encountered. In fact, there isn’t much doctrine to be found outside of the Catholic Church. There is plenty of dogma, but it is extrapolated opinion for the most part. What I thought I disagreed with in the Catholic faith turned out to be misunderstanding on my part.
Try looking into the authentic church of Christ the Eastern Orthodox Church. The EOC has not changed a SINGLE doctrine in 2000 years. On the other hand, the Roman Catholic "Church" invented the papacy, the filioque, etc after the 9th century AD. I CHALLENGE ANYBODY TO POINT OUT A SINGLE CHANGE IN THE SMALLEST DOCTRINE IN 2000 YEARS WITHIN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH.
JohnLag I don’t think that reforms in the church really mean that the church is no longer legitimate but I understand your point
Also sometimes things need to communicate to the people more like translating the bible
Change isn’t always bad but I understand you
@Eric Cartman if we assume that the Lord told his disciples the truth that the Holy Spirit will guide them to the " whole truth" (John, 16:13) if we can pinpoint something that has changed in a "church", that means that, that "church" has deviated from the "one truth " . For example the Lord said " drink from this EVERYBODY this is my blood" (Matthew 26:26) what right do the papist priests have to take the Lord's blood away from the people? That's a change right there that was inserted in the papist church after 1054 AD. And there many more . One more thing because I am Greek I can read the New Testament in the original form the Lord said you are Petros (Peter) and upon this PETRA ( rock - meaning this rock-like, steady faith, by which he confessed) I will build my church . The Lord built his church on faith not on St. Peter. If we accept the Papacy doctrine what happens when the Pope dies? Does the church seizes to exist for a couple of weeks?
@@CardinalConkyI am sorry but If the reforms are in the matters of faith it means exactly that.
I just recently became Catholic and had my baptism, confirmation and was able to receive the Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil. I have to say I never expected to experience what I have experienced, all the studying and all the ceremonies, all the blessings and all the healings I have received over the past year has changed my life. Never did I feel as loved or welcomed by any group of parishioners as I have in the Catholic Church. Thanks be to God! Great interview by the way, May God continue to bless you Matt 🙏🏻✝️
Amazing
you have been fooled ,read the bible and dont trust these men playing GOD
What you just said moved me to tears... because the same thing happened to me. Thank you!
I commented on your last video as well, but thank you for this! As a Catholic convert who grew up in an incredibly anti-Catholic environment, it's such a blessing to see a Protestant ask genuine questions and truly seek to understand the faith in an unbiased way. Becoming Catholic was the best thing our family ever did. Our faith has grown stronger every single day, and I'm so thankful that God brought us to the Catholic faith.
What exasperates me as a Catholic is all the LIES that Protestants are taught about Catholicism to keep their flock from finding out the truth of its theology. When I talk to Protestants, I seem to spend all my time refuting one LIE after another LIE. We never seem to get to just discussing the TRUTH because Protestants are filled with so much idiocy that some Protestant authority figure stuffed into their brains. No, Catholics do not worship Mary as equal to Jesus. No, Catholics do not worship the Pope. No, Catholics do not perform Satanic rituals secretly in their churches, No, Catholics do not believe that works can get you to heaven, No, Catholics do not worship statues, No, Catholicism is not against the Bible because we call our priests "Father", No, this. No, that. The LIES are exhausting. If Protestantism is a proper secure religious designation in their minds, then why do Protestants constantly LIE about Catholicism? We don't do that in reverse.
So why do you disobey God's 4th commandment?
Are you catholic? What does "catholic" mean?
Shouldn't you be a christian? A believer and follower of Christ?
Don't confuse God with religion.
@@josephherrera4771 The word 'Catholic' actually means universal! The universal church that teaches Jesus Christ's true mission here on earth. Saying you are catholic isn't a confusion of God and religion, it is more of saying 'I believe more of the Lord's heart is revealed to me through the Catholic faith!!' I will be praying for you Joseph!
@@ryandudley1398 A religion that teaches there's a purgatory. Like if we can *earn* salvation by our own works.
I was raised a catholic and even went to the seminary for a year. I've never heard these things and I'm 51. This has restored my faith. Thank you.
twdarcy i agree - i have come across former catholics who during catholicism had very little idea of what it is, the sacraments, why we do what we do
i am glad for you 🙏❤️
Means you need to read more on the catholic faith, information is always readily available.
@@merum3692 Most Catholics I know in my family are what my mom calls "Catholic in name only" as they don't know much about their faith. She decided she didn't agree with the doctrine when my dad studied at a seminary so we're all Protestant. But she even said she wishes more Catholics (including her own family who are Catholic) knew and understood their denomination because it was apparent that her parents - my grandparents - didn't understand Catholicism at all. My grandma often said she prayed to the Pope because he's "Holy" and worshipped Mary (these were her words), which some Catholic friends have told me is completely against the RCC doctrine. It's important to be educated in your denomination. 🙂
Wow.. even you didn't know some of the Catholic teachings.. what about us laypeople 😂
Can you tell me why are religions soo fake? Why so many why are religions within religions>
I was a Baptist for well over a year. But something was missing when I went to Sunday service. So after studying and so on I tried going to a Catholic church and I knew what was missing: Mass. The Eucharist. The discipline and the brevity of The Word. I fell in love, and I've been a Catholic ever since.
Edgardo Salas 🙏 because Christ is in the mass and we receive Christ at every mass
Now i yearn for mass in this lockdown
I wish it ends soon.
I am a life long catholic. I feel very comforted by the church. I love the oneness.
David Ortiz 2 Timothy 3:16.
Angel Richard Torio Christ is everywhere, We can receive Christ anywhere with open hearts
Look in too the Orthodox Church. Ethiopian or Eastern.
23:29 I'm Protestant, but this priest articulates the Kingdom of God MUCH better than most Protestants do
I agree totally with what you say.
do not trust him ,he works for satan ,,The catholic JESUS is the wrong Jesus its the Pagan Jesus
Im also Protestant, the only one in my entire family actually, from both sides. I clearly have nothing against Catholics, but I have to respectfully disagree. I know he meant well when he said we’re not a ppl of the book, we’re a ppl of the church, but the book should be above our traditions/teaching (I have nothing against tradition) because 1. Men are imperfect and thus can make mistakes 2. Jesus is literally the word he should be #1 and 3. Any group of ppl regardless of size or religion is susceptible to corruption , but one way to safeguard against it is by focusing on what the book says more so than what any church teaches, which is why Jesus emphasizes over and over again that he should always be the only foundation (bedrock) on which to build on.
@@fillup901 they are trying to destroy the protestant reformation its time to wake up and not get fooled ,a true protestant would never even think of compromising or go near these satanic rats
The collection of books came from the Church. Catholic bishops discussed and then agreed upon which New Testament writings were inspired.
