Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2012 I expect it is wondered why there is not a wholesale defection from the Catholic church after all the dreadful scandals which have really rocked the Barque of Peter. BORN CATHOLIC. More than a spiritual communion, Catholics believe God desires to be physically united with us too.

01.- I’m not a Roman Catholic because I don’t believe in Mariology 3 Ignatius Press, 1990). The moment men cease to pull against it, they feel a … WE are all fallen, sinners, stupid and idiotic, we all have our faults and failures, even the top people of the world put their underwear on the same way, so I am NOT here because of any of them. G.K. Chesterton believed that often the first step for a convert is the decision to be fair to the Catholic Church. Why I Am A Catholic, by G. K. Chesterton “It is impossible to be just to the Catholic Church. Why Am I a Catholic? 5.0 out of 5 stars Why I am still a Catholic needs no explanation, just read it. As it happens, that is also how I came to be named, but the Catholic connotation of that Christian name lay dormant for some great length time. I am still struggling to find out why Chesterton was a Catholic - this is a motley collection of essays written in a very wordy style that often loses the point along the way.

It’s a truth claim. In The Thing: Why I am a Catholic, however,Chesterton writes personally (and episodically) about his Christian beliefs and his decision to enter the Catholic Church - and philosophically about the implications of his Catholicism in his own life and his world view. I am here because of Jesus! A tall claim, to be sure; but it’s not an arrogant claim. That is why I am a Catholic and, please God, will remain a Catholic for the rest of my days. The Catholic refers it to something that can say something, to the living, consistent, and continuous mind of which I have spoken: the highest mind of man guided by God. The Church is not merely armed against the heresies of the past or even of the present, but equally against those of the future, that may be the exact opposite of those of the present. It’s a truth claim.

True story: My grandfather was a Catholic and his name was Francis too, and he was named after the fellow you'll be reading about below. The difficulty of explaining “why I am a Catholic” is that there are ten thousand reasons all amounting to one reason: that Catholicism is true.

About the Author GARRY WILLS, a distinguished historian and critic, is the author of numerous books, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lincoln at Gettysburg, Saint Augustine, …

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