Yay - my husband finally left the Catholic Church!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you fear that he may divorce you now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not the title "Yay! My husband has converted to my religion!"?

Otherwise, it sounds like just another post by the rabidly anti-Catholic troll.

so, here in America, it's OK to be accepting of all religions, even though many contradict each other, but it's not ok to to be happy when a wife is pleased that her husband prefers her religion.

rules are rules. All religions are good. Having no religion is bad. No religion is better than any other. This is America, where you can believe anything you want - as long as you believe something and you never imply anything negative about the religions you don't believe in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not the title "Yay! My husband has converted to my religion!"?

Otherwise, it sounds like just another post by the rabidly anti-Catholic troll.

so, here in America, it's OK to be accepting of all religions, even though many contradict each other, but it's not ok to to be happy when a wife is pleased that her husband prefers her religion.

rules are rules. All religions are good. Having no religion is bad. No religion is better than any other. This is America, where you can believe anything you want - as long as you believe something and you never imply anything negative about the religions you don't believe in.

I have no problem with him preferring her religion to his own. Especially if it going to improve his spiritual life. Better a good Protestant than a bad Catholic. My concern is why the negative lede rather than a positive one. OP could have written "DH and I finally share a spiritual home!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not the title "Yay! My husband has converted to my religion!"?

Otherwise, it sounds like just another post by the rabidly anti-Catholic troll.

so, here in America, it's OK to be accepting of all religions, even though many contradict each other, but it's not ok to to be happy when a wife is pleased that her husband prefers her religion.

rules are rules. All religions are good. Having no religion is bad. No religion is better than any other. This is America, where you can believe anything you want - as long as you believe something and you never imply anything negative about the religions you don't believe in.

I have no problem with him preferring her religion to his own. Especially if it going to improve his spiritual life. Better a good Protestant than a bad Catholic. My concern is why the negative lede rather than a positive one. OP could have written "DH and I finally share a spiritual home!"

+1 (and extra points for spelling "lede" right)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We have been married for more than 20 years. He's Catholic, I'm Protestant. We only attended church a few times with his parents and then again when we were church shopping for our wedding. (We found a Protestant one that married us -- we didn't return after the wedding.) He was a regular churchgoer through high school though. But he didn't care for any of the church's stance on women's issues, etc. And then all the church scandals with priests really put him off Catholicism.

After all these many years of not attending church, we lucked into a Protestant one that's a perfect fit for both of us! He loves it there, and recently joined. It's so great to be happy at the same church together. I didn't think it would actually ever happen.

Sounds like he already left it 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

If he married in a Protestant church, he was not catholic. My sister did this and it was a show. It does not sound like he was very interested in religion, if he never attended church. Catholics go to church a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he married in a Protestant church, he was not catholic. My sister did this and it was a show. It does not sound like he was very interested in religion, if he never attended church. Catholics go to church a lot.

Really? I bet you can't find statistics to back that up. Given the number of churches closing around the country, I can't imagine that that is accurate. Better to say that some catholics go to church a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he married in a Protestant church, he was not catholic. My sister did this and it was a show. It does not sound like he was very interested in religion, if he never attended church. Catholics go to church a lot.

Really? I bet you can't find statistics to back that up. Given the number of churches closing around the country, I can't imagine that that is accurate. Better to say that some catholics go to church a lot.

I'm not the PP you quoted.

PRACTICING Catholics go to church on Sundays and Holy days of obligation. That is the minimum for a practicing Catholic. Many practicing Catholics will choose to attend at additional times as well--many parishes hold mass every day.

Some PEOPLE will call themselves Catholics, yet not attend mass on the required days. Some PEOPLE will call themselves Catholic yet use birth control. Some PEOPLE will call themselves Catholic yet support "pro choice" policies/political candidates/etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he married in a Protestant church, he was not catholic. My sister did this and it was a show. It does not sound like he was very interested in religion, if he never attended church. Catholics go to church a lot.

Really? I bet you can't find statistics to back that up. Given the number of churches closing around the country, I can't imagine that that is accurate. Better to say that some catholics go to church a lot.

I'm not the PP you quoted.

PRACTICING Catholics go to church on Sundays and Holy days of obligation. That is the minimum for a practicing Catholic. Many practicing Catholics will choose to attend at additional times as well--many parishes hold mass every day.

Some PEOPLE will call themselves Catholics, yet not attend mass on the required days. Some PEOPLE will call themselves Catholic yet use birth control. Some PEOPLE will call themselves Catholic yet support "pro choice" policies/political candidates/etc.

I would argue: Not MANY. In fact most of us don't. Who has time?!

[Anonymous]

If a pledging Catholic is known not to attend church on the required days, and refuses to change their ways or confess their sins, should they be required to leave the church?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

We have been married for more than 20 years. He's Catholic, I'm Protestant. We only attended church a few times with his parents and then again when we were church shopping for our wedding. (We found a Protestant one that married us -- we didn't return after the wedding.) He was a regular churchgoer through high school though. But he didn't care for any of the church's stance on women's issues, etc. And then all the church scandals with priests really put him off Catholicism.

After all these many years of not attending church, we lucked into a Protestant one that's a perfect fit for both of us! He loves it there, and recently joined. It's so great to be happy at the same church together. I didn't think it would actually ever happen.

Sounds like he already left it 20 years ago.

Agree. Sounds like he wasn't very into it in the first place. My condolences to you both. I'll say some Hail Marys for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do you fear that he may divorce you now?

Bwa ha ha ha ha!!

[Anonymous]

Those in glass houses should not throw stones.... though I don't think any religion is perfect you should at least have the facts.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/protestant-sex-abuse-boz-tchividijian_n_4019347.html

[Anonymous]

OP is juvenile. "Yay, I won!" That's so Christian of you.

PS-- The Church doesn't have the monopoly on abuse. And you might want to look into the amount of charity it is involved in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not the title "Yay! My husband has converted to my religion!"?

Otherwise, it sounds like just another post by the rabidly anti-Catholic troll.

+1 It's wonderful when a family can pray together in the same religion so why isn't the sentiment coming out as a positive instead of taking aim at one religion.

OP, I wish you and your DH well.

Same sentiment. From a Protestant myself.