I'm actually an atheist (secular humanist), but I appreciate videos like this. I've always had a fascination with different religious ideas and perspectives. Your videos are not only quite informative, but it's also refreshing to see people who have disagreements in theology speak respectfully towards each other and able to look at things objectively. As someone who grew up in a largely Protestant culture, I had a certain image of Roman Catholicism and Catholics in general that was rather negative. This video (and your previous one) certainly helped to shed light on some of their beliefs, and explained to me why they do and believe some of the things they do. It also clarified some misconceptions I had about them, so I appreciate this.
Loved your comment! That's how ecumenism should work. Religion should never be argued in an agressive way!
@@giovannimartini6405 Ecumenism is a horrible abomination that suggests that one religion is as good as another. It ignores, or causes people to forget, that outside the Church there is no salvation.
What misconceptions in particular did this video clear up?
captainbryce1 Sounds like you are seeking for truth.."Our heart is restless, until it rests in You"....St Augustine
Its so rare these days to have respectful discourse, when people differ on theology....
I must say this conversation is wonderful. I'm Catholic and I love my faith but this protestant is one awesome dude. His humility comes through and is beautiful because humility ultimately comes from God, who himself is so humble he comes to us in human form in the person of Jesus Christ. Thank you.
Just watched the two pieces to this story. I am currently working on being baptized under the Roman Catholic Church, at 35 years of age. Peace to you.
welcome home
Welcome home.
Yay!
Welcome Home
Joanna Murakami - Welcome Home!
My wife and I converted in our 50's, and I wish I had done it 50 years ago!! God Bless You!
Roman Catholic here. Watched your cathedral tour and had to follow it by watching this one. Thank you for the intellectual and very respectful dialog between you and Father. Bless you and your followers in Christ.
Just like Matt himself, I'm also struck by Father Diaz's humility, gracefulness, and wisdom in dealing with all the topics that are presented to him, all while being completely aware that a Protestant will not be in 100% agreement with everything that he says and believes.
I'm not a Catholic, but after learning more and more about Catholicism, I'm currently open to the possibility that I might someday decide to be one.
Apologetics 101. Christianity is the easiest thing someone can do while being the hardest thing the individual will do. The easiest thing since the will of God is written and has been demonstrated by others. The hardest thing in that the individual actually has to do the will of God. How has that worked out for humanity?
ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US :DD i pray for unity, so we can all proclaim the Word of Christ to the world
Lydia Dani: you should consider YouTubing Bishop Robert Barron and scroll through all his videos. You'll be mind blown at the wealth of information he is. God Bless
Dr Brant Pitre, Steve Ray, and Dr.Taylor Marshall are all great men to learn from. They all have plenty on videos on youtube. Happy learning!
boom 1024 Vic (Victor) Scaravilli has some great videos also on a variety of Catholic doctrine. Great job to you Matt. I enjoy the vids! God bless!
I came into the Catholic Church this year after having encounters with the Virgin Mary, The Lord’s Mom, beginning in 2012. Had a widow maker in 2017 and died for at least 20 minutes. She has been through all of this with me and it has been an AMAZING 7 years beyond all imagination. Catholicism is my home where I belong.
God has surely blessed you. Welcome home!
Charles Rogers Thank you for sharing your story Charles! I'm so glad you are better ...people incorrectly think we worship Mary, which we don't ...we venerate her and ask her intercession. Mary brings us to the love of her Son...she never takes Him away!
Therese Martin l have a web page describing the entire experience up until 1 year ago. If you go to google and type in “twopercentsurvival.com” in the search window, you can read the whole story. Just click on the three dashes above the picture and you can pick among 5 documents. It’s a true story. Let me know what you think. Thanks
Charles Rogers Thank you...I will!
Charles Rogers Thank you so much for sharing your story with me, Charles! It is an amazing testimony and you are incredibly blessed! I, too, pray the Rosary everyday. I wish people understood how beautiful and powerful the Rosary is! Many prayers have been answered through the Rosary but I think the one that touched me the most was when I was working.. I had went to tell my boss, who now is a dear friend, I was running to get a mass card but when I went to her office she was crying. She told me she just received a call about her stepdaughter, which I had no idea she had one, who needed a liver transplant or would die within days. Because of complications, the chances were practically zero. She came to the rectory with me to get my mass card and the only person there was the secretary and her friend who were just locking up..She said she would help me though and they were headed to an all night Rosary Vigil and to put our intentions in a sealed envelope and they would include them..The next morning, my manager came in crying...I thought it was bad news..but she received a call at 2 am and a liver was found! Praise God and the intercession of our Blessed Mother!
I also pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily and are just now reading St Faustina diary which is beautiful...I'm so thankful we have such a merciful God! Jesus, I trust in You!🌹
This was not a PUSH BACK EVENT. IT WAS AN INFORMATION GATHERING SESSION AND HANDLED WITH DIGNITY. THANK YOU AND GOD LOVE YOU 🙏
IT WAS INFO MARTIN LUTHER ALREADY GARNERED AND DIED FOR. STANDARD HERETICAL ROMAN CATHOLIC BLATHER. READ ON THE HISTORY OF THE PAPACY/ VATICAN. THE POPE THING IS EVIL. THIS WAS A FEEL GOOD THING THAT DOES NOTHING. TOUCHY FEELY LOOK AT HOW WONDERFUL WE ARE REACHING OUT TO CATHOLICS. WHAT DID IT DO??? ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A GANGSTER ORGANIZATION. OH YEAH!!!!! GOD LOVE YOU TOO.
As a lifelong Protestant, I am now exploring Catholicism. Thank you SO much for making these videos and sharing so much helpful information.
I hope you find a Parish that will take the time to walk you through the faith entirely. If you do, I'm certain that Catholicism is the right call. God Bless you on your journey home🙏✝️
Praying you find a Priest you can really resonate with, that takes the time to welcome you Home the same way Fr. Diaz did here. No matter what path you take, God has plans for all of us, and the first step towards communion always comes from Him, calling you to his Reign, and hopefully back Home. Wish you the best
As a Protestant converting to Catholicism, I greatly appreciated this video!
Welcome home!!! 🤗
Welcome home!
Welcome home brother. The blessings have just begun. Christ's Catholic Church is beautiful.
Perhaps you should stop and think about just these two things that catholics practice (there are numerous others):
1. They pray to Mary to intercede on their behalf to God. So what are the implications of this? If Mary is to act on those prayers, she must be able to hear all catholics around the world who call on her 24/7. In other words Mary must be omnipresent. Omnipresence is an attribute we ascribe to God Himself. So that makes Mary - in THEIR praying to her - into a god. The last time I looked, having a god other than the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is called idolatry. Plus 1Timothy 2:5 says "There is ONE God and ONE mediator between God and man, the man Christ JESUS". So what is there that you do not understand about the number ONE?
Yes, they claim they don't worship Mary, but the very fact that they PRAY to her says otherwise. Reality catches them out on your own self-deception.
