Complete History of Catholic Social Doctrine

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

Awesome summary! The teaching of the Church goes against Socialism, Capitalism, Liberalism and Fascism

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

Exactly. Sadly, Catholics have been known to throw themselves behind a few these in the past (and present!)

[@icyhugs]

@@BreakingInTheHabit A very sad and quite depressed Amen. Sigh...

[@drillermallen]

@@BreakingInTheHabit So what are we supposed to believe about economics and what are we meant to vote for according to the Church? (Love from Kansas❤️)

[@thrandulin]

It condamns the socialism without democracy, without the security of individual rights. But a socialistic democracy is possible.

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

@@thrandulin All Marxism related ideologies were condemned by Leo XIII. The government can be used to defend the poor but socialism is a satanic system that replaces the oppression of Capitalism for a new caste of greedy overlords.

[@A.J.920]

I love these videos they make me happy that I am catholic

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

True

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

Heyya don't use the word proud... U can fall prey to protestants.. I was once...

[@isaiah3872]

@@anikathomasthaliath9718 "After pride, the fall" They always use that response to Catholics stating that we're proud of our Christian faith

[@A.J.920]

@@anikathomasthaliath9718 You're right I changed it now thank you!

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

@@A.J.920 pax christi

[@tristenwinnaar236]

I am totally in LOVE with the Catholicism in focus series...it fuels my love for the Catholic Church.

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

indeed

[@Insomnius7]

Catholicism is dead religion

[@lis-kf1xr]

Well said Fr Casey.. I'm proud to be a Catholic in my country even though my country is an Islamic country.. Thank you so much Father.. God bless 🙏

[@ipso-kk3ft]

I'll be honest and say I don't really get it when people unduly criticize St. John Paul II and Pope Francis for their "unorthodox" social encyclicals, when their ideas go way back to Catholic doctrine from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Perhaps I was just fortunate and blessed to have already studied CST in high school and university?

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

That's what I love pope Francis and john Paul 2nd ...

[@josef.hernandez9781]

People don’t research or take time to form an educated opinion nowadays. It’s “I heard this from that person” or “I saw a news headline and now I’m angry” and when they are pressed with questions as to whether they took even 10 minutes to actually look at a topic, they change the subject or make things up from the top of their mind. It’s disgusting

[@godisinchargesueowl8599]

There is so much ignorance about Vatican 2 ect .Thanks to Br Casey we get the real truth with facts !

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

@@godisinchargesueowl8599 Yes. Vat II was a the first Pastoral council of the Roman Catholic Church.

[@richardmagale8405]

Fr. Casey! Thank you for digging deeply into Church history and bringing it out to us laymen. GOD Bless you and keep you healthy!

[@elizabethnyachomba4172]

Thank u Fr. 4 reminding us of ou social responsibilities as Catholics. God bls u & keep u well always, thr Jesus Christ, amen.

[@matthewmccallion3311]

Another fantastic video, Father! An interesting fact about Quadragesimo Anno: when the Irish Constitution was drafted in 1937, it was heavily influenced by Catholic social teaching. The effects of this has obviously led to much debate and amendments over the years since, which I won't go into here, but one thing which has been maintained is the makeup of Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate). 43 of the 60 senators are indirectly elected to represent 5 "Vocational Panels", each representing different professions, namely Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Labour, Culture and Education, and Administration. This system was directly inspired by the principles set out in Quadragesimo Anno

[@charlesmcdermott6139]

Matthew McCallion I believe that the Irish Constitution was also based somewhat on the Roman Catholic Canon Law.

[@bandygamy5898]

Interersting to have it laid out in detail with documents and historic contexts. Great video! sincerely, a Swedish Lutheran.

[@isaiah3872]

This video is so timely because I've been thinking about social teaching recently. Thanks

[@xeniadv]

This is sooooooo perfect. It’s like you can read my mind. I am taking a class and I am reading so much encyclicals right now. Thank you!

[@diegofuentes6639]

We need more priests like you. God bless you Fr Casey🙏🙏🙏

[@jameskameisdb8447]

Thank you for the nice summary of all the social teachings of the church chronologically and systematically. Enlightening. Proud to be a Catholic.

