Is the Catholic religion a man made religion?
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Yes.  It was started by Jesus, who is both God and man.
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I do not believe in religion. I believe in the Father, the Creator Yahweh!!!! Religion is definitely man made!\n\n\nAnd to those who give me thumbs down, that is very rude. I believe that we should believe in one Heavenly Father. Do you not see something wrong w/ all these different beliefs, It is scary, how are we to get to the most holy place if we are thinking "My religion is the only way----wouldn't it be sad if none of these religions are the right way, like I said before we label ourselves, DO SOME RESEARCH ON WHERE THE NAME AND RELIGIONS COME FROM-----MAN!!!!!!!
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Not all religions are, just a lot of them. And yes, it's a great way to control people, I'm sure that's partly why they were created.
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I am Catholic.\n\nAbout women as priests?  I follow the teaching of the church and the leaders have NOT closed the subject, however they have all but said it isn't going to happen.  Am I against it?  Not at all.\n\nIf one were to look at the Baptism Rite in the Catholic Church, one would find that women are Priests.  You see, we are all (Catholics at least, I can not speak for other religions) Baptised to be "Preists, Prophets and Kings".  I know it isn't the same as being ordained, but there you have it.\n\nAs for the person that said the Catholics are not true Christians, I beg to differ.  Jesus said to Simon-Peter, "Upon this rock [petris, or Peter is a Greek word for rock] I will build my Church".  Also know that Catholic (with the capitol "C") refers to the church - cathlic (with the little "c") means UNITED.\n\nCatholics are the first Christians (well, I guess you could say that some Jews were), other religions/denominations are offshoots of the Catholic church, that is why they are called PROTESTants.  They didn't agree with what the Pope was teaching. . .they protested.
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your right it's not in the bible. the catholic church incorporated into their system, because it would be easier for pagan worshippers who sacrificed babies to come into the church.
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No, by definition.\n\nNo, there is a lot of historical evidence that he existed, regardless wether you believe he is the son of god.\n\nYes, There is overwhelming evidence that both the old and new testaments were engineered by the catholic church and everyone else that touched it.
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You are assuming man created religion, and you are correct.  Religions are attempts to put a shape or form on the world around us.  The real universe IS a step beyond logic, because it takes more than just logic to understand Everything.  Logic is only one tool we have to comprehend what we percieve; unfortunately, most people rely solely on religion and no longer even look for any other explanations.  The more people rely on religion as their compass, the faster this world will slide into a new Dark Age.
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Religion is man made, and is therefore from a limited perspective of less than infinite knowledge of truth.\n\nPrejudice and bigotry are manifestations of ignorance.\nThey try to divide to gain power due to greed and ignorance as well.\n\nThese should each be serious warnings to those who seek the good, and seek truth.
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I would say yes . . . to all religions in general . . . not just the Catholic Religion . . . but all religions.
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I grew up Catholic but I chose to not have any religion at some point.  Honestly it bored the heck out of me.  Now I do find the study of relgions fascinating, just not the belief in one.
