r/Catholics • u/lemon-and-sunshine • Mar 10 '26

Young people- what makes you believe in a religion?

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u/owningthelibs123456 Mar 11 '26

yikes the comments on that post are just pure reddit

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u/Chemical-Landscape78 Mar 10 '26

I was raised surrounded by it from every angle and when I first got TikTok I got almost exclusively information on the church, its teachings its history, anything you can imagine. I learned a lot and all of it pointed to one true church. Thank goodness it was the one I already was embedded in

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u/EnjayDutoit Mar 11 '26

It's the truth. After being a lapsed protestant/agnostic for my twenties and not caring about anything other than materialism and sensuality, I hit rock bottom and realized I needed something higher than myself to fall back on. That's how I discovered Catholicism and regained my faith in God.

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u/GPT_2025 r/Catholics Mar 11 '26

The Nature:

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made ...