How do we know that it is the Catholic Church
that Jesus Christ founded?

1.
We know because of the Promises of Perpetuality made by Truth Himself (John 14:6), Jesus Christ.
We know that He founded One Church only, as He stated in Matthew 16:18.
We know because He promised His Church would be defended from within and from without.
 "And the gates of hell will NOT prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
We know because He promised to be with His Church until the end of the world, in Matthew 28:20.
We know because He promised He would not leave us orphans, in John 14:18.
We know because He promised the Spirit of Truth would dwell with it forever, in John 14:16.
We know because Saint Paul promised the Church will be with us forever." Ephesians 3:21
2. 
We know because of Holy Scripture. The Catholic Church* is the only Church on earth which fits the pattern of the Church which Jesus Christ founded, and as Blueprinted for us in the Bible. There is not another Christian Church in the world that matches this plan as does the Catholic Church.
Compare your Church with what Holy Scripture has said it should be.

* The Catholic Church herein, includes all of the rites which have seven Sacraments and a valid Priesthood.
3.
We know because the Kingdom of GOD promised in Holy Scripture is the Catholic Church*.
Note: Saint Matthew most often used the term Kingdom of Heaven instead, as he directed his Gospel to the Jews, and they were forbidden to even say the name of GOD.
*Lumen Gentium I,3-5

Why did Jesus Christ become Incarnate in the first place? Was it to leave us with a book, or to establish a Church? Well, He just happened to tell us why:
"But He said to them, "To the other towns also I must PROCLAIM THE KINGDOM OF GOD, FOR THIS IS WHY I HAVE BEEN SENT"."
Luke 4:43

"But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of GOD."
Luke 9:27
Jesus Christ founded His Church shortly after making this statement, and some to whom He spoke will live to see it.

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
Luke 19:10
And how are we, who are the lost ones, to be saved?
It is through the Church which Jesus Christ founded here on earth.

"The Kingdom of GOD may be found where the Body of Christ shall be."
St. Alphonsus Liguori

"Where the Bishop appears, there let the people be, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church."
St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Smyrneans 8, 107 A.D..

Where Jesus Christ can be found in the Holy Eucharist, there is the Kingdom of GOD.
4.
We know because it is the Catholic Church which is the "Pillar and the Foundation of the Truth", not the Bible, as shown in 1Timothy 3:15. Not one non-Catholic church can make that claim, as not one of them even existed until almost 1500 years after 1Timothy was written.
5.
We know because the Catholic Church is firmly Implanted in Solid Rock.

"Everyone therefore who hears these My Words and acts upon them, SHALL BE LIKENED TO A WISE MAN WHO BUILT HIS HOUSE ON ROCK. AND THE RAINS CAME, AND THE WINDS BLEW AND BEAT AGAINST THAT HOUSE, BUT IT DID NOT FALL, BECAUSE IT WAS FOUNDED ON ROCK."
Matthew 7:24-25
For almost 2000 years the rains and the winds of enemy and heresy have certainly beat against the Church which Jesus Christ founded. However, His Church is firmly anchored in Rock and has endured the worst of these Storms.

"And I say to you, you are Peter, and UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH."
Matthew 16:18

Non-Catholics charge that Peter is not the "rock" because the Greek word used for "rock" in this verse means a little pebble. Right away, it is obvious from the very beginning, that there is a translation problem here. Scholars have determined that Matthew was not written in Greek, but in Aramaic, and was soon translated into Greek, so we have to go to the original written language to find the true meaning of this verse.
Peter was called "Cephas" or "Kepha(s)" in Aramaic, by Christ in Matthew 16:18, and it means a large massive stone or rock. Christ said this at Caesarea Philippi, the site of a large rock mass. See Matthew 16:13. The Aramaic word for a small stone or pebble is "evna". "Kepha", when translated to the Greek language means "Petra" (a large rock) or "Petros" (a small stone). However, unlike Aramaic words which have no gender, some Greek words do have gender, and "Petra" is feminine. Translators from the Aramaic to the Greek, changed the word to the masculine gender or "Petros" because they were unwilling to assign a name with feminine gender to a man.
In Matthew 16:18, it is correct to say that Jesus would have said, "You are 'Kepha', and upon this 'Kepha', I will build My Church." In Greek, it would translate to, "You are 'Petros', and upon this 'Petra', I will build My Church." It was the translation of the Aramaic word, "Kepha" (Cephas), into the Greek language that caused the confusion among some who look upon Peter as not being called "rock", but only a "pebble", and in so doing attempt to deny his Primacy.
Matthew 16:13, 18, John 1:42, 1Corinthians 1:12, 3:22, 9:5, 15:5, Galatians 2:8-9.

Some charge that Matthew 16:18 is based on the "confession" of Peter and not Peter, the person. First of all, the Context clearly shows that the verse is based upon the person of Peter, and not his confession of faith. In the previous verse 17, Jesus blessed the person. In verse 19, He blessed Peter, the person, a second time by giving him and him only the keys. Clearly, all three verses signify a great and special blessing was bestowed upon the person of Peter.
Secondly, the Catholic Church is built upon confessors, and not confessions.

"Where Peter is, there is the Church. And where the Church, no death is there, but life eternal."
Saint Ambrose, On Twelve Psalms, 40,30, 397 A.D.

"You are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets with Christ Jesus Himself as the Chief Cornerstone. In Him the whole structure is fitted together and grows into a temple holy in the Lord."
Ephesians 2:20-21

"And everyone who hears these My Words and does not act upon them, shall be likened to A FOOLISH MAN WHO BUILT HIS HOUSE ON SAND. AND THE RAIN FELL, AND THE FLOODS CAME, AND THE WINDS BLEW AND BEAT AGAINST THAT HOUSE, AND IT FELL, AND WAS UTTERLY RUINED."
Matthew 7:26-27
Other Christian churches have been buffeted and splintered into over 36,400* pieces because they were not founded by Jesus Christ and thus were not built upon Rock.

"Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it."
Psalms 127:1
*World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001 edition, a Protestant publication.
6.
We know because only the Catholic Church has the Fullness of Truth.

"I am the way, and THE TRUTH and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me."
John 14:6
Since Jesus Christ is the truth, then the Church which He founded and guides has all truth.

There can be only one truth. If all Christian Churches taught all truth, then there would be only one Christian Church. However, this is not the case, as there are literally thousands of Christian Churches today, with each teaching something different from the others. How can this be possible that each one of these plenitude of Churches has all truth? By reasoning, it is obvious that only one of these churches can have the fullness of truth. The trick is to find which one it is.
How do we find truth? We test for it.

"For whoever keeps the whole law, but offends in one point, has become guilty in all".
James 2:10
So we find the churches who do not keep the whole law, and by process of elimination, we can determine which Church has the fullness of truth.
I will pose just one test question which will eliminate 99% of the thousands of Christian Churches:
"So then, brethren, stand firm, and HOLD THE TRADITIONS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, WHETHER BY WORD OR BY LETTER OF OURS."
2Thessalonians 2:15

Obviously, BY WORD OF OURS, means to hold the Apostolic traditions. Every non-Catholic church which denies holding of these traditions, is thereby denying parts of Holy Scripture.
7.
We know because it is the only Church which has the Authority, Given to it by Jesus Christ Himself.
Christ did not leave the world devoid of His voice.

"He who hears you, hears Me; and he who rejects you, rejects Me; and he who rejects Me, rejects him who sent Me."
Luke 10:16
If you reject the Church which Jesus Christ founded, you reject Him, and in turn, the Father.

"But if your brother sin against you, go and show him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. But if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two more so that on the word of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed. AND IF HE REFUSES TO HEAR THEM, APPEAL TO THE CHURCH, BUT IF HE REFUSES TO HEAR EVEN THE CHURCH, LET HIM BE TO YOU AS THE HEATHEN AND THE PUBLICAN."
Matthew 18:15-17
So, to whom did Jesus Christ give the final authority? Did He give it to a book? No, He gave it to the Church which He founded.

"But for the authority of the Church, I would not believe the Gospel."
Saint Augustine, Against the Letter of Mani 5:6
8.
We know because the Catholic Church is a Living Body.
As we read the Acts of the Apostles we realize that from the moment the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles (Acts 2:1-4), He has remained in the Catholic Church (John 14:15-18), which is the Body of Christ, to make it a "Living Body".
"For He is not a GOD of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto Him."
Luke 20:38

If we have a "Living Head" in Jesus Christ, we also have a "Living Body" in the Church, a unity which the Holy Spirit makes possible by dwelling in it and by distributing His gifts so it can bear fruit.

Every member of the Catholic Church receives the Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life, with the Sacraments. At Mass the Catholic Church lives the death and Resurrection of Christ, and it is in the Holy Eucharist that we find the "Fountain of Life and Holiness". Read 1Corinthians 11:23-30.

"It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him who thirsts I will give of the Fountain of the Water of Life freely."
Revelation 21:6

The Catholic Church works to bring Jesus to humanity. Scripture scholar Fr. Francis Martin wrote: "The Church is a Bride, and she shows to the world that her Spouse is alive by living by His power and receiving life from Him. If we yield to what the Lord has poured out upon us, His Spirit, the world will know that the Church is truly the spouse of a living GOD."

How does the Catholic Church make sure that it is a Living Body?

First through the Sacraments. We receive with each Sacrament, in our different capacities, the Paraclete, the Giver of Life, the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit there is no life.