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First, I am a fellow Roman Catholic.  I am also a Knight of Columbus, which should tell you my devotion to the Catholic faith.  Now, to the question:\n\nHave you ever hear the logic example that says, every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square?  The same applies.  Every Catholic is a Christian, but not every Christian (those whose religions refer to themselves as it, anyway) is a Catholic.  The difference here is Protestantism.  Protestants (Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostals, Baptists, etc.) all call themselves Christians, but would be lothe to be referred to as Catholics.  Here are the main differences:\n\n1) Catholics believe that St. Peter was the first Pope, and the line of Popes runs from him down to our current pontiff, Benedict XVI.  Protestants do not recognize the authority of the Pope.\n\n2) Catholics believe in 7 sacraments, which are Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders (priesthood), and Annointing of the Sick (aka Last Rights).  Different protestant religions take out different sacraments, depending on how they were founded.  Martin Luther did not fully believe the Eucharist became the Body of Christ, so they do not fully consider it a sacrament.  Baptists only celebrate 2, baptism and confirmation.  They do not consider marriage to be sacramental.  This is one of the big disputes...Catholics believe marriage is a sacrament, so divorce is not possible.  Annulment, if you have heard of it, simply states that the sacrament never happened...it does not break a sacrament.  NOTHING can break a sacrament.\n\n3) As you mentioned, Catholics believe in the intercession of Saints.  That means that you can ask different Saints to pray to God for you, and God can allow them to help you do different things.  Jesus, during His transfiguration, spoke with Moses and Elijha, proving that Saints are very real.  Revelations talks about God hearing the prayers of Saints.  Protestants generally do not believe in Saints, even going so far as to say you are evil for praying for their help.\n\n4) Catholics actually have a more books in their Holy Bible than protestants do.  Luther decided, and others helped over the years, that certain books just did not belong in the Bible.  So, they got rid of books like "Wisdom of Solomon," "Baruch," both books of Maccabees (which reference Purgutory), "Sirach", etc.\n\n5) Catholics (Roman Catholics, anyway) have celibate priests and nuns.  Other faiths can have their preachers and sisters get married.\n\n6) The biggest difference:  Lutheranism was founded by Martin Luther.  The Methodists were founded by John Wesley.  Baptists trace their church to John Smyth in 1609.  Catholics, my friend, were founded upon a command by Jesus, the Christ, to Peter, His Apostle (read Matthew 16:18).  Other religions may revere Christ and speak of the Apostles.  The Catholic faith was made by Christ's command, to the Apostles.\n\nI hope this helps.  Do not be fooled by those who tell you that salvation is found anywhere.  Be sure you get the original, untainted source.
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Yes Yes .. !!\ni have heard about such a religion .. where u have to kiss the priest n then take a bath with a very old person who had accepted that religion atleast 50 years ago. so u must take a bath with his father in law (but that means he is married ..otherwise from where will his father in law come into picture?? and if he s gettin married to u ..then his father in law is ur father ?? oh no !! )) .. so yeah take a bath with that old guy n get ur religion converted !! \n ((bdw.. i am the father in law .. guys please convince this gal to take a bath with me!))
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Especially the Catholic / Christian sects.\n\nEmperor Constantine "made" up the religion after he killed the nature lovers in a power stuggle to be rich.  Go figure - hey pope - you rule from murder.
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You have to remember that religion is man-made.  Who knows, maybe none of them are really right...maybe they all are.  Here is a link that was posted in another question, and the link to a religion and ethics page.  Maybe these will help you in your search.  I hope you find answers that your heart and mind are happy with. :)
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The Catholic religion was started in around 320 AD.  Christianity was a struggling religion at that time.  King Constantine was a believer in pagan dieties.  During one of his war campaigns he supposedly saw a cross in the sky and decided to change the religion of state to Christianity.  He started what we know as the Catholic Church.  But, many of his pagan ideas and festivals were incorporated into this new religion.  The Catholic religion became very powerful and is still so today.  Actually ruling the kingdoms more than the kings themselves.  The authority is self proclaimed and does not come from God.  They do not follow the bible if it contradicts their beliefs.  Their beliefs have changed a lot during their long reign.  The first Popes were allowed to marry and so were their priests.  Some Popes fathered sons that later became Popes.  Many of todays main stream religions are offshoots of the Catholic religion and carry with them the pagan teachings. Many people in England were frustrated by the Catholic churches teachings and that is a main reason many came to America to live.  But, their new religions still followed some of the Catholic teachings.  The World Council of Churches of today dictate what their members (of which most religions belong to, except for the Catholic religion but they weild great influence over this Council) what these main teachings are, Trinity, Hell Fire, Immortal Soul etc.
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Organized religion, as a rule, is as corrupt as anything else.  Since it is run by humans our natural instincts and flaws go into it.  For those that say corruption is not involved in organized religion they are not looking where they should.  Every church out there has had a problem with corruption and had to deal with its' effects.
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All religion is made up.  All religious concepts were created by man.  Limbo is a myth.  Christianity is a myth.  The bible is fiction.