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What do catholics believe?

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Orinoco · 03/04/2006 22:33

My sister's MIL wants dniece to go to the local catholic school. My sister doesn't have any objection to the school - except that she's not a catholic and doesn't know how what they believe compares to what we were taught at baptist sunday school.

Can anyone enlighten us?

Thanks Smile

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Caligula · 03/04/2006 22:36

That every sperm... is sacred! Grin

Sorry.

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:37

Haha!

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:38

That the virgin was a mary..hang on

Caligula · 03/04/2006 22:42

The pope is the head of the one true church, in the direct line of St.Peter. We have to pretend that all the others are OK too, but we know God finds them all a bore and they will be not quite at the top table in heaven because they are not such fun as catholics, the muslims and the atheists. We're not allowed to tell anyone that though (this is an almost verbatim quote from a catholic friend of mine - personally I think she's a bit of a heretic on the side).

Transubstantiation - the bread and wine at Eucharist turns into the actual body and blood of Jesus.

expatinscotland · 03/04/2006 22:44

the holy trinity

that mary was conceived w/o original sin

Caligula · 03/04/2006 22:45

The saints can intercede with God on your behalf.

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:46

That women are the root of all evil (can anyone confirm?)

Caligula · 03/04/2006 22:47

Jesus was the Son of God, part of the holy trinity of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, 3 in 1. Each of the thirds of the trinity is a different expression of the one god.

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:47

That the pope has a cat..hang on again..no that's channel 5 sorry

Tommy · 03/04/2006 22:48

I think you'd find it quite different to a Baptist church - there is less emphasis on the Bible for example and IIRC the Baptists would talk more about personal salvation while the Catholic view is more "community". If it's a primary school they probably won't talk much about transubstantiation but your niece would be expected to join in with all the prayers (3 times a day at our school) and attend mass etc. They would be statues and pictures in each classroom as well.

expatinscotland · 03/04/2006 22:49

that jesus is the messiah. that he ascended into heaven body and soul.

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:49

That Mary was so good she never physically aged..apparently

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:50

Do they believe in bonfire night?

paolosgirl · 03/04/2006 22:51

That there are different type of sins, and if you confess them and say a few Hail Marys, then you are absolved of any blame, and can go and do esactly the same thing again next week. So says my ex-Catholic bf.

expatinscotland · 03/04/2006 22:51

no, MT. that is a pagan holiday to celebrate Samhain, the celtic new year.

this was incorporated into Western Christianity - not just Catholicism - as the Day of the Dead.

Tommy · 03/04/2006 22:52

What do you mean by that?! I think most Catholics would be of the same view as other people on Bonfire Night - old tradition and a bit of fun these days (but probably wouldn't burn an effigy of the Pope TBH Grin)

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:53

Thnaks Expat, Now I'm going to bed before I get into trouble

Tommy · 03/04/2006 22:53

wouldn't that be halloween expat?

notasheep · 03/04/2006 22:54

Depends how Catholic the School is.
dds is only 50% Catholic,so when i asked dd what she was doing for Lent.......she didnt know what it was

Caligula · 03/04/2006 22:55

Gosh, not know what Lent is? Shock

Standards are slipping.

Tommy · 03/04/2006 22:55

where is the school Orinoco?

Original poster
Orinoco · 03/04/2006 22:55

The Good Shepherd, in Woodthorpe, Nottingham.

(Thanks so far everyone Smile)

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expatinscotland · 03/04/2006 22:56

It is known as the Day of the Dead in Mexico, Tommy. It is, quite obviously, a pagan holiday which has been incorporated into the Christian calendar to accommodate pagan practices in the era where conversion was happening. A bit like the Xmas tree - a pagan tradition in Western Europe.

expatinscotland · 03/04/2006 22:58

On the night after The Day of the Dead, in the old Mexican tradition, it was believed that the door between the world of the living and dead was open. Hence, one's dead relatives were honoured. This was also a day of powerful magic.

Many, though Christianised, still hold fast to such beliefs and traditions.

monkeytrousers · 03/04/2006 22:58

I thought Guy Fawkes was a Catholic assassin though - not that he wanted to assassinate catholics but that..YKWIM??

Also, catholics have a very broad taste in reading according to 15-1 when it was on.