9.
We know because The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ.
As such it is the visible hands and feet of the invisible GOD.
"If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were hearing, where would be the smelling? But as it is, GOD has set the members, each of them in the body as He willed. Now if they were all one member, where would the body be? But as it is, there are indeed many members, yet one body. AND THE EYE CANNOT SAY TO THE HAND, "I DO NOT NEED YOUR HELP"; NOR AGAIN THE HEAD TO THE FEET, "I HAVE NO NEED OF YOU"."
1Corinthians 12:17-21

"Because Christ the Head holds such an eminent position, one must not think that he does not require the help of the Body. What Paul said of the human organism is to be applied likewise to the mystical Body: "The head cannot say to the feet: I have no need of you". It is manifestly clear that the faithful need the help of the Divine Redeemer, for He has said: "Without me you can do nothing," and according to the teaching of the Apostle every advance of this Mystical Body towards its perfection derives from Christ the Head (Eph 4:16). Yet this, also, must be held, marvelous though it may seem: Christ has need of His members. First, because the person of Jesus Christ is represented by the Supreme Pontiff, who in turn must call on others to share much of his solicitude lest he be overwhelmed by the burden of his pastoral office, and must be helped daily by the prayers of the Church. Moreover as our Savior does not rule the Church directly in a visible manner, He wills to be helped by the members of His Body in carrying out the work of redemption. This is not because He is indigent and weak, but rather because He has so willed it for the greater glory of His spotless Spouse. Dying on the Cross He left to His Church the immense treasury of the Redemption, towards which she contributed nothing. But when those graces come to be distributed, not only does He share this work of sanctification with His Church, but He wills that in some way it be due to her action. This is a deep mystery, and an inexhaustible subject of meditation, that the salvation of many depends on the prayers and voluntary penances which the members of the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ offer for this intention and on the cooperation of pastors of souls and of the faithful, especially of fathers and mothers of families, a cooperation which they must offer to our Divine Savior as though they were His associates."
Mystici Corporis Christi (On the Mystical Body of Christ, paragraph 44)
Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Promulgated on 29 June, 1943
10.
We know by its Visibility. One cannot govern an invisible Church, only a visible one.

"No man, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light."
Luke 11:33

Jesus Christ said, "A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden."
Matthew 5:14

"And in the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. And many shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the GOD of Jacob, and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths, for the law shall come forth from Zion, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem."
Isaiah 2:2-3

There are many verses in Holy Scripture which refer to "The Mountain of the Lord", and of going up the mountain to the House of GOD, Exodus 3:1, Numbers 14:40, Psalms 48:1-4, Isaiah 2:2-3,
Isaiah 11:9, 25:6-12, 30:29, 65:11,25, 66:20, Jeremiah 31:23, Ezekiel 11:23, 20:40, Daniel 9:16, 20,
Joel 2:1, 3:17, Micah 4:1-2, Haggai 1:8, Zechariah 8:3, Matthew 5:14

Jesus also had this to say, "And if he refuse to hear them, appeal to the Church, but if he refuses to hear even the Church, let him be to you as the heathen and the publican. Amen I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound also in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven."
Matthew 18:17-18

How then does such an appeal apply to an invisible Church, and likewise, how is binding and loosing on earth applied to an invisible Church?

"As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." John 20:21
"He who hears you, hears Me." Luke 10:16
Clearly, GOD has established a visible Church in the service of the invisible GOD.

"From what We have thus far written and explained, Venerable Brethren, it is clear, we think, how grievously they err who arbitrarily claim that the Church is something hidden and invisible, as they also do who look upon her as a mere human institution possessing a certain disciplinary code and external ritual, but lacking power to communicate supernatural life. On the contrary, as Christ, Head and Exemplar of the Church is not complete, if only His visible human nature is considered…, or if only His divine, invisible nature…, but He is one through the union of both and one in both … so is it with His Mystical Body since the Word of God took unto Himself a human nature liable to sufferings, so that He might consecrate in His blood the visible Society founded by Him and lead man back to things invisible under a visible rule."
Mistici Corporus Christi (On the Mystical Body of Christ), paragraph 64.
Pope Pius XII
Encyclical promulgated June 29, 1943
11.
We know because the Catholic Church is the only Christian Church which has always had a Visible Head on earth, a "Father Figure", just as GOD had patterned for His people from the very beginning, since the time of Adam and Eve. GOD always dealt with His people through one man.

"And Pharaoh (the King) said unto Joseph (a Father Figure), 'For as much as GOD has shown you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you are: You shall be over my house, and according to your word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than you'. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt'. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain around his neck..."
Genesis 41:39-42
12.
We know because the Catholic Church is an Hierarchy* in its system of government, just as Jesus Christ had instituted. He is the Head, Ephesians 1:22, 5:23; we are the body, Colossians 1:24. The Head tells the body what to do. The body does not tell the head. Many other Christian churches are controlled by a vote of the body, as in a Democracy, which in turn informs the head of its decisions.
*Lumen Gentium III
13.
We know because as a living body, The Catholic Church Cannot be Confused or Separated* from its Head Which is Jesus Christ.
*Dominus Iesus, Vatican letter released by Cardinal Ratzinger on September 5, 2000
14.
We know because the Catholic Church is Jesus Christ Based. The Bible is Catholic Church Based.
The Bible is a Catholic book. The New Testament was written by Catholics. The Canons of both testaments were decided by Catholics, and the written Word of GOD was Faithfully Preserved down through the ages by Catholics.
All other Christian churches are Bible Based, with a Bible Taken from the Catholic Church.
Jesus Christ founded a Church (Matthew 16:18). He did not command anyone to write a Gospel.
The Word of GOD is a person, and not a book (John 1:1,14).
The Catholic Church is based on the Word of GOD alone and not on Scripture alone.
15.
We know because it was the Catholic Church which, in the fourth century, exercised its authority by Deciding Which Books of the Bible ARE the Bible.

"The Church recognized its image in the inspired books of the Bible. That is how it determined the Canon of Scripture."
Fr. Ken Baker

This also shows that the Bible came from the Church, and that the Church did not come from the Bible. The Catholic Church is the Mother of the Bible, not the Daughter.
THE BIBLE IS A CATHOLIC BOOK.

For those who deny that the Bible is a Catholic Book, the founder of Protestantism,
Martin Luther, concurred that the Bible is indeed a Catholic Book.
He had this to say:
"We are compelled to concede to the Papists that they have the Word of GOD, that we received it from them, and that without them, we should have no knowledge of it at all."
Martin Luther, commentary on St. John.

Isn't it strange that other Christian Churches have to admit (since they use the same canon) that the Catholic Church made an infallible decision when it decided which books of the New Testament are inspired and which ones aren't, yet these same Churches reject the Canon of the Old Testament decided by the same Bishops in the same Councils?
16.
We know because it was the Catholic Church alone, which faithfully Preserved Holy Scripture down through the centuries, due to the efforts of dedicated Monks in Monasteries, who gave years of their lives to transcribe hand written copies of it.

 

17.
We know because the Catholic Church has always taught that The Word was Heard and Not Read by the masses for centuries before the invention of the printing press in 1450. There were so few written Bibles that they were kept in Churches and read to the people. Besides that, the great bulk of the masses were illiterate and could not even read the written word. Those who could read or afford a hand copied Bible were few. The cost was prohibitive, for each subsequent copy took up to twenty years of a monks life to duplicate.

The Word that is Heard, is called "Tradition".
"So then, brethren, stand firm, and HOLD THE TRADITIONS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, WHETHER BY WORD OR BY LETTER OF OURS."
2Thessalonians 2:15

Contrast this with what Sola Scriptura advocates will tell you. They have said that there were thousands of manuscripts (for millions of people), and that the great majority of the masses were literate, and could afford to pay for the wages of 20 years work of one person. The secular history books of these time periods do not agree with this premise at all. There is no written record of the false doctrine of Sola Scriptura to be found before the reformation.
18.
We know by its Antiquity. The Catholic Church is the only Christian Church which can trace its origins back for almost 2000 years. All other Christian denominations can only go back a few hundred years at most for their origins. Here are the founders and dates of some of the mainline Churches.
They are in time line order:

* 30 A.D., The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ.
  Matthew 16:18, John 19:34, Acts 2:1-4, 1Timothy 3:15
* 1521, Martin Luther started Protestantism by forming the Lutherans, when he broke away from the One True Church that had already existed for almost 15 centuries.
* 1521, Thomas Munser, a Catholic priest, started Anabaptists in the same year that Luther broke  away. Protestantism started splitting within itself immediately. By 1600 there were 100 splits. By  1900  there were 1000, and today there are over 36,400. Where is the One Fold (John 10:16)?
* 1525, Mennonites started by Grebel, Mantz, and Blaurock in Switzerland.
* 1534, Henry VIII started the Church of England (Anglican).
* 1536, John Calvin, teaching predestination, formed the Calvinists.
* 1560, John Knox, who studied under Luther, started Presbyterians.
* 1582, Congregationalists started by Rob Brown, as a branch from Puritanism.
* 1609, John Smyth formed the Baptists in Holland.
* 1639, Roger Williams started the Baptists in America. They have since splintered severely.
* 1647, George Fox started the Quakers in England.
* 1739, John and Charles Wesley started the Methodists.
* 1770, Universalists were started by John Murray in New Jersey.
* 1774, Theophilus Lindley started Unitarians.
* 1789, Samuel Seabury started Episcopalians.
* 1793 to 1809, the Churches of Christ had four separate founders.
* 1803, Evangelicals were founded by Jacob Albright in Pennsylvania.
* 1830, Joseph Smith founded the Mormons in Palmyra New York.
* 1860, William Miller, a farmer, started the Adventists.
* 1863, Ellen Gould White started the Seventh-Day Adventists.
* 1865, William Booth started The Salvation Army.
* 1879, Mary Baker Eddy started Christian Scientists.
* 1879, Charles Russell started the Jehovah's Witnesses.
* 1875, New Age was started by Helena Blavatsky. *COL 2:8
* 1895, French Abbe, Alfred Loisy and English Jesuit, George Tyrrell started Modernism.
 Modernism was condemned by Pope Saint Pius X in 1907.
* 1901, Pentecostalism was started in the United States.
* 1914, Felix Manalo started Iglesia ni Cristo.
* 1914, Assembly of GOD was started by a General Assembly in Arkansas.
* 1919, Church of the Nazarene was started by a Union at a General Assembly.
* 1930, Independent Churches of America (IFCA), a consortium of churches .
* 1934, Evangelical Reformed was started by Union at a General Assembly.
* 1952, L. Ron Hubbard started the Church of Scientology.
* 1965, Chuck Smith began Calvary Chapel.
* 1968, Disciples of Christ, separated from the Churches of Christ.
* 1974, Ken Gullickson started the Vineyard Christian Fellowship.
* Pentecostal Gospel, and other splinter Pentecostal groups, are some of the hundreds of new sects founded by mere men in the 20th century.

"Has Christ been divided up?" 1Corinthians 1:13
"Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it." Psalms 127:1
19.
We know by the indelible Four Marks which only the Catholic Church has.
CCC (Catechism of the Catholic Church) 813-822
20.
We know by its Durability. It is the oldest, and longest lasting established organization on earth by far. Many secular encyclopedias will tell you this.

