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Why Disagree About Catholicism?

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I grew up in a Catholic school and spent a long term. This place where I knew Jesus Christ for the first time. I did it throughout my life, like going to the Mary Cave, chapel, and church. I had my best memories with teachers, nuns, and priests. They were super friendly and kind. A Catholic church is huge, luxurious, and majestic. I love it. It's very different from a Christian church. 

Wait, why are you still a Christian and not a Catholic? Yeah, that's a great question, but I have to respect my Catholic friends because we are the same faith in Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior. These are just my thoughts about things that disagree with Catholicism. 

We know it all started with history, especially in the Middle Age. Martin Luther sent 95 theses protesting Catholic church abuse and built a Protestant Christian church which meant without a hierarchy. As a result, featured some new denominations, like Anglican, Roman, Orthodox, Advent, Baptist, Pentecost, etc. Then, I have three things disagree about Catholicism:

1. Hierarchy
Catholic is like too many positions in this organization. Do you know the Vatican? The highest position is Pope, then below what the position is, I do not know yet, oh Cardinal. In a local Catholic church, you meet Catholic leaders, nuns, priests, and still other positions they have. Just like a government in the country. Doesn't it seem too many positions that you just want to meet with? In Christianity, you just meet a lead pastor, pastor, or youth pastor, which is normally just a person the most you want to meet a pastor, if you want to discuss, consult, and whatever in your need. And even, you can feel closer if you spend with your favorite pastor. The highest person is Jesus Christ.
2. The Sacrament of Repentance
In Catholicism, you necessary to have an appointment with a priest to do the sacrament of repentance. It doesn't make sense because if you want to repent, just pray and ask for forgiveness from Him directly. You don't need to have an appointment with a pastor. A priest and a pastor can be making mistakes because they are human beings. That's why Christianity doesn't have the sacrament of repentance. This sacrament was caused by the protest's Martin Luther during the Middle Ages which he wrote in his 95 theses. 
3. Pray for the death
As far as I still remember when Catholic has a prayer for death which doesn't exist for Protestants, either. Christian doesn't have a prayer like that. I don't agree about that because it seems like goosebumps, but I respect this teaching of Catholicism. 

Actually, there are other disagree that about Catholicism, like why don't priests and nuns allowed to get married despite pastors being allowed to get married. But now, 3 things disagree about Catholicism but both, including Christians, are having interesting views and have the same faith in Jesus Christ. I still remember the famous prayer in Catholicism, the Rosary, the Mary, the Father, Novena, the seven sacraments (baptist, repentance, holy communion, marriage, priesthood, etc), even attending the Catholic church. I'm so familiar with the Catholicism traditions. I still can't forget the best memories of spending at a Catholic school despite my not being Catholic and am a Christian Protestant. 

I'm Christian honoring and loving my best Catholic friends and people because we are of the same faith as Jesus Christ despite, we have different ways prayers and traditions.

Also, a Catholic or a Christian, we admit Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior.

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