2. They make confessions to a man they call father. Now, we know for a fact he wasn't their physical father so what is he the father of? He must be their Spiritual father. Plus, in their catechisms he can forgive sins ( as per the tradition of following Peter as head of the church and John 20:21-23), but JESUS Himself clearly states this in no uncertain terms: "9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. " Matthew 8. Jesus was referring to a SPIRITUAL father since it is obvious that physically we can still have fathers and call them that. The physical father is he who gives you life physically but the spiritual father that gives your spirit rebirth can only be God Himself. Therefore, they can not address their priest as Father OR ask him to forgive their sins. He is only a human being. So again, just in their normal everyday practice, Catholics are blaspheming God AND practicing idolatry. It's not what they SAY but what they actually do. Claiming that they have inherited their authority via Peter is just sheer invention because there is no apostolic succession in the bible. NONE.
kevinr ruiters You have no idea what you are even talking about.
Matt, I am a Catholic and your two videos with Fr. Diaz touched my heart. We may believe differently on some issues but the love I felt coming from this video was amazing. And that's what it's all about, loving one another no matter what. Awesome.
WILLIAM LOVE OF GOD COMES FIRST ,AND OBEYING HIM ,NOT A NICE MANNER OF SPEAKING . WHAT HE IS SAYING IS NOT THE TRUE GOSPEL AND LEADING PEOPLE TO A FALSE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION MAN IS SAVED BY BELIEF AND REPENTANCE AS PETER PREACHED AT PENTECOST .NOT BY CHRISTENING A BABY WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE . THIS IS A FALSE GOSPEL..
Totally agree. Matt you are great. I am a catholic married to a Seventh Day Adventist. May I encourage you and others in this generous open discussion For me this is the True Spirit . Also, have to say I liked Fr Diaz talks. Thanks again
God hears you wendy,you dont need to yell🌞
@@evanmitton5007 but many people are deaf and blind.
Matt, you gonna do a video on your church now? As a Catholic whose joyfully watched you learning about my denomination, I feel like its only good manners I learn about yours.
I greatly appreciate that Bill.
Yes please 🙏🏼
Agree!
I am truly grateful for Bill's comment. How many Roman Catholics asked to learn what protestants understand? My wife and I are interfaith, I'm protestant, wife's Catholic, and we learn from each other so much. From the protestant faith, emphasis on relationship with God and faith, from the Roman Catholic faith, love our neighbours.
I would love to watch that video, as well, Matt. Although, Bill that might prove difficult. Everyone should go listen to (or watch here on TH-cam) Matt's (and Destin's) latest episode on the podcast No Dumb Questions.
I am a convert to Catholicism. For 12 years I was a "Roamin' Catholic" and came back. Something I can really appreciate about the Church now is that there's a very clear and humane path back through the sacrament of reconciliation. Someone listening to all the bad things I'd done and then tell me that God loved me and my sins were forgiven, it was such a beautiful moment of my life. I really felt the mercy of God in that moment in a way that praying and repenting on my own just didn't help as much. I just kept kicking myself, but there was real cleansing and redemptive grace in personally hearing that I was forgiven. Confession is such a misunderstood and beautiful sacrament.
I've been waiting for this since part 1 came out!
I appreciate you taking the time to do these, as a former Protestant on the road to Catholicism.
Thanks.
Archer , praise GOD! Am praying for you! 🙏🏻😊
Turn back! Why would you want to get on that treadmill of traditionalism and religiosity?!? They pray to Mary 🤦♂️ please pray pray and pray.
@@GregOrangeDoor we love our Blessed Mother the same way Jesus loves His Mother. When we pray to her it's not in form of worshipping her for we know better. Read or listen to Hail Holy Queen by Dr Scott Hahn. Or his testimony. It's on TH-cam
Christian T you do pray to Mary. You even call her Holy. Jesus clearly says to her, “woman, you are no different than anyone else”. Saved by grace through faith alone, through Christ alone. Pray to God alone
@@GregOrangeDoor But Paul wrote in his letters to pray for each other, especially also the fact that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses encouraging us to live our lives as Christians. James even said that the prayers of the righteous has greater power. The saints in heaven are indeed righteous and holy. Isn't that such a beautiful thing?
Hey, Great interview! I am a converted catholic from Protestantism and am trying to figure out how best to live my faith in unity with all communities of God's people. This is an encouraging example of both sides loving and respecting each other!
Absolutely! My heart aches to see so much division and the sharped tongued comments from both sides at each other... I wish we could all respectfully disagree, for we are all Christians and are taught to love one another.
Galatians 3:28 and Mark 9:38 are good passages to reflect on. God bless!
Prairie Imperfection
best try not to see it as sides
@@Onlinesully you are right! Thanks, I am slowly getting this.
Prairie Imperfection
one of the few things ever I been right about
Very well done. I am Catholic and found nothing upsetting at all about this. I thought it was Brilliant !!!
James Kearney of course you did. Matt didn’t push back at all at the many great heresies if the RC.
@@GregOrangeDoor What are those?
@@GregOrangeDoor Yes, he let the priest actually answer the questions rather than start a debate. Perhaps that's why Matt has a great youtube channel and you do not.
Taryn nice dig. I am glad you like the channel, I agree, it’s a great channel. Never started a TH-cam channel. Do you have a channel?
James Kearney The Papacy, the Eucharist, transubstantiation, relic worship, Mary worship, bodily assension of Mary, perpetual virginity of Mary, Praying to Mary/Saints/angels, penance, sola ecclesia, alter christos (another Christ, as this priest actually mentions), selling of indulgences still takes place.
He said "God bless you" at the end, and it was absolutely sincere.
I couldn't wait for this conversation. Well done!
Sensei Matt Did you say conversation or conversion?
562Omar Ha! Me thinks perhaps a Freudian slip. Just a matter of time.
@Freedom MidLIFE Living I am a Roman Catholic with a Master of Divinity Degree and over 20 years of Catholic Ministry.
It will be difficult to answer your question well on a forum like this without writing an essay. So I'd ask you and any others reading this response to indulge any lack of clarity as I am aiming for brevity.
A covenant is indeed an agreement but a specific type of agreement. There are a few important things to recognize about covenants.
1) They are a benevolent and free offering of a superior power to a lesser power. The greater power binds itself and offers boons to the inferior party as a means of inspiring peace, assimilation, and unity among peoples.
2) They usually contain blessings for keeping the covenant and curses for breaking the covenant on both sides. Though the lesser party has no say in which curses the greater power puts on itself.
3) The covenants are usually sealed with the blood of a sacrifice to show the mortal severity of the agreement. Often those bound to the covenant will have the blood of the sacrifice sprinkled on them.
When we talk about the "New and Everlasting Covenant" in Jesus Christ, we are speaking about God's free and benevolent offering of eternal life to us to be shared in union with God. Jesus was not only the eternal high priest (son of God) offering the sacrifice, Jesus was himself the sacrifice; he sealed the covenant in his own blood. Thus the greater power, Jesus, took the curse of sin upon himself (though he never sinned) as he suffered on the cross, in order to ensure that sin could never again separate us from God (Mercy fulfilling justice). We the lesser party to this covenant could never overcome the curse of death (brought about by sin) and so God (Jesus) bore the curse on our behalf. Yet because He is greater than death, he rose on the third day in glory.
