Similarities between Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses!

inquirer

http://www.bible.ca/Jw-catholic.htm
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1. Centralized World-wide church government from which all official doctrine comes. The Pope and the Governing body.
2. A city where world headquarters permanently resides: Rome, Italy and Brooklyn, NY, USA
3. Authority of this "world organization" is not to be questioned.
4. Both consider God to be the head of the world organization.
5. Both the Pope and the Governing body both claim inspiration.
6. Both organizations are "spirit directed" by God.
7. A simple definition of both is as follows: "Definition of a Catholic/Jw: 'Someone who accepts Rome/Brooklyn as God's visible spirit-directed theocratic organization upon the earth.
8. Both have official yearly meetings of the world leaders.
9. The official doctrines that have changed dramatically over time.
10. Both claim "new light" or progressive revelation to explain doctrinal changes.
11. Both teach the organization is supreme over the Bible rather than the Bible being supreme over the organization.
12. The average members are told by the organization that they cannot understand the Bible without the help of the official organization.
13. Both discourage independent thinking from the world organization.
14. Both continue to blindly follow the organization in spite of major doctrinal changes, reversals and flip-flops.
15. Both "explain away" doctrinal changes, reversals and flip-flops by claiming "new light".
16. Both view every other church as heretical and false.
17. No salvation outside of their organization.
18. The word of the organization is unquestionably final.
19. Interpreting the Bible is the sole right of the organization.
20. Both make claims that because of their size, growth, activity, they must have the truth.
21. Both have authoritative writings in addition to the Bible. Creeds, catechisms and the watchtower.
22. Both teach that you cannot understand the Bible unless you compare the Bible with their official "authoritative writings" Creeds and Watchtower.
23. Both have an official clergy system with special privileges and rights the common member does not have. Priests and the Governing body.
24. Both have system of monasteries where "most holy and dedicated" selflessly pledge to do the "work for God" without any material rewards. No children are allowed in both. Catholic = monasteries; JW = Bethel
25. Both cover up sexual molestation between men and children. We know that pedophilia can happen anywhere, schools, sports teams and churches. Covering up such acts is wrong. The CBC program, "The Fifth Estate" aired a TV program on Sept 12, 2003 documenting how sexual abuse is routinely covered up in the Kingdom Hall’s of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Catholic church has a similar history of covering up sexual abuse cases.

Honesty

Catholics worship the Pope, Mary and saints.

Jw's worship the organisation and the governing body.

the_classicist

Similarities between JWs and Protestants: They both invented their doctrines out of thin air. Catholicism: 2000 years of Apostolic Tradition.

Unless, that is, you think that Christ let the "gates of hell prevail" over His Church.

NeonMadman

Both require confession of sins to organizational leaders in order to be forgiven.

Both have two classes of sins: JW's have "disfellowshipping offenses" and minor sins, and Catholics have mortal and venial sins.

FlyingHighNow

Both put lots of fear and pressure onto parents to raise their children in the religion and force them to be baptized and confirmed.

Andy was forced to be confirmed as Catholic. He will tell you now that he isn't an ex Catholic because he was forced to be one in the first place.

They both want you to marry into the religion and divorce is an evil bad no no.

Midget-Sasquatch

Both spew "New Light"?

Alright give me all the examples from Roman Catholicism that you can come up with. Bear in mind they've been around for nearly two millenia. Even if you could come up with a handful, wouldn't that be like comparing a dripping faucet to a gushing fountain?

SallySue

A big DIFFERENCE

JW's HATE Catholics BUT Catholics do NOT hate JW's...

Shania

Both have a clergy class, Catholic's admitt it, Witness say they don't..........let see: GB,Remnant,DO,CO PO, Elders, MS,Pioneer, Publisher, Unbaptized Publisher, Woman, Child, Dog.........shall I go on saying they don't have a clergy class??????????????? they lie you know.............

Pole

Ok, what about the differences? My favourite one is this:
I have no major problems living in a 95% catholic country as an ex-Catholic.
Imagine living in a country where 95% are active dubs and you are an ex-one.
I think that says it all. Catholicism as a whole is a mainstream religion with minor cult-like varieties, JWs are a cult as a whole with some individuals beign more mainstream than the majority.
I don't give a rat's ass about the other doctrinal differences. Of course one can get excited about them if one's bent on proving the supreme nature of being a protestant. Have fun.
Pole

Terry

The way the division of hierarchy and laity is arranged is parallel from the top down. I've been convinced for years the Governing Body has merely mirrored the Catholic Church. They even manage to get the child molestation in place.

T.

Similarities between Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses!

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