"No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that resists you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with Me, said the Lord."
Isaiah 54:17
"So now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone. For if this plan or work is of men, it will be overthrown; but if it is of GOD, you will not be able to overthrow it.
ELSE PERHAPS YOU MAY FIND YOURSELVES FIGHTING EVEN AGAINST GOD."
Acts 5:38-39
I must ask you. In the almost 2000 year history of the Catholic Church, how many have tried and failed to overthrow it? What message, if any, did you get from Acts 5:38-39?
21.
We know from the Writings of the Old Testament Prophets.

In 2Samuel, GOD prefigured the Church which the "Seed of David", Jesus Christ will found.
"And when your days shall be fulfilled and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your seed after you, which shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish His kingdom. HE SHALL BUILD A HOUSE TO MY NAME, AND I WILL ESTABLISH THE THRONE OF HIS KINGDOM FOREVER."
2Samuel 7:12-13
This is a clear guarantee of the Holiness and perpetuality of the Church which Jesus Christ founded, the Catholic Church. All other Christian Churches came some 1500 years after His crucifixion.
Isaiah, who so accurately predicted many things about Jesus Christ, including the details of His passion in Isaiah 53, also foretold, equally as accurate, details of the Church which Jesus Christ would set up.
"This is My covenant with them, said the Lord: My Spirit that is in you, and the words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed's seed, said the Lord, FROM HENCEFORTH AND FOREVER."
Isaiah 59:21
This is a clearly stated guarantee of the perpetuality and orthodoxy of the Catholic Church.
"Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless the Lord guard the city, the guard watches in vain."
Psalms 127:1
What does this verse mean to you if you cannot trace the origin of your Church all the way back to Jesus Christ?
Jeremiah had this to say, one short example out of many.
"And I will gather together the remnant of My flock, out of all the lands into which I have cast them out; and I will make them return to their own fields, and they shall increase and be multiplied. AND I WILL SET UP PASTORS OVER THEM, AND THEY SHALL FEED THEM: THEY SHALL FEAR NO MORE, AND THEY SHALL NOT BE DISMAYED, AND NONE SHALL BE WANTING OF THEIR NUMBER, SAID THE LORD."
Jeremiah 3:15, 23:3-4
The Catholic Church feeds its flock the truth of GOD.
Daniel had some things to say also.
"But in the days of those kingdoms the GOD of heaven will set up a kingdom THAT SHALL NEVER BE DESTROYED, and His kingdom SHALL NOT BE DELIVERED UP TO ANOTHER PEOPLE; AND IT SHALL BREAK IN PIECES, AND SHALL CONSUME ALL THESE KINGDOMS, AND ITSELF SHALL STAND FOREVER."
Daniel 2:44

"And He gave him power, and glory, AND A KINGDOM, and all peoples, tribes and tongues shall serve Him. His power is an everlasting power that shall not be taken away, AND HIS KINGDOM SHALL NOT BE DESTROYED."
Daniel 7:14

These verses are a clearly stated guarantee of the impregnability and perpetuality of the Catholic Church. They are a clear warning against those who would attack her.
Micah added to the prophecies.
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of the mountains, and high above the hills, and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the GOD of Jacob, AND HE WILL TEACH US HIS WAYS, AND WE WILL WALK IN HIS PATHS, FOR THE LAW SHALL GO FORTH OUT OF ZION, AND THE WORD OF THE LORD OUT OF JERUSALEM."
Micah 4:1-2
This is clearly stated by Micah, that the Church which GOD will establish, the Catholic Church, would be a world wide teaching Church, and it would be set upon a Mountain for All to See, and that it would have the Authority to teach the Word of GOD.
It was upon a mountain, Mount Sinai, in which Moses received GOD's teaching, written on stone tablets (Exodus 31:18). This is a clear Type of the Catholic Church and its teaching authority.
Jerusalem as seen here is the New Jerusalem, the Bride of Christ (Jer 7:34, Rev 19:7-8, 21:2), the Church.
Haggai wrote this:
"And I will move all nations, and THE DESIRED OF ALL NATIONS SHALL COME; AND I WILL FILL HIS HOUSE WITH GLORY, SAID THE LORD OF HOSTS. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, said the Lord of Hosts. GREAT SHALL BE THE GLORY OF THIS LAST HOUSE MORE THAN OF THE FIRST, SAID THE LORD OF HOSTS; AND IN THIS PLACE I WILL GIVE PEACE, SAID THE LORD OF HOSTS"
Haggai 2:8-10
The "Desired of all Nations" could only mean Jesus Christ, and the Church He will build is the "Last House", the indefectible Catholic Church, greater in glory than what it replaced, the Church which will last until the end of the world (Matt 28:20).

Zechariah wrote this:
"Thus said the Lord of Hosts: I am returned to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and JERUSALEM SHALL BE CALLED THE CITY OF TRUTH, AND THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE SANCTIFIED MOUNTAIN."
Zechariah 8:3
Jerusalem here is of course the New Jerusalem as described earlier. It is the Catholic Church which is the "City of Truth", and the "Mountain of the Lord of Hosts".

Malachi wrote this:
Malachi 1:11
He wrote a clear description of the Sacrifice performed in every Catholic Mass.
22.
We know because the Thread of the Catholic Church is Woven throughout Holy Scripture from the first book of Genesis to the last book of Revelation. However, the thread does not end with Revelation, for it continues unbroken where GOD's Public Revelation ended, and on down through the ages for almost 2000 years of richly recorded history until this very day.
23.
We know from Holy Scripture, as it is one continuous story from beginning to end. It is the story of GOD's Salvation History through a series of Covenants which He made with mankind. Each successive covenant encompassed a larger group of people until the last covenant, which included the whole world, the Universal Church, the Catholic Church.
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you shall be witnesses for Me in Jerusalem (local) and in Samaria (spreading out) and even to the very ends of the earth (worldwide)."
Acts 1:8
24.
We know because it is only the Catholic Church Which has All of the Pieces to the Puzzle.
You might ask, "What Puzzle"?
All of Scripture and the story of GOD's Salvation History is likened to a giant jigsaw puzzle, an overall picture of GOD's plan for us. Non-Catholic churches have very large gaps in their puzzle with many pieces missing. Because of this they will never see the full picture.

Here are some examples of what I mean:

They are missing all of Church history, almost 1500 years, from the end of the Book of Revelation until the start of the reformation. The recorded history is certainly there, but they simply refuse to read it.

They are missing seven books and parts of at least two more, from Holy Scripture, simply because one man decided they should be removed.

They are missing many pieces of rich Apostolic Tradition, simply because when they separated themselves from the One True Church, they could not lay claim to it.

They are missing five of the seven Sacraments which were instituted in the New Testament and which were in use by the Catholic Church for almost 1500 years before the reformation.

They are missing all of the Saints and their wonderful works.

The Catholic Church has all of the pieces listed.
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We know by its Indefectibility, as shown in Ephesians 5:25-27.
(25)"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church, and delivered Himself up for her, (26) that He might sanctify her, cleansing her in the bath of water by means of The Word; (27) IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT TO HIMSELF THE CHURCH IN ALL HER GLORY, NOT HAVING SPOT OR WRINKLE OR ANY SUCH THING, BUT THAT SHE MIGHT BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH."
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We know because the Catholic Church is The Bride of Christ.
Did you notice in the previous category, that the Church (singular), is mentioned twice in these three verses, and that Saint Paul referred to the Church as her four times, and as she once?
It is therefore befitting that the Church carries the title of, "The Bride of Christ".

"He who loves his own wife, loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh; on the contrary he nourishes and cherishes it, AS CHRIST ALSO DOES THE CHURCH because we are members of His body, made from His flesh and from His bones. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. THIS IS A GREAT MYSTERY - I MEAN IN REFERENCE TO CHRIST AND TO THE CHURCH."
Ephesians 5:29-32

"And the Lord Himself says in the Gospel: "So they are no longer two, but one flesh". They are, in fact, two different persons, yet they are one in conjugal union,... as Head, He calls Himself the Bridegroom, as Body, He calls Himself 'bride'."
St Augustine of Hippo, C.C.C. 796.

"Even as He chose us before the foundation of the world, THAT WE SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE."
Ephesians 1:4. Compare this verse with Ephesians 5:27 as listed in the previous category.

"And the Bridegroom shall rejoice over the bride, and your GOD shall rejoice over you."
Isaiah 62:5

"Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the Bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the Bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they will fast."
Matthew 9:15. See also Mark 2:19-20

"He who has the bride is the Bridegroom; but the friend of the Bridegroom, who stands and hears Him, rejoices exceedingly at the voice of the Bridegroom. This my joy, therefore is made full. He must increase, but I must decrease."
John 3:29-30

"For I betrothed you to one spouse, that I might present you a chaste virgin to Christ."
2Cor 11:2

Read the parable of the ten virgins and the Bridegroom in Matthew 25:1-13

Since the Catholic Church is the bride of Christ, can he be the spouse of other churches?
No, for just like us, He can have only one bride, for more than one would be the sin of polygamy.
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We know because the Catholic Church holds periodic Church Councils to settle disputes and problems which arise from time to time.

"Where there is no governor, the people shall fall; but there is safety where there is much council."
Proverbs 11:14

The first Church Council was the Council of Jerusalem in 49 A.D., as described in Acts 15:1-29.
A doctrinal dispute had to be decided and there was a debate, and the Primacy of the first Pope, Peter, was voiced (Vs 7). After that the whole meeting quieted down (Vs 12). The Apostles had composed a letter (Vs 23) in which they had written their agreed upon decisions in conjunction with the guidance of the Holy Spirit (Vs 28).
"The Apostles had spoken. The issue was settled."

Over the centuries, there have been many Church Councils from time to time. They are normally called in order to settle disputes, and the issues of the day, just as was the first one.
Now it is "Rome has spoken, the matter is settled."
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We know by its Church Council Teachings to the whole world in which all Christians adhere to in many respects.
It was Catholic Church Councils which have defined many doctrines used today by both Catholics and Protestants alike.