The New Covenant in Jesus Christ took the curse of the Mosaic Covenant (10 Commandments/The Law/Avoidance of Sin) and fulfilled it by bearing it for us (suffering and death). In its place, a new set of terms have been offered to the people of the whole world. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and Love your neighbor as yourself." When we accept and love Jesus Christ, we are subject to the blessings of that New Covenant. The law will be written on our hearts, the Holy Spirit will give us grace to follow that law, and by our constant re dedication to loving Jesus, we will receive the gift of eternal life and unity with our God and neighbors. Though we too will still die as our share in the penalty of sin, giving our life to Christ we will be subject to the blessing of being resurrected from the dead (as Christ was) and to have new and eternal life.
What Matt has done on this channel is to show several different expressions of this covenant and how different churches (Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Etc.) participate in this covenant in their own particular ways. I think God is bigger than our doctrinal disputes, if you are considering becoming a Christian find a church that helps you love God and neighbor with self-abandon, and their you will receive the blessing of the new covenant.
*Conversion ;)
Watching this video I realized that I had preconceived notions about the catholic faith that were just straight-up wrong. Thank you for putting this together and taking the time to have a discussion and not an argument so that I can learn... Please excuse me while I go attempt to be less ignorant hope you all have a fantastic day
As a Catholic, thank you for being able to humbly accept opinions you had that may have been wrong.I think all humans should be more like that, humility allows for more open and honest dialogue so I appreciate your willingness to learn
Thank you for being willing to hear that you were wrong and change your opinion!
A Cardinals Advice
Here is an excerpt from an address by the cardinals in the Roman Church to Pope Pius III, which is preserved in the National Library of Paris, folio No. 1068, Vol. 2, PP. 650 and 651:
"Of all the advice that we can offer your holiness we must open your eyes well and use all possible force in the matter, namely, to permit the reading of the gospel as little as possible in all countries under your jurisdiction. Let the very little part of the gospel suffice which is usually read in mass, and let no one be permitted to read more. So long as people will be content with the small amount, your interests will prosper; but as soon as the people want to read more, your interest will fail. The Bible is the book, which more than any other, has raised against us the tumults and tempests by which we have almost perished. In fact, if one compares the teaching of the Bible with what takes place in our churches, he will soon find discord, and will realize that our teachings are often different from the Bible, and oftener still, contrary to it."
Don’t be too quick to write off what you know off of one video. Seek God in His Word to show yourself approved. If you don’t know the Word of God you will be easily led astray. You will know a tree by its fruit.
@@HotEatTheFood I agree, it shows a lot of class and a lot of intellectual honesty to verbalize the possibility that one has misconceptions about the Catholic faith. Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, "There are not a hundred people in America who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions of people who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church - which is, of course, quite a different thing." Kyle, thanks for your candor!
Matt, I just want to say from the very bottom of my heart how big blessing is your work. So much love, enthusiasm and openess towards everything without judgement.. I'm speechless. You are a model for how Christians should be. I especially liked your interview with father Chris. Much love and greetings from an Orthodox Christian from Serbia!
I converted to Catholicism from baptist in 2018❤️ It was the most important decision I made in my life. I think it is wonderful that you were able to converse with a Priest and see our religion. I think that you were very humble and understanding, and I loved the way the Priest explained things. Very wholesome!
As a Catholic: Thank you! Thank you for this kind, fruitful and warm dialogue. God bless you 😊
Never seen a video done by you, but your visit to a Catholic cathedral kept popping up in my side bar of recommendations. So I watched that one and now this one, pt. 2. Very great. Subscribed. I am Catholic and former Protestant. NEVER BEEN MORE SECURE and full of peace and joy. It's the BEST thing that ever happened to me. I LOVE RELIGION--the Catholic one.
Arthur and Teresa Beem My wife and I are former Evangelical Christians. A series of life’s events led us to the Catholic Church and subsequently RCIA. Nine years later and couldn’t be more driven in my faith...far from perfect and a work in progress but still moving forward!
Thank you Matt! I'm a revert, I was raised in the church (old school Latin Mass and such) I just came back into the church 3 years ago after my mom passed. The vast majority of my family was protestant...my catholic grandfather was deceased and my other 3 grandparents and dad all protestant. Long story short, I spent 30+ years in Protestant churches (my sis is still) I have such peace now that I have come back. I love my Protestant brothers and sisters but to me the Catholic church offers so much more. In worldly terms I'm like "why settle for half a loaf when you can have the full thing" That said you are obviously a brother in Christ. May you be richly blessed.
WELCOME HOME :)
How could he be a brother when the Council of Trent explicitly pronounces anathema on him for several of his beliefs?
I have never seen a Catholic priest without humility
God bless you forever
As going from a Jehovas Witness to Catholic i am connected to the catholic faith every teaching makes sence! God bless whoever comes upon this
Thank you, I was a Jehovah Witness for about six years and found many problems with The New World Translation
I'm an ex- JW too... found my way home!
Welcome home brother. May God bless you too, and guide you through the best paths!
@@avantelvsitania3359 may god bless you to and in the future!
I was brought up JW. I got baptized as a Catholic in 2014. That was the best day of my life.
This is a terrific video- your best one yet! Both of my parents were Protestant Pastors and I grew up dismissing Catholicism for all of the wrong reasons. Ten years ago, I had some humbling experiences in college and came to believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist. By God's Grace I converted into the Catholic faith. Since then, I've had plenty of conversations and seen plenty of videos where people use their time to tear one another down. They exchange insults and accusations that don't help anyone resolve theological conflict. It makes my heart glad to see two Christians of different traditions come together to have a friendly conversation. I sincerely believe that this video brings God glory- as he prayed that his followers to be one. Well done! Thank you for this terrific example of what a healthy dialogue amongst Christians can look like.
This conversation inspires me to stay and die with/for my Catholic faith. God bless everyone!
ME TOO :)
Me too brother! God bless you 💕
It's on the mass
Jesus wasn't a "Catholic" Jesus never prayed a rosary, he never prayed to Mary or to saint's. Jesus was baptized as an adult not a baby. Catholics pit their religion before God. I am now a born again Christian and have left the Catholic Church and happier than ever.
@@kingheredia6905- Yeah, I have never understood why Catholics pray to Mary when in the Bible it says that Jesus is mediator between us and the Father, He is our High Priest.
I was protestant my whole life, mostly in the Baptist Church. I didn't really subscribe to any particular denomination but was sort of a fundamentalist/evangelical sort of Christian. I preferred to worship at old fashioned fire and brimstone preaching, "full gospel" type churches. I was always taught and was under the assumption that the Roman Catholic Church was not good, and in recent years some even think it's downright evil. Around 2012 I starting having a change of heart. I got a job managing a group home and my boss is a lifelong Roman Catholic. After having many discussions with him about our 2 faiths I decided to visit the Catholic Church near me, and started learning a lot about Catholicism. After several months of visiting Mass every week I ended up going through the RCIA and was confirmed Catholic in August 2018. I became good friends with one of the deacons in my parish who has taught me so much about Christianity and the RCC that I never knew. Needless to say all of the negative things I once thought about the RCC turned out to be untrue. I even became a Eucharistic Minister and I bring communion to the elderly and others who cannot come to Mass for whatever reason. I hope others come to see the RCC like I have.
