Expert: Sal - 5/2/2007

Question
Dear Sal,


                    Hello, and greetings to you. Thank you for saying that to me I know that your right catholicism is the only way to salvation. What do you think about TeleEvangelist like Benny Hinn or Kenneth Copeland even Pastor Rod Parsely do you think that the people that go up to the stage to proclaim there faith and healing of the lord was an act and a fraud?

I also want to know about the Chrism in the bible can you give me any biblical verses that hold this annointed oil? Like baptism oil,annointing of the sick oil, and confirmation oil are this all biblical?

Why do nuns well the traditional wear a habit. Is it to act like Mother Mary?  Why do they dress like the biblical days is it to be christ-like?

The Eucharist of the Last supper some non catholics say that those are just symbols they mean nothing more then the symbloism of Christianity. Which is somewhat true but Didnt Jesus say if you dont practice in the Last supper like proform it at mass you have No salvation? Whatsoever?! I also have been curious about that, issue I even wonder is it really the blood and body of Jesus Christ himself. Like in the bible when he did the first Catholic Mass? Because Most non catholics say that there is no need to have the Last supper reacted at Mass he said its done, They said if you dont have Jesus in your life your not saved but if you ask for his forgiveness you are saved they twist every thing in our church? Is every thing in the catholic church extremely biblical is everything divinly of God like the statues used for religious purposes and not idolatry, honoring the saints and being christ like.

What do you say to people like the False religions
Baptist                 
Methodist              
Lutheran                 
Orthodox              
Latter-day saints      
Pentecostal             
Episcopal                 
Holiness                  
Christian churches
And Churches of
Christ                      
Jehovah Witness      
Church of Christ
Science                      
Adventists                  
Reformed                   
Salvation army            
Roman Rite                 
Mennonite                 
Unitarian Universalism  
Association               
Friends (Quaker)
Brethren   
Protestant
Orthodox Jewish
Islam
Muslim
Buddhist
Bai'ah
Paganism
Agnostic
Gnostics
Moonies
..................
cults like
The Family
Polygomy
Mediums
Pyschics
Wicca
Witchcraft
Satanism
Mormonism
Heaven's Gate is a cult
Divination
Magic............ EST
all these things are not of God that I have listed am I right? There are more religions but all these things are man made and so like you said and stated CATHOLICISM IS THE ONLY TRUE CHURCH THERE IS  

Answer
Hello Jacqueline:

The Protestant ministers that you mentioned are all heretics out for themselves and what they can get. I do not know about the people that go on those programs and make claims of healing. Some may have been truly healed and others are fakes. A convert from Protestantism to Catholicism admitted that he used to fake speaking in tongues in order to be accepted by his community.

The use of oil in the Bible is well documented. Passages in the New Testament that indicate that the use of healing oil in the Catholic Church is acceptable are for example, Matthew 10:8, Luke 10:8-9, and Mark 6:13. The passage that shows the Catholic Church was already using holy oil is James 5:14--"Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."

The Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Jesus, it is no mere symbol. The Eucharist is necessary for salvation as Jesus himself said, "Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day" (John 6:54). Conversely, if you do not eat and drink of the Lord you do not have eternal life, and Jesus will not raise you up to heaven.

The long list of religions that you sent me are indeed all false man-made religions not one of them is of God.

God Bless and Guide You,
Sal