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

Don't use the word proud, friend

[@captainkelldiggs5856]

Thank you once more Father! I was just having this discussion yesterday about these very issues and found it baffling how so many Catholics have missed this or apparently have not read their CCC at all. I dont know if it has to do with me being a convert and not a cradle Catholic or just people are too busy for God these days, but I find many miss the fact that we should find ourselves in the center moderate spectrum (using American politics) and not in the extremes of either camp. So many times I have to remind both sides that no one political party fully embodies the teachings of the Church and that no, the Holy Father is not a socialist and that self reflection and more time in study is required.

[@ronaldbobeck1026]

Thank you Fr. You are a blessing to us folks who still not get to Mass.

[@charlesmcdermott6139]

This was quite a tour de force! All of these Papal documents show a logical progression of thought. This is why I find the resistance to them in these days by many Americans even many Catholic Americans , as very troubling. I hope that anyone who listens to your post will be inspired to read these encyclicals beginning with Rerum Novarum. As they read them, they need to take time with them, thinking them out and praying for the same Holy Spirit’s wisdom which inspired that same Holy Spirit Who inspired the election of each Pope , and their writings.

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

I wasn't proud of being Catholic I was doubting my belief untill I discovered channels like breaking in the habit , ascension present s etc ....love your fr Casey (wishes from India ) wishes from a proud 16 years old Catholic brother

[@EEB-eq4vu]

You are a priest 😀

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

@@EEB-eq4vu no iam not brother

[@tommasoviani8949]

Did you comment twice? No offense, i was just pointing out. Greetings from italy 👍🏻

[@EEB-eq4vu]

Tommaso Viani no

[@tommasoviani8949]

@@EEB-eq4vu yes he accidentaly commented twice. But it is ok.

[@laurawheeler6684]

Farther Casey: I thought this was very well done (well, all your videos are well done). I really enjoy this series and I’m so glad it’s back. Shalom ✝️🇨🇦

[@kemmow25]

I wish more people would watch your videos. Both religious and civil.

[@herminiasantos9981]

Very well presented FrCasey. Thanks a lot.God bless you always!

[@OttoBittoSplatoon]

3:30 the random Spanish pronunciation of "Sorge" cracked me up 😂

[@alanparayil7224]

Interesting video detailing the documents and its historical contexts. Clear and informative......

[@ftsmith351]

Awesome video! Thank you! I think everything Catholic needs to familiarize themselves with Catholic Social doctrine and educate the world around us on them.

[@robertperry814]

I'm Jewish but I enjoy your videos. Would love to see you and my rabbi discuss social issues, you're very much alike.

[@sherylhesseltine]

Thank you. Not being a Catholic, I always want to know the 5 W's, and this video did a wonderful job of providing the documents that explain the Church leaders understanding of how to implement the Bible in their time. I believe there is value to be gained in reading and understanding these for every Christian, as we are all called to the highest work of loving and helping develop our fellow man according to our calling. Keep up your excellent work of these videos.

[@06allexmurray31]

Love your videos so much. They always inspire us to be better Catholics.❤️❤️

[@06allexmurray31]

Can't wait for more such amazing content from you Father❤️❤️

[@d2dolan]

Very nice! How about a series showing how you would go about applying these principles to current issues? Make it less abstract

[@francesopperman4598]

Thank you for sharing our Catholic teaching through the encyclicals! Thank you and God Bless you!

[@jflaugher]

Fr Casey, when talking about Catholicism and social justice, why don't you talk about Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and the Catholic Worker movement?

[@ksiriscool]

Sounds like my 2nd year moral theology class in seminary

[@jeremysmith7176]

Fr Casey is only a year into his priestly ministry so that should not be surprising.

[@ksiriscool]

smith bubut I went to a different type of seminary. I guess that there is consistency in theological studies

[@jeremysmith7176]

@@ksiriscool I hasn't been clear yet so what do you mean by a different type of semenary? Do you mean a different Christian denomination?

[@ksiriscool]

@@jeremysmith7176 no, I went to a diocesan seminary whereas he went to a seminary that was run by religious order

[@jeremysmith7176]

@@ksiriscool gotcha.

[@JesusIsLove2512]

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏

[@Andrew-pm5bg]

A wonderful, clear, and informative presentation. I will listen to it several times. Bravo!