I heard every protestant hates catholic and why?
like Muslims teaching in their mosque to hate Christians and jews
What a beautiful story, may I know your age? Just asking if I’m too late to become a Eucharistic Minister.
@@RogerCanda I'm 60 today, 56 at the time. There's no age limit for Eucharistic Minister. FYI, It's not like a regular minister. It only gives you the ability to assist in giving the Bread and Wine. If it's a large congregation you stand up front with the priest and help pass them out, or you can take it to people who are homebound or in nursing homes, etc. That's all it is.
Father Diaz is an amazing priest....great explanation!!
Totally agree! I have so much respect for Fr. Diaz and for you, Matt, for this wonderful intra-faith dialogue! Very mature conversation about the faith
I'm impressed myself...
Jesus wasn't a "Catholic" Jesus never prayed a rosary, he never prayed to Mary or to saint's. Jesus was baptized as an adult not a baby. Catholics put their religion before God. I am now a born again Christian and have left the Catholic Church and happier than ever.
@@kingheredia6905 because you didn't want to understand it!
What a nice priest. The church needs more like him
The church is full of priests like him. If you don't like a certain priest just go to another church.
Licho Tropical not ‘liking’ a priest shouldn’t deter or be the reason why one should change a church. You go to church for God.
A good priest he makes difficult theological doctrines easy and understandable without being confrontational.full of wisdom and insight.
@@lichotropical3350Really what wonderful advice! I didn't know that! WTF
@@patc1309 Oh please sister no need to use this words please. We are all brothers and sisters in CHRIST. Let us to try to understand each other the best way we can.
On a serious note, thank you very much for being so open-minded to Catholics, Orthodox, and other "high church" types. Many Prots are very hostile to us/them.
Yeah, it’s important to have conversations like these especially with people you don’t agree with.
Jeremiah Abingdon I used to be one of those haters, only because, I was ignorant. But now, I understand it a little more.
@Mirai*Santos if a Catholic is hostile to a Protestant, they don't understand the love we must have for ALL HUMANITY.
We all serve the dame king. We all believe mostly the same thing. There is no excuse to not act in a manner of love and respect towards our fellow brothers and sisters that have simply come to a slightly different conclusion.
My mom is an ex catholic, now Baptist. When I told her I converted to Eastern Orthodoxy, she looked me dead in the eye and asked if I now worship the Pope. I literally have no clue why she and my Father hate Catholics so much. It’s craziness. They’ve tamed a bit in their old age, now saying things like: “Well maybe some small groups of Catholics are saved, but if they are they’re being deceived by the church.”
The division of Christianity literally kills me inside.
I love how while they're talking, there's people on the background praying, doing reference to the altar and all that, it's a very calm and chill conversation. Love that
They are likely doing Eucharist adoration. The Host is the body of Christ. Christ is physically present when the Host is displayed. That's why it is stored in the tabernacle behind the altar. The holy of holy's from our judeo Christian heritage 🙂🙏✝️
Matt as a returning catholic i urge you to think deeply on the following bible verses.. john 6:50-64 ..this was a big one for me comming back to the faith .. like mentioned by others , father only touched the surface here on catholisim.. there is a lot of misconceptions on catholisim and many protestants are not willing to do what your doing and for that i thank you ! This was awesome.. god bless
Can you explain why this brought you back?
You mean how Jesus said his words were spiritual and the people still not understanding that? That he wasn’t meaning it to be taken literal but it is falsely taught he was? That passage?
@@michaelborg5798 there are 2 words in Greek for body. One is more like body that can be also metaphorical. Second is literally flesh, like meet. You don't use such a word when you mean being metaphorical. John chose to use that word (sarx) instead of the second one, that was more soft but also could be taken metaphorically. John very clearly suggested how we should interpret that.
Second thing is that in this passage there are used words truly I tell you, amen lego soi. These words were used by Jesus when He was talking about really important, key things. Some of the Jews didn't get this, asking: "How can this man give us His flesh to eat"? And then in response Jesus didn't say: oh, I was talking metaphorically. He used this "truly I tell you" formula, and then dispelled the doubts saying: "my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink". He really said it very clearly.
Also we have some very early evidence on how first Christians did understand it - from 1-2 century, e. g. Justin the Martyr in his 1st Apology and many others. If someone is interested I can list some of the early church fathers and christian writers that covered this topic.
Małgorzata ChP Jesus interpreted his own message, that’s what he said, these words are spiritual. Is he a liar?
@@michaelborg5798 well do you consider an option that maybe the way you are interpreting this is not the only option, especially since the Church has always seen it another way?
In 1 Cor 11 we can read a lot about how the first Christians understood it.
I'm so glad you did this. I'm a cradle Catholic that never really deepened my faith until I was in my early twenties. When I really started practicing and understanding Catholicism, and as I got more traditional, I definitely faced some hostility from my Protestant and even non-practicing Catholic friends (of which I have MANY, including my own siblings lol). There are so many misconceptions out there and a lot of people are not willing to talk to practicing Catholics who are truly educated in the doctrine. Beyond anything else, it's so relieving to see a respectful conversation like this. So sincerely I say, good for you and thank you for doing this!
Keep the faith. Be the lighthouse for the rest of your family and friends. If your example helps save at least one of them, it was all worth it.
Gregorio Holguin Thank you so much for the kind words, and I agree. I have had the most beautiful conversations with people since beginning my journey and have seen the development, especially with my mom. Despite some hardship, I wouldn’t change it for the world and will always be thankful that God led me in this direction. God bless!
Same here, cradle Catholic but deepened and understand my faith in my middle twenties. I guess i can say i can defend our Catholic faith even more so after a lot of historical research. Btw, i had this wonderful booklet from Ireland where it tells the story/history of how they started the adoration. I forgot which place that was, maybe i can find it later and tell you😁It really helped me alot to do more digging and seeking more of Jesus in adoration.
Love this video! As a convert to the church from a Protestant background, I may have nuanced some of Father's answers - to bridge the language Protestant use and understand, vs the words Catholics us. But you asked some great questions! There are so many misunderstandings about the Catholic church. If you ever want to highlight the Permanent Diaconate order in the Catholic church - I'd love to share my journey through the formation process as I am myself journeying towards ordination. (God willing!) God bless you.
Richard Ferris Well come home, why don’t you make your conversation video. God bless
Richard Ferris - I found myself thinking the same thing - as in, "Gee, that seems a bit "colloquial", wish he'd been a bit more clear about what the Church teaches." Yet, at the same time, perhaps it's just as well, and maybe those were the right words in THAT specific situation.
