In conclusion, even though there are probably many other points that I could address, little tiny details such as saints and the Pope are insignificant. As far as I know, if you accept Jesus as your savior, which Catholics do, then you are a Christian. Enough said.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Are Catholics Christians?
One of my best friends and I recently had an argument on whether or not Catholics are Christians. The main argument that he had was that Catholics worship the saints. This is not true. Catholics (according to something I read...I don't claim to be all-knowing) ask the saints to pray for them, just like we may ask family and friends to pray for us. Another thing is that Catholics have a Pope. Now, according to what Jesus said in the book of Luke (?) (upon this rock I shall build my church...), Peter was the first Pope. The etymology for the word "pope" means "papa" or "father". The Pope is sort of like the pastor of thousands of different churches and is also sort of the president of the Vatican. As a Protestant, I don't really care about the Pope one way or the other, but if the guy is that important to Catholics, then let them have him.
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You are correct. Catholics are Christians, even if some of them don't believe that other Christians really are. It isn't for them to decide, so it doesn't make any difference.
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