[@AlbertoKrishnaWinningKusuma]

Awesome! It is really brief. I think my friends must watch your video.

[@joedonohue1424]

Fr. Casey, could you describe what is meant by “acquisition of culture” in that Paul VI quote at 8:13?

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

Consumerism and materialism probably.

[@joedonohue1424]

Vincenzo Rutigliano hmm, but the quote mentions a NEED for the acquisition of culture (?)

[@Kaspar502]

You are doing so much good work on this channel I just want to thank you

[@hervedavidh4117]

This videos is amazing! Thank You fr Casey!

[@oimss2021]

Great video showing how the Church has its own political teaching. Sadly the right will look at the condemnatins of marxism without looking at those of unregulated free market, and the left will do the opposite. We should talk more about distributism.

[@angellalaverna9716]

Thank you very much Fr. Casey. This a beautiful summary of these documents I have longed to have. Thank you for the information and teaching

[@DistributistHound]

Thank you father Cassey this topic nails as the opposite to Marxism, feminism, supracapitalism and gender ideology

[@nathanngumi8467]

Very comprehensive, thanks Fr.!

[@tishantjeyamohan6769]

Thank you for sharing Father😊💓💕

[@godisinchargesueowl8599]

Br Casey another good one that makes me proud to be Catholic 💚 Praise the Lord for this !

[@mulipolatuuumataafatiufeaa4964]

This is a great presentation about CST, which is another highest mark for the role of the Catholic Church for social justice push in the personal relationship of the people in the world.

[@LuisPerez-es3di]

You a great frier stay that way don’t let evil take a hold of your soul God bless you . You are a great teacher.

[@06allexmurray31]

Amazing Father Casey❤️❤️

[@belakovacs7013]

I believe the greatest loss of the 20th century on an intellectual level was the loss of the Christian-Socialist socioeconomic programs based on Rerum Novarum. For some reasons everything that connects to the socialist movements (even the some positive ideas) were declared atheist and everything that connects to the Christian politics is expected to be market-fundamentalist in economic nature. Pope Leo XIII, pray for us!

[@ipso-kk3ft]

Whenever I chat with people doubting or criticizing Catholic social doctrine (e.g. for being too aligned with movements X, Y or Z), I usually reply that it's more of we're reclaiming social justice and order for God's Kingdom. Not that we're "ripping off" ideologies from questionable movements. Of course there will be some common elements as with most areas of thought. But I'm open to more discussion on this

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

The problem is that nowadays all socialist movements around the world are aligned with Marxism, an atheist ideology. In the USA Capitalism (Both Democrats and Republicans) is based in Protestant determinism which is also outside the Catholic Doctrine. The Catholic principles were applied in the 19th century by countries like Spain (with the Philippines), Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Other Catholic countries like France and Italy adopted capitalism to boost their industrialization. After WW2 the Soviet Communism (Marxist-Leninism) and Chinese Communism (Maoism) influenced the rest of the world with guerillas and dictatorships in Latin America and Africa which ALWAYS persecuted religion. A catholic cannot vote for any of these movements because they are deeply anti-catholic. But we also should not embrace Capitalism, just try to solve the problems how Mother Theresa and John Paul II did.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

Protestants dont believe in Confession or Saints, what do they believe in then? I feel surprised they have taken away these important things from their faith. I am simply learning & feeling surprised by Protestant faith (American Majority) every passing day!

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

@@Sonu-tz2js The believe that when you die the soul falls asleep until the last day. That is why they don't even pray for their dead. That is why they have so many spiritual and emotional hardships, all for having an incomplete Bible.

[@belakovacs7013]

@@vincenzorutigliano5435 Yeah... in broad terms, the rejudaization of the reformers caused the normalization of usury in majority-protestant territories that was unthinkable under previous Catholic social norms. And Karl Marx was right to criticize this form of usury but sadly he hadn't (wanted to) reach(ed) back to the relatively fair Catholic social teachings at the time but created his own counter-ideology.

[@yatusabes6637]

Excelente video, tome su buen like amigo

[@jim22512251]

Your best video yet

[@luzdelmes]

Thank you, Father Casey Cole for this excellent explanation of the Catholic Social Teachings and Encyclicals. Only, one observation. Centesimus Annus was written in 1991 to celebrate the a hundred years of Rerum Novarum. (In the video said, 1987). Blessings!