And the video would have to be 10 hours long to completely cover each topic touched on! :-)
What has struck me MOST about these video's is that the Host is respectful and at least open to hearing the Catholic point of view. Sadly that is VERY, VERY RARE at least on the internet, and almost ALL video's or blogs, etc. where a Protestant discusses Catholicism, it's very angry, confrontational, and - frankly - ugly and uncharitable. :-(
So I really APPRECIATE the TONE Matt takes, at least in the few videos of his I've seen.
@@TomLandry1 I will not make excuses for people who speak hatefully of those created in God's image, but it is no secret that Catholic teaching holds that Protestants are anathema. The Vatican has no desire for fellowship with Protestants as Protestants, a fact which many Catholics do not realize. Did you know that because I believe the Lord's Supper to be a symbol rather than real, official Catholic dogma says I'm accursed? How ought I respond to this?
@@elijah4606 - A few thoughts here:
First, You might want to update your information on Catholic Dogma. :-)
Since Vatican II, The Church has taken a radically more conciliatory posture toward Protest-ants. (I'm a bit pinched for time at the moment, but If you like I can try to get the CCC citations for you, and, of course, you are welcome to check for yourself! - It's available on-line)
Second, (And Just FWIW) I spent most of my life as a Protest-ant. I don't reject or "hate" or "curse" anyone, and least of all anyone who professes to love my Lord and Savior, regardless of "form" or "style"!!! And it's not my place to decide who is Saved or who is "accursed".
Regarding the posture of the Vatican, really, beginning in the second half of the 20th century, and In Earnest since ~1980-ish, The Church has made tremendous efforts to seek common ground and understanding with other Faiths, and ESPECIALLY with Protest-ants. FWIW, I think you would have a very tough time finding words like "Accursed" being used to describe Protest-ants in ANY Vatican document of the past 40+ years.
AND this is an important point that I think a lot of people outside the Church don't fully grasp - NO Single Bishop, Cardinal OR even a Pope IS The Church. Just because "Pope X" or "Bishop X" (or Church Father X) may have written or said something, that alone does NOT make it an official position of The Church.
Third - Regarding the Sacraments; To be clear - I respect everyone's right to believe whatever they choose to believe, even if I disagree with them. And I fault no one for staying in the comfort of whatever the religion they were raised in, or felt called to.
That said,
Surely you understand and accept that It is a fundamental aspect of every Protest-ant sect that they reject at least some of the Doctrines handed down to The Catholic Church by the Apostles. (even if you Deny that the Doctrines were truly Apostolic). Right?
Do I think that's an ideal or preferable situation for ANYONE? No, frankly I do not.
Do I think Anyone is Necessarily doomed to eternal damnation Solely because they reject some (or even all) of the Sacraments? No, I do not. (Not that my opinion has any effect on Anyone's Salvation! LOL!!).
And again, to be clear, this also is the Official position of The Church, as reflected in the current Catechism of the Catholic Church.
BUT - May I ask You a question - NOT to attack you, but HOPEFULLY, to shed light on the larger issues?:
You reject aspects of the Faith that we believe the Apostles taught as critical to our Faith lives as Christians, and you seem very unhappy at anyone would take issue with this.
But what do YOU think about other Faiths that reject aspects of Christianity that YOU deem to be Critical?
Suppose someone told you they are a "Christian" - but they reject the notion that Christ was fully divine and/or fully human?
OR if someone told you that Loving God wasn't absolutely necessary - that it was enough to "respect" God SO LONG as you also live a "good life"?
OR, Suppose someone told you that they are a "Christian" - but they reject the notion that Christ actually died on the Cross? OR that he actually rose from the Dead? - They purport to Love Jesus, but they contend that the Christ's Passion &/or Resurrection was merely "Symbolic"??
How should any Christian "Respond" to such claims?
God Bless You!
@@TomLandry1 While I appreciate your amicable tone, I must disagree on what you describe as the more friendly treatment of Protestants by the Roman Catholic Church. The official teaching, from what I have been able to find, is that baptism is valid based on a few conditions. Under those conditions, my baptism as a Baptist would be valid to the RCC.
I mention this because in order to commit a heresy, per the RCC, one must be baptized. Having been baptized, I may in their eyes commit heresy. One particular heresy is that of denial of the "Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist." Believing that is is symbolic, and having been baptized in a manner recognized by the RCC, by what standard can it be said that the same RCC does not consider me to be a heretic?
I admit my understanding of what the RCC does with heresy is incomplete, but we agree that it does not imply fellowship, do we not? I would say heresy is darkness (obviously not believing that I hold to heretical beliefs), and after all, "What fellowship can light have with darkness?"
I really like your channel. I find it incredibly refreshing. I was born into a Calvinist family, but converted to Catholicism as a teenager. It was very hard being around protestant folks who refused to even call Catholics "Christian," instead calling it Romanism. As I have been Catholic for many years now, I have found that there are many Catholics who do the same thing to protestants with the same uncharitable hostility, referring to them as heretics and other things. You are doing a greatly needed service by bridging communities and traditions together. There needs to be charity, love, and understanding between followers of Christ. It is what He taught us to do with everyone; how sad is it to see His followers not even have that love and understanding with each other. We need to reach out to each other and recognize each other as seeking God.
Thank you. Keep up the great work.
So true my friend. Many think Catholics are not Christians rather than understanding that Catholics are the first Christians ❤🙏
@@robertmartin1512 Eastern Orthodox Christians believe they are the first Christian church and that Catholicism split from there. Whoever is the first is irrelevant. What matters is if you are listening when God is speaking to you.
No church can hold a monopoly on God’s voice. You simply have to follow where that voice leads you, be it in one church or another or no church at all. Or…all of the above. All churches have value as does sitting in silence wherever we are.
I'm getting baptized on Easter, this has made me more excited!!
You do realise Easter has pagan origins? But I'm happy your getting baptized, God bless
@@unorthodoxparadox2339 That's fine: Easter is a natural event, yes the name originates from Germanic tribes, but the "pagan" point of the event is a celebration of seedlings, planting in the spring after the soil has thawed.
May God bless you and your family
Bean Legume @unorthodoxparadox First of all congrats on officially coming into the Church!! Welcome! ❤️ Also in terms of Easter, I’m most other languages Easter is called Pasca, pasqua, paque, etc... which all come from the same Latin root word translating to “Pascal” in English. So I don’t know why in English the word Pasqua was changed to the word “Easter” (maybe just the customs surrounding the area) but the meaning and celebration of Easter is centered around the Pascal sacrifice, the Pascal lamb. It’s all focused on Jesus and FOR SURE has Catholic roots ;)
Coronavirus ruined it
Hey, man, you're the kind of Christian we need for this moment! Still so respectful!
RUBEN YOU CAN HAVE A LOVELY MANNER AN LEAD PEOPLE TO THEIR DESTRUCTION.
RUBEN POLITE BUT SERIOUSLY LACKING IN UNDERSTANDING.