"Where there is no governor, the people shall fall; but there is safety where there is much Council."
Proverbs 11:14
"Designs are strengthened by Councils, and wars are to be managed by governments."
Proverbs 20:18

The very first Church Council held, was the Council of Jerusalem 48-50 A.D. (Acts 15:1-35), in which Peter said,
"Brethren, you know that in early days GOD MADE CHOICE THAT THROUGH MY MOUTH THE GENTILES SHOULD HEAR THE WORD OF THE GOSPEL AND BELIEVE."
Acts 15:7
Church Councils are presided over by the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, in conjunction with the other Bishops and...
"For THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO LAY NO FURTHER BURDENS ON YOU..." Acts 15:28
Here are just a few examples of doctrines which have emerged from Church Councils:
You will not find the word "Trinity" in Holy Scripture. The doctrine of the "Holy Trinity" was defined in the Catholic Council of Nicea in 325.
The "Nicene Creed", which is said in many Protestant churches as well as Catholic,
came from the Council of Nicea in 325, and was revised as to the wording it is today, in the Council of Constantinople I in 381.
The Canons of both the Old and New Testaments were decided by the Catholic Councils of Rome in 382, Hippo in 393, and Carthage III in 397.
The Catholic Councils of Ephesus in 431, and of Chalcedon in 451, defined the doctrine that Jesus Christ is one person with two natures, the Hypostatic Union.
The Catholic Council of Lyons I in 1245 defined the doctrine that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son.
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We know because of Apostolic Succession.

"May his days be few. and may another take up his duties."
Psalms 109:8
"...And his ministry let another take."
Acts 1:20
"I laid the foundation and another builds thereon."
1Corinthians 3:10
"...you are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets with Jesus Christ as the chief corner stone. In Him the whole structure is closely fitted together and grows into a temple holy in the Lord..."
Ephesians 2:20-21

The succession of the Bishops of Rome, the Popes,
can be traced all the way back in an Unbroken Line to St. Peter.
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We know because of the Truth in Teaching Succession all the way from Jesus Christ to the Bishops and Priests of the Catholic Church to this day.
Here is just one path I will show as an example.

From Jesus Christ to the Apostles.
"As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
John 20:21
"He who receives anyone I send, receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives Him who sent Me."
John 13:20
"He who hears you, hears Me; and he who rejects you, rejects Me; and he who rejects Me, rejects Him who sent Me."
Luke 10:16
"But when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will teach you all the truth."
John 16:13
"For the Holy Spirit and we have decided to lay no further burden upon you but this indispensable one..."
Acts 15:28

From the Apostles to St. Paul.
"Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking also Titus along with me. And I went up in consequence of a revelation, and I conferred with them on the Gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but separately with the men of authority; lest perhaps I should be running, or had run in vain."
Galatians 2:1-2
Here, Paul went to the Apostles to have them confirm that his teaching was in tune with theirs.

From St. Paul to Timothy and then to the Bishops.
"...and the things that you have learned from me through many witnesses, commend to trustworthy men who shall be competent in turn to teach others."
2Timothy 2:2
St. Paul, in effect said: I have taught you. Now you teach others who will in turn teach yet others the truth which I received from the Apostles, who in turn received it from Truth Himself, The Word, Jesus Christ. This succession of truth is shown by the unchanging truth in the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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We know from the hundreds of years of Writings by Church Fathers and Ecclesiastical Writers, where they professed the Same Beliefs then, as the Catholic Church practices today. Here is a small sampling of the thousands of writings which are available to anyone.

*Saint Irenaeus (140-202), wrote a monumental work called "Against Heresies", which is used by scholars even today.

*Eusebius of Caesarea (263-339) wrote 10 volumes of the History of the Catholic Church.
He covered Church History from before the birth of Christ until about 330 A.D..

*Saint Augustine (354-430) was a very prolific writer. He wrote hundreds of letters, essays, and books. I recently read his "Confessions", and it was almost like he had written it this year as far as the Church goes. In his vast collection, he had mentioned the Catholic Church by name over 300 times.

All of the writings listed here are available in the Internet, free for the downloading by anyone.

"To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant"
John Cardinal Newman

He who does not know history is condemned to repeat it.
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We know from the Writings of the Church Fathers and early Church writers, in which they said the Catholic Church is the True Church which Jesus Christ founded.

"You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment. Let no one do anything touching the Church, apart from the bishop. Let that celebration of the Eucharist be considered valid which is held under the bishop or anyone to whom he has committed it. Where the bishop appears, there let the people be, JUST AS WHERE JESUS CHRIST IS, THERE IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. It is not permitted without authorization from the bishop either to baptize or to hold an agape; but whatever he approves is also pleasing to God. Thus everything you do will be proof against danger and valid."
St Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Smyrneans, 107 A.D.

"We say, therefore, that in substance, in concept, in origin and in eminence, the ancient and Catholic Church is alone,..."
St. Clement of Alexander, Miscellanies, 7:17:107:3, 202 A.D.

"He cannot have GOD for his Father who does not have the Church for his Mother."
St. Cyprian of Carthage, The Unity of the Catholic Church, 6, 251 A.D.

"It is, therefore, the Catholic Church alone which retains true worship. This is the fountain of truth; this is the domicile of faith; this is the temple of GOD."
Lactantius, The Divine Institutions, 4:30:1, 304 A.D.

"But what is also to the point, let us note that the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning, which the Lord gave, was preached by the Apostles, and was preserved by the Fathers. On this was the Church founded; and if anyone departs from this, he neither is nor any longer ought to be called a Christian."
St. Athanasius, Four Letters to Serapion of Thmuis, 1:28, 359 A.D.

"Christian is my name, and Catholic my surname. The one designates me, while the other makes me specific. Thus am I attested and set apart. When we are called Catholics it is by this appellation that our people are kept apart from any heretical name."
St. Pacian of Barcelona, Letter to Sympronian, 1:4, 375 A.D.

"We must hold to the Christian religion and to communication in her Church which is Catholic, and which is called Catholic not only by her members but even by all her enemies."
St. Augustine of Hippo, The True Religion, 7:12, 390 A.D.

"Yet it is a fact that the Church is called Catholic because it truly embraces the whole of that truth, some particles of which may be found even in various heresies."
St. Augustine of Hippo, Letter of Augustine to Vincent the Rogatist, 93:7:23, 408 A.D.

There are hundreds more by scores of writers.
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We know from the hundreds of years of authentic early Church Writings in which the Catholic Church is mentioned by Name, Hundreds of times.

I find it necessary to repeat what I have already said:
"He who does not know history is condemned to repeat it."
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We know because Jesus Christ did not command anyone to write a Gospel.
However, He did command that His Church would be a Teaching Church.

"And GOD indeed has placed some in the Church, first Apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly TEACHERS..." 1Cor 12:28

"And He said to them, "Go into the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature.""
Mark 16:15

"And the things that thou hast heard from me through many witnesses, commend to trustworthy men who shall be competent in turn to teach others." 2Tim 2:2

Next to the public school system in size, is the Catholic Parochial school system. These Catholic schools can be found in most communities. These schools are unmatched by anyone in providing quality education at a much lower cost per student than public schools, and many Protestants and Jews prefer to send their children to them.

There are more than 30 Catholic Colleges and more than 40 Catholic Universities in the United States alone. There are many more scattered throughout the world. These figures do not include Catholic Seminaries which are numerous.

There is not another Christian church which even comes close to matching the teaching ability of the Catholic Church.
Many other Christian churches put their emphasis upon a book.
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We know because of the Consistency of Teaching of the Catholic Church for almost 2000 years.
The teaching of the Catholic Church has not changed, simply because truth does not change. The Church has frequently been accused of changing its teaching on several subjects. However, these accusations are unfounded when the facts come to light.
One of the main false charges that detractors like to reiterate is that the Catholic Church changed its teaching regarding, "Outside the Catholic Church there is no Salvation." (Lumen Gentium II,16)
Contrast this Catholic consistency to the inconsistency of what other Christian churches have taught.
Here is but one example out of a great many:
In the early 1930's, the Lambeth Conference of Anglicans condoned Contraception on a limited basis. Soon after, most non-Catholic sects followed suit, with each going farther and farther from the teaching of Holy Scripture. Many now wholeheartedly endorse contraception.
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We know because it is the Catholic Church which Develops Existing Doctrine . This is in stark contrast to the charges of detractors that it is constantly proclaiming "new" doctrine. The Church has always taught that Divine Public Revelation was sealed when the last Apostle died. This is a truth. However, understanding of that revealed public revelation is a continuing process until the end of time, as the finite mind of man struggles to discern the infinite mind of GOD. It is simply a matter of a fuller and better unfolding of what GOD has revealed to mankind.
The Church calls it the Deposit of Faith.
"The faith once delivered to the Saints".
Jude 3.
However, the total understanding of the infinite GOD by finite beings is not possible.

"But when He, the Spirit of Truth has come, HE WILL TEACH YOU ALL THE TRUTH..."
John 16:13

"GOD, who at sundry times and in diverse manners spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all in these days has spoken to us by his Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world..."
Hebrews 1:1-2.

There will be no more Public Revelation. Christ was the fulfillment of the law of the Old Testament.
Matthew 5:17.

There is only one teacher, Jesus the Christ.
Matthew 23:10.

The Apostles saw in Christ, "The coming of the fullness of time".
Galatians 4:4.

"What you have learned from me, commend to trustworthy men who shall be competent in turn to teach others".
2Timothy 2:2.

"You are to continue in the things you have learned and that have been entrusted to you,...".
2Timothy 3:14.

"In giving us His Son, His only Word (for He possesses no other), He spoke everything to us at once in this sole Word, and He has no more to say... because what He spoke before to the prophets in parts, He has now spoken all at once by giving us the 'All Who is His Son'. Any person questioning GOD or desiring some vision or revelation would be guilty not only of foolish behavior but also of offending Him, by not fixing his eyes entirely upon Christ and by living with the desire for some other novelty."
St. John of the Cross, The Ascent of Mount Carmel, 2,22,3-5.

See the Catechism of the Catholic Church, CCC 65-67

It takes many centuries to unpack the treasures and mysteries of Divine Revelation.
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We know from the Rock solid, Unwavering, Fidelity in the Teaching of the Catholic Church.
Earlier in the 20th century, just about all Christian Churches agreed on several points. They were united in being against Divorce, Contraception, Abortion, the Homosexual Act, Holy Unions, and more. One by one, many Protestant Churches are accepting some of these sinful practices despite the fact that these practices are all strictly against the will of GOD.
The Catholic Church has not, and will not, accept these things, as it, like GOD, is unchanging in its doctrine and will adhere to the will of GOD regardless what the secular world thinks.
The Catholic Church obeys the directives from the Head, whereas some other Christian churches bend to the will of the body.

