Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:23:46 +0400 From: Leo Conrad D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dear Ana Maria and Mario, Is Christianity, a religion? To us it is not, its only a relationship with Christ. > Mario responds: > Leo, > You are free to believe anything you want. I'm glad you have a relationship with Christ, but please don't turn conventional Catholic teaching and the English language on its head. > Christianity is clearly a religion by any normal standard. The dictionary definition is: "the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies." > Leo wrote: > Your comment, Mario 'it is an undisputed fact that the Catholic Church is the original Christian religion instituted by Christ, > Answer: It is one of the many denominations, which started in the First century. > Mario asks: > Worshipping in different houses does not constitute different "denominations". That's like saying each Catholic parish is a Christian denomination. There were no other Christian "denominations" that started in the first century that trace their beginnings through St. Peter directly to Jesus Christ. > Leo wrote: > In the Old Testament it is clearly mentioned do not worship idols, catholic Faith encourages worshipping idol, > Mario responds: > This is patently false. Roman Catholics are taught to worship only God, not idols. You are probably confused by the images of saints in our churches. Saints are not "worshipped". Prayers to saints ask them to intercede for us in heaven. > Leo wrote: > Christianity is relationship with Christ, as he mentioned 'I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can comes to the Father except through me'. John 14, Ver 6. > You are wrong again. Please see, http://biblelight.net/non-christians-saved.htm >
