What Catholics Really Believe
I always seem to run into people that have many misconceptions about Catholicism. Many of the people use these misconceptions to condemn the Catholic faith and they speak as if they are espousing factual information. Worse yet, many Catholics I run into, have some of the same misconceptions. While I am by no means any kind of expert about the Catholic faith, I often feel compelled to try and undo this misconception or explain what Catholic Doctrine really says. To do this accurately without being preachy or offensive is not easy. So, I keep reading more about the subject. Each book I have read has given me more and easier to understand examples to use when explaining what is really going on.
There are many books written about what Catholics really believe. I just finished reading What Catholics Really Believe: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith by Karl Keating. The book is broken down into 8 chapters. Each one deals with a different group of misconceptions in the form of questions and answers. For example, the first is about the Church and it teaching authority. The last one is about the spirit world and superstitions. The book starts out with a 10 question quiz. I must admit that I didn’t get all of the questions right. I guess I still have a lot of learning to do. Most answers contain many biblical references to enable further study. The bibliography contains where each answer came from. While, I liked the book and I learned a lot, it is very direct and the answers don’t pull any punches
posted by CatholicFatherOf2 @ 3:31 PM
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