As a life long Catholic, this was awesome. I love how both were civil and respectful and came together on the similarities of faith. It's always saddening to see when people from both sides are not always civil with each other. So this was a blessing to watch. Imagine if all Christians, no matter domination could respect each other with this kind of civility and understanding, what a different world this would be. God bless
From Nigeria in Africa. I love the Catholic Church because there's faith and reason that coordinate actions. Read the Catechism of the church and you will understand christianity explained in details. Blessings...
As a Catholic, I love this. You ask beautiful questions and your respect for the faith is evident. Thank you!
This was an incredible discussion, thank you Matt and Fr. Diaz!
I'm super glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for checking in!
I am struck by the humility and respect displayed by both men in this dialogue. It was inspiring.
I am a catholic convert. Attended Liberty University which through the required theological studies helped me on my path to conversion. Peace and God bless
Troy D I also attended LU and got a degree in religion! I am praying along with my husband about attending RCIA. Please pray for my husband and I.
As a devout Roman Catholic, I learned a great deal about my own faith from this. Well done!
As a Catholic also, I say we need much, much more Bible reading groups for all ages. Tradition often displaces lectio divina.
@@l.elmo.di.scipioyou don't have such groups there? Here, in Poland it's common thing 😊
I learn a lot from these videos. I’m Orthodox so I don’t know a ton about Catholics or Protestants, but basically everything this priest said is true for our tradition too.
Caleb Serafy well Catholic and Orthodox are pretty much the same we were One Church for more then a millennium and have the same Church Fathers with apostolic succession these Protestant churches lack
That is because the love of God is universal brother.
we have diffrent traditon like a orthodox you know this they was with us until 1054 but they split i am romanian orthodox i can tell you what they do to us in transylvania
Because the only differences are man made not God made
i am romanian orthodox are so big diffrent between us and vatican churh
My wife and I are 5th generation x mormons who God led to his one holy and apostolic catholic church 21 years ago,we love the Madeline Cathedral and Father Martin and Father Joe,thanks for taking the time to make this video. Peace be with you 🌞🙏
That's like giving up burglary and embracing shoplifting..
@@joejacobs3537 You're giving yourself a very rough judgement day. What happened to, "Judge not, lest you be judged."
@@joejacobs3537 You sound like an atheist that's just willfully ignorant.
Love from an orthodox here! God bless you both.
I am traditionally protestant and believe in deeply personal faith and relationship with God through Jesus. I brought up in a Catholic school but in a Protestant home and this video shows how much more we have in common with eachother regardless of denomination. Its positive, uplifting and inspirational and great to see :)
Thanks
I am a convert to Catholicism from Protestantism. You did a fantastic job with this interview. God bless you!
Bill C. Welcome Home
Thank you so much for this dialogue! I (Catholic) welcome more conversations with our beautiful Protestant brothers and sisters!
Matt THAT is how that conversation is supposed to go. Thank you for the respect you showed Father personally and Catholicism in general. I could tell Father did not understand where a couple of your questions were coming from, which is typical for some Cradle Catholics. I was a Protestant for 40 years and am now a Catholic apologist (like my name didn't give that away) so I get it. I would love to see conversations like this one between Catholics and Protestants that both recognize that the other declares, "Jesus is Lord!" God bless you and your journey.
We are all brothers in Christ. As a former protestant now catholic, i thank you for this videos. You are bringing all Christians closer together beyond denominations and that's what Jesus wanted, one church!
Clicked faster than Peter and John running to Jesus's tomb.
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Same 😁😁❤️
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@@Hello-ro8fq don't get triggered brother. It's a fact because I clicked in 2 seconds and I'm pretty sure apostles John and Peter took more than 2 seconds to get to Jesus tomb. So it is factually correct :). God Bless!
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I was raised in a Protestant, non-denominational church and I came into the Catholic Church as a convert on March 31, 2018! Thank you for taking the time to explore something that you don't necessarily agree with or believe in!
Congrats!!!:)
Welcome to the church!!!
I’m doing the same thing except I’m a teenager not adult. (I’m assuming adult because of the profile picture)
As a former Pentecostal who is now Catholic, I loved every moment of this video! God bless you!
@QuickRat catholics wrote the bible? Please know that Is written by God through holyspirit
@QuickRat holy spirit lead them to write it right.. Old testament is written far before the church and Matthew mark Luke Paul Peter John Jude James and very few less authors of some epistles. Different authors but they never claimed that they are catholic protestant etc. They wrote in the name of believers, preachers, followers, pleade understand it snt attributed to any church..
@QuickRat what is apostolic Christians?
@QuickRat m not a protestant. By the way. They had no written Bible may be. Peter mentioned in the in 1 Peter that indeed he had read the epistles of Paul teachings. And Peter says if anybody thinks scripture can be twisted or it is twisted by someone. Please refer 2Peter 2: 15-18. He says about Paul epistles.. Peter himself acknowledges that some of writings of Paul are more wiser ie hard to discern for him. To keep aside Bible and say church came before the Bible. Then we are deceiving us
. Jesus too told not even a blot will appear in this book till the end of this earth I came to fulfill the law which is written in the old testament.
@QuickRat we might know the protestants are excommunicated by pope then. So who made the mistake first. Even Paul written in some of his epistles everybody is preaching christ, I am happy that Jesus is proclaimed. Christ is showering water to grow the churh/ ppl. In the catholic history there is a good amount of good done to ppl. There is no denying. But they resisted the word in certain areas. They won't admit their mistakes of intercession of saints. And they don't carry with the faith of early church of gospel proclamation. I hope one day everybody should know the complete truth . Irrespective of differences. If the church doesnt take seriously about Bible they will not be reading it.. Without the comforting words in Bible no one will attend the mass .. That's y Jesus told he s word of life. Peace. I was raised catholic though myself cannot say this type except trying to be a Christian first. Because this term given to the disciples of christ by the people of Antioch. So being catholic or protestant or whatever. If one denies christ, not only namesake in their lives also , then we are condemned.. This is my understanding.. If I accept christ, m a believer of christ. But to be a Christian, it takes a lot to live for faith, courage and love. Because when he left us he told go and preach the gospel to all the nations of the earth.. By reading the scripture again and again you will be enlightened by holy spirit. Jesus himself told us comforter will come to us. Even if the early church fathers accepted these books, without the conviction of holy spirit they wouldn't have done it. 1 Peter goes on writing of false preachers in his time.. If he wanted to say him as a elder he would write in his epistle, I the elder of Rome in the beginning. But he says I m writing the word of life to you as a servant of God. Not taking the position seriously. Peter itself has written the book for our references for the future ppl. We can't ignore that word is before now and after our deaths. It wi prevail in the church so many men and women will come. But the truth prevails. Christ is the center of the church.
Terrific videos! I was a Protestant for 35 years and converted to Catholicism 5 years ago. I learned a lot from my Protestant brothers and sisters and have I have deepened my walk further as a Catholic so both are uniquely satisfying.
Matt, you are one of the rare few truly open minded people in the world! So many can learn how to *listen* from you. Keep going after the Truth!
This Priest has a wonderful personality and so funny. He makes me want to go to church!
TRACEY S-----When you are lying on your death-bed, you are going to say---OH BOY, I wish I had gone to church ! ! !