"But JUST AS THE CHURCH IS SUBJECT TO CHRIST, so also let wives be to their husbands in all things."
Ephesians 5:24
As previously stated, GOD has guaranteed Perpetual Orthodoxy for His Church.
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We know from the Infallibility of the Catholic Church when it comes to discernment, and in defining of the meaning of Holy Scripture. The Catholic Church has One single, authoritative source for the interpretation of Holy Scripture. That source is the Pope, in conjunction with All the Bishops of the world (over 3500), with All of them having impeccable credentials, and All speaking with One single unified voice, and with All under the guidance of the Spirit of Truth.
"Rome Has Spoken, the Issue is Settled".
Saint Augustine

Have you heard that there is a Spirit of Truth and a Spirit of Error?
"WE ARE OF GOD. HE WHO KNOWS GOD LISTENS TO US. BY THIS WE KNOW THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR."
1John 4:6

Contrast that with the other Christian churches (over 36,400 denominations), all interpreting Scripture as they see fit. There are thousands of sects, all teaching a different interpretation of the same Bible. Millions of Protestants see themselves as their own "little pope". This is precisely the reason why there is no unity in Protestantism, and why they have split the Body of Christ into so many pieces. A Protestant church in my area recently split in two because of a dispute over Scriptural interpretation. The Baptists have split yet again recently (they have scores of splinters as it is) over a dispute about the ordination of women. Methodists have split again over another doctrinal dispute regarding what they call "Holy (unholy) Unions".
The strange thing here is that all of these "little popes" say the same thing, "The Holy Spirit told me". Which Pope has the Spirit of Truth, and which "popes" have the spirit of error?

Who in Protestantism has the authority to adjudicate a Scriptural dispute between two factions?
Who in Protestantism can speak with authority in order to settle the matter?
Who in Protestantism truly has the Spirit of Truth?
Why is individual interpretation of Scripture even allowed in Protestantism?

For those who are not Catholic, and who profess to follow the teaching of Scripture, why do you ignore these following verses?

"This, then, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND FIRST OF ALL, THAT NO PROPHECY OF SCRIPTURE IS MADE BY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION."
2Peter 1:20
It is as clear as it could be, there is to be NO PRIVATE INTERPRETATION, of Holy Scripture.
Saint Peter's Epistle unambiguously warns, do NOT do it, and yet, non-Catholics do it regardless.

Here is another:
"In these Epistles there are certain things difficult to understand, WHICH THE UNLEARNED AND THE UNSTABLE DISTORT, JUST AS THEY DO THE REST OF SCRIPTURES ALSO, TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION."
2Peter 3:16
Wow! The last part is scary. Of whom did Peter speak here? It could not be the Pope in conjunction with the 3500 Bishops because, surely, they are not unlearned. They are also not unstable since they are implanted upon the Rock of Peter. They also cannot distort Scripture since they are, as a single voice of authority, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Saint Peter had to have been speaking about all of those "little pope's" interpreting Scripture for themselves as mentioned above.

Here is yet another:
"And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said,
"Do you then understand what you are reading"?
But he said, "Why, HOW CAN I, UNLESS SOMEONE SHOWS ME?""
Acts 8:30-31
Isn't this exactly what the Catholic Church does? An Apostle interpreted the meaning of Scripture for the man. Today, the Successors to the Apostles, the Pope, and the Bishops interpret it for us.
Yet in Protestantism, there is no one to show them. It is every individual person's private opinion.

Who faithfully follows the teaching of Holy Scripture in these verses, and who does not?

"The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid."
A.W.Tozer 1897-1963
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We know because the Catholic Church Interprets Holy Scripture by always discerning it in Context, and by taking into account the Senses in which it was written, and by noting the Customs of the people of the time, and their Language of the day. The Church is also keenly aware of Translation Difficulties, which lead many "unlearned" astray and into Scriptural error.

The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not take Scripture Out of Context."
Never take a verse or two and the apparent meaning by itself without taking into context the verses around it.
Examples:
Protestants try to "prove" the legitimacy of Sola Scriptura from just 2 verses, 2Timothy 3:16-17. If they would only take it in context by backing up a few verses, they would find it does not mean what they believe it to mean at all. Read the link for the proof.

Matthew 23:9, call no man your Father is taken out of context.

1Timothy 2:5, there is only one Mediator is taken out of context.

"A text without a context is a pretext."

We should always take into account the Language of the day, the meaning of the words as they were written then, and not as their apparent meaning of today.
The language of that time period or era was very clear. However, enduring or undergoing several translations, has made the meaning less accurate and interpreting it today (modern era) may lose the basic meaning.
An excellent example is the Protestant present day mis-usage of the word "Brethren".
Another example is All have sinned, Romans 3:23.

Here is a prime example of using the wrong Senses of Scripture.
Protestants take practically the whole Bible in the literal sense. Yet, why is it when they come to
John Chapter 6, they say it is figurative, when in no verse is a figurative sense indicated?
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We know because the Catholic Church is true to the teaching of Holy Scripture.
It Does NOT Distort Scripture to conform to its teaching. Whereas, many non-Catholic denominations form their own teaching in order to be "different" from the others, and then they deliberately "twist" Holy Scripture in order for it to seemingly "conform" to their false teachings.

"In these epistles there are certain things difficult to understand, which the UNLEARNED AND UNSTABLE DISTORT, JUST AS THEY DO THE REST OF THE SCRIPTURES ALSO, TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION."
2Peter 3:15
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We know from the sturdy, rock solid, Three Legged Stool upon which the Catholic Church is based.
Each leg has its place on what is called The Deposit of Faith. First, there is Holy Scripture. Next there is Holy Tradition (2Thess 2:15). Lastly, there is the Magisterium of the Church which is the authoritative teacher, interpreter, and protector of both Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition.
No two legs can stand alone without the support of the third.
During the Protestant reformation, the reformers broke with the Catholic Church, and thereby lost one leg, the teaching authority of the Church, the Magisterium. As a result of that action, they could no longer lay claim to the wealth of Holy Tradition. So they were forced to cut off a second leg of the stool for themselves, of which Christianity had been using for almost 1500 years.
They were forced to turn to the only leg left for them, Holy Scripture, which was taken from the Catholic Church, remember?
Since all that was left for them was Holy Scripture and no authority whatsoever, they invented the false man-made tradition of Sola Scriptura and declared Holy Scripture to be the Sole Authority.
How can you have an infallible book without having an infallible interpreter for it?
What is the purpose of the United States Supreme Court?
Where is the authority in Protestantism to settle interpretive disputes?
Who in Protestantism has the authority to do so?
Protestantism's one legged stool sways hither and yon, blowing with the wind of private opinion.

Upon which stool will you entrust your eternal salvation?
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We know because it is the Catholic Church which follows the teaching of Holy Scripture in that it is the Guardian of Sacred Tradition."

Does faith depend upon the reading of Holy Scripture? What does the Bible say?
"Faith then depends on HEARING, AND HEARING ON THE WORD OF CHRIST."
Romans 10:17

"So then, brethren, stand firm, and HOLD THE TRADITIONS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, WHETHER BY WORD OR BY LETTER OF OURS."
2Thessalonians 2:15

"Hold to the form of SOUND TEACHING WHICH YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME, in the faith and love, which are in Christ Jesus."
2Timothy 1:13

"And the THINGS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME THROUGH MANY WITNESSES, COMMEND TO TRUSTWORTHY MEN WHO SHALL BE COMPETENT IN TURN TO TEACH OTHERS."
2Timothy 2:2

All of these verses, and a host of others, command us to heed to the Oral Word as well, as we guard and protect the written Word of GOD. The Oral Word of GOD is called Apostolic Tradition, or the Unwritten Word of GOD, as it is handed down from generation to generation. The Catholic Church has faithfully preserved the Unwritten Word for almost 2000 years. In the 16th century when Protestantism began, the reformers lost the teaching arm of the Church, the Magisterium and they could no longer lay claim to the preserved Apostolic Traditions, so they rejected them. They put them into the same category as false man-made traditions, and then rejected the whole category.
However, they invented false man-made traditions of their own, such as Sola Scriptura and Individual Interpretation of Holy Scripture. They simply declared the Bible to be the sole authority and if it cannot be found in the Bible, then it simply did not happen and therefore does not exist. Isn't it strange that neither their beliefs in Sola Scriptura, and Individual Interpretation cannot be found in the Bible either?

Here are some traditions which came right out of the Catholic Church and to which Protestants hold, as well as Catholics, and none of them are from the Bible:

*The Nicene Creed. Many Protestants say, "We believe in one, holy 'Catholic' and Apostolic Church", which is right out of the Nicene Creed. Some try to avoid using the word "Catholic", by substituting the word "Universal" instead, but it means the same thing.
*The word "Christmas", which is "Christ's-Mass". How could anyone be more Catholic every time   they say the word?
*The Writer of the Gospel of Matthew. A predominance of Christians acknowledge it was Matthew.
*The Writer of the Gospel of Mark. Almost all Christians say it was Mark.
*The Writer of the Gospel of Luke. Almost all Christians accept Luke.
*The Writer of the Gospel of John. Almost all Christians call him John.
*The End of Public Revelation when the Last Apostle died.
*The Gregorian Calendar, which we all use.
*The Date for Christmas, December 25, which all Christians acknowledge.
*The Date for Easter, which Catholics as well as Protestants recognize.
*The Date for Ash Wednesday, used by many Protestant denominations as well.
*The Ritual of receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday, now done by some Protestants.
*The Date for All Hallows Eve, which is used by practically everyone as, "Halloween".
*The Season of Advent.
*The Season of Lent.
*The Canon of the New Testament, which all Christian churches use.
*The Catholic Liturgical Calendar, which many Protestant denominations follow.
*The Praying of the Rosary, now done faithfully by a lot of Protestants.
*The Veneration of Saints, by some, all of whom were declared saints by the Catholic Church. You will not find Saint Peter, or Saint Paul, or Saint Matthew, or Saint Mark, or Saint Luke, or Saint John, worded as "Saints" in Holy Scripture. However, all Christians call these persons "Saint".

