what is my fathers problem with other religions?

I think it's more a matter of with the others they changed denominations/religions altogether and so if he wanted to win them back over to the Catholic faith he'd have to fight through all the other religions...whereas you don't believe in any other religion so there are less obstacles in the way. I'd imagine that his way of thinking is much like my own father (who is a Jehovah's Witness). With my sister she's just religious apathetic...she doesn't care one way or the either. She believes in something, but she doesn't subscribe to any one religion. My mother is nondenominational Christian (the church she belongs to isn't part of a denomination). And then I'm a Hindu. When it comes to talking about religion he can sit down and talk with my sister and she just nods and listens. With my mother it's always a fight, and with me I tend to simply correct misinformation he has about Hinduism in general, but otherwise don't bother arguing with him about religion. You'd think he'd have a problem with my sis and me most....she doesn't even have a religion and I'm one of those "heretical" religions......and yet coincidently it is actually with my mother. I pointed this out to him once and his answer was basically that my mom is on the right tract she just got misguided along the way, whereas my sister and I aren'teven on the path yet and he doesn't think it's nearly as difficult to get us on the right path whereas my mom can't see the difference between the wrong and right path. Your father probably thinks the same way.....the other "Christian" churches are wrong paths, but because they are similar to Catholicism it's more difficult to show that, from his perspective, they are on the wrong path. You don't believe in a path so it's not so difficult to try to get you to realize the "true" path. I think the analogy my dad used once was....that some people are fixing their car with their hands and it's easy to come along with the right tool and convince them it's the right tool. They're going to respond better than, say, the people who are fixing their car with a tool already, but it's the wrong tool. If you come in with the right tool and try to convince them that it's the right tool they'll most likely put up a fight since they already have a tool they're using and aren't willing to possibly concede that it's the wrong tool. (my dad is car lot owner and mechanic if that help explains the analogy with cars and tools). Chances are your dad feels the same way. You don't have a tool whereas your other family members have the wrong tool.

Some people say that some Catholics are not true Christians. It sounds like your Dad is one of these otherwise he wouldnt worry if the religion was Catholic, Lutheran, or other.

I would understand if he didnt like other religions totally - like Hinduism or Judism or New age type religion. But all the Christian churches should be fairly equal in the eyes of Christians.

I used to be "Catholic" but not a Christian. Now I am a Christian But I am not Catholic!!!!

I go to a nice modern Uniting church and I have found God again. It is a lot better for me and my family.

All the best with yours!

He's stubborn. Some of that is a generational thing. You and your siblings are completely different in your thinking. That shows your generation is not so closed-minded.

It's too bad that closed minds often come with open mouths.

Let him believe what he wants and go about your business the way you want. Cut him some slack because that was how he was brought up.

And, finally, don't take everything personally.

Some folks are afraid their family will find out the TRUTH, and be an embarrassment to him and his ancestors, you all find the truth about Death and The Lamb Of God. Look it up in a Concordance to the Bible. Libraries have them. A dictionary will tell you too. If you believe nothing at all, at least you have not learned the Truth yet. So he isn't worring about you.

With a lot of Catholics (I'm not saying *all of them* so report monkeys hold your fire), it's a Catholic thing. My mother was one of those hard-core Catholics, and as far as she and her family were concerned, nobody was worth anything unless they were Catholic. There's a kind of psychological ranking system to it too...when my brother married a non-Catholic it was something like minus 100 points, then 20 points were added back for each baby they produced, so he's back to 0 now because they have five kids. I'm at something like minus 1000 for being an atheist and haven't won any of them back (not that I want to).

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you could look into his past and find the decisions that he regrets making because he conformed to that religion

it evokes pain in him to think that he made a wrong decision

but he has most likely and feels regret which invokes pain which invokes anger as a repression tool

also early PTSD where parents scar the child into believing a certain religion is common

'The Pope told the crowds there were dangers in people finding their own religious routes.

"If it is pushed too far, religion becomes almost a consumer product," he said.

"People choose what they like, and some are even able to make a profit from it.

"But religion constructed on a 'do-it-yourself' basis cannot ultimately help us," he said.'

Like alot of religious people, he is intolerant and close-minded and has a very arrogant outlook.

But he's your dad. You are free to do what you want and believe what you believe...I wouldn't even worry about your dad's issues.

He's worried you're gonna go to hell...sounds like a typical religious fanatic tho...