Christmas & Faith: Your Stories

[The True Flesh]

Is Christmas Biblical?

 

[waterproof]

why yall call The Pope "Holy Father"

 

[janklow]

For anybody out there who's Catholic, Advent started this past Sunday--

Advent is only recognized by Catholics?

 

[TeekasaurusRex]

Christmas is Biblical, yeah, the word "Christ" smack in the middle of it would suggest that. Catholics believe that the Pope is a descendant of one of the apostles, who were called holy by Christ himself. This may or may not be proven by DNA, it's mainly just tradition. He's a figurehead, and he kinda guides the church as a whole, especially when it gets heat from people out of the religion. Advent started with people of Catholic descent (the word catholic actually means something like "one" or "united"), but other Christian faiths practice it. Catholics are the only religious group I know of with literal traditions and practices that happen during the time of Advent, while other faiths celebrate it in a more spiritual way. Hope that answered everything there.

 

[VIBE]

Is Christmas Biblical?

Hell to the naw!

But I celebrate Christmas, no religions or greater beings attached.

 

[@My_nameaintearl]

As a Catholic person, how do you respond to Matthew 23:9?

"Do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven."

Please answer in your own words instead of copy/pasting something.

 

[Bodhi]

Catholics believe that the Pope is a descendant of one of the apostles, who were called holy by Christ himself.

This may or may not be proven

lol.................................

 

[TeekasaurusRex]

As a Catholic person, how do you respond to Matthew 23:9?

"Do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven."

Please answer in your own words instead of copy/pasting something.

Those were my own words, to start with. The Pope is a figurehead, as I posted before, and he represents the Catholic church as a whole. We don't call him father, we call priests that, and that is also because of the role they represent for the church, as liaisons between church members and God. It's just a title, not saying that we believe priests are the Father himself. I've never studied at a convent or anything like that, so I can't neccesarily get into much detail on that, but I'm sure you or anyone could look it up, or ask someone who would have the answer you're looking for.

 

[@My_nameaintearl]

So you clearly see where the Bible says "DONT CALL MEN FATHER" but you do it anyway. Okay.

Also, Catholics certainly do call the Pope the Holy Father.

 

[waterproof]

Those were my own words, to start with. The Pope is a figurehead, as I posted before, and he represents the Catholic church as a whole. We don't call him father, we call priests that, and that is also because of the role they represent for the church, as liaisons between church members and God. It's just a title, not saying that we believe priests are the Father himself. I've never studied at a convent or anything like that, so I can't neccesarily get into much detail on that, but I'm sure you or anyone could look it up, or ask someone who would have the answer you're looking for.

you shouldn't call no Pope or Priest your father except YAHUWAH, take heed what the Master Teacher said in Matthew 23

 

[janklow]

Catholics are the only religious group I know of with literal traditions and practices that happen during the time of Advent, while other faiths celebrate it in a more spiritual way.

how to put this in a friendly manner ... this notion is inaccurate