Question: Hi Greg,

I attend the Catholic church. I would really love to know what Christian groups (especially non-denominational) try to influence the Catholic church (to change)? I hope and pray that the church changes on the few main issues that divide mainstream Christianity. We have so much to gain by being one body in Christ. I have my own ideas that the church should rename itself to the Christian Catholic Church, state that the Pope is human and fallible and to re-state the position on Mary and the Saints.

God’s peace be with you.

Robert

Answer: Hello Robert,

Plain Truth Ministries – and our media ministry – is of interest to, and serves many Catholics. To their credit, many Catholics know that they need more than what they may receive in their local parish, and a Protestant focus on the Bible and other topics traditionally given emphasis by Protestants is helpful to them in their walk.

With you, I would agree and pray that the Catholic church should state that the Pope is very human, like the rest of us, and certainly re-state its position on Maryology – and the saints. Another important topic that I believe Catholics need to understand is the doctrine of justification – the traditional and official Catholic view of law plus grace is not biblical and leads to legalism.

All of us – Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, non-denominational – need to come to find and experience the unity that is at the level ground beneath the cross – rather than finding human glory in our denominationalism, which causes many of us to exalt ourselves rather than our Lord and Savior, who is to be forever praised.

In Christ,

Greg Albrecht