The Catholic Church

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About The Catholic Church

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH is the world's largest, and Christianity's oldest, religious body. Her 1.1 billion members inhabit the width and breadth of the earth, comprising almost one-sixth of the total human population. She is far and away the most popular religious concept the world has ever known. Paradoxically, however, the Catholic Church is also the world's most controversial religious concept. Catholic belief is different, too different to be orthodox, say Protestants and Christian cultists. Catholic belief is too ethereal to be logical, and too strict to be enjoyable, say the humanists and agnostics. Hence to millions of people, Catholicism is not only a colossal success, it is also a colossal enigma. Of course, there has to be an explanation for these contradictory opinions-- and there is an explanation: Protestants and others who have questions about Catholic belief too often make the mistake of going to the wrong place for the answers. Too often books written by religious incompetents are consulted. The result is incomplete and distorted information. With such information, one cannot help but see the Catholic faith as a colossal enigma.

The right place to go for information about Catholic belief--in fact the only place to go for complete and authoritative information--is the Catholic Church herself. As any detective will tell you, no investigation is quite so complete as an on-the-spot investigation. Hence, dear reader, if you are a Protestant, an unaffiliated Christian, or an agnostic, who wants to know the truth about Catholic belief, take this friendly advice: Seek out a Catholic priest and put your questions to him. You will find him a very understanding and obliging person.
Or kindly checkout the following online resources:

1. The Holy See ( www.vatican.va )

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia (1908) ( www.newadvent.org/cathen )

3. The Catechism of the Catholic Church ( www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm )

4. Catholic Answers ( www.catholic.com )

5. Catholic Legate ( www.catholic-legate.com )

6. Catholics United for the Faith ( www.cuf.org )

7. Sts. Peter and Paul Catechism Ministry ( www.amen.co.nr )

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