Not to be confused with The Catholic Answer, a publication of. Catholic AnswersMottoTO EXPLAIN & DEFEND THE FAITHFounderKarl KeatingWebsiteCatholic Answers is a advocacy group based in,. It purports to be the largest of Catholic and in the. It publishes Catholic Answers Magazine, a bimonthly magazine focusing on Catholic outreach, religious formation and apologetics, as well as the website catholic.com. It also produces Catholic Answers Live, a radio show answering callers' questions on a variety of topics related to the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church. Catholic Answers Live is syndicated on the radio network.Catholic Answers operates with the permission of the. It is listed in the current edition of The Official Catholic Directory, the authoritative listing of U.S.
Welcome to the Church Teaching section of Catholics Come Home. Here we will provide you with answers to your questions about Catholicism and with tools to help you explore the beautiful and timeless teachings of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has been devoted to spreading truth since she was founded by Christ 2,000 years ago. Catholic Questions - questions from Catholics and about Catholicism. An honest look at Catholic theology from a Biblical perspective.
Catholic organizations, priests, and bishops.Part of a of articles on. Contents.History Catholic Answers was founded in 1979 by in response to a church in that was distributing in the form of placed on the cars of Catholics attending. He first started by writing a modest tract titled 'Catholic Answers' to counter the arguments he saw in the anti-Catholic tract. He distributed it on the windshields of the cars in the fundamentalist Protestant church's parking lot.
Due to the feedback he received from that tract, he published 24 more tracts. In 1988 he quit his law practice and turned Catholic Answers into a full-time apostolate, with an office and full-time staff.The Catholic.com website receives approximately 471,000 visitors per month in an October 2012 estimate. Staff currently working for Catholic Answers include Director of Apologetics Tim Staples; Senior Apologist Jimmy Akin; Catholic Answers Live radio host Cy Kellett; and staff apologists Michelle Arnold, Karlo Broussard, Trent Horn, and Peggy Frye.Notable Catholic figures who formerly worked with Catholic Answers include Mark Brumley, Matthew Pinto, Gerry Matatics, Rosalind Moss, and Jim Blackburn.
Catholic Answers Magazine Catholic Answers Magazine, which was titled This Rock until 2011, deals with various aspects of Catholic theology, practice, apologetics, and evangelization. The magazine formerly published ten issues per year; in 2009, it was reduced to six issues per year. The current editor is Tim Ryland. The first issue was dated January 1990.
The original title This Rock referred to:18, in which Jesus tells the apostle: 'You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.' In the January 1990 inaugural issue, publisher and then-editor Karl Keating stated the magazine's mission: 'Our desire is to mirror the Rock which is Peter, which rests upon the Rock which is Christ, and to explain clearly and accurately the Catholic faith.'
Other businesses The organization operates an online store where it sells apologetics merchandise. It also sponsors ocean cruises featuring on-board inspirational speakers.
The Voter's Guides controversy Before the 2004 US presidential election, Catholic Answers published the Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics. It was produced both in pamphlet form and as an insert to the newspaper. This publication promoted five 'non-negotiable' issues that were also major political questions in the election cycle. The five 'non-negotiable' issues explained and discussed were,. The term 'non-negotiable' is used by Catholic Answers to describe issues that are 'intrinsically evil and must never be promoted by law.' Catholic Answers maintains that there are many more 'non-negotiable' issues but these were 'selected because they involve principles that never admit of exceptions and because they are currently being debated in U.S. While 'The Voters Guide for Serious Catholics' made no endorsements of any candidate or political party, the organization came under strong attack by organizations and candidates as a partisan and right-wing publication.
In 2004 complaints were filed by with the IRS claiming that it was in 'blatant violation of its charitable status' in an attempt to revoke Catholic Answers' tax exempt status.An IRS investigation resulted in no action against Catholic Answers; the IRS ruled that the Voters Guide for Serious Catholics could be safely distributed by religious organizations because it did not qualify as political intervention.The VGSC is not an official publication of the Catholic Church and was not authorized by the. The authorized voters guide, ' Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship' was approved by the full body of bishops at its November 2007 General Meeting and was authorized for publication by Msgr. Jenkins, JCD. In it, the Bishops encourage Catholics to seek authorized voter guides rather than the VGSC:8.
During election years, there may be many handouts and voter guides that are produced and distributed. We encourage Catholics to seek those resources that are authorized by their own bishops, their state Catholic conferences, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. See also.References. Officialcatholicdirectory.com.
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We receive quite a few questions from Catholics and about Catholicism. Let us be abundantly clear, GotQuestions.org is not a Catholic ministry.
We strongly believe that the Bible is to be our guide for faith and practice. While we recognize the value of church traditions, we refuse to accept any tradition that is not clearly supported by the Word of God.
Our 'conflict' with Catholicism is in regards to the proper interpretation of the Bible. Listed below are the most frequent questions we receive from Catholics and about Catholicism.We receive many 'complaints' from Catholics that our articles about the Roman Catholic Church do not accurately present what the Catholic Church truly teaches and practices. We also receive many compliments from former Catholics stating that our articles about the Roman Catholic Church are absolutely true.
For examples, please or scroll to the bottom of this page. All of our articles on Catholic topics were written by former Catholics who left the Catholic Church after comparing what the Catholic Church teaches and practices with the Bible, or by individuals with extensive experience with/knowledge of Roman Catholicism. The articles are thoroughly researched. We strongly believe them to accurately represent the doctrines of the Catholic Church.
You may disagree with our conclusions, but they are the results of years of being Catholic, being taught Catholic doctrine, practicing Catholicism, studying Catholic theology, and conversing with Catholics. We are not bashing the Catholic Church, and we do not hate Catholics. We simply believe there are some serious doctrinal problems with the Catholic Church that need to be addressed biblically.There is also the issue that the practices of many Catholics depart from the 'official traditions' of the Roman Catholic Church. For example, the Roman Catholic Church does not 'officially' teach Catholics to worship Mary, but rather to honor and revere her. However, through observation, it is abundantly clear that many Catholics do in fact worship Mary.
This is the result of the Roman Catholic Church not doing a good job of teaching and explaining its doctrines. Many Catholics are completely ignorant of what Catholic doctrines and practices truly mean and signify. Some of our Catholic-related articles may be responding more to the unbiblical practices of some (or most) Catholics, and not necessarily the 'official positions' of the Roman Catholic Church.Please note - GotQuestions.org is not a Christian debate site.
Our ministry is to present what the Bible teaches on various topics. It is not our purpose to attempt to persuade you that all of our views are correct. We have presented what we believe to be the truth. If you have genuine questions about something we have said, we will be happy to answer them. However, if you only want to engage in debate, we will refrain from responding to your emails.
Again, our ministry is to answer questions as Biblically as we can. We would much rather answer the genuine questions of people who are seeking for answers than engage in a fruitless discussion with someone whose mind is already made up.