[@delvingeorge2807]

Loving it !! 😍😍😍

[@rollyantonio7362]

Thank you Fr Casey for another great video. I suggest for another video - could you please explain the different deposits of faith? Like how dogma is different from other teachings of the church? Can the church make a new dogma?

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

That’s actually the topic I’m filming tomorrow! Good coincidence!

[@adrianavila7164]

You could totally make a series of rhetorical essays on all of these documents! Would be a great book!

[@DenisOhAichir]

Excellent presentation.

[@maryxavierpisira2508]

Thank you very much for the introduction ...

[@eecommencal265]

Spot on. Informative, illuminating.

[@alondraceja9618]

Father Casey! Thank you for everything you do and OMG! Thank you for the way you ended the video defending Pope Francis! I love that sweet man so much! it breaks my heart to see the hate he receives, when as you mentioned, he is only elaborating on the 100 years of social work the previous popes have wrote :D

[@mr.e2962]

As someone who is a protestant, I am curious as to where I can find all these documents you cite in the video.

[@dawnlapka2433]

I love the Christ of the Bread Line, pic that you used for this upload, Father! Awesome sauce 👌👍🤗💕🌼🎶💓🌹🔥🌼🌾🔥⚕️💞💗🌍✌️🌱🙏, as my grandson Enric would say!

[@matthewnowak417]

Could you provide the ISBN for the text previewed at 13 seconds?

[@tomcougar1086]

A full-on wonderful 13 minutes!

[@nuna1627]

Well done Fr Casey 👍

[@oscarmartinez2538]

I like this video and it’s message

[@TiroDvD]

Prelude to Rerum Novarum is the "Syllabus of Errors" by Pius IX. It is a list of citations of various problems from the Modern Era. Also Rerum Novarum translates to "Of New Things". Novus, a, um - new. Res, reris - thing (generic sense). "Revolutionary change" would be modern idiom.

[@jinnoridd3889]

This is splendid and fabulous =)

[@scottishbutamerican4498]

I have a question. It’s not that I don’t like your outfit, but is there a reason you do wear it? Is it for the video, or is it what you wear at church? I’m just curious:)

[@gandalfthegreatestwizard7275]

He is wearing a habit, because he is a Franciscan friar and priest.

[@scottishbutamerican4498]

gandalfthegreatestwizard thank you

[@basilforth]

1:24 You said that t we must address the conditions that lead people to become poor. That is an assertion. It would be better if you expanded on the Scriptural mandate or the Church's remediation of root causes. Leveraging JP2 statement on the Sanctity of Life to justify opposition to the death penalty is brutal blow against the defense of innocence.

[@paulacrichlow2095]

Thank you Father... And the struggles continue... as Catholics we need to do just as you said toward the end of this video... seek the truth in our traditions... Long live Pope Francis and may God continue to keep him safe

[@TheLampVideos]

After watching this video, I read some of DIGNITATIS HUMANAE. I liked what I read. I appreciated what it had to say about the right to religious freedom. It says, "This freedom means that all men are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power, in such wise that no one is to be forced to act in a manner contrary to his own beliefs, whether privately or publicly, whether alone or in association with others, within due limits."

[@pajimacas]

Great video as always, Father...👍👍👍 Off-topic: It seemed to me you were shaking your head while talking a little bit more than usual in this video... Not sure why I noticed such but I hope, if ever you read this comment, this doesn't make you feel overly conscious about it... 😅😅😅

[@nina793]

Hi im a new subscriber. If anyone can help is there a topic for jesus and his family on this channel? And also what is his take on the Da vinci code?

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

Read the Bible, the DaVinci code is fiction.

[@nina793]

@@vincenzorutigliano5435 i have read the bible my dear... I'd like to know his take on it.

[@miriamrowekamp4654]

Really good and well researched video, I've learned a lot! But as a German I'd like to ask you to never try to pronunce German words like American English. It just sounds terribly wrong ;)

[@Restless318]

thank you father god bless all you

[@mr.e2962]

Do a video about the old Catholics.

[@chasmalloy9898]

Yo I saw you at school

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

Yo

[@CaryChilton]

Father Casey, did Pope Francis allow pagan idols in the Catholic Church ?

