Why Do Catholics Do That?
by Kevin Orlin Johnson

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Book Review: I want to live my life on the Rock!
Summary: 5 Stars

To explain Catholicism so convincingly doctor Johnson takes you on a journey through 2,000 years of history (in only 267 pages). As a result, the reader is left with a real appreciation of the Power and Glory of the Catholic Church, and this is the beauty of Johnson's book. I strongly recommend it and also "Triumph" by H.W. Crocker III, which is another courageous and much needed book for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Also, "the Spirit of Catholicism" by Karl Adam is a timeless treasure.

Anti-Catholics have got a real tall order in trying to attack this history of the Church's beliefs and customs--a Church divinely founded by Christ. A faith that stands the test of time like no other is hard to argue with, even though Jesus claimed that it "would be hated by all for His name's sake".

The book contains no mean-spirited assessment of non-Catholic Christians. On page 34 the author honestly and charitably writes, "while a book like this has to draw the distinction between the doctrines of the Church and the doctrines of those who have left her, that doesn't mean that any specific person is evil-or good, for that matter. Accurate or inaccurate in teaching, yes; but not personally trying to do anything wrong, necessarily." Mr. Johnson is not a Protestant basher.

There is no 'historical revisionism' in the book either, nor lies. Doctor Johnson correctly states what competent historians acknowledge-that Luther threw out 7 Old Testament books because they disagreed with his doctrines. Some Christians like to think there is no authority above the bible; certainly Luther--who himself acknowledged that 'without the Catholic Church we wouldn't have the bible'--thought he was above the bible!

Doctor Johnson correctly presents the Church's teaching on salvation. In 1999 the Vatican issued the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. It involved no change in Catholic doctrine. It only functioned to lift the condemnations that Catholics and Lutherans had long held against each other's salvation doctrines. They recognized a misunderstanding of each other's terminology. Experts claim it was just a small step toward doctrinal unity between the two but much much more needs to be done.

Doctor Johnson explains that the Catholic Church has never taught that we are saved by our 'good works'. To this day the teaching office of the Church has never officially taught error in matters of faith and morals, (it is protected from doing so by the Holy Spirit) and that is a fact of history that has never been disproved. Jesus said to his Apostles, the first leaders of the Church, "The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your mind whatever I have said to you."

So if you are Catholic or Protestant, go ahead, light a candle, make the Sign of the Cross, pray the rosary (which, like the Mass, incorporates the Lord's Prayer), and read "Why Do Catholics Do That?" You owe it to yourself!

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