“very much hated?”
By who? Have you taken a proper poll? Or is this just your emotional reaction? Note that emotions can be wrongly founded, unjust, depraved or evil. In the Catholic Church some emotions ARE evil, they are sins. One sins by feeling pride, envy, hatred, etc.
Indeed, this is one of the more pernicious aspects of this modern world, that thing that we often call “woke”, that when people lose God they take to worshipping their own emotions - their feelings become their Gods. I took a double take on this absurdity when I first came across it decades ago, and now it seems ubiquitous even in FR.
“I took a double take on this absurdity when I first came across it decades ago, and now it seems ubiquitous even in FR.”
True.
This is the common lot of all followers that live their in Christ Jesus. Therefore, it should not be considered a strange and unusual thing.
Yet, 1 John (and the Gospel) reminds us that God’s children have a mission: to love one another.
>One sins by feeling pride...<
That’s really rich coming from the you.
buwaya to wildcard_redneck
Well, I am NOT American.
I COULD have been American, anytime in the last 40 years, but I chose not to be.
So hear this, from an interested outsider, with plenty of experience in the world - this rage, this hatred, is not not good. It is not holy, not ethical, not prudent, and not sane. It is sinful and can only lead to worse things. Look into yourself, go to confession if you are Catholic, and perhaps look into a retreat -
https://findthedivine.com/catholic-retreat-centers/
You need help.
33 posted on 1/21/2024, 1:23:51 PM by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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buwaya to bimboeruption
Nope, I am not a citizen of your country. But I lived there for 40 years, married an American, and left you my American children, who are all scary smart and talented. I have thereby added vastly to your national wealth.
And, more important, I have a store of knowledge and experience that I am certain you can’t match. So the smart thing to do, in ypur case, is to listen with humility and appreciation. It is a sort of IQ test, in fact.
81 posted on 1/24/2024, 3:45:20 AM by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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buwaya to Darksheare
I AM superior. I can’t help that, it is simply so.
You, on the other hand, are resentful. That is an...uglier state of being.
85 posted on 1/24/2024, 3:54:43 AM by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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