The Download—Alpha Is Not Catholic

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by Church Militant • ChurchMilitant.com • December 2, 2016

Why are Catholics afraid of professing the Faith in all its glory?

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A protestant-inspired catechetical program is sweeping parishes across the nation — and is doing more harm than good. Alpha for Catholics is a well-intentioned initiative to bring Catholics back to the Faith by focusing on a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" — but it approaches that "personal relationship" from the erroneous idea that such a relationship can be had apart from the Church and Her sacraments — a thoroughly Protestant, non-Catholic idea.

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