How then, can Protestants ever say that Catholics should not hold the traditions when they hold so many Catholic traditions themselves?
*Then there are the first five books of the Old Testament, all written by Moses, who appeared for the first time in Exodus 2:2. How then could he write Genesis, except from Oral Traditions handed down from generation to generation? What about Saint Luke? He was one of the earliest converts. His name is first mentioned in Colossians 4:14. How then, did he manage to write his Gospel and the book of Acts, except by Oral Tradition? Read Luke 1:1-4. His prologue says, "..the Word HANDED DOWN TO US...". What is that if not by oral tradition?

Where in the Bible does it say the Word is limited to what is written?
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We know because the Catholic Church teaches that Everything is NOT in the Bible. Many other Christian denominations teach that everything IS in the Bible even though the Bible itself does not say this.
"If it is not in the Bible, it simply does not exist or it is not true", is what some have said.
However, the Bible itself does not, in any way, say that it is complete.

In fact it says there are many things which are NOT in it, and will be taught in some future time.

"Many things yet I have to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. But when He, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, has come, He will teach you all the truth. For He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He will hear He will speak, and THE THINGS THAT ARE TO COME HE WILL DECLARE TO YOU."
John 16:12-13
Here are some more verses which say everything is NOT in the Bible:
Mark 4:33-34, 6:34, John 20:30-31, 21:25, 2Thessalonians 2:15.

Here are some of the things which Non-Catholics accept, yet are not to be found in the Bible.
*The word 'Trinity'.
*The word 'Incarnation'.
*The word 'Bible'.
*The word 'Protestant'.
*The Canon of the New Testament.
*The words 'Sola Scriptura'.
*The false, man made doctrine of Sola Scriptura.
*The word 'Rapture'.
*The word 'Papist'.
*The word 'Popish'.
*The word 'Romish'.
*The age of accountability.
*Altar calls.

Here are some of the things which are not in the Bible and that non-Catholics reject. They reject them simply because they are all Catholic oriented.
*The entire History of the Christian Church from the last book of the Bible until the reformation.
*The Writings of the Church Fathers.
*The Canon of the Old Testament.
*The word 'Purgatory'.
*The word 'Pope'.
44.
We know because the Catholic Church has an "And" Philosophy, whereas non-Catholic Protestant churches have an "Either / Or" Philosophy.
P. Bible only, no tradition (except theirs). C. Bible And Apostolic tradition.
P. If it is not in the Bible, it is not true. C. All is not in the Bible And there are many other sources.
P. One Mediator only, no other intercessors. C. One Mediator only, And many intercessors.
P. Saved by Faith only, no works. C. Saved by Faith and Works.
P. Jesus only, no veneration for Mary. C. Jesus only Savior, And veneration for Blessed Mary.
45.
We know because the Catholic Church Does NOT Teach an "Ear Tickling Gospel".
Some other Christian churches teach only what they think their members want to hear.

"For there will come a time when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but having itching ears, will heap up to themselves teachers according to their own lusts."
2Timothy 4:3

The Catholic Church teaches all of the Gospel, and does not omit what is painful to some.
46.
We know because the Catholic Church teaches that Our Salvation is NOT guaranteed simply by accepting Jesus Christ as Our Lord and Savior as some non-Catholic sects teach. We have been redeemed by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Salvation, however, is an on going process which involves our Co-operation with GOD. This is the teaching of Holy Scripture. Just think about it for a minute or so. If we are "saved", then we can do anything we wish with no fear of losing our salvation. This is a sin of presumption. What purpose then, do the Ten Commandments serve? What purpose would any church on earth serve? Did Jesus Christ die on the cross just so we could sin?
"He has commanded no man to do wickedly, and He has given no man license to sin."
Sirach 15:21
The question, "Are You Saved?", is an invention of Protestant Evangelical sects. Those who ridicule the Catholic Church for canonizing people as Saints, are in reality canonizing themselves when they claim they are "saved".
The on going process of salvation...

We were saved in the past:
Romans 5:1-2, 8:24, Ephesians 2:5-10, 2Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:5.

We are being saved now:
1Corinthians 1:18, 15:2, Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 10:14, 1Peter 1:8-9, 2:1-2.

We will be saved in the future:
Matthew 10:22, 24:13, Mark 8:35, Acts 15:11, Romans 5:9-11, 6:16, 13:11,
1Corinthians 3:15, 5:5, Galatians 2:17, 5:4-5, Hebrews 9:28, Revelation 21:6-7.

We can lose our salvation:
Matthew 7:21, 24:44-51, 25:31-46, Romans 11:22, 1Corinthians 9:27, 10:11-12, Galatians 5:4, Philippians 2:12, 2Timothy 2:11-13, Hebrews 6:4-6, 10:26-27, Revelation 21:8, 27.

"THEREFORE LET HIM WHO THINKS HE STANDS TAKE HEED LEST HE FALL."
1Corinthians 10:12

"...WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING."
Philippians 2:12

GOD created us without our co-operation, but He will not save us without our co-operation.
47.
We know because it is the Catholic Church alone which teaches the Doctrine of Purgatory .
Contrary to what detractors say, the doctrine of Purgatory is very Biblical. The problem is that they simply do not know enough about it to discern it in Holy Scripture. Also, they have tied their own hands by removing seven Canonical Books from the Bible. One key verse which detractors do not have is 2Maccabees 12:46 which says, "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead". Neither those in hell, nor in heaven need our prayers, for in the former they are condemned and in the latter they have achieved eternal salvation.
Those souls who are in neither place are the ones in need of prayer, for GOD has said, that nothing defiled may enter heaven, Revelation 21:27.
Catholics pray for the dead individually and in every Mass . There is even a special Mass for the dead called a Requiem Mass.
I feel sorry for all those non-Catholics who have died, as there is no one to pray for them.
48.
We know by its very Name, Catholic, which means Universal, all encompassing, all peoples, all teachings, all places, and for all time.
This is shown in Matthew 28:19-20, by the three "Alls".
"Go, therefore and make disciples of ALL nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe ALL that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you ALL days, even unto the consummation of the world."
49.
We know from the Unity of the Catholic Church in the Family of GOD.
The CHURCH MILITANT which are those of us on Earth, the CHURCH SUFFERING which are those in Purgatory , and the CHURCH TRIUMPHANT which are those in Heaven, are all united in one family called "The Communion of Saints". When we receive communion, the Priest says, "The Body of Christ", and we respond with "Amen", meaning "So Be It". It is an affirmation of what the Priest has just said, and that we are all truly united in One Body of Christ, One belief, One Family, Uno, Union, Communion.

"I am the GOD of Abraham, and the GOD of Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob.
I am NOT the GOD of the dead but of the living."
Mt 22:32, Mk 12:26-27
Does this sound like the dead are really dead, or are they alive? GOD has told us we do not die.

"And behold, two men were talking with Him. And these were Moses and Elias, who, appearing in glory, spoke of His death, which He was about to fulfill in Jerusalem."
Lk 9:30-31.
Not only were these two Saints alive, but they spoke, and they even spoke to Him about future happenings.
50.
We know from the Typology of Scripture where the Old Testament prefigured the New Testament, and the people, and the happenings therein. The Catholic Church is well represented, but other Christian Churches are not.
The "types" of the Old Testament point to the realities of the New Testament.
51.
We know because the Catholic Church has Deacons, Priests, and Bishops, just as the Apostles had installed at the very beginning of the Christian Church.

"So the Twelve called together the multitude of the disciples and said, 'It is not desirable that we should forsake the Word of GOD and serve at tables. Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of Spirit and of wisdom, that we may put them in charge of this work. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word'."
Acts 6:1-6
The word "Deacon" is derived from the Greek "Diakonos", which means "Servant".
Stephen was chosen as the first Deacon (Acts 6:5) and he also became the first Christian Martyr.
Acts 7:54-60.
"And when they had appointed Presbyters (Priests) for them in each Church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed."
Acts 14:22
"For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set right anything that is defective and SHOULD APPOINT PRESBYTERS IN EVERY CITY, AS I MYSELF DIRECTED YOU TO DO."
Titus 1:5
Each Church had its own priest then, just as it does today.

"And He Himself gave some men as Apostles, and some as prophets, others again as evangelists, and others as PASTORS and teachers."
Ephesians 4:11

"Let the Presbyters who rule well be held worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching."
1Timothy 5:17

"Is anyone among you sick? Let him bring in the Presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord."
James 5:14
"Take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as Bishops, to rule the Church of GOD, which He has purchased with His own blood."
Acts 20:28
Did you understand, from this verse, exactly who is to rule the Church of GOD?
Luke wrote that Paul was speaking to the Presbyters (Acts 20:17). This is a clear passage regarding Apostolic Succession and that existing and upcoming Bishops would govern the Church of GOD. Also, it is a clear message that the Church of GOD on earth has to be a Visible Church in order to have visible people ruling it. How could visible Bishops possibly rule an invisible Church?

"Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons."
Philippians 1:1
Does your Church have Deacons, Priests, and Bishops?
The Church which Jesus Christ founded, did then, and still does to this very day.
52.
We know because only the Catholic Church has a Valid Priesthood, which was created by GOD to offer sacrifice in perpetuality.

"You shall be to Me a Kingdom of Priests, a holy nation."
Exodus 19:6
These listed verses soon follow the rebellion of Korah (Core) against the Aaronic Priesthood in
Numbers 16. In reading the following, not only will you see the Priesthood in perpetuality, but the "Sacred Offerings" which prefigure the Sacred Holy Eucharist.

