Posted on 09/06/2016 3:57:16 PM PDT by NYer
Sorry, but I’m not.
I went to a Catholic university and our dorm priest frequently bedded down with young men seemingly every weekend.
No apology forthcoming.
Sorry.
Erik, my main issue with the Catholic Church is how they fail to develop spiritual relationships with God in most of their children and rather force them into a bunch of exercises that cause them to resent the whole package.
Jesus loves us and God wishes for all to be saved but unless one invests themselves in Him, he will never be drawn to simply a building of imperfect people who sing songs and hear speeches. Churches are not meant to be social clubs. They are meant for people to find God.
Until that interest is there, don’t go back. You’ll only find more of what drove you away. In the meantime, try to lose the bitterness. Your mother was only trying to do what she thought was right and some get a little too forceful if the child isn’t cooperative.
God is always willing to forgive. Ask Him sincerely and you will find Him.
“No apology forthcoming.
Sorry.”
Umm...
Re : Post #5 ~ ...jammed a cracker down my throat along with some wine while babbling a bunch of nonsense in an extinct language. Yet there are those, including a rabidly Catholic brother in law, who think this makes me a catholic for life. ~
Sorry you were not man enough to move on, but if you may like it - or if you may not; if you were Baptized by a Catholic Priest on God’s Holy Altar, then you are - and ever shall be a Catholic.
Lighten up, Erik. Talk with your ‘rabid’ BIL & you may be surprised.
I feel sorry for you. You’re really effed up.
That's the spirit! Blame the victim!
Because puberty?
Of all people on FR, you seem to be a leading candidate for “those most in need of thy mercy”.
No.
It's simple: the Second Vatican Council, the New Mass, the new catechism, etc.
I waited till I was out of my parents house, but I think you and I both know why I left. 😀😆😄
Victim of what
I’m sorry, but I don’t believe anybody ever shoved a consecrated communion host down your throat. In lieu of that, I don’t believe anything you say.
He does. He needs prayers.
He had things forced on him, against his will.
You quickly tell him he is messed up.
Love the compassion. No doubt, he will come back now because of the attraction of your compassion.
My desire for him is that he comes to faith in the real Christ as Savior and comes to understand His amazing love for each of us. Perhaps he already has.
Rather, those who in self-righteousness, condemn those that see things differently
You disbelieve him, not having been there. He has spoken about his own experience, as he saw it happen. I hear echoes of those saying priests would never abuse children. Why? They are priests!
Yes, I do disbelieve him. I’ve already stated that fact.
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