Please do. Also, look for Scott Hahn conversion story.
Matt these videos are truly beautiful and though I’m not religious I’m so thankful you take the time and effort to make amazing things like this and address unfamiliar concepts so thoughtfully and with an open mind; we need more role models like you in the world. You’re doing a really good thing.
That means a great deal to hear. Thank you.
I was raised Baptist. I became confirmed into Catholicism last year. It has been a profound experience, a very eye opening experience. My husband actually toldmehe wanted to become Catholic first. I was skeptical, didn't know too much about it, but I have grown from the experience. Will continue to do so as well. I liked your conversation with Fr. Diaz
I've been a cradle Catholic my whole life. The problem was my Catholic Elementary School and high school never taught these things properly. I wish they did. I learned so much from this video than my school years combined. Thank you for being an instrument to reaffirm my faith!
Ricardo Canlas same boat as you basically. It’s truly beautiful and worth it to look into. I have hope you’ll look into it man! :)
Yes. The way they teaching were away too boring. But indeed it is Catholic Church that has a lot of tradition that we need to follow. And no matter what, thank God I am still staying in this faith 🙏
Many other cradle Catholics, including myself, have had similar experiences. I pray that religious ed improves. Thankfully, I had a solid foundation in Catholic elementary school that instilled a strong desire for God, to learn more about the faith & to put our faith into action. It's been much harder than it sounds, but the Holy Spirit drives me to keep fighting the good fight....I just wish the same could be said for my nominally Catholic friends.
Just remember in school the children have to be taught very simply from their first grade. Then get more complicated as they grow older. Also there is SO much to teach that 12 years in school with only a few periods of R E a week are not enough to teach in greater depth. Very difficult for everything in the Catholic religion to be taught in school, so people can carry on with instruction in their churches or do a lot of reading to learn more.
Same!!!
Catholics aren’t so much “saved “ as they are in a continual process of being saved.
-Bishop Robert Barron.
This
Then Bob Barron is in conflict with Paul who says "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast." -Eph 2:8-9.
Shawne Randlett and he also said to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
@@eamonob84 ...and the end of Paul's sentence is: "for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Even our works that come from our (already accomplished) salvation are all the work of God. There are NO works of the flesh that can accomplish one thing for the benefit of our own justification.
Shawne Randlett I didn’t say we accomplish our own salvation. I use that verse to show that salvation as a process (yes, of God working in us) is not unscriptural.
I totally understand the part that God calls you, I was Methodist for 56 years and never in a million years did I ever think I'd be Catholic one day, but the Lord just put it on my heart, I said 'no way' but he kept calling me, and one day I just felt like "oh boy, I'm suppose to be Catholic" and I followed through. I feel so much closer to God now, I can't even make a loose comparison.
i was confirmed into my catholic faith last year and ever since i have been more connected to my beautiful faith. people question of how dedicated i am to my faith because of my age, but i’ve learned God welcomes everyone and that’s exactly how i was welcomed into my church. i love the fact that two people of different faiths can sit down and have a humble and civil conversation about one’s religion. you and father diaz are a beautiful representation of how people should talk about God. thank you for being open minded to our beautiful faith. may God bless you!
I know I’m late, but WELCOME HOME!
Matt, this video brought me to tears. Thank you for being so open to our Catholic faith. I wish some of our evangelical brothers and sisters would watch your channel and learn more about Catholicism. Thank you so much.
As a Catholic for 47 years and a Catholic minister for 24+ years, this video and your tour one were awesome! I learned so much! I plan to share both videos with my RCIA class! Thank you for you openness and willingness to learn! THAT is what we need a ton more of in the world!
The last part from Fr Diaz was extremely moving and so very well said. Thank you for the respect throughout this whole video. As a Catholic, I appreciate so much for your work. God bless.
As an Anglican I appreciate it too
I'm Catholic since I was born and I'm just so happy to see that you were so opened minded to listen to the father. Just the fact that you took the time and opened your heart to learn more about Catholicism tells me that at the end, we all just want to love and serve God and teach his word.
I left the Baptist Church I was reared in to become Catholic 14 years ago. It is the universal church Christ established and where we can truly receive Our Lord in the Eucharist every single day.
The Eucharist is a beautiful privilege that we have been blessed with.
Everything you just said is not Biblical. This is what happens when you don't read your Bible.
@@agnesbukasa357 John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
@@tezi21 It's not Jesus actual blood, and flesh. It's a symbol of His blood and flesh, or else we're guilty of cannibalism.
@@agnesbukasa357 As Catholics, we believe in the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. According to the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus took unleavened bread and wine. He took the bread, blessed it, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to the Apostles, saying, "Take this and eat it; this is my body." He took the cup of wine, gave thanks, gave it to His apostles and said, "All of you must drink from it for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, to be poured out on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins." It is derived from the Bible, Jesus' own words. Jesus did not mean this symbolically. I really don't think the Apostles were 'guilty' of the cannibalism that you are referring to.
Next, discover Eastern Catholicism, because not all Catholics are Roman Catholics. Same doctrines, same Faith, One Church, different traditions. There are 24 Churches in communion with each other forming the Catholic Church, the Latin Church being one.
He actually has one. Check it out. He made it a few weeks back.
J. K.
Brother, Catholics are Catholics.
We only call it Roman Catholic because the seed is in Rome.
We are one universal church. The east is in communion with the pope as well.
@@RGTomoenage11 I know, but not all Catholics are Roman Catholics, some (Eastern Catholics) are called Maronite Catholics, or Melkite, Ukrainian, or Coptic Catholics.... But all of them are in communion with each other and believe in the supremacy of the Seat of Rome, the Pope.
Juan
My brother it's rather complex. Matt did a video on Eastern Orthodoxy. Not on Eastern Catholicism.
For every Orthodox Church there is a (small) Catholic version.
So for Greek Orthodox~Byzantine Catholic.
For Assyrian Church of the East~Chaldean Catholic.
These Eastern Catholic Churches are 100% Catholic. They can commune in my Roman Church and I in theirs.
Matthew Weston
We are also allowed to take communion in orthodox churches and they are allowed to take it in Catholic Church. We just have certain different doctrines...
I'm a former Lutheran. I've converted to the RCC three years ago.
@Clay Hamm LCMS
@Clay Hamm Come back home
Convert to Christanity following Jesus Christ, not a denomination.
@@agnesbukasa357 The Catholic church is the church Christ established. Protestant churches are knock off churches. I was a 20 year protestant but converted after learning the truth.
@@matushova1779 you didn't learn anything. The Catholic church is doing everything Jesus Himself forbid. Don't call anyone father for you have your father in heaven, but yet the pope is called holy father. That's heresy. Offering prayers to dead people, but Jesus said there is only one mediator between God and men, and that is the Man Jesus Christ. Every Christian is called a saint, and is a dwelling temple for the Holy Spirit. Mary didn't die for me. I appreciate her service, but I will bring my prayers, and confessions to the Son of Man, and High Priest Jesus Christ.