Does the Vatican not think it necessary to convert Muslims to Christianity?
955940
Sadly the Vatican has really moved away from the "great commission" in recent years....In fact, this is even what their doctrine says....\n\nSecond Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium 16, November 21, 1964: “…The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind’s judge on the last day…”
11077
absolutely not.  The "Christ" part is only for the christian religion.  There may be Muslims celebrating Christmas as a holiday, but not because they believe in Jesus.
195927
I have no reason to disprove the Quran it is your job as a person trying to convert me to prove that you are right and at the same time prove that I am wrong. If you cannot make a case for both then you should not expect converts.
1181217
--->Is it impossible to get an actual answer?<---\n\nYes actually because you are overlaying a Christian/Western understanding of justification/salvation onto a foreign system.  You cannot do that!  The question is not "are you saved" for a Muslim but rather "are you Muslim?" and "are you being obedient to the Qu'ran/the will of Allah?"\n\nThere is really no need to think about "forgiveness" or being forgiven, just about being Muslim.\n\nThat is why the appeals of Protestant Christianity (which is the "are you forgiven" / "are you saved"....non-Protestant Christians don't ask the questions that way) tend not to work, because there is nothing to be forgiven about if you have. submitted to Islam.  The whole question just doesn't make sense and can be viewed as insulting to Muslims.\n\nYou have to find a different approach if you want to make any headway in a discussion with Muslims over Christianity vs. Islam.
231293
This is Shariah law. If a Muslim converts to another religion, they are to be put to death.\n\nThis is where the whole "Islam is a religion of peace" argument gets blown to shreds. They many say the Quran says "Let there be no compulsion in religion", but in reality, Muslims believe in freedom of religion- as long as that religion is Islam.\n\nEDIT: A follow up to the message by Sista: This has everything to do with Islam. Funny you should mention the president of Egypt- the Copts are one of the most persecuted people in the Middle East. If an Egyptian convertsto Christianity, they suffer a similiar fate.
887650
Catholicism is most definitely NOT Christianity. If you people knew both of the religions, you would be able to make the distinctions between the two. Christianity may have derived from Catholicism, but they are not the same things.\n\nJust thought I'd clear that up...
689413
No, remain Hindu if that's what you want. There are many paths to salvation, not just Islam or not just Christian. My mother is Islamic, my father is Methodist and my sisters and I are Catholic.  We respect each other's religion and we all go to Mass together or to Jouma together or to Church together. We include each other in our different religions.
1063900
no, I don;t need church to be a Christian
1172911
It is not " AS IF", nay it is.  Those who convert to another religion from Islam, are to be put to death.  Those who preach Muslims, are to be put to death, and those who praise other religion, are to be put to punished severally so they will learn never to do it again.\n\nMany have been Killed for converting, many have died for not converting, and many have been forced to convert.   These days, it is a big problem for the Christian in Egypt.  Girls go missing, the police refuse to help, and months later they are discovered converted to Islam, and forced to marry a Muslim man to keep them in the faith.  In India, two hindu girls were forced to convert, and when the family found them, they couldn't even sit with them in private to talk.  They had a Muslim woman watch them all the time.  Keeping the kids and the parents appart.  \n\nIt is not all Muslims who use force to convert others to their faith, but they consider it their duty to convert as many people as possible to Islam, not all by force, but some do, and when one of their leave Islam it is as a slap on the face of how one of them chose to convert while they are trying to convert all of us to Islam.\nConvert are to be put to death because they abondened their faith.  They don't have the freedom to choose.
421590
Much of the christian world is in the dark about islam. Christianity is not a religion that accepts those who do not believe in the same religion. Too many people know too little about other religions, and than make ignorant statements about what they do not know.
469083
I was raised a Catholic but personally I think Islam is a great faith, too bad some followers of  Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab have given your religion a black eye, but don't true Muslims view terrorists as Fasiq or Munafiq, I've read that the virgin Mary is mentioned more often in the Qur'ān than in the Bible, and having a Pope and Cardinals that live extravagantly in mansions after taking a vow of poverty certainly is hypocritical, let alone all the corrupt priests, and Evangelists that have been caught doing despicable things. We should all command what is good, forbid what is evil, and strive to seek God's approval.
95842
No. It differs on the fact that Christianity has a faith different from the others.
739872
I never said Catholics aren't Christian, i said Roman Catholicism is not christian.\n\nhere's why: the "Pope" means "father", priests are called "father"\nJesus said "call no man father"\n\nThe bible says over and over and over "you shall have no graven images before me". Yet that church has idols EVERYWHERE.\n\nThe bible says to pray to God, that church says pray to saints.\n\nI could go on and on, but the point is, if you confess Jesus as Lord, and believe God raised him from the dead, you are a christian (romans 10:9)\n\nIf you forbid your priests to marry and command people to abstain from certain foods, your are preaching "doctrines of demons" (1st Timothy 4:1-3)\n\npeace\n\nEDIT: I forgot a biggie - that church teaches the Pope is the head of the body of believers - the bible says Jesus is the head of the church\n\nEDIT2: Nice language in your question by the way. I don't think you are gullible idiots, I think most of you were raised Catholic, and the fear of being excommunicated (another UNbiblical term) keeps some of you from leaving or even questioning. is it bigoted to say, "Your church does not teach what I believe is the truth about my religion, therefore it is not my religion?" No way.\n\nI will ask this: how can you support a church that allowed, even covered up the pedophile priest scandal? How can you support a church that sanctioned the crusades and the Inquisition? I like Catholics, and I think most of them ARE Christians, it's their church leadership and doctrine that I have a problem with.\n\nYOU asked the question, are you interested in my answer? By the thumbs down I have gotten, I think not.
268488
The catholic church belives that in order to reach salvation you must not only have faith in god but also recive the sacraments. Its a requirement! so its really not a choice for them.  I on the other hand find it to be ridiculus and a major distraction from what jesus was all about.  They orginated much much later after the death of christ... you would of thought he would have mentioned them if they were that important.
708429
if they are Christian, then they don't
852578
Yeah, we do.  They just don't want to associate with us, because they think we're wierd or whacked out.  But actually, we're not...I think that they should realize that we are the original Christians- they are the ones that broke off only about 500 years ago.  Before, the only Christians were Catholics.  Yeah, we're definitely Christian...wait, what do you mean, we aren't baptised?  Yeah we are!  "I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit..."  Dude, check your sources before saying stupid stuff like that.  Catholics don't get baptised...gosh...
312794
I'm sorry, but I do not agree and have what I spiritually need in my Bible. If Christianity is not for you, what makes you think that Islam is for me?