Why is there so much hostility from charismatic christians towards the catholic church?
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So I have visited various churches of various denominations throughout my life.
There was always a somewhat a "They are wrong"-mentality towards other churches/denominations on a theological level.
Aka. baptism means this for us and for these reasons, we think baptism is not what X, Y says it is.
This is still fine because it just means that there are differences and that people agree to disagree.
But when dealing with charismatic or people in "similar" denominations I face more and more what I call flat-out hostility towards the catholic church in particular but it also is directed towards traditional churches like the protestants.
I faced statements like:
- The pope is a false prophet/teacher
- Rome/The Vatican is the whore of Babylon (referring to Revelation 17:1-6)
- Priests do the forgiving during the confessions
- Catholics are not really Christians (or at least the faith of many is empty)
- and a lot more than I care to remember
As you can see these kinds of statements are more than just differences in theology where you can say you simply disagree but still can love each other.
Now chances are that this kind of thing happens in every denomination towards any other one, but anecdotally speaking, I found the attacks from charismatics (or similar) towards the Catholic church in particular but also other traditional churches are rising and are particularly underhanded.
Of course, the Catholic Church is not without criticism and I am not in this church for my own good reasons, but I still respect them and see Catholics as Christians, Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
Hence the question(s):
- Is that only my own experience or is there more to it?
- If this hostility is prevalent and rising, what are the reasons for it?
- (Optional since that might blow up the scope): What strategy do you propose to remedy it on an individual level?
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