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

pachamama...but i think it was thrown into river tiber later, Bp.athanasius schneider later praised this expelling.....kudos to the one who threw it...let holy spirit lead the church

[@jackdarby2168]

Did human rights come from Catholicism?

[@katiehav1209]

It was made the moral standard by Catholics. Just as John Paul 2 led against Communism Catholic Church was salt and light in navigating the people in these types of godless government styles. By influencing the people to have unity and goodness where they are. And it's the reason we live a fair, non tyranical existence for the most part.

[@TimothyRCrowe]

OOPS! Missed one of your edits at 12:00. LOL

[@enriquecalderon7050]

Thank you!

[@camillamm2860]

We need sac teachings in Africa coz many pple have no access to social media

[@distillery1816]

I would love to buy Fr. Casey a beer.

[@mothermovementa]

I'm a catholic woman

[@TheMichelerutherford]

I noticed you skipped over Humanae Vitae

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

Humanae Vitae is not a social encyclical.

[@paulmwanzia5670]

I love my Catholic Faith!

[@jackdarby2168]

What's does the church think about UN? And population control?

[@LumosG]

who else is here bc their teacher assigned a hw for it

[@maryannhinsdale3039]

are you saying "tenants" when you mean "tenets"??

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

fr.Casey...I have a serious doubt...there r a lot of incorrupted saints in the church...but truths reveal that they r not rally incorrupt( merely some), but preserved...an u give an explanation abt those.....Some believe that they r the medieval works by the church and the relic worship is idolatry.....I'm in midst of doubts

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

Few bodies are incorrupt. There are some which have been preserved by human works and there is nothing wrong with that. It's just mislabeled. We keep relics of saints because remind us of their works where they were alive. The Church has a longstanding tradition of using parts of the bodies of the martyrs and saints below the altar since the time we lived in catacombs in Rome. It has been there since the beginning of the church.

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

@@vincenzorutigliano5435 thanks bro ...for making it straight

[@drstone1167]

✝️ Remember the Holy Bible says we will have the poor with us until the end of time. And it also says charity covers a multitude of sins. So be charitable in your daily life since we are all sinners.✝️

[@BlondieakaBarbie]

And where does space and time travel, astrology, voodoo etc fit into any of this?

[@jackdarby2168]

Pois must've been a great guy

[@realdealreds2578]

In my opinion as a Catholic, the USSR was better at the common good, and no more totalitarian or authoritarian than any liberal country (especially when we remember Western countries are imperialist. When we talk about the US, we're also talking about Haiti, Iraq, and Venezuela). So much of what we know about socialism amounts to Iraqi WMDs. This is hard for many westerners to understand, because the only people who care to look into it are obscure academics who will never get a spot on msnbc or Fox to explain demographic calculations or what declassified Soviet documents say about famines or the Purges, or to demonstrate comparisons between East and West in GDP or quality of life, or interview the majority or sizable minority of people who prefer the old socialist system, or interview modern American communists, unless it's one of our more eccentric comrades. I think the Church's early reaction to socialism was erroneous and comes from both not understanding capitalism as a system, which Marx, Engels, and their students expertly explain as being compulsively, intrinsically exploitative. Saying a capitalist is greedy is like calling a lion cruel for targeting a young or sickly water buffalo. It's their nature, not human failure. We have to qualify the free will of an individual in the context of their time. One capitalist might choose to be charitable and fair, but they'll be outcompeted by those who aren't. Rejecting this is tantamount to rejecting anything else material analysis has shown us, from germ theory to the theory of relativity. And I'd blame the human concerns of the people in the Church who recognized that if Catholics supported social ownership of social property and the products of social labor, it would make the Church a major enemy of all major world powers in the West. Remember two things. 1) private commercial property isn't the same as personal property, and the private property of an independent plumber isn't exactly the same as the private property of Lockheed Martin and Chase Bank, which is socially constructed. You're wealth as a worker or independent small business isn't the same as a Rockefeller's, and communists are concerned with the problems that come from big monopolies built by social labor, not a mom and pop shop. 2) when the Manifesto says "from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs," they are referencing Acts.

[@_robert78]

It was to autocratic, central planning has great flaws. Read the Green Book, Gaddafi created a new system superior to capitalism and soviet communism.

