Introduction

This web site was developed mainly for non-Catholic Christians, but is also for Catholics who want to explain their faith to Protestants and non-Christians. Most often, this "defense" is against "Bible" Christians and Fundamentalist Christians. Since the majority of non-Catholic Christians incorrectly believe the Holy Bible is the sole or final authority for Christian beliefs (Sola Scriptura), this web site will explain Catholic beliefs in reference to the Holy Bible. In addition, the doctrine of the Catholic Church is explained by what is NOT stated in the Bible and what is just plain God-given "common sense." In addition, quotes from the "Catechism of the Catholic Church," "The Early Church Fathers" and "The Doctors of the Church" are cited as theologians and past saints can explain it better than myself.

This web site will help you learn and prove that there is a Biblical basis in even the most controversial issues that Christ's Church has taken a stand on.

I am not a theologian or a priest. I do not even have a Bachelor's Degree in any field. However, I do have an Associate's Degree in History. I have studied Church history and I am a person who strongly believes in the unity of Christianity as a whole and the Holy Catholic Church. Also, I am gravely concerned with the current "immoral" trends of both Protestants and Catholics alike.

The Catholic Church holds true to Christ's teachings. Several non-Catholic Christian denominations do not, especially "liberal" ones, when confronted with today's anti-Christian, popular social trends (abortion, homosexuality, pre-marital sex, etc.) Of course, I am a sinner myself and do not want to be deemed as hypocritical by creating a Catholic-Christian web page. However, I'll let the person who has never sinned cast the first stone.

--- Chris Tesch

PRAYER FOR THE UNITY OF ALL CHRISTENDOM

We pray to you, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the healing of Your Body, the Church. And that our Protestant and Orthodox brethren will be re-united with us in the Holy Catholic Church. We hope and pray for the fulfillment of Your own prayer: "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. I have given them the glory that you gave Me, that they may be one as We are one." (John 17:20-22)

"DOMINUS IESUS" - Declaration on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church

CHURCH BELIEFS & ISSUES

WHAT THE EARLY CHURCH BELIEVED

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE CHURCH FATHERS QUOTED IN THIS SECTION
Abortion	Against Heresy	Apostolic Succession & Tradition	The Catholic Church	Contraception
Degrees Of Sin	Divorce	The Eucharist	Good Works	Homosexuality
Infant Baptism	The Mass	The Papacy	Old Testament Canon	Purgatory
Unity Of The Church	The Virgin Mary

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Reference Materials

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Biblical quotations on this web site are either from the King James Version or the Douay-Rheims Version of the Bible (unless otherwise noted).

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Abortion	Baptism	The Bible	Catalog	Celibacy of the Clergy
The Church	Church Attendance	Contraception	Degrees of Sin	Divorce
The Eucharist	Fasting During Lent	Good Works	Homosexuality	Money for the Church
"Once Saved, Always Saved?"	The Papacy	Papal Infallibility	Pre-marital Sex	Purgatory
Quick & Easy Catholic Apologetics	The Reformation	Ritual Prayer	The Sacrament of Penance	The Saints
The Trinity	The Virgin Mary