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I agree the non-catholics know about as much about their faith as catholics know about theirs. I am appalled sometimes at the questions that are asked by the "old timers" in our Sunday school class. But I have to say that at my church it is becasue those people are not listening, or just do not want to accept the truth, because in the three years I have been there the truth is being taught without apologies, which is as it should be. Jesus was not bashful when making his points, if it hacked someone off well it just hacked them off. I have heard preaching were the absolutes were so vague you weren't sure they were absolute.

Becky

[IMRight]

I've heard years of solid preaching at the Bible church we sometimes attend. Yet the ratio's there may not be remarkably better. It may not be the lack of preaching... It may be that the ears of man are often deaf. :-(

[al_c]

I agree the non-catholics know about as much about their faith as catholics know about theirs. I am appalled sometimes at the questions that are asked by the "old timers" in our Sunday school class. But I have to say that at my church it is becasue those people are not listening, or just do not want to accept the truth, because in the three years I have been there the truth is being taught without apologies, which is as it should be. Jesus was not bashful when making his points, if it hacked someone off well it just hacked them off. I have heard preaching were the absolutes were so vague you weren't sure they were absolute.

This is probably a very common occurance in study groups across the board. I know it happens in my parish. We have a group that gets together every Sunday morning and on a number of occasions, the discussion has become very heated. It's as if some people want the church to change according to their views instead of changing their views to match those of the church.

It's kind of frightening when our day (me and my wife) to facilitate the study, because we know in our hearts that something we say will set off the ones who lean toward their view of Christianity instead of the church's view. My last lesson was the Sunday following the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon. It was really difficult (almost frightening) to go into that room and talk about forgiveness (the subject of the readings all week after the attacks and the following Sunday) to people who were hurting, mourning, angry, etc. But I know that I was supposed to say the things I did and I offered it with no apologies. We did have a couple of heated discussions, but it actually went over very well, much to my relief.

But I guess that's why we have these study groups, isn't it ... to talk it out and help each other along our walks?