Jesus died so that we could Be Catholic. He tells us why we should “remain” Catholic!
Question 1: “Where does Jesus tell His followers: ‘Be Catholic. Remain Catholic.’?”
Answer: “Look at Today’s Weekly Reading! Acts 9:26-31 begins with St. Paul, one of The Twelve Cardinal-Bishops chosen by Jesus Christ, Himself! ‘When Saul arrived in Jerusalem he tried to join the Disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a Disciple.
Then Barnabas took charge of him and brought him to the Apostles, and he reported to them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.’”
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Question 2: “Why are St. Paul and The Disciples described as ‘Cardinal-Bishops’?”
Answer: “The Church needed Bishops in cities like Damascus and Antioch to guide those who became Catholics to form parishes. From that time until now, Catholic ‘Cardinal-Bishops’ chose and Ordained new Bishops to guide the growing Catholic Parishes and Dioceses throughout The Roman Empire and beyond.”
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Question 3: “What did ‘Cardinal-Bishop’ Paul begin to do?”
Answer: “‘He moved about freely with them in Jerusalem, and spoke out boldly in the name of The Lord. He also spoke and debated with the Hellenists, but they tried to kill him. And when the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him on his way to Tarsus.’”
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Question 4: “Did ‘Cardinal-Bishops’ make things better?”
Answer: “‘The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the Holy Spirit it grew in numbers.’”
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Question 5: “Were Catholics and our clergy predicted by The Psalms?”
Answer: “Psalms 22:26-32 include: ‘I will fulfill my vows before those who fear The Lord. The lowly shall eat their fill (That is a Prophecy of Catholic Communion!); they who seek The Lord shall praise Him: ‘May your hearts live forever.’ (Those who eat That Holy Food will ‘live forever’!)
Today’s Psalms also predicted what Catholics still do! ‘I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of Your people.’”
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Question 6: “Did other ‘Cardinal-Bishops’ obey Jesus?”
Answer: “1 John 3:18-24 includes: ‘And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as He commanded us. Those who keep His commandments remain in Him, and He in them, (another call to Catholic Communion, the Actual Body and Blood of Jesus!) and the way we know that he remains in us is from The Spirit He gave us.’”
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Question 7: “Where does Jesus Christ Specifically tell us to ‘Remain Catholic?’”
Answer: “John 15:4-8 includes: ‘Remain in me as I remain in you, says The Lord. Whoever remains in Me will bear much fruit.’”
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Question 8: “What happens to those who do not ‘Remain Catholic’?”
Answer: “Jesus is very clear about their fate! ‘Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.’”
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Question 9: “An important question! Who are the ‘people who will gather them (those who do not ‘remain Catholic’) and throw them into a fire and they will be burned’?”
Answer; “Many people make a living by getting Catholics to not ‘remain on the vine’ and support them. All of them hate for us to ‘remain Catholic’ and be in The Body of Christ, His One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Spoken Into Being by This Word of Jesus Christ!
‘And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.’”
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Every Teaching of God, Abraham, Moses, The Prophets, Jesus, and those who most meaningfully follow Him are summed up in four words: “Be Catholic! Remain Catholic!”
