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Unique Problem 12/16/19 (Mon) 19:24:59 a1ba70 No.11489

I've been really embarrassed to explain my situation for a long time but here it goes. So I have lapsed from the faith. I'm not going to make any excuses for myself because I still believe I just haven't been practicing. It was 5 years ago when I decided to convert to Catholicism after having been an Independent Baptist for a while. But here's the thing… I think the priest screwed up my conversion. On the day I was supposed to be received into the Church, take communion and all that, well the priest invited me up for communion and I took it but he never initiated the rite of reception. The priest just gave me communion and said I was Catholic now. (I wasn't confirmed immediately then, I was put into a confirmation class and the priest told me after a certain period of time I'd be confirmed but I ended up lapsing during this time and was never confirmed). So I want to go back to the faith now but… I don't even know if I was really Catholic in the first place. For the first year after my "reception" I actually wasn't even aware of it and continued to attend Mass and receive communion and go to confession. But I eventually found out about how I should have been received formally into the Catholic Church… So was I never really Catholic after all? I want to come back to the faith but I'm embarrassed to explain my situation to a priest and I just want some feedback from you guys. Thank you and may God bless you.

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12/17/19 (Tue) 05:16:10 5022c5 No.11501

How can you honestly read the Bible and arrive at all these bizarre technical requirements.

Do you believe on Jesus for salvation? You're a Christian, and part of the catholic church. Do you affirm the three creeds and the seven councils? That's a good pinch test to conclude that you're orthodox.

The arbitrary rules of Rome have nothing to do with that.

My advice to you is to leave the RCC thankful that you were never really indoctrinated. Return to a Baptist church that appreciates church history, Lord knows the overzealous fundamentalist crowd is lacking in that area. I imagine that's a contributing factor in your church hopping.

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12/17/19 (Tue) 06:50:58 ee6efe No.11502

Do you remember if the Baptist pastor baptised you correctly? Do you have a baptismal certificate? Tell a priest about your circumstances.

>>11501

Faith is all that is nescisary but the content of that faith is do to the will of God which implies good works since we're not simply disembodied entities one knows best how to.

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12/17/19 (Tue) 14:09:18 5022c5 No.11506

>>11502

>Faith is all that is nescisary but the content of that faith is do to the will of God which implies good works since we're not simply disembodied entities one knows best how to.

Yes. No Protestant would disagree. And speaking of good works, the Bible is sufficient for every good work (2 Tim 3)

If it's necessary, you would get there from the Bible.

I'm not objecting to membership criteria and baptism certificates, I'm saying that these weird requirements in OPs situation don't make sense

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