certainty without division // 2011.08.21

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It amazes me that every year, thousands of new churches spring out. All of them claim to be Christians. All of them claim to be guided by the Holy Spirit. And yet, not all of them are saying the same thing. What then is a Christian to do? How can one be assured which of the two completely opposing interpretations are correct? How can they be sure they are not doing something God doesn't approve of? Fortunately, God loved us more than enough to make sure we have the capability to love Him the way He should.

As Catholics, we believe that God protects the Church from committing error when it comes to doctrines and morals. This means that God will never allow His Church to proclaim something wrong as a definitive truth. We call this the doctrine of Infallibility, and today's Gospel reminds us of this gift.

Confused? Not sure how to make sense of your faith? Not sure what the Scripture is really saying? God gave us the gift of assurance through infallibility. Study what the Catholic faith is really teaching and find in it God's word properly revealed and understood.