"...but the responsibility of the priesthood shall rest on you and your sons alone."
Numbers 18:1

"But only you and your sons are to have charge of performing the priestly functions in whatever concerns the altar and the room within the veil. I GIVE YOU THE PRIESTHOOD AS A GIFT..."
Numbers 18:7

"The Lord said to Aaron, "I myself have given you charge of the contributions made to me in the VARIOUS SACRED OFFERINGS (a 'type' of the Holy Eucharist) of the Israelites, BY PERPETUAL ORDINANCE I HAVE ASSIGNED THEM TO YOU AND TO YOUR SONS AS YOUR PRIESTLY SHARE."
Numbers 18:8

"You shall have the right to share in the OBLATIONS (see Malachi 1:11 ) THAT ARE MOST SACRED, in whatever they offer me as cereal offerings, or sin offerings, or guilt offerings; for these shall accrue to you and to your sons. In EATING THEM YOU SHALL TREAT THEM AS MOST SACRED; every male among you may partake of them. AS SACRED, THEY BELONG TO YOU."
Numbers 18:9-10

"By PERPETUAL ORDINANCE I have assigned to you and to your sons and daughters all the contributions from the sacred gifts which the Israelites make to the Lord; THIS IS AN INVIOLABLE COVENANT, TO LAST FOREVER BEFORE THE LORD, FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR DESCENDANTS."
Numbers 18:19

"...this is a PERPETUAL ORDINANCE FOR ALL YOUR GENERATIONS."
Numbers 18:23

"...DO NOT PROFANE THE SACRED GIFTS OF THE ISRAELITES AND SO BRING DEATH ON YOURSELVES."
Numbers 18:35
See how this ties with:
"Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily, will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of the cup; for he who eats and drinks unworthily, without distinguishing the body, EATS AND DRINKS JUDGMENT TO HIMSELF."
1Corinthians 11:27-29
The Old Testament foundation for the Perpetual Priesthood was followed in the New Testament by, not the order of the Aaronic priesthood of the Jews (Hebrews 7:11), but of the Priestly order of Melchizedech, who was both King and High Priest, a figure of Jesus Christ.
See Hebrews 7:1-25.
53.
We know because only a Catholic Priest is Able to Act "In Persona Christi" , that is, in the Person of Christ (2Corinthians 2:10), as he calls down The Word with his word during the consecration of the Holy Eucharist, and in the Sacrament of Reconciliation .
54.
We know from the Mass, the highest form of prayer, which was instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, Matthew 26:26-28, and which you will not find in other Churches.
"For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, My name is great among the Gentiles, and IN EVERY PLACE THERE IS SACRIFICE, AND THERE IS OFFERED TO MY NAME A CLEAN OBLATION, FOR MY NAME IS GREAT AMONG THE GENTILES, SAID THE LORD OF HOSTS." Malachi 1:11
The Catholic Church does offer sacrifice, a clean oblation, in every place. There is a Mass being celebrated somewhere in the world every minute of every day.
55.
We know because it is The Catholic Church Which Venerates the Crucified Christ on the Cross.
Most non-Catholic ecclesial communities have removed the Body of Christ from the cross and have only a simple cross of two pieces of wood. This is an absurdity and a contradiction. In doing so, where is the "sacrifice from the rising of the sun even to the going down and in every place", as written in Malachi 1:11?
Fr. Benedict Groeschel once said, "People can relate to a Crucified Christ, as all of us have crosses to carry. But no one can relate to a Risen Christ, since none of us has ever risen from the dead."
56.
We know from the fact that Holy Scripture tells us to Celebrate by Breaking Bread OFTEN, as the Catholic Church has always done in the sacrifice of the Mass.

"This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
Luke 22:19

"In like manner also the cup, after He had supped, saying "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; DO THIS AS OFTEN AS YOU DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. FOR AS OFTEN AS YOU SHALL EAT THIS BREAD AND DRINK THIS CUP, YOU PROCLAIM THE DEATH OF THE LORD, UNTIL HE COMES"."
1Corinthians 11:25-26

"As OFTEN as you shall eat this bread", does this ring a bell with you? It would seem to me that the word "often" means "frequently", does it not? Go to the end of the previous frame in which I said there is a Mass being celebrated every minute of every day, and re-read Malachi 1:11.

If you read what the Apostles said in several verses, that when they met, they broke bread.
Acts 2:42, STEADFASTLY in the breaking of the bread.
Acts 2:46, DAILY breaking bread.
Acts 20:7, WEEKLY in the breaking of the bread.

Breaking of bread is the Eucharistic sacrifice of the Mass. In most Catholic Churches there is sacrifice of the Mass at least once a day. Why is it then, when Scripture uses the word "often", and "daily", and "weekly", that some other Christian churches "break bread" only once a month, four times a year, or just once a year?
57.
We know because the Catholic Holy Mass is so Biblical.

*It was started by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, "Do this in memory of Me." Luke 22:19
*It was to be on Sunday, the Lord's Day, "And on the first day of the week, when we had met for the breaking of the bread", Acts 20:7
*It was to be often, even everyday, Acts 2:46.
*We confess our sins to one another, and pray for one another, James 5:16
*We give thanks to GOD, 1Thessalonians 1:13.
*It has the Liturgy of the Word, Acts 2:42, Hebrews 2:12.
*The Word can only be opened by the High Priest, Revelation 5:8.
*The Priest, acting in Personna Christi (in the person of Christ),
is the only one who can open the Word, and read the Gospel. 2Corinthians 2:10.
*The entire Bible, except for some of the begats, is read and preached in the Mass over a three year period and then the cycle is repeated over and over again. Revelation 14:6
*Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Luke 13:35, 19:38
*We say Holy, Holy, Holy, Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 4:8.
*There is singing, Revelation 14:3.
*United are the Church Triumphant, Church Militant, and Church Suffering, Revelation 5:13.
*We have an altar to offer sacrifice, Hebrews 13:10.
*We lift up our hearts, Revelation 11:12.
*Hosanna in the Highest, Matthew 21:9.
*It is a clean oblation, Malachi 1:11
*"This is My body." Matthew 26:26
*Behold, The "Lamb of GOD". John 1:29
*Those who are not in communion with the Catholic Church,
shall not partake of the Holy Eucharist, 1Corinthians 11:27-29, Hebrews 13:9-10.
*A collection is to be taken, 1Corinthians 16:1-2.
*Candlesticks are used, Revelation 1:13.
*Incense is used, Luke 1:9-10, Revelation 5:8, 8:3-4.
*Prayers are offered with the prayers of the saints, Revelation 5:8, 8:3-4.
58.
We know because during the Mass we lift up our hearts and participate in Heaven on Earth.
For a brief moment, time stands still, and we are immersed in the Mass as one body in the most sublime beauty in which a mortal man can find himself. That brief moment is eternity!
59.
We know because the Catholic Church faithfully follows its founder by complying with His command to Feed My Sheep (John 21:15-17). Jesus Christ is the Shepherd and we are the sheep.
To whom did He make this remark? He made it to Simon Peter to whom he had given the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew 16:19.
Catholics are frequently accused of being Bible deprived, but the facts are, that the priests and lectors of the Catholic Church read from the pulpit almost the entire Bible over a three year cycle, and have been doing so for centuries. The only parts omitted are some of the genealogies, the "begats". Consequently, every three years, all Catholics have heard almost all that is written in Holy Scripture.

*The Catholic Church feeds the person with nearly all of Holy Scripture every three years.
*The Catholic Church feeds the soul with the True Presence of Jesus Christ every day.

Name another Christian Church which feeds its sheep both in body and in spirit, as does the Catholic Church?
60.
We know because the Catholic Church still has, and will always have, Seven Sacraments, just as it had almost 2000 years ago. This is yet another example of the Fidelity to which the Catholic Church adheres in the teachings of Jesus Christ and of Holy Scripture.
For almost 1500 years there were seven Sacraments in Christianity. Now most of the other Christian Churches only have two Sacraments. By whose authority were the other five removed? They were removed by a Catholic Monk, Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, who had no authority whatsoever to do so. Luther was rebuked by King Henry VIII for doing this, and his Chancellor, Saint Thomas More, tried in vain to get Luther to change his mind and reinstate them.

Baptism: Matt 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, John 3:1-5, Acts 8:26-39, Rom 6:3-4, Eph 4:4-7.
Reconciliation: Matt 16:19, Luke 5:17-26, 7:36-50, 13:1-5, John 8:3-11, 20:23.
Confirmation: Acts 1:8, 2:1-4, 8:14-20, 19:1-7, 2Cor 1:21-22, Eph 1:13.
Holy Eucharist: Malachi 1:11, Matt 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-27, Luke 22:19-20, John 6:All,
 1Cor 10:16-17, 11:17-29, Heb 7,8,9.
Matrimony: Gen 2:18-24, 1Cor 7:2-8, Eph 5:21-33.
Holy Orders: Luke 5:1-11, John 1:35-39, 15:15-16, 20:19-23, Acts 6:3-6, 13:3, 1Cor 11:19-27,
 2Tim 1:6, Heb 5:1-5, 1Pet 2:5-11.
Anointing of the Sick: Mark 6:13, 16:18, James 5:14-15.
61.
We know because the Catholic Church Baptizes All Persons regardless of age. This is unlike many non-Catholic denominations which do not Baptize infants. There is nothing in the New Testament which says that Jesus Christ excluded infants from Baptism. On the contrary, He commanded:
"Let the little children be, and do not hinder them from coming to Me, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven."
Matthew 19:14
"Now they were bringing the babes to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them (as some do today). But Jesus called them together and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for of such is the Kingdom of GOD.""
Luke 18:15-16
The words of Jesus Christ in this verse express exactly, the practice of the Catholic Church.
"Amen, amen I say to you, UNLESS A MAN BE BORN AGAIN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT, HE CANNOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD."
John 3:5

We are born with the sin of Adam, and the Sacrament of Baptism removes that sin and makes the soul pleasing to GOD. Scripture is very clear that all must be baptized in order to achieve salvation.
62.
We know because the Catholic Church Does Not Condone Divorce, in keeping with the teachings of Jesus Christ. Marriage, as a Sacrament, has been rejected by most non-Catholic denominations, and in so doing, they have accepted divorce as a way of life.

However, Holy Scripture, to the contrary, has this to say:
And there came to Him some Pharisees, testing Him and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for any cause?" But He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female, and said, For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? Therefore, now they are no longer two, but one flesh. WHAT THEREFORE GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER, LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER."
Matthew 19:3-6
Clearer words than those cannot be spoken than that last sentence, yet non-Catholic churches disobey and allow the splitting of the one flesh. When what is "One Flesh" is split, does it become, two halves?

