Why do Catholics believe in God?

Questions about the Catholic Church

Catholics believe that the universe is the creation, of an infinitely powerful Spirit Being, called God.   The evidence out there is so overwhelming that there is no room left for even the slightest doubt. Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence.

Why do Catholics believe that God is three Persons, called the Holy Trinity? 

Catholics believe there is "One" God.  God consists of three distinct and equal divine Persons, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Old Testament gives us an idea that there are more than one Person in God.

In Genesis 1:26,    God says, ``Let us make man to our image and likeness.''

In Isaias 9:6-7,       we read,...God the Father revealed the imminent coming into the world of God                                  the Son.

In Psalms 2:7,       we read, ``The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten                                 thee."

The New Testament, God tells us this more clearly

In Matthew 3:16-17    "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.''

In Matthew 28:19,      God the Son commanded the Apostles to baptize ``in the name of                                                   theFather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.''

In 1 Cor. 12:4-6,         the Bible refers to God with three names: Spirit, Lord, and God--                                                     corresponding to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Three divine Persons in one Godhead may be hard for humans to understand.  The triangle, for example, is one distinct form with three distinct and equal sides. And the clover leaf is one leaf with three distinct and equal petals.  These are some examples taught to me while growing up.

Catholics believe that Jesus was God the Son, incarnate in human flesh, because God's physical manifestation on earth.  All of this was told in teh bible before hand.  It was prophesied time and again in Divine Revelation, and Jesus fulfilled that prophecy right to the letter.  He also claimed to be God as we read in John 10:30, 14:9-10 .  Jesus was perfect.  Only God could have performed the miracles.   He performed miracles such as walking on the sea, feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish.  After His death on the Cross, resurrecting Himself from His own tomb.

Why do Catholics do not believe that their church became corrupt in its teachings in the Middle Ages.

If the Catholic Church had failed, then the Gates of Hell would be apon us.  Christ has always promised that Hell would never prevail against His Church. (Matt. 16:18).  He had promised after going to Heaven that He would send His Church ``another Paraclete . . . the spirit of truth,'' to dwell with it forever (John 14:16-17).  If the Catholic Church became corrupt in its doctorine... that means that Hell had prevailed against it and the world is lost.

If the Catholic Church never failed, how do we explain the worldly Popes, the bloody Inquisitions, the selling of indulgences and the invention of new doctrines?   The worldy Popes was at the time of Middle Ages.  At one time in history there was 3 Popes excomunicating one another.  But the individual sins of these three where wrong, it did not in fact effect or alter the Church's Christ-given deposit of faith.

Inquisitions, where initiated by the civil governments of France and Spain to get rid of and take out Moslems and Jews who were causing social havoc by posing as faithful Catholic citizens.  Non-Catholics who admitted they were non-Catholics were left alone by the Inquisition.  The vast majority of those questioned by the Inquisition were completely cleared.

Why do Catholics believe that Peter the Apostle was the first Pope.

The Pope, which means head bishop of the Church, is referred to as the ``rock'' of the Church, or as the ``shepherd'' of the Church.  Christ used these words when He appointed the Apostle Peter the first head bishop of His Church, saying: ``Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona.  Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.'' (Matt. 16:17-19). ``There shall be one fold and one shepherd.'' (John 10:16). ``Feed my lambs... feed my sheep.'' (John 21:15-17).