St. Mary's Church at P.O. Box 609, Massena, NY 13662 US - "INVITE"

TOP TEN QUESTIONS CATHOLICS ARE ASKED! 1. Are you saved? 2. If you died tonight, would you go to heaven? 3. Why do you worship wafers? 4. Why do you worship Mary? 5. Why do you confess your sins to a priest? 6. Why do you pray to idols(statues)? 7. Why do you pray for the dead? 8. Why do you call your priest "Father"? 9. Why do you obey the Pope? 10. Are your beliefs found in the Bible? ARE YOU SAVED? Catholics can be sure as anyone else that they are in God's good graces. IF YOU DIED TONIGHT, WOULD GO TO HEAVEN? Catholics have an assurance of salvation if they are faithful and keep God's commandments. If they die in that state, they are assured of heaven. WHY DO YOU WORSHIP WAFERS? A consecrated host or wafer at a Catholic Mass is the true Body and Blood of Christ, not merely bread; so Catholics are worshiping Jesus, not a wafer. WHY DO WE WORSHIP MARY? Catholics do "not" worship Mary. We 'venerate' her because she is the mother of God the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. WHY DO YOU CONFESS YOUR SINS TO A PRIEST? Jesus Christ gave His disciples --- and by extension, priests --- the power not only to "loose" sins (that is, forgive in God's name), but also to "bind" (that is, impose penances). WHY DO YOU PRAY TO IDOLS (STATUES)? No Catholic who knows anything about the Catholic faith has ever worshiped a statue (as in pagan indolatry). WHO DO YOU PRAY FOR THE DEAD? The Bible clearly teaches the rightness of prayers for the dead. WHY DO YOU CALL YOUR PRIEST "FATHER"? It is a sign of respect. WHY DO YOU OBEY THE POPE? Catholics believe that Jesus commissioned St. Peter as the first leader of the Church. Catholics believe that all Popes are successors of St. Peter. ARE YOUR BELIEFS FOUND IN THE BIBLE? All Catholic beliefs can be found in the Bible in some form, whether plainly or by an indirect indication.

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