[@maryvictor1739]

FATHER, YOU ARE REALLY VERY INTERESTING! AMEN. By Saba K.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

wonderful

[@marcuslex8654]

For centuries, the catholic church has been teaching is kindergarten bible teachings. Is that right? Ask the regular church goer for his favorite passage including the chapter and verse and youll get a blank stare back. What we hear are pep talk in Sunday masses.

[@adamgrey268]

Hold on just a minute there... I didn't know the Catholic church permitted conversion by coercion. In fact, I am confident it does not. What exactly is a "government regulation", but an arbitrary preference being enforced at the end of a state gun? How can the church uphold property and advocate for the violence against a person for the way in which he uses his property? And when I say violence I do not mean self defense, because regulations are not for the purpose of defense, but are for the purpose of enforcing a preference which is determined by someone who does not have privilege to the property in question. If he did have privilege we would not call it "regulation", but justice. A call for men to treat their workers fairly is far different than a rejection of laissez faire principles. There is nothing intrinsically evil about a system which does not permit the violation of another person's property. It is the baseline standard of human interaction on which superior morality can be built upon. Think of the great atrocities of all time! Did they not come about precisely by the state's use of a man's property against his will? How, indeed, does the state pay for the bombs, but by taxing a business "for the common good". I humbly beg you to pray to God that I may be enlightened if I am wrong. It disturbs me greatly when I see the religious scholars practicing apologetics in favor of modern government power. I have read the catechism, admittedly with some fear that I would find this heartfelt belief of mine to be in conflict with the church. But I was very relieved to find the clause as follows, "Regimes whose nature is contrary to the natural law, to the public order, and to the fundamental rights of persons cannot achieve the common good of the nations on which they have been imposed." If the natural law says that a man is the master of his property to include his body, then any government (every government) which taxes or coerces (regulates under penalty of violence) the use of property outside of self defense falls short in the eyes of the Church.

[@Laurelin70]

Since the scope of a government is to ensure and maintain the community good, it's also it's duty to ensure that everyone is contributing to it. That's not more "violent" than a parent ensuring that his/her children share the family food or help each other. Think of a community like a family, with the government as the parents, and it will be more clear what the social teaching of the Catholic Church is about.

[@clare_h_]

who's here because they are in a catholic school

[@eroceanos]

The structural problem is in interest on credit… the church deviated on this and the result is disastrous, over the centuries.

[@jonhphilipj]

Theo made me create essay about this. smh

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

I wasn't proud of being Catholic I was doubting my belief untill I discovered channels like breaking in the habit ,ascension present s etc ....love your fr Casey (wishes from India ) wishes from a proud 16 years old Catholic brother

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

My prayers dude... Never fall astray to other teachings.. Those r evil in disguise of light... Call out for help of holy ghost.... For more details... Study abt the teachings of church father's.. Best wishes... We are on same boat.. Still best wishes. Pax christi

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

@@anikathomasthaliath9718 are you Catholic?

[@idonthavesubscribersplease9864]

@@anikathomasthaliath9718 sorry but I didn't get you sister .....I didn't understand what were you trying to tell

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

@@idonthavesubscribersplease9864 duh...i'm all the more happy to be a cathoic( its the eucharist and not because of priests an nuns: but they r also awesome)...actually i was to say i was on same boat as u..but not now...sorry for the mistake i made in my comments......

[@anikathomasthaliath9718]

@@idonthavesubscribersplease9864 even doubted my faith...i was raised catholic but a diest , after coming to faith( when i was in 10th grade)...i had numerous doubts o which was the actual church founded by jesus...i started my bible studies when i was a bachelor...it was hella hard...to read all those scriptures and interpret...a humane interpretation wont help u(that led to the clashes in the church history)....but that of the holy spirit ...searching , searching , searching...i came to a conclusion that catholic church is the only true church...there is truth outside cath church but it is more profound nand precise in CC.....apologetics is the defending faith by the actual interpretation of scriptures with the writings of church fathers.( Augustin, ignatius, poly carp...u would have studied in catechism classes).....dont try to interpret bible urself...approach catholic websites or priests in ur parish....not any body else.....now I'm a 1st year bachelor spending time in reading bible.. hope it helped u pax christi Anika