somebody please back me up on this i feel very attacked

Here is my opinion on all this: as long as you believe in Jesus as your savior and do what the Bible says to do then that's all that really matters.

Yes, i 100% agree on that.

A lot of non-denominational Christians think Catholics are "not Christians" because they call themselves "Catholic".

In reality, the Catholic Church was the first Church, and the name Catholic comes from one of St Paul's letters, from the Greek "ekklesia kata holos", "the universal church".

The name "Christian" was given to the Catholics in Antioch (where Peter was Bishop before moving to Rome).

St. Pacian ( 310–391 AD ) explained this way: "Be not troubled: Christian is my name, Catholic my surname. The one designates me, while the other makes me specific. Thus am I attested and set apart.".

Also - if someone calls you a jerk and claims to be a Christian, ask him where did Jesus call people names LOL

Don't get defensive, turn it around. "What would Jesus do/say?" ; )

That is what i did and he told me (excuse the language please) f### off, so i blocked him and i told him to repent.

yeah not worth engaging with hostile people. They have a primal need to be aggressive and latch onto any excuse (ie. religion) to pick up a fight. Hold on to your Christian kindness, it's worth it ; )

Yes it is. (After blocking him i asked where in the bible does Jesus curse and call people names? lol)

Multiple times but we aren't God so we can't because we don't have that authority

Oh no

As an Orthodox. Catholics are Christians. The guy that sent you that was 100% protestant.

Thank you, idk why they say we aren't. And do they say that Orthodox isn't Christian? Because Orthodox is practically Catholic but very slightly different. (And i think the Orthodox bible might have a couple more books than the Catholic bible)

Protestants don't even know what Orthodoxy is. So I wouldn't be surprised. And yes Orthodoxy accepts more books in the bible than Catholic and Protestand versions.

Bruh that's nuts they are closely related... And Catholics have basically a false religion anyways since they worship Mary and stuff

Actually there is a huge difference between praying to somebody and worshiping, we worship God but we do not worship the saints we pray to them, you can believe me or not but there were a couple times where i prayed to a saint and they both answered me. (People can believe what they want to believe, that does not mean we cant get along)

Where did the Bible say that you can pray to people in heaven

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-bible-supports-praying-to-the-saints

But we don't need dead saints to pray to... Jesus was the intercessor on the cross. That's all he did when he came down to earth. So we don't need Jesus if we can pray to saints.

I get how you would think that, i honestly do not really know what else i could explain. But in the end Catholics are a bit different than other branches of Christianity.

Well if you got nothing, wouldn't you at least consider it

I thank you for the invitation but i am a confirmed Catholic, do not ask me why we get confirmed it is not extremly important but i still went through it on my own choice.

My dad knows way way more than i do about Catholicism. (If that is how it is spelled)

So is "confirming" basically how Christians do baptism?

Kinda typo, not birth exactly but while it is an infant. (Do not ask me why they do it very early, i think that is why confirmation exists)

Catholicism isn't perfect

Protestantism isn't but in my opinion it's better

https://www.catholic.com/qa/why-we-baptize-babies

It says it's to free them from original sin... But when the baby doesn't make that choice and it's just some man dunking him in water it doesn't mean anything to the baby or god. Your free from original sin simply by placing your faith in Jesus Christ

No, we do babtism at birth and then when the child is old enough to make their own choices then you can confirm that you truely want to be Catholic. (I think that is why other branches do baptism much later)

Baptism at birth whaa? How does a baby confirm that it's placed it's faith in god?

What do you think is the way to heaven?

accept Christ as your lord and savior. and not doing mortal sins.

Catholics are Christian but it does have problems