What was the first covenant GOD made with man? It was the marriage covenant in the first book of the Bible, Genesis 2:21-25. Take a look at the last paragraph of the last book of the Bible in Revelation 22:17, and who do you see mentioned? None other than a Bride. I would say that GOD is trying to tell us something here, like marriage is very important to Him.
63.
We know because the Catholic Church has an Annulment Procedure which is far removed from that of divorce.
In the previous frame, the key words spoken by Jesus Christ in Matthew 19:6 are, "What therefore GOD has joined together, let no man put asunder."
What exactly does that mean? It means that marriage is a contract between three persons, not just two. Those three persons are, the husband, the wife, and GOD. If GOD joined the two into one flesh, the contract cannot be broken, except by the death of husband or wife. However, there are impediments to marriage where GOD would not recognize that it is a valid marriage, if it does not fit with his plan for creation. This is where annulments may be utilized.
The main criteria for marriage is a love for one another and for the begetting of children. It is in GOD's plan to perpetuate the human race. We become co-creators with GOD.
"Then GOD blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it."" Genesis 1:28
There are several valid reasons for obtaining an annulment. One of the basic reasons is when one party or the other thwarts GOD's plan by declaring that they do not want to have children. An annulment may be obtained by their not participating in pro-creation, which is God's plan and therefore, a man and woman have not become one. Other indicators are also considered and reviewed for the best solutions to be determined.
64.
We know from the many Wonders of GOD which we find in the Catholic Church, and which we do not find anywhere else.
65.
We know because the Catholic Church is No Smorgasbord. There is no picking and choosing as you will find in other Christian churches. The Catholic Church is Christ Centered, not secular centered. How many times have you heard people say something similar to, "I moved from this church to that one, to another, looking for a church which fits me and my lifestyle"?
The Catholic Church is a no-nonsense Church which faithfully follows the teaching of Jesus Christ, and offers the sacrifice of the Mass. It is the Church of Truth that will not bend to the whims of its members. If 99% of all Catholics wanted to change a Church doctrine, it would not be changed if it conflicted with the teaching of Jesus Christ.
66.
We know because the Catholic Church, and only the Catholic Church, has the True Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, Matthew 26:26-28.
It is the First Wonder of the World, the source, center, and summit of the Catholic Church.
It is GOD's greatest gift to us.
It is Really Jesus Christ giving His complete self, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, to us every time we receive Him in Holy Communion.
Scoffers and unbelievers from other Christian Churches insist that it is only a "symbolic gesture", and is not the True Presence. Let me clarify this by remarking, that they are correct in saying this if they are referring to their very own celebration. It IS only a "symbolic gesture" for them. They do not have the Sacrament of Holy Orders, the Laying on of Hands, the Apostolic Succession, of the Bishops which was passed on from the Apostles. This enabled the remarkable ability of the Priests to call down The Word with their word, thus by the power of the Holy Spirit, changing the substance of ordinary bread and wine into the substance of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

It is to be noted, however, that none of these non-believers have the authority to say it is only a symbol for Catholics as well.

I have asked non-believers, for years, to show me the "symbolism" in Matthew 26:26-28, and not one person has been able to do so. Jesus Christ did say, "This IS My Body", did He not?
It must be true because He said it.

"And you have not His word abiding in you, since you do not believe Him who he Has sent."
John 5:38

"The Protestant celebration can be likened to their reading the menu, while we enjoy the meal. "
A quote from Dr. Scott Hahn.

Where the True Presence of Holy Eucharist is, there is Jesus Christ. Where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. The Holy Eucharist is the source, center, and summit of Christian life.
67.
We know because The Apostles Knew Quite Well That There Was No One Else to Turn To. The Truth was with Jesus Christ and His One Church.
"Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
John 6:68
Jesus Christ had just finished His teaching on His true presence in the Holy Eucharist in
John 6:31-66.
In verse 53 He said, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you."
The non-believers of His true presence in the Eucharist walked away from Him in John 6:66 (666?) and returned not. He did not recant His teaching, for in verse 67, He asked the rest if they wanted to leave also. Most non-Catholic ecclesial communities do not believe His words of John 6 either, and they too walked away. The Catholic Church believes the words of its founder, Jesus Christ.
68.
We know because only the Catholic Church has Eucharistic Adoration, an unimaginable heavenly gift from GOD.

"And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom..."
Matthew 27:51. See Exodus 26:31-34, 30:10, and Hebrews 10:19

"It is a sign that the Old Covenant GOD had made with the Jews had ended, and a New Covenant was beginning. The veil of the temple hung in front of the Holy of Holies and the Ark of the Covenant. It was forbidden for anyone to pass through it except for the high priest, and only he could pass once a year. It is a symbol or 'Type' of GOD's separation from His people. The 'Archetype' is the torn body of Christ. When the veil was torn, the barrier between GOD and man was lifted."
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.

"Since then, brethren, WE ARE FREE TO ENTER THE HOLIES IN VIRTUE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, A NEW AND LIVING WAY WHICH HE INAUGURATED FOR US THROUGH THE VEIL (THAT IS HIS FLESH), AND SINCE WE HAVE A HIGH PRIEST OVER THE HOUSE OF GOD, LET US DRAW NEAR WITH A TRUE HEART IN THE FULLNESS OF FAITH...."
Hebrews 10:19-22

The unapproachable GOD of the Old Testament, has become the approachable in the New.

How many non-Catholic churches can say,
"Come, and draw near and adore the real Jesus Christ"?
69.
We know from the many thousands of Saints which the Catholic Church has produced. Whenever there is a need to combat heresy, GOD raises up yet another Saint to aid His Church. It has happened time and time again.
70.
We know from the perpetual Veneration given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of GOD, by the Catholic Church, since the very beginning of the Church. This is shown in hundreds of writings by Church Fathers and Ecclesiastical writers in every century from the first until now. The doctrines regarding her were also defined in Church Councils, and Papal letters.
Have you ever given thought that as a mother, she gave motherly guidance to her Son as He passed through His childhood?
In other words, she told the creator of the universe what to do and He obeyed her.
"And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, AND WAS SUBJECT TO THEM."
Luke 2:51.

Jesus spent 30 years educating His mother, but only 3 years educating His Apostles.
I am always amazed at the detractors inability to distinguish between the words "venerate" and "worship". Look them up in your dictionary. I challenge anyone to show me an official Catholic document which says that Catholics "worship" the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Here is what the founder of Protestantism had to say:
"The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart."
Martin Luther, (Sermon, September 1, 1522).
71.
We know because of the many dramatic Old Testament prefigurements of the Mother of the Catholic Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary, depicting her as the Queen Mother of the King, and of many other important roles.
If the King of Kings came through her to us, then why can't we go through her to Him?
Why didn't He come directly to us instead of going through her first?
If we wish to trace our heritage back to Adam, we all have to go through a woman to do so.
72.
We know because Catholics Love and Honor the Blessed Virgin Mary whereas many non-Catholics constantly malign her.

Here is yet another instance of those who call themselves "Christians", and who claim to follow the Bible, but, in fact, do not:
"...for, behold, HENCEFORTH ALL GENERATIONS WILL CALL ME BLESSED."
Luke 1:48

Let us examine this statement, made by the Mother of GOD:

The word "Henceforth", means from the time she said it and for all eternity.
"All generations", means every person in every century until the end of time.
"Will", denotes a command and not a suggestion.
"Call me Blessed", means just that.
When Catholics invoke her name we say "Blessed Virgin Mary". However, when we hear criticism of her from Non-Catholics, the word "Blessed" before her name is never invoked. It is always Mary this or Mary that. This attitude is in direct violation of a command from Scripture, and is indicative of someone who refuses to call her "blessed".

The founder of the Reformation, Martin Luther, had a great Love for the Mother of GOD, as did other reformers. Why is it that most Protestant churches have since rejected any veneration due her now, in defiance of the beliefs of their founders?

When you criticize the Masterpiece, you criticize the Master.
When facing her Son after death, I would rather hear Him say,
"Yes, My mother has spoken of you often."
Those who spite her are in danger of hearing Him say, "Why did you calumnize My mother?"
What would YOU say to someone who deliberately calumnized your mother?

"Let no one presume to hope for the mercy of GOD, who dares to slight or offend GOD's mother."
Saint Louis de Montfort
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We know because of the beautiful prayer, "Hail Mary", and of the Rosary which came from the Catholic Church.

Here is what the founder of Protestantism said about that beautiful prayer to the Mother of GOD:
"Our prayer should include the Mother of God . . . What the Hail Mary says is that all glory should be given to God, using these words: 'Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Christ. Amen!' You see that these words are not concerned with prayer but purely with giving praise and honor . . . We can use the Hail Mary as a meditation in which we recite what grace God has given her. Second, we should add a wish that everyone may know and respect her . . .
He who has no faith is advised to refrain from saying the Hail Mary."
Martin Luther, (Personal Prayer Book, 1522).

Why do Protestants of today ignore the teaching of their founder, who was the first Protestant?

You cannot say "Hail Mary" without having "Hail Jesus" echo throughout the universe. Fr. Corapi
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We know because of the Veneration of the Saints, who are all Catholic, and whom we admire as role models of holiness, sanctity, tenacity, perseverance, and of all the other virtues they may possess. The difference between a Saint and the rest of us, is that when they fell, they just got up again and kept on going. They never gave up.
We have been blessed with beautiful male and female role models. In a world of chaos and immorality, we are able to look to our older brothers and sisters, the Saints, for direction.
If you need a spiritual uplift, then read the Lives of the Saints. If you have problems in life, as we all do, then read how they handled the same problems. Why re-invent the wheel when you can gain from their experience, in resolving problems successfully? There is not a present day problem where a Saint had not experienced it before you.
Non-Catholics have missed a lot by ignoring the deeds of the Saints.
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We know from the Relics of Many Incorrupted Saints, whose intact bodies defy scientific explanation.
Scores of them can be seen today. One young girl who died in 1333, Blessed Imelda Lambertini, looks even today, like a Sleeping Beauty after over 667 years in death. She can be seen now in Bologna, Italy, just as I have described her.
How many non-Catholics have even heard of Incorrupted Saints?
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We know from the thousands of Catholic Martyr's who gave their lives so that the Church may live.
"The blood of the martyrs became the seed of the Church."
Tertullian

From the very beginning, faithful Catholics were murdered for their belief in Jesus Christ. It is hard to imagine the courage that these people must have had to sacrifice their lives willingly for the faith.
+Saint Peter, the first Bishop of Rome, was crucified upside down in Rome in 67 A.D.. His tomb and  his remains are under the main altar of St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
+Saint Paul was beheaded in Rome in 67 A.D.. His tomb and his remains are in St. Paul's Church  in Rome.
+Saint Clement of Rome, Pope, was thrown into the Black Sea in 100 A.D.. His remains were taken  to Rome and buried there.
+Saint I